“Waking Up Is a Process” with Daniel Fulop-Furlano

Emotional Sobriety: The Next Step in Recovery · Sep 10, 2026 · 36m · transcript

Thom’s Nutshell:

"Self-denial results in dependence. Self-acceptance creates independence."

Waking up is a process, not an event. A road back to our true lost selves. Daniel Fulop-Furlano joins Allen to talk about his journey towards emotional sobriety, which began with the “Divided Sky” rehab retreat in Ludlow, Vermont. Dan’s book, “Sincerely, Delusional,” is a testament to both the sincerity of his delusion (which we also call “sleepwalking”), and the capacity, beginning with an earnest asking for help, that he’s built brick by brick as a person courageously exposing and addressing his deep…