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Sober and Unashamed: The Cruelty of Addiction

  • December 31, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Mental Health

New from Sober and Unashamed: “The Cruelty of Addiction” We have published hundreds of essays on alcoholism, recovery, sex and intimacy, underlying issues, growth and progress. Maybe you love to read, but just don’t seem…

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Ep328 – Lingering Holiday Trauma Post Alcohol

  • December 29, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Holidays, Kids, Marriage, Pain, Recovery, Sobriety, Teens, Trauma

In this second episode of a two-part series, Sheri and Matt talk about how anxiety, depression, and nervous system activation continued into the first several holiday seasons of Matt’s permanent sobriety. If you are going…

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Sober and Unashamed: Evolution Series – Christmas Card

  • December 24, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Holidays, Marriage, Separation, Teens

New from Kelly from the Evolution Series on Sober and Unashamed: “Christmas Card” We have published hundreds of essays on alcoholism, recovery, sex and intimacy, underlying issues, growth and progress. Maybe you love to read,…

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Ep327 – Impact of Holidays and Alcohol

  • December 22, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Emotional Safety, Family, Holidays, Kids, Marriage, Pain, Teens, Trauma

In this first episode in a two-part series about the impact of alcohol and the holidays, Sheri and Matt tell stories of Matt’s active addiction, and the trauma, chaos, and nervous system dysregulation alcohol caused….

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Sober and Unashamed: Elephant Around the Christmas Tree

  • December 18, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Marriage, Pain

New from Sober and Unashamed: “Elephant Around the Christmas Tree” We have published hundreds of essays on alcoholism, recovery, sex and intimacy, underlying issues, growth and progress. Maybe you love to read, but just don’t seem…

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Ep326 – Becoming Our Own Worst Enemies

  • December 15, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Mental Health, Trauma

It is widely believed that we are harder on ourselves than anyone else will ever be on us. How did we get this way? Is the societal conditioning different for women than for men? How…

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Sober and Unashamed: Parents Crushing Kids’ Emotional Grit

  • December 11, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Emotional Masculinity, Family, Kids, Mental Health, Teens

New from Sober and Unashamed: “Parents Crushing Kids’ Emotional Grit” We have published hundreds of essays on alcoholism, recovery, sex and intimacy, underlying issues, growth and progress. Maybe you love to read, but just don’t seem…

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Ep325 – Addiction Tsunami

  • December 8, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Kids, Mental Health, Public Policy, Spectrum

Addiction is a spectrum disorder, and the overwhelming abundance of access to dopamine in our culture means awareness is our only hope. Listen to help you determine where you are on the spectrum with your…

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Sober and Unashamed: Masculinity that’s NOT Toxic

  • December 4, 2025
  • Tagged as: Emotional Masculinity, Emotional Safety, Family, Health, Intimacy, Marriage, Recovery

New from Sober and Unashamed: “Masculinity that’s NOT Toxic” We have published hundreds of essays on alcoholism, recovery, sex and intimacy, underlying issues, growth and progress. Maybe you love to read, but just don’t seem to…

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Ep324 – Study Results: Kindness and Emotional Safety Top the List

  • December 1, 2025
  • Tagged as: Communication, Emotional Safety, Health, Marriage, Mental Health, Recovery, Resentment

The results are in! More than physical features, more than financial resources, people are looking for Kindness and Emotional Safety in potential partners and within committed relationships. Matt shares the results of our recent survey…

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