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  • Matt Salis

Matt Salis is a high-functioning alcoholic in recovery who is proud to be untoxicated.

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Ep176 – Why Sheri and Matt Are Not Psychologists or Therapists

  • January 30, 2023
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Community, Health, Marriage, Marriagevolution, Mental Health, Recovery, Sobriety, Trauma

The answer to this episode title has morphed over the years from: they couldn’t imagine anyone would want to listen to what they have to say, to: “imposter syndrome,” to: groups are dynamic, to: the…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep175 – Couples Roundtable: The Threat of Relapse

  • January 23, 2023
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Family, Marriage, Marriagevolution, Recovery, Sobriety

Eight loving, empathetic, hard-working alcoholism survivors sitting around a big microphone – it’s a roundtable episode recorded during our winter Marriagevolution Couples Retreat in the mountains of Colorado. Two couples are nearing the end of…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep174 – Reconciling the Joys of Alcohol

  • January 16, 2023
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Intimacy, Marriage, Recovering Out Loud, Recovery, Sex, Sobriety

There is no arguing the fact that without alcohol, Sheri and Matt would never have met. It is also an undisputed reality that some of the best times the couple ever experienced were enhanced by…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep173 – Blame Won’t Fix It

  • January 9, 2023
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Marriage, No Judgement, Recovery, Sex, Sobriety

Blame the alcohol, or the alcoholism, but don’t blame the person. We say it all the time. But what if the blame isn’t just something that occurs once the addiction is firmly in place? What…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep172 – Here Comes the Hard Part

  • January 2, 2023
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Community, Family, Health, Holidays, Marriage, Mental Health, No Judgement, Recovery, Sobriety

So you made it through the holidays…well, definitely don’t let your guard down yet. January is really hard in early sobriety, and it is hard for the loved ones trying to avoid emotional relapses. On…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery

Ep171 – Community SHOUT-Outs

  • December 26, 2022
  • Tagged as: Authentic, Community, No Judgement, Not Alone, Recovery, Trauma, Your Story

On this one-of-a-kind episode, Sheri and Matt have compiled the answers to this simple prompt from 17 participants in the SHOUT Sobriety and Echoes of Recovery groups: What does community mean to you? There are…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Family
  • Teens

Ep170 – Generational Trauma: Breaking the Cycle

  • December 19, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Family, Holidays, Kids, Mental Health, Teens

Sheri and Matt knew they would hand down important lessons about faith and work ethic and loyalty and love of family to their kids. What they didn’t initially know was that they would also hand…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep169 – Unworthy

  • December 12, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Recovery, Sobriety, Trauma

Childhood experiences, including exposure to alcoholism, along with the gaslighting and denials from being married to an alcoholic, have left Sheri facing real challenges battling feelings of unworthiness. Anyone who thinks the loved one of…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Relationship
  • Sex

Ep168 – The Orgasm Gap and Addiction: Connecting the Dots

  • December 5, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Intimacy, Marriage, Mental Health, Public Policy, Recovery, Sex, Sobriety

The only thing Matt knew about a connection between orgasms and addiction when he was in active alcoholism was that he sure liked to have sex when he was drinking. But now he has done…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery

Ep167 – No Longer Pretending with Karen and Adam

  • November 28, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Gaslighting, Marriage, Recovering Out Loud

A manicured lawn, beautiful social media photos, and a well-kept house are often signs that something sinister lurks hiding behind the perfection. On this episode, Sheri and Matt welcome Karen and Adam to the conversation…

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