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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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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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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol

Ep166 – When Motivation Morphs into Addiction

  • November 21, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

Do you find satisfaction in an accomplishment, or does an achievement just drive you to keep pushing forward? If you, like Matt, relate to the latter, watch out! You just might be on a path…

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  • Abuse
  • Addiction
  • Alcohol

Ep165 – The Lingering Voices of Trauma and Abuse with Hannah

  • November 14, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Domestic Violence, Drug Abuse, Family, Gaslighting

Hannah has been through a lot, and now she is recovering from her traumatic and abusive experience with the alcoholism of her husband. Sheri and Matt are honored to call her a dear friend, and…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Family
  • Teens

Ep164 – Communication Mistakes with Our Kids and Why We Keep Trying

  • November 7, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Family, Kids, Recovery, Teens

At the heart of all relationship struggles we will find communication challenges. On this episode, Sheri and Matt recall all the communication mistakes they have made with their kids. Some of it was a direct…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep163 – Scaring Up some Holiday Peace and Joy

  • October 31, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Holidays, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety, Teens

Sheri and Matt have had some awful alcoholic Halloween experiences. Last year, they recapped the trauma on Ep111. This year, the couple is talking about the joy and laughter they are experiencing on their sixth…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep162 – Get Off Your Back

  • October 24, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Marriage, Recovery

We humans are hard on ourselves. In fact, it is widely believed that no one will ever be as hard on us as we are on ourselves. Sheri and Matt have experience with that point…

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