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Ep41 – Parenting Sober: Journey into the Unknown

  • June 8, 2020
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Family, Recovery, Sobriety, Teens

Sheri and Matt had drastically different exposures to alcohol when we were growing up, and we carried that experience into our parenting roles. Our kids were all exposed to Matt’s alcoholism, to varying degrees because…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Relationship

Ep40 – Friendships Lost in Recovery

  • May 26, 2020
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Friendship, Recovering Out Loud, Recovery

Sheri and Matt are big believers in the power of vulnerability, and the huge gains in enlightenment and healing we have made as a result of recovering out loud. But in this episode, we talk…

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  • Addiction
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep38 – It Turns Out My Wife’s Not a Bitch

  • May 8, 2020
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

I had a huge ego as an active alcoholic. I thought I was great. My wife, Sheri, found me repulsive and stupid, and she felt betrayed by my love of alcohol. When I stopped drinking,…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep37 – It’s Sheri’s Turn: A Sense of Recovery Urgency

  • April 27, 2020
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Family, Marriage, Recovery

Active alcoholism is selfish, but everyone knows that. Early sobriety is equally selfish, but this time, for a good reason. For Matt and Sheri, our relationship has long been about prioritizing Matt’s needs while Sheri…

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  • Addiction
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep35 – Echoes of Recovery: Healing for the Loved Ones of Alcoholics

  • April 2, 2020
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Marriage, Recovery

One of the most widely accepted misperceptions about alcohol addiction is that the drinkers are the only people facing enormous challenges in recovery. The fact is that the loved ones of alcoholics have just as…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol

Ep34 – Pandemic Policy Fuels Epic Liquor Store Lines

  • March 26, 2020
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Public Policy

On our first remotely recorded episode due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Matt and Debbie Scheer discuss the public policy decision that threw Denver into chaos. The mayor announced that liquor stores and marijuana dispensaries were…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol

Ep33 – Quarantine and Isolation – Alcohol will Only Make it Worse

  • March 13, 2020
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Recovery, Sobriety

While the COVID-19 pandemic is nothing like the terrorist attack on America we suffered during 9/11, it does isolate and confine us in a similar way. Back then, 19 years ago, I sat on the…

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  • Addiction
  • Relationship

EP31 – The Destruction of Intimacy in our Alcoholic Marriage

  • February 28, 2020
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Marriage, Recovery

Sheri and Matt dive deeper than ever before into the intimate details of our alcoholic marriage. Our relationship started in a very typical manner – we mixed booze and romance and lowered all inhibitions. As…

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Ep29 – Doritos Made Me an Alcoholic: The Why, the How and the Stigma of Alcoholism

  • February 3, 2020
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family

To blame my alcoholism on Doritos is a bold statement, but the more we learn about neurochemistry and the way our brains process inputs, the more obvious the link between my adolescent snack patterns and…

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  • Addiction

Ep28 – Bar Zero: Great Food, Exotic Drinks, Fun People with No Alcohol

  • January 14, 2020
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Gray Area Drinking, Sobriety

Emily Schrader has always been a risk taker. Drinking alcohol and doing drugs was a natural fit for a woman living life on the edge. Now, with 15 years of sobriety, she is taking a…

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