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Ep139 – Staying Well with Lori

  • May 16, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

The decision to stay or to go when in an alcoholic relationship seems to rely on the ability of the drinker to find sobriety. Because humans can’t change other people, it feels like the spouse…

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Ep138 – Looking Back but Moving Forward with Bridget

  • May 9, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Health, Marriage

Bridget stayed with her husband as his drinking destroyed his health and their marriage. The lies, the hiding and the gaslighting is something with which so many loved ones of alcoholics are familiar. She made…

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Ep137 – When Unacceptable Behavior is Normalized

  • May 2, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gray Area Drinking, Mental Health

The indicators of the increase in bad behavior are everywhere. The airline industry, big city crime statistics, and alcohol industry consumption numbers all correlate to paint a concerning picture of the aftermath of COVID isolation….

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Ep136 – Married to Addiction with Julie Sanford

  • April 25, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Kids, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

Julie Sanford hosts the Married to Addiction podcast, and she joins Sheri and Matt to discuss the similarities and differences in both their recovery stories, and also their outreach to the loved ones of alcoholics. On…

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Ep135 – Denial: Delaying the Inevitable

  • April 18, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

Matt spent ten years working himself through the cycle of active alcoholism into permanent sobriety. What could have been accomplished in a year, took Matt a decade to process. Why the delay? Denial. Both Sheri…

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Ep134 – Owning Your Story with Deb

  • April 11, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Marriage, Recovering Out Loud

The loved ones of alcoholic are often compelled to keep the trauma of addiction a secret because the drinker has a lot to hide. By stifling their stories, the loved ones remain stuck in unprocessed…

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Ep133 – Sheri’s Return to Open-Minded Listening

  • April 4, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

During his active addiction and early sobriety, Matt never had an idea that Sheri was interested in hearing about. Whether it was his arrogance, his gaslighting or his mistakes, new ideas just meant challenges and…

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Ep132 – What are YOUR Needs?

  • March 28, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

If you are the loved one of an alcoholic, it may be hard to be truthful and authentic with your partner who is dealing with or recovering from addiction. You’re vulnerability has probably been used…

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Ep131 – The Differences between Boundaries and Ultimatums

  • March 21, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

“You do what I tell you or else,” statements rarely work, and they create additional friction while weakening our relative positions in relationships. In this episode, Sheri and Matt share their personal experiences with ultimatums…

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Ep130 – Disastrous Communication in the Aftermath of Addiction

  • March 14, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

More than anything else, recovering a relationship from alcoholism is a huge communication problem. And it isn’t just a problem with the words we choose, it is the modes of communication that keep us stuck…

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Recent Posts

  • Ep139 – Staying Well with Lori
  • Ep138 – Looking Back but Moving Forward with Bridget
  • Ep137 – When Unacceptable Behavior is Normalized
  • Ep136 – Married to Addiction with Julie Sanford
  • Ep135 – Denial: Delaying the Inevitable

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