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Ep46 – Impact: Here’s Why You’re Not a Failure

  • July 20, 2020
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Friendship, Marriage, Recovering Out Loud, Recovery, Sex, Sobriety

Recovery is not a binary choice. You are not a success if you are sober, and a failure if you relapse. The same is true for the loved ones of alcoholics. Perfection should not be…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep45 – The Revealing Truth of Sobriety

  • July 13, 2020
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Human Condition, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

I thought I was so funny, cute, smart and charming when I was drinking. Little did I know, I was just a loud and boorish bloviator of intoxicated rambling. Now I’m sober. Now I see…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery

Ep44 – You Drank Yourself Silly: The Brain Chemistry of Alcoholism

  • July 6, 2020
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

If you are the loved one of an alcoholic, it is easy to blame poor lifestyle choices and lack of willpower for the jam your abusive drinker has gotten the both of you into. But…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
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Ep43 – Relationship Recovery Dry Relapse

  • June 29, 2020
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Marriage, Recovering Out Loud, Recovery

A dry drunk is a label associated with someone who white-knuckles his way through sobriety. A dry drunk might not be drinking alcohol, but he is not learning, growing or seeking the enlightenment of recovery….

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  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep42 – The Alcohol is Gone, But the Asshole Lingers

  • June 22, 2020
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

One of the most common concerns Sheri and Matt hear from the loved ones of alcoholics is, “He’s a drunk asshole now, but what if he sobers up, and he’s still an asshole?” The processes…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Teens

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
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
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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
  • 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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