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Ep123 – The “Hot Mess” of Intimacy in an Alcoholic Relationship

  • January 24, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Marriage, Recovery, Sex, Sobriety

Trust and alcoholism can’t coexist. Intimacy is impossible without trust and vulnerability. So, alcoholism and intimacy are mutually exclusive. If you are in an alcoholic relationship, something important is missing (but you already know that)….

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep122 – The Pain of “Helpful Advice” that Hurts with Dawn

  • January 17, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Health, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

Our family and our friends mean well when they give us advice about our alcoholic marriages. The problem with well-meaning advice from people who have never walked in our shoes is that it often misses…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep121 – The Blame Game Keeps Us Stuck

  • January 10, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Marriage, Recovery, Sex, Sobriety

As an active alcoholic, Matt put a lot of the blame for their dysfunctional marriage on Sheri. In early sobriety, he blamed himself for the overwhelming shame he felt. The whole time, Sheri was convinced…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
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Ep120 – Hard-Earned Tears with Kathy

  • January 3, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

“I look at the face that looks back at me from the mirror, and it’s jarring. I look like I’ve aged ten years in just this last one. But it’s more than superficial. The heartbreak…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
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Ep119 – Beware of the Inevitable Letdown

  • December 27, 2021
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Marriage, Mental Health, Recovery, Sobriety

The week after Christmas offers lots of threats to sobriety and mental health. Family tension, financial strain, an overbooked calendar, and festive expectations all lead to stress and pressure that is not relieved when the…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep118 – Risks of Making All the Decisions

  • December 20, 2021
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Marriage, Recovery, Sex, Sobriety

Sometimes, like in Matt’s case, high-functioning alcoholics are also control-freak assholes. Other times, people who abuse alcohol withdraw leaving all the decisions to the spouse or other loved ones. In both cases, there are serious…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep117 – Society’s Tolerance for Bad Behavior

  • December 13, 2021
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

“You sure did have a good time at the Christmas party, Matt.” When he was actively drinking, Matt heard statements like that more than a few times. But they carried no shame, because our society…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Relationship
  • Suicide

Ep116 – Healing from the Fatal Scars of Alcoholism with Dusti Shay

  • December 6, 2021
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Domestic Violence, Family, Marriage, Mental Health, Suicide

Just over a year after her husband took his own life while firmly in the grasp of alcohol addiction, Dusti Shay is ready to tell her story for the benefit of others fighting to survive…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Nutrition
  • Recovery

Ep115 – Saving Alcoholics and Loved Ones with Christina Veselak

  • November 29, 2021
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, Family, Marriage, Mental Health, Recovery

Christina Veselak is a mental health nutritionist, a licensed marriage and family therapist, and a licensed psychotherapist who founded the Academy for Addiction and Mental Health Nutrition, and she agrees with Sheri and Matt that…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep114 – Thanksgiving Dread, Drinks and Drama

  • November 22, 2021
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

Alcohol plays such a prominent role in the Thanksgiving celebrations in our society that the holiday deserves a conversation all its own. On this episode, Sheri and Matt relive their Thanksgivings during his active alcoholism…

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