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Ep194 – Vacation Anxiety and Trauma

  • June 5, 2023
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Kids, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety, Trauma, Vacation

The bathing suits, blue ocean waves and smiling faces posted to social media don’t tell the true story of vacations for families experiencing alcohol addiction or early sobriety. The truth behind the strained smiles is…

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  • Addiction
  • Family
  • Recovery

Ep181 – Put the Shovel Down with Amber Hollingsworth

  • March 6, 2023
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, Family, Intimacy, Marriage, Recovery

She is an addiction counselor who values the role of the family in the addiction recovery process. She shares a wealth of resources on her Hope for Families website. But many of our listeners know…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Family

Ep178 – The Parents Alcoholism (and Recovery) Made Us

  • February 13, 2023
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Kids, No Judgement, Recovery, Teens

Sheri and Matt are eager to break some of the generational patterns that resulted in underlying causes of addiction for Matt. In this episode, the couple talks about the habits, instinctual reactions and mannerisms that…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Family
  • Recovery

Ep177 – Writing the Trauma Out with Liz

  • February 6, 2023
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Kids, Marriage, Recovery

When she found her husband drinking alcohol with their underage kids, the scene triggered an unexpectedly life-changing response. At first, Liz thought it was the last straw. After writing and processing, she realized the present-day…

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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
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  • 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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  • Family
  • Recovery

Ep151 – New Hope after Death with Suzy Jahn

  • August 8, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Death, Family, Health, Marriage, Recovery

The official cause of death was, “Complications of chronic ethanolism.” We all knew Suzy’s husband Matt was struggling and relapsing, but no one is ever really ready for death by alcohol. Suzy Jahn joins Sheri…

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  • Family
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Ep141 – Trauma of Summer Holidays and Vacations

  • May 30, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Marriage, Recovering Out Loud, Recovery, Sex, Sobriety

Nothing is more important to healthful, sustained recovery than staying in tune with the traumas of active alcoholism. It isn’t a good idea to wallow in misery, but as the seasons change and summer drinking…

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  • Alcohol
  • Family
  • Teens

Ep140 – Ending Our Societal Love Affair with Alcohol

  • May 23, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, Family, Health, Kids, Mental Health, Public Policy, Teens

What are the most impactful steps we can take to decrease the massive amount of abusive drinking that is condoned in our culture? Prohibition didn’t work, but are there other legal, taxation, media/marketing or educational…

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  • Alcohol
  • Family

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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