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Ep98 – Relaxation: Overshooting the Mark with Alcohol

  • August 2, 2021
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Marriage, Never Enough, Recovery

On this episode, Sheri and Matt discuss another way to breakdown alcoholism into two components. Alcohol creates arrogant, rude, unsatisfied drinkers who create arguments and chaos. At the same time, stress makes alcohol necessary, and…

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  • Addiction
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  • Relationship
  • Suicide

Ep97 – Grace in the Hurricane with Sarah

  • July 26, 2021
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Domestic Violence, Family, Marriage, Mental Health, Recovery, Suicide

Warning: Ep97 includes discussions about suicide and domestic violence. Sarah was born last of six siblings in a house dominated by alcoholism and other mental illness. When her brothers and sister grew up and moved…

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  • Addiction
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  • Relationship

Ep95 – Is My Spouse’s Alcoholism My Fault?

  • July 12, 2021
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

There are a variety of reasons an alcoholic blames his drinking on his spouse. Matt should know. He consistently blamed his alcoholism on Sheri for all the different reasons. And now, he is here to…

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  • Addiction
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  • Relationship
  • Teens

Ep94 – Be Careful…You Might get what You Wished For

  • July 5, 2021
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Marriage, Recovery, Sex, Sobriety, Teens

On this episode, Sheri and Matt discuss the changes in mood and family involvement for Matt in sobriety compared to active alcoholism. Increased input and participation of an alcoholic in sobriety is a lot for…

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Ep93 – Vacations and Holidays in an Alcoholic Relationship

  • June 28, 2021
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Marriage, Recovery, Sex, Sobriety

When Matt was actively drinking, Sheri had to deal with three unappealing characteristics of her alcoholic husband when on vacations or celebrating holidays: his moods were unpredictable, he was needy, and the alcohol accentuated his…

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Ep92 – Progress and Laughter with Nickie and Josh

  • June 21, 2021
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Marriage, Recovering Out Loud, Recovery, Sobriety

Nickie knew she and Josh had relationship problems. When he first declared himself an alcoholic, she couldn’t believe it. She didn’t want to even think about a drinking problem until they had their marriage on…

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Ep91 – Safety to Speak Your Truth

  • June 14, 2021
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety, Teens

Rebuilding trust in an alcoholic relationship requires sobriety, and it requires time. There are no shortcuts, but there are things we can do to create a safe environment in which trust has a fighting chance…

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Ep90 – Your Communication Problem is Really a Competition Problem with Abby Medcalf

  • June 7, 2021
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, Family, Marriage, Recovery

Sheri and Matt welcome Dr. Abby Medcalf to the podcast. Abby is an author, a podcast host, a speaker, a psychologist, a recovery survivor, and has over 30 years of experience working with relationships and…

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  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep89 – Trust Starts with Predictability

  • May 31, 2021
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

All the loved ones of alcoholics want is peace, stability and predictability. How do you think that meshes with the wildly swinging pendulum of euphoria and misery that we call active alcoholism? And when the…

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Ep88 – Surviving the Progressive Decline with Toby

  • May 24, 2021
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Marriage, Recovering Out Loud, Recovery, Sobriety

Do you ever look at your spouse and wonder what they are thinking or how their drinking spiraled the way it did? Have you ever wanted to tell your story, but the shame and shyness…

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