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Ep269 – When Behavior Deteriorates Faster than We can Lower Our Standards

  • November 11, 2024
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gray Area Drinking, Guilt, Marriage, Mental Health, Recovery, Sobriety

Self-esteem building is critical to both the drinker and the loved ones in recovery from addiction. On this episode, Sheri and Matt explore the role deteriorating self-esteem plays in the spiral into addiction. They also…

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Ep268 – Trust and Detachment IRL

  • November 4, 2024
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Community, Gaslighting, Marriage, Mental Health, Recovery, Resentment, Sobriety, Trauma, Trust

We simply cannot live without trust. Trust is foundational to human existence, and Sheri and Matt talk about how naive alcoholics are who expect trust to return with short-term sobriety. They also discuss a real-life…

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Ep266 – The Fallacy of Control

  • October 21, 2024
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Marriage, Recovery

We are all familiar with the addictions that are associated with moral failings and a lack of willpower – stigmatized addictions to alcohol and other drugs, for example. But there are also addictions that are…

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Ep265 – Parenting in Recovery

  • October 14, 2024
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Kids, Recovery, Safety, Sobriety, Teens

Sheri and Matt have talked a lot about the impact of Matt’s drinking on their kids. On this episode, the couple talks about the impact of recovery on how they parent. With emotional safety as…

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Ep264 – Live Resentment Processing

  • October 7, 2024
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Marriage, No Judgement, Recovery, Resentment, Safety, Sex, Trust

You have probably heard Sheri and Matt talk about the importance of resentment processing. Now, on this episode, listen to the couple work through real resentments. They discuss both old resentments from Matt’s drinking days,…

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Ep263 – How Does Safety Dissolve?

  • September 30, 2024
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Marriage, Recovery, Safety

We talk a lot about a lack of emotional safety in committed partnerships. But how do we get there? What societal, generational and toxic factors dissolve the emotional safety between people who love each other?…

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Ep261 – Emotional Intimacy First

  • September 16, 2024
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Intimacy, Marriage, Marriagevolution, Recovery, Sex

Intimacy repair work starts with building emotional intimacy. Even when we crave the connection of physical contact, if the emotional foundation has not been established and nurtured, then sex will feel unfulfilling, and even destructive….

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Ep260 – Luke on Staying Sober through Divorce

  • September 9, 2024
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Authentic, Divorce, Family, Kids, Marriage, Pain, Sobriety

When we met Luke, he was ready to get serious about sobriety, and he was eager to recover his marriage. Now, months later, he is making serious progress in recovery, but Luke’s marriage has dissolved….

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Ep259 – How Needing to be Needed Leads to Addiction

  • September 2, 2024
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Marriage, Recovery

Cheap Trick had it half right. As Sheri and Matt break down, it is much healthier if, “I want you to want me,” than if, “I need you to need me.” Need versus want. Love…

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Ep258 – 365 Days without a Relationship Relapse

  • August 26, 2024
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Marriage, Recovery

Some people count their sobriety days. For Sheri and Matt, sobriety is just a prerequisite. The really exciting day count comes as they cross over a full year without a relationship relapse. No yelling. No…

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