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Sober and Unashamed: Bizarre at the Boathouse, Part 2

  • October 16, 2025
  • Tagged as: Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Community, Family, Public Policy, Sobriety

New from Sober and Unashamed: “Bizarre at the Boathouse, Part 2” We have published hundreds of essays on alcoholism, recovery, sex and intimacy, underlying issues, growth and progress. Maybe you love to read, but just don’t…

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Ep317 – Sex is Not an Entitlement

  • October 13, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Intimacy, Marriage, Recovery, Sex

Sex in a committed partnership should never be considered obligatory. Sex should be earned, and on this episode, Sheri and Matt discuss the sequence of events that leads to mutually satisfying sex. If there is…

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Sober and Unashamed: Progress

  • October 2, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Communication, Community, Health, Mental Health, Recovery, Underlying Issues

New from Sober and Unashamed: “Progress” We have published hundreds of essays on alcoholism, recovery, sex and intimacy, underlying issues, growth and progress. Maybe you love to read, but just don’t seem to find the time….

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Ep312 – Complain Constructively with Lara Hammock

  • September 8, 2025
  • Tagged as: Communication, Emotional Safety, Family, Marriage, Mental Health, Safety

Lara Hammock is a licenced clinical social worker and mental health therapist working with both individuals and couples. She is creative and inventive, and Lara joins Sheri and Matt to share her COME-TO method to…

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Ep310 – Questions for Sheri, Part 2

  • August 25, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Family, Kids, Marriage, No Judgement, Recovery, Resentment, Sobriety

Sheri answers listener questions about everything from her rock-bottom moments that resulted from Matt’s alcoholism, to what she would do differently if she had the chance to do it all over again. Many answers are…

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Ep308 – We’re Not Rooting for Divorce, We’re Rooting for You

  • August 11, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Communication, Divorce, Marriage, Trauma

We’re not rooting for divorce, we are rooting for people to be treated with respect. And in the absence of respect, we are rooting for people to extract themselves from a toxic situation. After they…

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Ep303 – Questions for Sheri

  • July 7, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Family, Kids, Marriage, Recovery

Unfiltered and unprepped, Sheri answers a wide range of emotional and tactical questions about how she navigated Matt’s alcoholism and sobriety, and what she might have done if faced with different circumstances. Sheri earns here…

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Ep298 – Defining You with Kathy and Nikki

  • June 2, 2025
  • Tagged as: Authentic, Communication, Health, Marriage, Mental Health, No Judgement

Kathy and Nikki have lived through the trauma and chaos of alcoholism. With both of their husbands now years into sobriety, Kathy and Nikki are evolving their recovery work into continued growth and self care…

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Ep296 – Sexual Desire Discrepancy is a Cause and Result of Alcoholism

  • May 19, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Intimacy, Marriage, Recovery, Safety, Sex

Sheri and Matt share findings about sexual desire discrepancy in relationships impacted by alcoholism from a year-long study of 13 couples now in recovery. Matt shares an unnecessarily large amount of data which Sheri tempers…

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Ep293 – How Work Plus Time Equals Progress with Lori

  • April 28, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Family, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

Lori is a five-time guest on the podcast for very good reason – she brings a fresh an intelligent perspective to every conversation. On this episode, Lori explains the emotional safety she is experiencing in…

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