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Ep330 – Dating After Alcoholism Roundtable

  • January 12, 2026
  • Tagged as: Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Divorce, Emotional Safety, Family, Separation

Kelly, Melanie, and Tess make a return visit to the podcast, this time to share their hard-earned wisdom about their pitfalls and successes in navigating the world of dating after alcoholic marriages. Insights and laughter…

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  • Relationship

Ep324 – Study Results: Kindness and Emotional Safety Top the List

  • December 1, 2025
  • Tagged as: Communication, Emotional Safety, Health, Marriage, Mental Health, Recovery, Resentment

The results are in! More than physical features, more than financial resources, people are looking for Kindness and Emotional Safety in potential partners and within committed relationships. Matt shares the results of our recent survey…

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  • Relationship

Ep323 – The Cost of Marriage

  • November 24, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Divorce, Emotional Safety, Family, Intimacy, Marriage, Recovery, Separation, Sex, Sobriety

It is easy to calculate the costs associated with dissolving a relationship, but when people fight to stay together, they often fail to analyze the costs of maintaining the partnership. Sheri and Matt discuss the…

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  • Recovery
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Ep322 – Ask Lara

  • November 17, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Guilt, Marriage, Mental Health, Recovery, Resentment, Trauma, Underlying Issues

Introducing our new quarterly series with listener questions answered by Lara Hammock, licenced clinical social worker and mental health therapist working with both individuals and couples. Topics covered on this episode range from attachment styles…

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  • Emotional Masculinity

Ep321 – The Complexity of Grieving

  • November 10, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Communication, Death, Emotional Safety, Family, Mental Health, Trauma

Humans are complicated, and when we lose someone, or separate from someone, we have to reconcile the good memories and the bad. Yes, there is relief that the trauma and toxicity are over. But getting…

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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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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship
  • Sex

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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  • Recovery
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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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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

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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