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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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  • Addiction
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Ep290 – Alcoholic Gaslighter’s Top Ten List

  • April 7, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Gaslighting, Marriage, Recovery, Sex, Trust

Sheri and Matt run through the top ten things alcoholics say to their partners. Do you recognize your relationship in their conversation? If you love or loved an alcoholic, and your recovery could benefit from…

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Ep288 – Blame

  • March 24, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Family, Marriage, Recovery, Resentment, Trauma, Trust

Blame serves a purpose when trying to heal from alcoholism as the drinker or the partner. But there are areas where blame does not belong. In this episode, Sheri and Matt break down the impact…

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Ep285 – Sober Sex in Relationships Roundtable

  • March 3, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Divorce, Intimacy, Marriage, Recovery, Sex

The recovery community is full of resources about sex after alcohol for singles, but sober sex in relationships is a topic that has been ignored…until now. Nicole, Tess, and Alan are featured on this episode…

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Ep283 – Kelly on Thriving when the Marriage Does Not Survive

  • February 17, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Divorce, Family, Gaslighting, Marriage, Separation

It was not her choice. Kelly shared with her husband what she needed from the marriage, and he asked for a divorce. Sometimes boundaries and detachment are not enough for the drinker to seek recovery….

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Ep282 – Reconnecting after Detachment

  • February 10, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Connection, Detachment, Health, Intimacy, Marriage, Recovery

Attachment and connection are not the same thing. Detachment in a healthy relationship in recovery from alcoholism is a permanent state. If done with respect, consistency, and emotional safety, choosing times and topics for connection…

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Ep279 – Why Men are Failing

  • January 20, 2025
  • Tagged as: Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Community, Death, Divorce, Drug Abuse, Health, Marriage, Mental Health, Public Policy, Suicide

The industrialized world is experiencing an epidemic of men who are unemployed or underemployed, not married or dating, living with their parents, and suffering deaths of despair. And the gender gap in higher education is…

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Ep277 – “Freeze” as a Defense Mechanism

  • January 6, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Family, Marriage, Recovery

Nervous system activation is often described as one of these four reactions: fight, flight, freeze or fawn. Sheri used all four tools to protect herself in her marriage to Matt during and after his active…

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Ep273 – Is Sex All You Think About?

  • December 9, 2024
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Intimacy, Marriage, Mental Health, Sex, Trust

Do you say or hear this question in your relationship? Sheri and Matt break down how sex drive fluctuates in both a short-term and long-term way, and discuss the impacts of addiction and recovery on…

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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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