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Ep32 – Sex Miseducation: The Lasting Impact

  • March 6, 2020
  • Tagged as: Family, Marriage, Sex, Sobriety

Was your middle school sex ed experience as shrouded in shameful secrecy and as incomplete as ours? In this episode, Matt and Debbie talk about the lasting negative impact of our society’s refusal to talk…

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  • Addiction
  • Nutrition

Ep29 – Doritos Made Me an Alcoholic: The Why, the How and the Stigma of Alcoholism

  • February 3, 2020
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family

To blame my alcoholism on Doritos is a bold statement, but the more we learn about neurochemistry and the way our brains process inputs, the more obvious the link between my adolescent snack patterns and…

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  • Addiction
  • Relationship

Ep26 – Surviving the Holidays Sober

  • December 13, 2019
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Family, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

This is our third consecutive sober holiday season, and it is monumentally better for both my wife and me. In this episode, Sheri and I discuss the differences in Christmas number three on our quest…

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  • Addiction
  • Relationship

Ep21 – Sheri’s Social Drinking: Alcohol Remains Toxic to Our Marriage

  • September 30, 2019
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Marriage, Teens

The damage done to our marriage by my active alcoholism was massive. We are still trying to deal with the resentment, and repair trust and our intimate relationship. But now, we face an unexpected challenge….

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  • Addiction
  • Relationship

Ep17 – Sheri’s Story, Part 2: Recovering Our Marriage

  • July 9, 2019
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Family, Marriage, Recovery

In part two of a three part series about how Matt’s alcoholism has damaged our marriage, Sheri talks about the process of recovering our marriage from the depths of distrust and deceit. While we’ve made…

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Ep15 – SHOUT Sobriety Week 5

  • June 20, 2019
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Family, Marriage

Relationships are so important to our happiness and our success in early sobriety. Taking alcohol out of our relationships actually does not fix the problems that our years of drinking caused. Removing alcohol only makes…

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Ep14 – SHOUT Sobriety Week 4

  • June 19, 2019
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Family, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

The disease of alcoholism has many victims. The spouses and children of an alcoholic are victims. The parents and friends of an alcoholic are victims, too. The victim we forget is the alcoholic. If you…

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  • SHOUT Sobriety

Ep11 – SHOUT Sobriety Week 1

  • June 7, 2019
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Family, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

Learn about our program to help people navigate the treacherous waters of early sobriety. It is called SHOUT Sobriety, and we offer this six week strategy for those concerned about their drinking, and for the…

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  • Addiction

Ep7 – Drugs, Alcohol and Teenage Invincibility with Dave Friedentag

  • March 27, 2019
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Family

We asked Dave Friedentag why he works with troubled youth to help them move past their drug and alcohol abuse problems and find a better way forward. He explained that high school is when he…

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  • Addiction
  • Relationship

Ep6 – Relationships in Recovery with Therapist Melissa Ryan

  • February 18, 2019
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Family, Marriage, Recovery

Counseling couples to help them navigate challenges in their relationships often involves tackling the many issues surrounding addiction. In Ep6, our Untoxicated Podcast guest, Therapist Melissa Ryan, talks with us about the ways addiction effects…

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