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Ep232 – Question FOR Listeners: When do kid decisions become unilateral?

  • February 26, 2024
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Family, Kids, Recovery, Safety, Teens

During Matt’s active addiction, Sheri had to pick and choose the times she discussed big parenting decisions with him, and there was plenty of stress and anxiety around raising the kids, but she never cut…

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  • Alcohol
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Ep230 – Expectations

  • February 12, 2024
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Expectations, Family, Gaslighting, Marriage, Recovery, Resentment, Sobriety, Trauma

What are your expectations for recovery, for you or the people around you? Some expectations are absolute necessities. Others are unachievable, and even harmful. Sheri and Matt talk through a bunch of scenarios and explain…

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Ep229 – Roundtable: Navigating Custody of the Kids

  • February 5, 2024
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Death, Divorce, Family, Health, Marriage, Mental Health, Separation, Teens, Trauma

***Trigger Warning: Death from alcohol abuse is discussed. Julie, Rachel, Becky and Melanie join the conversation and help Sheri and Matt break down the issues surrounding custody agreements and co-parenting arrangements. From the impact these…

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Ep227 – Recovery Rumble: Amber vs. Matt

  • January 22, 2024
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Family, Intimacy, Marriage, Recovery, Sex, Sobriety, Victim

In this corner, making her third appearance on the Untoxicated Podcast, is Master Addiction Counselor, star and host of the Put the Shovel Down YouTube channel, the one, the only, the fabulous Amber Hollingsworth. And…

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Ep224 – Remembering Why We Fell in Love

  • January 1, 2024
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Marriage, Recovery, Safety

There is conflict inherent in alcoholic relationships. And conflict brings guilt. Regardless of the outcome of the relationship, the conflict and guilt deserves relief. Sheri and Matt talk about the benefits of taking the time…

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Ep223 – Reconciling the Role of Family

  • December 25, 2023
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Expectations, Family, Holidays, Recovery

Merry Christmas! During the holiday season, strained family relations manifest in challenging ways. There is perhaps no better time for Sheri and Matt to talk about the role of family in support of recovery –…

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Ep222 – Scary Ghost Stories of Christmases Not Long Ago

  • December 18, 2023
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Holidays, Kids, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. At least that’s how it is hyped. If you are living through the holiday season with active alcoholism or early sobriety, the trauma and nervous system dysregulation…

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Ep221 – Be Careful What You Wish For with Traci and Andy

  • December 11, 2023
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Marriage, Recovery, Resentment, Sobriety

Traci is back on the podcast! And this time, she brought her husband, Andy, along for the conversation. It has been over three years since Traci laid some wisdom on us in Ep61 when she…

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Ep220 – The Pain Concoction

  • December 4, 2023
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Marriage, Recovery, Safety, Sobriety

There are a lot of universalisms in alcoholism and recovery, for the drinkers and the loved ones. One thing that sets each of us apart is the pain concoction that leads to sobriety and recovery….

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Ep218 – Holiday Triggers and the Healing Power of Time

  • November 20, 2023
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Family, Holidays, Kids, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

Traditions and triggers go hand in hand, and at no time is that more prevalent than during the holiday season. Sheri and Matt discuss how triggers and traditions have changed for them over time. They…

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