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Ep138 – Looking Back but Moving Forward with Bridget

  • May 9, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Health, Marriage

Bridget stayed with her husband as his drinking destroyed his health and their marriage. The lies, the hiding and the gaslighting is something with which so many loved ones of alcoholics are familiar. She made…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep135 – Denial: Delaying the Inevitable

  • April 18, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

Matt spent ten years working himself through the cycle of active alcoholism into permanent sobriety. What could have been accomplished in a year, took Matt a decade to process. Why the delay? Denial. Both Sheri…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep134 – Owning Your Story with Deb

  • April 11, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Marriage, Recovering Out Loud

The loved ones of alcoholic are often compelled to keep the trauma of addiction a secret because the drinker has a lot to hide. By stifling their stories, the loved ones remain stuck in unprocessed…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep133 – Sheri’s Return to Open-Minded Listening

  • April 4, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

During his active addiction and early sobriety, Matt never had an idea that Sheri was interested in hearing about. Whether it was his arrogance, his gaslighting or his mistakes, new ideas just meant challenges and…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep132 – What are YOUR Needs?

  • March 28, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

If you are the loved one of an alcoholic, it may be hard to be truthful and authentic with your partner who is dealing with or recovering from addiction. You’re vulnerability has probably been used…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep131 – The Differences between Boundaries and Ultimatums

  • March 21, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

“You do what I tell you or else,” statements rarely work, and they create additional friction while weakening our relative positions in relationships. In this episode, Sheri and Matt share their personal experiences with ultimatums…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep130 – Disastrous Communication in the Aftermath of Addiction

  • March 14, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

More than anything else, recovering a relationship from alcoholism is a huge communication problem. And it isn’t just a problem with the words we choose, it is the modes of communication that keep us stuck…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep129 – Regret is where the Shame Lives

  • March 7, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Gaslighting, Marriage, Recovery

For alcoholics, there is a direct relationship between the shame from past behaviors, and a tangible liquid called alcohol. For the loved ones of alcoholics, spouses in particular, the source of shame is far less…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Family
  • Relationship

Ep126 – Surviving the Silence with Kate

  • February 14, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Marriage, Recovering Out Loud, Recovery

Active alcohol addiction is not always loud and chaotic. Sometimes, the silence of the person suffering the pain of addiction causes a different kind of trauma. On this episode, Sheri and Matt welcome Kate to…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep125 – How did Addiction and Sobriety Feel for Sheri?

  • February 7, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

Experiencing the addiction and early sobriety of a loved one can feel painful, lonely, chaotic, traumatic, isolating and terrorizing for the spouses of alcoholics. On this episode, Matt asks Sheri to recall the emotions she…

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