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Ep272 – No Longer Normalizing with Tess

  • December 2, 2024
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Guilt, Kids, Marriage, Recovery, Resentment

Tess has experienced a lot of intolerable alcoholic behavior. But like so many of us, Tess was conditioned to accept the unacceptable, and now she is fighting her way back. Tess is an outstanding mother…

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  • Addiction
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  • Relationship

Ep269 – When Behavior Deteriorates Faster than We can Lower Our Standards

  • November 11, 2024
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gray Area Drinking, Guilt, Marriage, Mental Health, Recovery, Sobriety

Self-esteem building is critical to both the drinker and the loved ones in recovery from addiction. On this episode, Sheri and Matt explore the role deteriorating self-esteem plays in the spiral into addiction. They also…

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  • Addiction
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Ep257 – Victoria from Deep In It

  • August 19, 2024
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Domestic Violence, Family, Gaslighting, Guilt, Marriage, Pain, Relapse, Separation, Trauma

Trigger warning: domestic violence This is a unique and risky episode because Victoria is currently “in it.” This is not a story with an ending, it is trauma and chaos experienced in real time. Listen…

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Ep253 – Authenticity while Honoring His Memory with Melanie

  • July 22, 2024
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Authentic, Death, Family, Guilt, Marriage

Melanie fell in love with her best friend – a nature-loving, long-haired bad boy with a good heart. They built a life together including marriage, kids, businesses and lots of pets. And now alcohol has…

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  • Addiction
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Ep204 – Love, Loss & Forgiveness with Bhavini

  • August 14, 2023
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Death, Family, Forgiveness, Guilt, Marriage, Mental Health, Pain

It’s the story of a romantic courtship and the rekindling of a spark felt when they were in their youth. Bhavini loved him and wanted so badly for it to work that she ignored the…

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Ep197 – The Shame and Hiding Continues after Alcohol

  • June 26, 2023
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Authentic, Gaslighting, Guilt, Mental Health, Recovery, Sobriety

This episode quickly devolves into an hour long therapy session for Matt. He and Sheri talk about judgement, shame and hiding, with a healthy dose of religion and spirituality in reaction to a listener question….

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Ep196 – Guilt

  • June 19, 2023
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Family, Gaslighting, Guilt, Kids, Marriage, Recovery

Guilt can be a motivator. Guilt can be a moral compass. Guilt is not all bad. But the guilt that builds and festers in a family that is dealing with alcoholism is anything but helpful….

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