Untoxicated Podcast

  • Subscribe to Podcast
  • Echoes of Recovery
  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Sober and Unashamed

Tag: Holidays

  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep276 – Despair and Hopelessness of the Week Between

  • December 30, 2024
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Expectations, Family, Holidays, Marriage, Recovery

The week between the holidays carries with it a cascade of emotions for people in a relationship experiencing active addiction or recovery. Sheri and Matt talk about the baggage this one-of-a-kind week used to carry…

Leave a reply
  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Family
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep275 – Self-Control and Detachment from Family at the Holidays

  • December 23, 2024
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Holidays, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

Is self-control detachment? Sheri and Matt might debate the definitions, but they agree on the value of controlling the controllables around family at the holiday season. If you love or loved an alcoholic, and your…

Leave a reply
  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

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 –…

Leave a reply
  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

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…

Leave a reply
  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

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…

Leave a reply
  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep172 – Here Comes the Hard Part

  • January 2, 2023
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Community, Family, Health, Holidays, Marriage, Mental Health, No Judgement, Recovery, Sobriety

So you made it through the holidays…well, definitely don’t let your guard down yet. January is really hard in early sobriety, and it is hard for the loved ones trying to avoid emotional relapses. On…

1 Reply
  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Family
  • Teens

Ep170 – Generational Trauma: Breaking the Cycle

  • December 19, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Family, Holidays, Kids, Mental Health, Teens

Sheri and Matt knew they would hand down important lessons about faith and work ethic and loyalty and love of family to their kids. What they didn’t initially know was that they would also hand…

Leave a reply
  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep163 – Scaring Up some Holiday Peace and Joy

  • October 31, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Holidays, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety, Teens

Sheri and Matt have had some awful alcoholic Halloween experiences. Last year, they recapped the trauma on Ep111. This year, the couple is talking about the joy and laughter they are experiencing on their sixth…

Leave a reply
Stigma: Insecurity - Instinct - Evolve
Untoxicated Podcast © 2020