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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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  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
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Ep176 – Why Sheri and Matt Are Not Psychologists or Therapists

  • January 30, 2023
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Community, Health, Marriage, Marriagevolution, Mental Health, Recovery, Sobriety, Trauma

The answer to this episode title has morphed over the years from: they couldn’t imagine anyone would want to listen to what they have to say, to: “imposter syndrome,” to: groups are dynamic, to: the…

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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…

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  • 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…

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  • Sex

Ep168 – The Orgasm Gap and Addiction: Connecting the Dots

  • December 5, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Intimacy, Marriage, Mental Health, Public Policy, Recovery, Sex, Sobriety

The only thing Matt knew about a connection between orgasms and addiction when he was in active alcoholism was that he sure liked to have sex when he was drinking. But now he has done…

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Ep158 – It Takes Two to Tango

  • September 26, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Health, Marriage, Mental Health, Recovery, Sobriety

In order for a relationship to survive alcoholism, both partners, the former drinker, and the spouse, need to do an amazing amout of work in recovery. It is not about sobriety, although that is a…

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Ep150 – Echoed Voices – Live!

  • August 1, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Friendship, Gaslighting, Marriage, Mental Health, Recovering Out Loud, Recovery, Suicide

To celebrate our 150th podcast episode, we gathered in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains for our first ever Echoes of Recovery retreat. We took a break from hiking and hot springs to record this…

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  • Alcohol
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Ep149 – Mantras: Gross and Glorified

  • July 25, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Health, Marriage, Mental Health, Recovery, Sobriety

Why do we give so much power to the mantras that surround us (at least some of us do (Sheri’s looking at you, Matt))? There are gross and glorified mantras that are pillars of the…

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  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep145 – From Denial to Reality with Leah

  • June 27, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Marriage, Mental Health, Recovery, Sobriety

Leah suffered from denial for years while living with someone whose drinking became a progressively more significant problem. She describes it like living in the middle of a tornado and refusing to acknowledge the storm….

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Ep144 – Pride Over Shame

  • June 20, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Marriage, Mental Health, Recovering Out Loud, Recovery, Sex, Sobriety

Pride, self-esteem, ego and confidence often get a bad rap in the traditional recovery community as leading to relapse. We believe the opposite is true, and that self-esteem is the single most important component to…

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