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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
  • Recovery

Ep171 – Community SHOUT-Outs

  • December 26, 2022
  • Tagged as: Authentic, Community, No Judgement, Not Alone, Recovery, Trauma, Your Story

On this one-of-a-kind episode, Sheri and Matt have compiled the answers to this simple prompt from 17 participants in the SHOUT Sobriety and Echoes of Recovery groups: What does community mean to you? There are…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep169 – Unworthy

  • December 12, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Recovery, Sobriety, Trauma

Childhood experiences, including exposure to alcoholism, along with the gaslighting and denials from being married to an alcoholic, have left Sheri facing real challenges battling feelings of unworthiness. Anyone who thinks the loved one of…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Relationship
  • 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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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol

Ep166 – When Motivation Morphs into Addiction

  • November 21, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

Do you find satisfaction in an accomplishment, or does an achievement just drive you to keep pushing forward? If you, like Matt, relate to the latter, watch out! You just might be on a path…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Family
  • Teens

Ep164 – Communication Mistakes with Our Kids and Why We Keep Trying

  • November 7, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Family, Kids, Recovery, Teens

At the heart of all relationship struggles we will find communication challenges. On this episode, Sheri and Matt recall all the communication mistakes they have made with their kids. Some of it was a direct…

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  • 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…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep162 – Get Off Your Back

  • October 24, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Marriage, Recovery

We humans are hard on ourselves. In fact, it is widely believed that no one will ever be as hard on us as we are on ourselves. Sheri and Matt have experience with that point…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep161 – The Value of Pain

  • October 17, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Marriage, Pain, Recovery, Sobriety

Pain is thought of as an almost exclusively negative emotion and experience. But does pain serve a purpose? Is pain necessary for forward motion in certain scenarios? And is recovery from alcoholism one such scenario?…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship
  • Sex

Ep160 – Safety, Connection and Implied Consent with Julia and Liz

  • October 10, 2022
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Intimacy, Marriage, Recovery, Sex

What comes first, safety or connection? Can two married people be in two different relationships when it comes to trust and implied consent? Is there guilt inherent in detachment, and rejection inherent in sex without…

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