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Sober and Unashamed: Momentum

  • May 7, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

New from Sober and Unashamed: “Momentum” Maybe you are unaware of our hundreds of essays on alcoholism, recovery, sex and intimacy, underlying issues, growth and progress. Or maybe you love to read, but just don’t…

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Ep294 – The Two Requirements for Successful Recovery

  • May 5, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Health, Marriage, Mental Health, Recovery, Relapse, Sobriety

Lasting sobriety and recovery from alcoholism requires both commitment and a plan, and the role of the partner in the recovery of the drinker is quite limited. On this episode, Sheri and Matt go into…

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  • Alcohol
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  • Relationship

Ep293 – How Work Plus Time Equals Progress with Lori

  • April 28, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Family, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

Lori is a five-time guest on the podcast for very good reason – she brings a fresh an intelligent perspective to every conversation. On this episode, Lori explains the emotional safety she is experiencing in…

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Ep292 – The Fog of Chronic Addiction

  • April 21, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Gaslighting, Marriage, Mental Health, Recovery, Sobriety, Trauma

Acute addiction gets all the headlines – when the drinker drinks too much and creates chaos and trauma. But the fog chronic alcoholism rolls into the spaces between drinks – when the alcoholic is temporarily…

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Ep289 – Tied to No Particular Outcome with John Olander

  • March 31, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Community, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Recovering Out Loud, Recovery, Sobriety

Trigger warning: Domestic violence is discussed John Olander has a network of relationships all over Denver, and he is as tenacious as he is inspiring. But John experienced 20 dark years, crossing over the line…

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Ep286 – Identity as a Cause of Addiction

  • March 10, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Identity, Marriage, Pain, Recovery, Sobriety

Drinkers often becomes aware of the loss of identity associated with sobriety, but on this episode, Sheri and Matt discuss the role of varying categories of identity as a cause of addiction. Sheri reveals her…

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Ep281 – Live Roundtable from the Bahamas

  • February 3, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Kids, Marriage, Marriagevolution, Recovery, Sobriety, Trust

You can almost hear the turquoise Caribbean waves lapping in the background of this conversation recorded live from the annual Marriagevolution retreat, this year in the Bahamas. Hear how things change over time, both in…

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Ep278 – Sex Talk with Nikki

  • January 13, 2025
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Intimacy, Marriage, Recovery, Sex, Sobriety

Nikki speaks boldly and vulnerably about a wide variety of taboos sex subject. From sex-drive discrepancy after childbirth to feelings of sexual brokenness to the sloppy disconnected sex of active addiction to arguments that always…

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  • Alcohol
  • Family
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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…

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Ep274 – Spiritual Curiosity with David Bird

  • December 16, 2024
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Authentic, Drug Abuse, Mental Health, Pain, Recovery, Sobriety

David Bird is a spiritual explorer with stories to tell about the hopelessness and lack of control of addiction, and the peace and freedom of knowing everything is going to be OK. Through major health…

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