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Ep187 – What is Fun?

  • April 17, 2023
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Health, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

As a drinker, alcohol was an major component of Matt’s identity. And alcohol also influenced how he had fun. Phrases like, “Work hard, play hard,” and, “You’ll get all the sleep you need when you’re…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep182 – Navigating Positive, Neutral, Negative and Silent Reactions

  • March 13, 2023
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Family, Marriage, Recovery, Sobriety

Sheri and Matt react to Amber Hollingsworth’s advice from Ep181 about how the spouse of an alcoholic can respond to the behavior of the person suffering from addiction. Their discussion about their real-life experience demonstrates…

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

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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Ep175 – Couples Roundtable: The Threat of Relapse

  • January 23, 2023
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Family, Marriage, Marriagevolution, Recovery, Sobriety

Eight loving, empathetic, hard-working alcoholism survivors sitting around a big microphone – it’s a roundtable episode recorded during our winter Marriagevolution Couples Retreat in the mountains of Colorado. Two couples are nearing the end of…

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  • Addiction
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Ep174 – Reconciling the Joys of Alcohol

  • January 16, 2023
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Intimacy, Marriage, Recovering Out Loud, Recovery, Sex, Sobriety

There is no arguing the fact that without alcohol, Sheri and Matt would never have met. It is also an undisputed reality that some of the best times the couple ever experienced were enhanced by…

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  • Alcohol
  • Recovery
  • Relationship

Ep173 – Blame Won’t Fix It

  • January 9, 2023
  • Tagged as: Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Communication, Marriage, No Judgement, Recovery, Sex, Sobriety

Blame the alcohol, or the alcoholism, but don’t blame the person. We say it all the time. But what if the blame isn’t just something that occurs once the addiction is firmly in place? What…

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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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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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  • 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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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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