Untoxicated Podcast

Sheri and Matt Salis just wanted a regular life–regular marriage, regular careers, a regular house, and happy kids. Instead, they lived a life of lies and terror as they struggled with Matt’s alcoholism and emotional abuse. Unfortunately, their experience

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Ep122 – The Pain of “Helpful Advice” that Hurts with Dawn

Posted January 17, 2022 • 01:00:57

Our family and our friends mean well when they give us advice about our alcoholic marriages. The problem with well-meaning advice from people who have...

Ep121 – The Blame Game Keeps Us Stuck

Posted January 10, 2022 • 00:57:52

As an active alcoholic, Matt put a lot of the blame for their dysfunctional marriage on Sheri. In early sobriety, he blamed himself for the overwhelming...

Ep120 – Hard-Earned Tears with Kathy

Posted January 3, 2022 • 00:56:38

“I look at the face that looks back at me from the mirror, and it’s jarring. I look like I’ve aged ten years in just this last one. But it’s...

Ep119 – Beware of the Inevitable Letdown

Posted December 27, 2021 • 00:34:25

The week after Christmas offers lots of threats to sobriety and mental health. Family tension, financial strain, an overbooked calendar, and festive...

Ep118 – Risks of Making All the Decisions

Posted December 20, 2021 • 00:52:11

Sometimes, like in Matt’s case, high-functioning alcoholics are also control-freak assholes. Other times, people who abuse alcohol withdraw leaving...