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

Listen to latest episode

Recent Episodes

Ep124 – Conquering the Two Pitfalls of Early Sobriety

Posted January 31, 2022 • 00:49:15

The healing that comes for some in the recovery from alcoholism is the result of hard work. We have to want sobriety for ourselves, and not to appease...

Ep123 – The “Hot Mess” of Intimacy in an Alcoholic Relationship

Posted January 24, 2022 • 01:00:39

Trust and alcoholism can’t coexist. Intimacy is impossible without trust and vulnerability. So, alcoholism and intimacy are mutually exclusive. If...

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...