Untoxicated Podcast
Sheri and Matt Salis just wanted a normal life – normal marriage, normal careers, a normal house and happy kids. Instead, they lived a life of lies and terror as they struggled with Matt’s alcoholism. While their experience sounds rare, with over 15 millions problem drinkers in America, their alcoholic marriage was all too normal.
Matt has been writing about their experiences in alcoholism and recovery for years. On the Untoxicated Podcast, Sheri and Matt talk about it, too.
No subjects are off limits as the couple discusses the trauma of active addiction, the pain of early recovery, the destruction and rebuilding of trust, and the impact on their intimate relationship. If you love an alcoholic, the disease will terrorize your relationship. We hope you’ll listen and find healing in our shared stories.
For more support from Sheri and Matt, check out their Echoes of Recovery program providing connection and healing for the loved ones of alcoholics.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 59 minutes
- Episodes
- 324
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Ep253 – Authenticity while Honoring His Memory with Melanie
Melanie fell in love with her best friend - a nature-loving, long-haired bad boy with a good heart. They built a life together including marriage, kids, businesses and lots of pets. And now alcohol h…
01:15:43 |
Mon 22 Jul 2024
Ep252 – Is Fear the Only Emotion?
Matt reveals to Sheri his theory that there is only one true emotion: fear. The couple discuss how fear drive's Matt's addictions, and how fearlessness is a big part of the peace and contentment Sher…
01:01:47 |
Mon 15 Jul 2024
Ep251 – Alcohol-Free Beverages and Culture with Billy Wynne
Billy Wynne is the co-founder of Awake, Denver's first sober bar, alcohol-free bottle shop and coffee house. Billy joins Sheri and Matt to discuss the explosion of alcohol-free beers, wines and spiri…
01:01:17 |
Mon 08 Jul 2024
Ep250 – The DD 10:1 Intimacy Solution
To celebrate this milestone episode, Sheri and Matt go into more detail, and share preliminary research indications, about the importance of intimacy work for relationship recovery. If you are waitin…
Mon 01 Jul 2024
Ep249 – Busy is a Matter of Priorities
What could be a higher priority than your own health, safety, growth, and discovery? And yet, people often say they are too busy to work on recovery from alcoholism - both former drinkers and loved o…
00:54:47 |
Mon 24 Jun 2024
Ep248 – Change How You Feel with Lori Pannell
Lori Pannell is a leadership coach certified in Conversational Intelligence, and she is an Energy Leadership Index master practitioner. She is also a valued leader in our Echoes of Recovery program, …
01:09:40 |
Mon 17 Jun 2024
Ep247 – Vulnerability Rewarded with Kathy and Mike
If you are searching for hope and inspiration, please listen to the story of Kathy and Mike Mazzerina from the Defining You podcast and facebook page. By owning their story of addiction and redemptio…
01:16:49 |
Mon 10 Jun 2024
Ep246 – Detachment is a Result, Not a Tactic
Detachment is not necessarily something you do, as people often assume. Detachment is a natural result of living in hyper-vigilance, in nervous system activation for long periods of time. On this epi…
Mon 03 Jun 2024
Ep245 – Emotional Abuse with Paul Colaianni
Everyone knows what physical abuse is, and it is clearly not acceptable in modern relationships. What makes emotional abuse so sinister is that it is often justified by perpetrators in disbelief and …
01:25:14 |
Mon 27 May 2024
Ep244 – Vulnerability Makes Us Feel Normal
Vulnerability and authenticity are hard when you have experienced alcoholism first or second hand, but they are also essential to recovery and discovery. Maybe you have done a lot of listening and re…
00:58:39 |
Mon 20 May 2024
Ep243 – Staying in the Relationship Roundtable, Part 2
Listen to Teaubrian, Rich and Ben discuss their evolution of thinking and experiences in both personal and relationship recovery after beating alcoholism. This conversation is all about authenticity …
01:20:03 |
Mon 13 May 2024
Ep242 – Staying in the Relationship Roundtable, Part 1
Listen to Jane, Karen, Nickie, Lori and Nicole describe their decision making and experiences staying in their marriages as they recover from the alcoholism of their partners. This episode is about i…
01:24:38 |
Mon 06 May 2024
Ep241 – Unrespected Advice
After the chaos and trauma of active alcoholism, loved ones naturally lose respect for their drinkers. Advice from the recovering alcoholic is often not welcome, and can do serious damage to the rela…
01:02:59 |
Mon 29 Apr 2024
Ep240 – Be Nice
During Matt's active addiction, Sheri and Matt had to try to run communication through a variety of contrived filters in order to be nice to each other. On this episode, the couple talks about the pr…
01:04:44 |
Mon 22 Apr 2024
Ep239 – Impact of Alcoholism on Sex and Intimacy Roundtable
There are two things that can happen to sex and intimacy in a relationships suffering through alcoholism. On this episode, Sheri and Matt welcome Nikki, Rene and Nicole who share their experiences wi…
01:16:21 |
Mon 15 Apr 2024
Ep238 – Origins of Anxiety
The chaos and trauma of active addiction is obvious. But what about before we acknowledge alcoholism? What about before we cross that invisible line? The efforts we make to manipulate our partners se…
00:59:50 |
Mon 08 Apr 2024
Ep237 – Jason Polk is Back to Talk about Marijuana and Porn
Original co-host of the podcast, Jason Polk is a relationship therapist with a sub-specialization in addiction counseling. On this episode, Sheri and Matt ask Jason about the dangers of substituting …
01:12:59 |
Mon 01 Apr 2024
Ep236 – Deceit Betrayal
The lying is worse than the drinking. Sheri and Matt have heard this sentiment expressed countless times by partners who are suffering from the trauma of betrayal. Honesty is so important even when h…
01:00:15 |
Mon 25 Mar 2024
Ep235 – Relapse with Anna and Mitchell of We Are Recovery
After five years of sobriety, Mitchell relapsed. After five years in recovery from codependency, Anna's boundaries were tested. On this episode, Sheri and Matt welcome the creators of We Are Recovery…
01:21:02 |
Mon 18 Mar 2024
Ep234 – Military Culture
Do you think your industry or environment has a heavy drinking culture? You are probably right, but you are not unique. In this episode, Sheri and Matt talk (from their civilian perspective) about th…
01:10:05 |
Mon 11 Mar 2024
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