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
Ep233 – Toxic Relationship Patterns with Heidi Rain
Heidi Rain is a relationship expert focused on the link between codependency and addiction. She helps people break free from toxic relationship patters. Sheri and Matt are thrilled to have her join t…
01:15:50 |
Mon 04 Mar 2024
Ep232 – Question FOR Listeners: When do kid decisions become unilateral?
During Matt's active addiction, Sheri had to pick and choose the times she discussed big parenting decisions with him, and there was plenty of stress and anxiety around raising the kids, but she neve…
01:00:35 |
Mon 26 Feb 2024
Ep231 – Marriagevolution Retreat Roundtable
Five couples retreat under a foot of fresh powder to the Rockie Mountains to bask in the glow of the fireplace and revive sore hiking (and shovelling) muscles in the bubbles of the hot tub with not a…
01:27:57 |
Mon 19 Feb 2024
Ep230 – Expectations
What are your expectations for recovery, for you or the people around you? Some expectations are absolute necessities. Others are unachievable, and even harmful. Sheri and Matt talk through a bunch o…
00:57:30 |
Mon 12 Feb 2024
Ep229 – Roundtable: Navigating Custody of the Kids
***Trigger Warning: Death from alcohol abuse is discussed.
Julie, Rachel, Becky and Melanie join the conversation and help Sheri and Matt break down the issues surrounding custody agreements and co-…
Julie, Rachel, Becky and Melanie join the conversation and help Sheri and Matt break down the issues surrounding custody agreements and co-…
01:21:37 |
Mon 05 Feb 2024
Ep228 – Loneliness Leads to Drinking, Drinking Leads to Loneliness
We would never blame one person's alcoholism on the attitude or actions of their partner. But it is also naive to ignore that loneliness in a relationship is an underlying issue that leads to self-me…
01:00:55 |
Mon 29 Jan 2024
Ep227 – Recovery Rumble: Amber vs. Matt
In this corner, making her third appearance on the Untoxicated Podcast, is Master Addiction Counselor, star and host of the Put the Shovel Down YouTube channel, the one, the only, the fabulous Amber …
01:19:39 |
Mon 22 Jan 2024
Ep226 – Enthusiastic Consent
The more Sheri and Matt learn, the more undeniable the connection is between emotional intimacy, physical intimacy, sexual satisfaction and trust. Understanding the connection requires understanding …
00:59:22 |
Mon 15 Jan 2024
Ep225 – D!@k Olympics: Size Isn’t Everything, but You Are a Big One
Early sobriety from high-functioning alcoholism is plagued with dopamine depletion and identity crisis resulting in mood swings, tension, sadness, thin skin and meanness. As a three-time gold medalis…
01:25:51 |
Mon 08 Jan 2024
Ep224 – Remembering Why We Fell in Love
There is conflict inherent in alcoholic relationships. And conflict brings guilt. Regardless of the outcome of the relationship, the conflict and guilt deserves relief. Sheri and Matt talk about the …
00:58:19 |
Mon 01 Jan 2024
Ep223 – Reconciling the Role of Family
Merry Christmas! During the holiday season, strained family relations manifest in challenging ways. There is perhaps no better time for Sheri and Matt to talk about the role of family in support of r…
01:00:57 |
Mon 25 Dec 2023
Ep222 – Scary Ghost Stories of Christmases Not Long Ago
It's the most wonderful time of the year. At least that's how it is hyped. If you are living through the holiday season with active alcoholism or early sobriety, the trauma and nervous system dysregu…
00:58:54 |
Mon 18 Dec 2023
Ep221 – Be Careful What You Wish For with Traci and Andy
Traci is back on the podcast! And this time, she brought her husband, Andy, along for the conversation. It has been over three years since Traci laid some wisdom on us in Ep61 when she lamented that …
01:11:12 |
Mon 11 Dec 2023
Ep220 – The Pain Concoction
There are a lot of universalisms in alcoholism and recovery, for the drinkers and the loved ones. One thing that sets each of us apart is the pain concoction that leads to sobriety and recovery. The …
00:46:40 |
Mon 04 Dec 2023
Ep219 – Barbara’s Grief, Guilt and Growth
*** Warning: suicide and death are discussed
Barbara first appeared on the podcast almost three years ago on Ep70 when she shared the story of her husband's alcoholism that led to her becoming a liv…
Barbara first appeared on the podcast almost three years ago on Ep70 when she shared the story of her husband's alcoholism that led to her becoming a liv…
01:26:40 |
Mon 27 Nov 2023
Ep218 – Holiday Triggers and the Healing Power of Time
Traditions and triggers go hand in hand, and at no time is that more prevalent than during the holiday season. Sheri and Matt discuss how triggers and traditions have changed for them over time. They…
00:50:06 |
Mon 20 Nov 2023
Ep217 – Separation Roundtable: The Critical Mindset Shift
We did not set out to record three episodes on the topic of relationship separation, but the response to parts one and two has been overwhelming, so we are proud to bring you this third installment i…
01:27:05 |
Mon 13 Nov 2023
Ep216 – Lowered Standards and Disappointing Outcomes
***Trigger Warning - Talk of Self Harm and Suicide
It is common knowledge that alcoholism is a progressive disease in relation to the volume and frequency of consumption. What is rarely considered i…
It is common knowledge that alcoholism is a progressive disease in relation to the volume and frequency of consumption. What is rarely considered i…
01:00:49 |
Mon 06 Nov 2023
Ep215 – Expectations
When is recovery over? When can we call declare success? Sheri and Matt discuss the baseline expectations that everyone deserves to have met in a thriving, loving relationship. They also discuss the …
01:00:29 |
Mon 30 Oct 2023
Ep214 – The Healing Power of Separation Roundtable
Sheri and Matt welcome Nicole, Lisa, Sarah, Shannon and Kelly to the podcast to share their real-life experiences with separation from their alcoholic spouses. Some of the separations led to divorce.…
01:16:52 |
Mon 23 Oct 2023
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