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 is quite regular. Sheri and Matt talk to other experts, to roundtable panels, and to each other. No subjects are off limits: The trauma of active addiction, the pain of recovery, the impact of emotional abuse, the “should I stay or should I go” question, breaking the cycles for the kids, and both emotional and physical intimacy. Matt Salis is a behavioral health writer and researcher with over a decade of experience studying addiction and emotional abuse, and a master’s degree in sexual health. He is a leading expert on the impact of addiction and emotional abuse on intimacy in committed partnerships. Sheri Salis is the hero of their story, and the star of the Untoxicated Podcast. You’ve got this, and we’ve got you.
Episodes
Being judged for our actions and opinions is one thing. Feeling judged long after the judgement has stopped is something else entirely. Moving past the feelings judgement takes the hard work and patience of growth and discovery.
Please go to UntoxicatedSurvey.org to better understand the impact of alcohol and/or emotional abuse on you and your family. Whether you are the drinker or the partner, whether you feel a lack of ...
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We all know that accountability involves assessing and accepting blame, but it goes much deeper. Accountability is also about asking why and getting to the root causes and underlying issues. Sheri and Matt discuss several scenarios, and Matt is genuinely surprised to realize he is the owner of all the accountability. Most of it, anyway.
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This is the audio version of the essay from my Underlying Issues Substack. To subscribe to read about more of my underlying issues, please click this link or go to substack.com and search for the Underlying Issues publication.
Regular listeners of the Untoxicated Podcast have surely noticed Sheri’s cough. On this episode, she shares the therapeutic work she is doing, both physical and psychological, to reduce or eliminate her throat pain, neck strain, and chronic cough. While she is encouraged by her progress and enthusiastic about the outcome, she also talks about her disappointment that she still cares about Matt’s opinion, and feels e...
This is the audio version of the essay from my Underlying Issues Substack. To subscribe to read about more of my underlying issues, please click this link or go to substack.com and search for the Underlying Issues publication.
Have you reached midlife with lots of skills and experiences, but with a nagging feeling that those tools are leaving you unfulfilled, and doubling down just isn’t working anymore? Are you ready for your second story, but you need to reframe your goals and aspirations? Shari Caudron is a journalist, an essayist, a memoirist, and Matt’s writing coach, and she joins Sheri and Matt to share what she learned writing her thi...
This is the audio version of the essay from my Underlying Issues Substack. To subscribe to read about more of my underlying issues, please click this link or go to substack.com and search for the Underlying Issues publication.
The partners of people with drinking problems learn about things like boundary setting and detachment. But implementation is about more than understanding and intent. Knowing on a conscious level is the first step, but on this episode, Sheri and Matt talk about how critical it is to retrain the nervous system to accept and endorse the new behaviors.
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Not all relapses involve alcohol. Sheri offers five effective tactics to navigate the emotional relapse of a partner while continuing to protect your own safety and growth.
Please go to UntoxicatedSurvey.org to better understand the impact of alcohol and/or emotional abuse on you and your family. Whether you are the drinker or the partner, whether you feel a lack of emotional safety or don’t really know what that me...
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