All Episodes

#323 - Paige's Perspective: Three Perspectives on “Hang In There… It Gets Worse”

#322 - Paige's Perspective: Regulating Your Nervous System

#321 - Anger Part 3: The Anger You Feel After You’ve Left the Relationship

#320 - Nobody Warns You About This Part of Recovery - Mindset Monday

#319 - Paige's Perspective: Turning Guilt Into Growth

#318 - Anger Part 2: When Everything’s Finally “Good”

#317 - Mindset Monday: “You Knew Who I Was” Is a Cop-Out

#316 - Paige's Perspective: The Part of Addiction No One Talks About... The Spouse

#315 - Anger Pt 1: Why You’re So Angry in This Relationship

#314 - Staying Sober: Mindset Monday Replay

#313 - Paige's Perspective: Let's Talk About Stress

#312 - How We “Ruined” Marriages by Giving Women Standards

#311 - Whose Story Is It To Tell?

#310 - Why It’s So Hard for Men to Open Up

#309 - Paige’s Perspective: Trauma Explains It. It Does Not Excuse It.

#308 - Why the Past is Important

#307 - Why So Many Men Mistake Sex for Connection

#306 - Let Them Feel (But Don’t Let Them Treat You Like Sh*t)

#305 - How to Break Generational Cycles

#304 - Paige's Perspective: DARVO

#303 - What It Really Takes to Leave: One Woman’s Story of Strength, Survival, and Starting Over

#302 - Why Life Feels Empty After Sobriety (for both people)

#301 - Paige's Perspective - Survival Mode: When Life Feels Like Too Much

#300 - The Other Matt: Growing Up With Addiction & Choosing Intentional Living

#299 Mindset Monday: This Isn’t About Alcohol. It’s About Your Life.

#298 - Paige's Perspective: Recognizing the Patterns That Shape Our Lives

#297 - Boundaries Part 3

#296 - Paige's Perspective: Not Trusting Everyone Isn’t a Wound

#295 - Boundaries Part 2

#294 - Mindset Monday: The Story You Tell Yourself Is Holding You Back

#293 - Paige's Perspective: Challenging the Beliefs That Hold You Back

#292 - Boundaries Part 1

#291 - Mindset Monday: The “What About Her?” Trap

#290 - What Recovery Gets Wrong: The Partner's Side of the Story

#289 - Mindset Monday: Celebrating 25 Amazing Years, and What It Took to Get Here

#288 - Paige's Perspective: Why Everything Feels So Urgent

#287 - Mindset Monday: It Wasn't The Addiction, It Was Me

#286 - Paige's Perspective: You Can Restart the Day

#285 - Your Kids Are Watching

#284 - Mindset Monday: Why Some People Never Grow

#283 - Paige's Perspective: Being the Villain in Someone Else’s Story

#282 - Red Flags, Fear, and the Standard We’ve Accepted

#281 - Mindset Monday: The Cost of Becoming Better

#280 - Paige's Perspective: The Struggle is Real, But It Doesn't Have to Be

#279 - Stop Asking. Start Trusting Yourself.

#278 - Mindset Monday: Boundaries Don’t Work (Like You Think They Do)

#277 - Anger Part 3: The Anger You Feel After You’ve Left the Relationship

#276 - Paige's Perspective: From What If to Even If - The Shift That Changes Everything

#275 - Mindset Monday: Empathy Isn’t a Shallow Pool - Why Recovery Education Is Incomplete

#274 - Anger Part 2: When Everything’s Finally “Good”… Why Am I So Angry?

#273 - Paige's Perspective: Shame, Shaming, and Accountability

#272 - Mindset Monday: Holiday Relapses, Boundaries, Mourning, and Hope

#271 - Anger Part 1: What Your Anger Is Trying To Tell You In Active Addiction

#270 - Mindset Monday: Questions Men Secretly Ask

#269 - Paige's Perspective: Survival Mode Isn’t a Free Pass: It’s a Challenge

#268 - Mindset Monday: Scared of Failing or Scared of Succeeding

#267 - The Truth About Trauma No One Wants to Say

#266 - Paige's Perspective: How to Feel Alive Again

#265 - TWFO Classic: You Can Do Hard Things

#264 - From Flaw to Feature: The Truth About Addictive Traits

#263 - Paige's Perspective: Why Not Me: The Question That Changed Everything

#262 - Are You Coping or Are You Healing?

# 261 - Mindset Monday: Rehab Q&A; Thoughts on Treatment

#260 - Paige's Perspective: How We Misuse Recovery Language (and What to Do Instead)

#259 - Separate the Behaviors from the Addiction

#258 - Guys, Let's Start Talking

#257 - Paige's Perspective: The Healing Swing No One Talks About

#256 - The Rest vs Grind Episode

#255 - Mindset Monday: Reigniting Your Fire After Burnout

#254 - Paige's Perspective: You’re Allowed to Pause

#253 - Betrayal Trauma

#252 - Paige's Perspective: When “Just Stay Positive” Stops Working

#251 - Why “One Day at a Time” Isn’t What You Think

#250 - Mindset Monday: Shame

#249 - Paige's Perspective: You’re Not Overreacting: Why We Minimize Instead of Catastrophize

#248 - Is What They Say When They’re Drunk True?

#247 - Mindset Monday: Living Amends Aren't Enough

#246 - Paige's Perspective: Turning Guilt Into Growth

#245 - Parenting Through Triggers; When Your Kids Act Like Your Spouse

#244 - Mindset Monday: The Myth of the “Good Dad”

#243 - Paige's Perspective: Not All Stress Is Bad - How to Spot What Builds You vs. What Breaks You

#242 - How To Support Someone In Recovery

#241 - Mindset Monday: Values Over Moods

#240 - Paige's Perspective: The Truth Behind Your Triggers

#239 - Partners Are Not Collateral

#238 - Mindset Monday: Patterns Don't Lie

#237 - Paige's Perspective: Why Spouses Deserve More Than Addiction Education

#236 - Resentment and Forgiveness

#235 - Mindset Monday: The Sunk Cost Trap

#234 - Paige's Perspective: Boundaries Aren’t About Them

#233 - Should I Stay or Should I Go? How to Finally Know for Yourself

#232 - Mindset Monday: How to Be Sober in a World Obsessed With Alcohol

#231 - Paige's Perspective: Why the “Codependent” Label Gets It Wrong

#230 - Beyond Sobriety: The Real Checklist for Change

#229 - Mindset Monday: Imperfect Action Beats Perfect Conditions

#228 - Paige's Perspective: Why I Don’t Like Talking About Addiction

#227 - The Most Asked Questions Wives Have for Us – Part 2

#226 - Mindset Monday: Five Skills Every Guy Must Master

#225 - Paige's Perspective: It Didn’t Happen to Me, It Happened for Me

#224 - The Most Asked Questions Wives Have for US - Answered Honestly

#223 - Mindset Monday: The Cost of Staying the Same & Why Change Feels Like Death Before It Feels Like Freedom

#222 - Emotionally Immature Parents, Enmeshment, and the Breaking Point

#221 - "I Don’t Know What to Do": When Awareness Isn’t Enough

#220 - Paige's Perspective: Micro-Wins: The Tiny Steps That Change Everything

#219 - When Your Partner Can’t See Their Family’s Dysfunction

#218 - The Most Abused Step in Recovery: Don’t Weaponize the 9th Step

#217 - Paige's Perspective: This Is My Nervous System Rehab Part 2

#216 - This Isn’t Who I Married: Growing Apart, Shifting Roles & Identity Changes in Recovery

#215 - Audio Newsletter: 12 Real Questions Men Ask About Shame, Trust, and Being a Good Man

#214 - Paige's Perspective: This Is My Nervous System Rehab

#213 - What It Really Takes to Leave: One Woman’s Story of Strength, Survival, and Starting Over

#212 - Paige's Perspective: Why ‘Just Trust Yourself’ Doesn’t Work

#211 - How Patriarchy Built the Recovery Model — And Why It Has to Change

#210 - Paige's Perspective: Heavy Week? Here’s a Soft Landing

#209 - Burned Out, Numb, and Angry: The Hidden Cost of Stress

#208 - Audio Newsletter: Why Men Stay Silent & How to Start Talking Without Losing Yourself

#207 - Paige's Perspective: Learning to Trust Again Starts with Trusting Yourself

#206 - The 4 Layers of Trust: What Rebuilding Actually Looks Like

#205 - Audio Newsletter: "How Do I Trust Again?"

#204 - Paige's Perspective: Track Less, Trust More: Why Self-Monitoring Might Be Making You Anxious

#203 - They’re Really Good at What They Do: The Psychology of Manipulators

#202 - Paige's Perspective: The Truth About Self-Care: It’s Not Always Pretty

#201 - Dr. Jake Porter -The Truth About Sex Addiction, Betrayal Trauma, and How to Rebuild Trust

#200 - Paige's Perspective: You Don’t Have a Communication Problem

#199 - Is It a Disease or a Cop-Out?

#198 - Paige's Perspective: How to Survive Maycember Without Losing Yourself

#197 - What Recovery Gets Wrong: The Partner's Side of the Story

#196 - Paige's Perspective: Back to the Basics. Stop Excusing the Inexcusable

#195 - Chaos Outside, Peace Inside: Reclaiming Sanity in a Broken World

#194 - Paige's Perspective: If Mother’s Day Hurts, You’re Not Alone

#193 - How You Say It Matters More Than What You Say

#192 - Audio Newsletter: You Can Rest, But Don’t Quit

#191 - Paige's Perspective: Behavior Over Bullsh*t: Stop Blaming the Label

#190 - Painful but Necessary: How Natural Consequences Spark Real Change

#189 - Paige's Perspective: You’re Not Overreacting: The Truth About DARVO

#188 - The Truth That Changed Everything: What Finally Made Me Get Sober

#187 - Paige's Perspective: When 'It’s Not That Bad' Is Still Too Bad

#186 - How to Bounce Back: Mistakes, Shame, and Second Chances

#185 - Paige's Perspective: Self-Love Isn’t Soft - Why It Scares You and How to Do It Anyway

#184 - Clapping Back is Still Looking Back: Why Petty Feuds Keep You Tied to the Pain

#183 - Paige's Perspective: Social Media Is Loud, But You Don’t Have to Be Lost in It

#182 - High Agency, Part Two: Navigating the Traps That Keep You Stuck

#181 - Paige's Perspective: Life Is a Sh*t Show—Even If, You'll Be Okay

#180 - High Agency, Part One: Reclaiming Your Power When Life Feels Out of Control

#179 - Paige's Perspective: The Discomfort of Silence

#178 - Stop Thinking, Start Doing: Why Common Sense Beats Over-Analysis

#177 - Paige's Perspective: Fear of Rejection - Why It Feels So Big After Loving an Addict

#176 - Find Your Tribe: Why Community Changes Everything

#175 - Paige's Perspective: Breaking Free from Irrational Anxiety

#174 - Stop Waiting to Feel Ready: Why Action Beats Emotion Every Time

#173 - Paige's Perspective: Feel the Feels… But Don’t Feed Them

#172 - The Power of Feeling Seen in Relationships: Feeling Known > Knowing

#171 - Paige's Perspective: Everyone’s Journey Is Different... But Is It?

#170 - The Fine Line Between Support and Emotional Burden

#169 - Paige's Perspective: Are We Living by Old Rules That No Longer Apply?

#168 - This Stops With You: How to Break Generational Cycles & Rewire Your Life

#167 - Paige's Perspective: The Truth About Judgment – Why It’s Necessary and Where the Line Is

#166 - Why You’re Still Stuck (And How to Break Free)

#165 - Paige's Perspective: The Silent Abuse of Addiction - What No One Wants to Admit

#164 - Whose Story Is It to Tell? Breaking the Silence on Addiction, Trauma, and Truth

#163 - Paige's Perspective: What Does It Mean To Be Present

#162 - Put the Shovel Down: Insights from Amber Hollingsworth on Addiction, Accountability, and Support

#161 - Paige's Perspective: Anxiety, Authenticity, and Acting on Your Values

#160 - Earning Back Trust: Sheri and Matt Salis on the Pain and Power of Recovery

#159 - Paige's Perspective: The Hard Truth: No One Can Save You But You

#158 - Stop Digging: How to Create Your Own Rock Bottom

#157 - Paige’s Perspective: Are You Asking the Right Questions?

#156 - Recognize How Far You’ve Come: A Two-Part Reflection on Growth; Plus Hard Truths On Communication, and Compatibility

#155 - Paige's Perspective: Balancing Empathy and Boundaries

#154 - Paige’s Perspective: Complaining – Are You Venting or Staying Stuck?

#153 - The Year We Made Things Right: Facing Holiday Tension Head-On

#152 - Paige's Perspective: Optimism Theatre

#151 - Celeste Yvonne - A Conversation on Sobriety, Motherhood, Reconnecting Emotionally and Breaking Societal Norms

#150 - Paige's Perspective: Regulating Your Nervous System

#149 - Dr. Jake Porter -The Truth About Sex Addiction, Betrayal Trauma, and How to Rebuild Trust

#148 - Paige's Perspective: Celebrating Your Hidden Wins

#147 - Stop Fexting: How Text Fights Are Ruining Your Relationship

#146 - Paige's Perspective: Is Happiness a Choice?

#145 - Dr. Christopher Taylor: Attachment Styles, Narcissism, and the Rise of Over-Labeling

#144 - Paige's Perspective: Navigating the Holidays

#143 - Pain and the Past: How We Faced Opiates Together After Years of Sobriety

#142 - Paige's Perspective: Why Self-Care is Essential for True Healing

#141 - Everything Will Be Okay: The Hope You Need to Hear

#140 - Paige's Perspective - Substance or Not: Why Behavior Defines Your Relationship

#139 - Abby Eckel - Equal Partnerships, Marriage, & Asking for More

#138 - Paige's Perspective - Stop Thinking, Start Growing: Lessons from Life-Changing Reads

#137 - The Questions You Should Be Asking: A Candid Q&A with Paige

#136 - Paige's Perspective: Anger vs. Aggression: Finding Strength Without Losing Control

#135 - Sobriety Doesn't Fix Unequal Partnerships

#134 - Paige's Perspective: Anger - Own It, Don’t Let It Own You

#133 - Life Isn't Black & White - Embrace the Gray

#132 - Paige's Perspective: Recognizing Growth

#131 - A Discussion on Healthy Communication

#130 - Paige's Perspective: Turning Obstacles into Opportunities: The Power of a Challenge Mindset

#129 - What Ifs: The Unanswered What-If Questions of Addiction and Relationships

#128 - Paige's Perspective: What Does Your Rock Bottom Look Like?

#127 - Beyond Sobriety: The Hard Truths of Recovery

#126 - Paige's Perspective: Finding Clarity in Chaos - How to Make Decisions When You’re Overwhelmed

#125 - Understanding Addiction: A Tool for Healing or a Trap of Inaction?

#124 - Paige's Perspective: Recognizing the Spouse During National Recovery Month

#123 - Making Changes: Impermanence, Acceptance, and Growth

#122 - Paige's Perspective: Exploring Optimism, Pessimism, and Realism

#121 - "Weaponizing" Support - When Does Asking for Support Become Manipulative?

#120 - Paige's Perspective: People Pleasing

#119 - Transitional Addiction - Switching Addictions

#118 - Paige's Perspective: Challenging Our Negative Self-Talk

#117 - Being Held "Hostage" In A Relationship

#116 - Paige's Perspective: Instincts

#115 - What Can You Change In 90 Days?

#114 - Paige's Perspective: The Power of Self Control

#113 - Reframing "Selfishness"

#112 - Paige's Perspective: Coping with Uncertainty

#111 - Reclaiming Self Love & Self Esteem When the Bare Minimum Is Asking "Too Much"

#110 - Paige's Perspective: Anxiety & Overwhelming Emotions

#109 - You Are Stronger Than You Think - We Can Do Hard

#108 - Paige's Perspective: Complimenting vs Completing Your Partner

#107 - Hear Me Out...If You Were Randomly Sent This, Please Listen

#106 - Paige's Perspective: Fake It Till You Make It

#105 - Betrayal Trauma

#104 - Paige's Perspective: Emerging From the Cocoon - Empowerment

#103 - The Cocoon Phase of Healing

#102 - Paige's Perspective: How to Balance the F**ks You Give

#101 - Can Compassion Go Too Far?

#100 - Paige's Perspective: We Are Not Broken

#099 - What Are Spouses of Substance Abusers Recovering From?

#098 - Separate the Behaviors from the Addiction

#097 - How to Handle Friends Distancing Due to a Spouse's Addiction - Listener Q&A Pt.2

#096 - Rebuilding Trust, Getting Your Needs Met, and Intervention Q&A

#095 - Why Spouses Take Longer to Heal

#094 - How to Tell if Someone is Serious About Recovery

#093 - Recognizing Abuse

#092 - Anhedonia and the "Blah" Feelings of Recovery

#091 - Dry Drunk and Emotional Sobriety

#090 - Why the Past is Important - Accountability & Healing

#089 - It's Okay to be Angry

#088 - Lessons Learned Together After 4,000 Days Sober

#087 - Finding Comfort as the "Villain"

#086 - Grief and Ambiguous Loss - Grieving The Loss of a Dream

#085 - Are You Overreacting?

#084 - Are You An Overthinker?

#083 - 10 Truth Bombs About Denial

#082 - Infidelity Q&A

#081 - Let's Talk About Sex: Emotional and Physical Intimacy Q&A

#080 - Learning to Love Myself - How to Rebuild Your Self Esteem

#079 - Codependency Doesn't Tell the Whole Story: Why You Lose Yourself in an Addicted Relationship

#078 - This One's For Overwhelmed Parents

#077 - GENTLE Self-Care: Self-Care For Beginners

#076 - How Will You Level Up Your Recovery In 2024?

#075 - Dealing With The Guilt You Feel In Leaving Or Setting Boundaries

#074 - Listener Q&A - How to Navigate Difficult Seasons in Life Sober

#073 - Detaching With Love Part 2

#072 - A Doctor's Opinion: Dr. Christopher S. Taylor on Healing, Addiction, Narcissism, and Codependency

#071 - If a Friend or Family Member Sent This to You PLEASE Listen

#070 - How To Talk With Kids About Your Addicted Loved One And Other Uncomfortable Topics

#069 - Healthy Communication - A Vision For Growth

#068 - Navigating The Holidays With An Addicted Loved One

#067 - Communicating with Someone in Early Recovery

#066 - Communicating With Someone In Active Addiction

#065 - Trigger Management for Spouses and Partners

#064 - If You Were Sent This, Please Listen - Part 3

#063 - If You Were Sent This, Please Listen - Part 2

#062 - Reactive Defense - Fighting Back Is Not Abuse

#061 - If You Were Sent This, Please Listen - Part 1

#060 - The Process of Empowerment

#059 - How Addiction Affects The Family - Pros & Cons of Al-Anon

#058 - Leaving Him Saved Our Marriage & His Life

#057 - Am I Controlling You Or Just Challenging You To Be Better?

#056 - Actions vs Intentions - What Matters Most?

#055 - What's Going On With Men?

#054 - Should I Stay Or Should I Go? - When Is It Time To Leave A Relationship?

#053 - Trauma Bonding - Why We Stay In Abusive Relationships

#052 - What Is The Partner's Role in Recovery?

#051 - The Forgotten Partner - Validating the Partner In Alcoholic or Addicted Relationships

#050 - Boundaries Part 3: Installing and Living With Boundaries

#049 - Boundaries Part 2: What Makes You Uncomfortable?

#048 - Boundaries Part 1: What Are Your Values?

#047 - Listener Q&A

#046 - Forgiveness - How To Forgive Others & Yourself

#045 - Gaslighting

#044 - Building A Relationship In Recovery

#043 - How To Handle Dysfunctional Situations

#042 - Living Without Rules - Break Rules to Find Balance

#041 - Codependency - It's NOT What You Think

#040 - Acceptance Is The Answer - Develop Balance By Understanding What You Can and Can't Change

#039 - You Can't Change Other People (But You Can Change Yourself)

#038 - Ditch Your Excuses - How Limiting Beliefs Stunt Our Growth

#037 - Low Maintenance Relationships

#036 - Act Yourself Into Right Thinking

#035 - How To Make REAL Change - Celebrating 10 Years of Recovery & Positive Change

#034 - Communication - The Easiest Way to Get What You Need

#033 - Failure is Success

#032 - How to Set Boundaries In Your Relationship - What Are Boundaries?

#031 - Improv to Improve - Simple Steps to Make the Most Out of Adversity and Improve Your Life

#030 - Work Life Balance - Processing Anxiety Around Holidays & Vacations

#029 - Spirituality and Happiness

#028 - How To Cope With Triggers

#027 - Stop Being Weird About Money

#026 - Why Accountability Partners Fail: Spoiler - It’s You, Not Them

#025 - Own Your Trauma

#024 - From Loving The Addict to Loving Myself

#023 - How Addiction Nearly Ruined Our Life

#022 - Stop Saving Your Kids!

#021 - 3 Reasons Your Resolutions Fail

#020 - Manage Post-Holiday Blues

#019 - Story Time: Queso, you taking the kids or not?

#018 - 10 Things I Hate About You

#017 - All or Nothing

#016 - Story Time: When Moms Party

#015 - Merry Stressmas & Happy Holidaze!

#014 - Time Management

#013 - Want a GREAT Relationship? Listen Up.

#012 - Alcohol & The Holidays

#011 - Make Money Living Your Purpose

#010 - Coping With Anxiety

#009 - Ruthless Accountability

#008 - Reset Your Day

#007 - Holiday Bucket List; Make The Most of The Seasons

#006 - Detaching With Love

#005 - Mind Muscles

#004 - Discipline - The Missing Link to Success

#003 - 8 Tips for Productive Fights

#002 - Contentment - Living at Peace

#001 - What Is TWFO?