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An Open Letter to My Children | Sober and Unashamed

I made my kids watch Beautiful Boy, the 2018 Steve Carell and Timothee Chalamet movie about addiction. I also made my kids watch a CNN…

3d ago

An Open Letter to My Children | Sober and Unashamed

3d ago

Dance Like Everybody’s Watching | Sober and Unashamed

Confidence comes from doing the things that require a little liquid courage without the liquid courage.

Jun 11

Dance Like Everybody’s Watching | Sober and Unashamed

Jun 11

Cabbage Overdose | Sober and Unashamed

I cringe at the term, “addictive personality.” My personality is one of the only things not driving my addictions. My neurology and biology…

Jun 4

Cabbage Overdose | Sober and Unashamed

Jun 4

An Evolving Tradition | Sober and Unashamed

It’s hard to see my sins repeated by the generation that comes next.

May 28

An Evolving Tradition | Sober and Unashamed

May 28

Who the f&@% is this guy? | Sober and Unashamed

Most of the active or sober alcoholics who listen to our Untoxicated Podcast or read our Sober and Unashamed blog are referred to our stuff…

May 21

Who the f&@% is this guy? | Sober and Unashamed

May 21

Accumulation | Sober and Unashamed

I listened to a podcast interview of Anne Applebaum, a journalist and historian who has been, for the past 35 years, studying and writing…

May 14

Accumulation | Sober and Unashamed

May 14

Momentum | Sober and Unashamed

If I parallel park my manual transmission Jeep on a hill, I turn the wheel so that one of the front tires is digging into the curb. I was…

May 7

Momentum | Sober and Unashamed

May 7

Numbers | Sober and Unashamed

I went for a walk in socks and sandals.

Apr 30

Numbers | Sober and Unashamed

Apr 30

For the Love of Bubbles and Bacon | Sober and Unashamed

I grew up in the Greek Orthodox tradition where the priests circulated through the pews puffing clouds of incense smoke at the…

Apr 23

For the Love of Bubbles and Bacon | Sober and Unashamed

Apr 23

Selling Out | Sober and Unashamed

When Sheri saw the “For Sale” sign in our front yard as we pulled into the driveway on Saturday afternoon, it choked her up. We’ve been…

Apr 16

Selling Out | Sober and Unashamed

Apr 16

Matt Salis

Matt Salis

I live in Denver, Colorado, with my wife and four kids. I write and speak about addiction and recovery. Please follow my blog at SoberAndUnashamed.com.

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