Buttrfly Effect podcast

Host Gail Ferguson Jones talks with Matt Salis, author of "soberevolution: Evolve into Sobriety and Recover Your Alcoholic Marriage." Matt and his wife, Sheri, are host of the Untoxicated Podcast, and offer a community of support through their Echoes of Recovery program.

In the first of this two-part episode, Matt describes his descent into alcoholism, his denial of the affects his drinking had on his marriage and children, and his road to sobriety.

In the next episode, Matt's wife, Sheri, will share the challenges of healing a marriage damaged by alcohol abuse.

You can learn more about the Salises' books, podcast and coaching program on their website, SoberandUnashamed.com.

https://soberandunashamed.com/

Host Gail Ferguson Jones is an award-winning journalist, podcaster, speaker and recovery coach.

She offers peer-to-peer coaching, specializing in recovery from codependency, through her Buttrfly Effect Program. Learn more and subscribe to her email newsletter at http://www.buttrflyeffect.com/ or via email at [email protected].

Music for The Buttrfly Effect Podcast, "Inspire Me," by Mixaund at https://www.mixaundbandcamp.com.

Host Gail Ferguson Jones speaks with Sheri Salis, co-host with her husband, Matt, of the Untoxicated Podcast, and co-author of the ebook, "He's Sober. Now What? A Spouse's Guide of Alcoholism Recovery."

Sheri shares her experience of healing a marriage damaged by years of her husband's alcohol abuse, the need to overcome resentments, regain trust and rebuild intimacy.

In Matt Salis's new book, "soberevolution: Evolve into Sobriety and Recover Your Alcoholic Marriage," he tells of his slide into alcoholism and his eventual commitment to sobriety. In the last episode of The Buttrfly Effect Podcast, he spoke of the challenges and triumphs of recovery as a married couple.

The Salises offer support to struggling families through their Echoes of Recovery program.

Information about their books, podcast and support programs is available at www.SoberandUnashamed.com.

Host Gail Ferguson Jones is an award-winning journalist, speaker and peer-to-peer support coach. Her Buttrfly Effect Program specializes in issues of codependency. To learn more or to subscribe to her newsletter, go the www.buttrflyeffect.com, or contact her at [email protected].

Music for The Buttrfly Effect Podcast, "Inspire Me," by Mixaund at https://mixaundbandcamp.com.

Host Gail Ferguson Jones speaks with Drug and Alcohol Counselor Paxton Dickerson, a recovering addict, Detox Specialist and Recovery Coach, about how his substance abuse affected his family and his response, while using, to their concerns. He describes the mindset of those caught in the grips of addiction and their manipulative approach to relationships. Dickerson advises loved ones to seek their own recovery to address their codependency.

Paxton Dickerson, founder of Mechanics of Recovery, speaks at rehab centers, schools, community groups and businesses. He can be reached at [email protected]. To learn more about his program, go to: www.mechanicsofrecovery.com.

Gail Ferguson Jones is a recovering codependent, award-winning journalist, speaker, podcaster and recovery coach. Her Buttrfly Effect program offers peer-to-peer coaching specializing in recovery from codependency. To learn more or to subscribe to her eletter, go to www.buttrflyeffect.com, or contact her at [email protected].

Music for The Buttrfly Effect Podcast, "Inspire Me,'' by Mixaund at https://www.mixaundbandcamp.com

In this episode, Host Gail Ferguson Jones speaks with Kate Duffy, a Recovery Coach, Interventionist and Founder of Tipping Point Recovery, Inc., and Recovery Conversations (TM). Kate shares her personal experience of overcoming substance abuse, and her work with addicts and their loved ones when they land in the hospital emergency room after overdosing. She is currently offering a new 12-week program for helping addicts and their families through the recovery process.

Learn more about Kate Duffy and her work at https://www.tippingpointrecovery.com/ She can be reached at [email protected].

Gail Ferguson Jones is an Award-Winning Journalist, Podcaster, Motivational Speaker and Recovery Coach, specializing in Codependency. She can be reached to discuss peer-to-peer coaching sessions at [email protected]. For more information, go to www.buttrflyeffect.com.

Music used for the Buttrfly Effect Podcast, "Inspire Me," by Mixaund at https://www.mixaund.bandcamp.com/.

Host Gail Ferguson Jones talks with guest Caledonia Curry, a multi-media and portraiture artist also known as Swoon. She is a philanthropist and founder of the Heliotrope Foundation, which includes on its board such luminaries as Music Producer Swizz Beatz. In this episode, Callie shares her story of growing up in a dysfunctional family plagued by addiction, the trauma she suffered as a result, and her healing through recovery. Callie uses art and storytelling in her work with prison inmates to assist in their healing. And she rallies other artists in her social justice and job-creation projects in Haiti, Louisiana and Pennsylvania.

For further information about Swoon and her work, check out the following websites: http://www.heliotropefoundation.org; https://swoonstudio.org; https://www.instagram.com/swoonhq

And Caledonia Curry/ Swoon Studio on You Tube.

The Million Person Project at www.millionpersonproject.org.

Gail Ferguson Jones is an awarding-winning journalist, Podcaster, speaker, recovering codependent and certified recovery coach. Her Buttrfly Effect program offers peer-to-peer coaching, specializing in recovery from codependency. To learn more, subscribe to her newsletter at www.buttrflyeffect.com or contact her at [email protected].

Books referenced in this episode: "In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts," By Gabor Mate; "The Body Keeps The Score," by Bessel van der Kolk; and "Trauma and Recovery," by Judith Lewis Herman.

Music for The Buttrfly Effect Podcast, "Inspire Me," by Mixaund at https://www.mixaundbandcamp.com.