Till The Wheels Fall Off
Till The Wheels Fall Off (TWFO) podcast is hosted by Matt and Paige Robinson. TWFO focuses primarily on the relationship dynamics between spouses and partners of alcoholics or addicts and ways to best navigate the difficulties of codependent, addicted, unstable, and narcissistic behavior. The program is enjoyable and informative for anyone seeking self-betterment, inspiration, perspective, or direction with themes ranging from boundaries, recovery, marriage, and parenting with tons of humor built in. With over twenty years of experience in codependency recovery, addiction recovery, mental health battles, and navigating life's hurdles, the duo offers a valuable and unique perspective that is both inspiring and relatable.
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Episodes
321 episodes
#321 - Anger Part 3: The Anger You Feel After You’ve Left the Relationship
In Part 3 of our anger series, we talk about the kind of anger that shows up after the relationship ends, when there’s more space, more clarity, and for a lot of people, a brutal realization of what you actually lived through. This is the anger...
#320 - Nobody Warns You About This Part of Recovery - Mindset Monday
In this Mindset Monday, I’m answering a handful of listener questions that all point to the same thing.You can be doing everything right and still feel off.We talk about the loneliness that shows up not just during addiction, but ...
#319 - Paige's Perspective: Turning Guilt Into Growth
In this episode of Paige’s Perspective, we’re talking about the power of change and choices. How many times have you thought, “I’ve messed up. I’ll never change. I’ll never be enough”? Maybe it was after snapping at your kids,...
#318 - Anger Part 2: When Everything’s Finally “Good”
Many partners expect relief when sobriety begins.Instead, they may feel confused, guilty, and angry when everything is finally going well.In this episode, Matt and Paige explore why anger often surfaces months or even years into reco...
#317 - Mindset Monday: “You Knew Who I Was” Is a Cop-Out
So incredibly gracious for your understanding as we navigate the crazy schedules of youth sports and rework some of our older and favorite episodes. You can bet on us being back and better than every with new lessons, episodes, and perspectives...
#316 - Paige's Perspective: The Part of Addiction No One Talks About... The Spouse
In this episode of Paige’s Perspective, Paige goes back to something she rarely shares… her story.Not the polished version. Not the “we made it through” version. The real one.What it was like falling in love at 14, buildi...
#315 - Anger Pt 1: Why You’re So Angry in This Relationship
In part one of our three-part anger series, we are talking about what anger really is when you are living with someone in active addiction, emotional immaturity, or someone who may be sober but still completely unhealed.Too many people h...
#314 - Staying Sober: Mindset Monday Replay
A classic replay for the absolutely insanely busy life we're living right now. I love this episode because it offers inspiration to those that are looking at their current life and a life of sobriety and wondering how it could ever ...
#313 - Paige's Perspective: Let's Talk About Stress
In this episode of Paige’s Perspective, I break down the difference between eustress (productive stress that builds resilience) and unsafe stress (toxic, chronic stress that erodes your health and peace). We’ll explore wh...
#312 - How We “Ruined” Marriages by Giving Women Standards
Some people think our podcast is dangerous because it gives women standards, challenges unhealthy relationships, and forces hard conversations to happen.In this episode, Matt responds to criticism that TWFO “ruins marriages” by making sp...
#311 - Whose Story Is It To Tell?
When addiction, trauma, or abuse shape your life, how much of that story is yours to share? In this raw and thought-provoking episode of Till the Wheels Fall Off, we tackle the controversial question of whether speaking out about your ...
#310 - Why It’s So Hard for Men to Open Up
In this re-released Mindset Monday episode, Matt talks about one of the hardest parts of recovery and relationships: opening up.This one’s for both sides of the table - the person who’s sober but still hiding, and the partner who’s done ...
#309 - Paige’s Perspective: Trauma Explains It. It Does Not Excuse It.
In this week’s Paige’s Perspective, Paige talks about why so many spouses and partners become consumed with trying to understand addiction, trauma, mental health, or someone else’s past while slowly losing themselves in the process.This ...
#308 - Why the Past is Important
Phrases such as "We just need to move forward," "The past is the past, get over it," "Stop bringing up the past" may have a time and place, but not in your relationship post-addiction or after betrayal of any kind. Emotions buried alive never d...
#307 - Why So Many Men Mistake Sex for Connection
In this episode, we’re talking about sex, intimacy, and the way so many men are taught to treat sex like the only way to feel loved, connected, reassured, or validated in a relationship. We’ll discuss why men and women often experience sex diff...
#306 - Let Them Feel (But Don’t Let Them Treat You Like Sh*t)
In this episode of Paige’s Perspective, we’re talking about something a lot of us struggle with… taking on other people’s emotions.When someone we love is upset, it can feel automatic to fix it, manage it, or take responsibility for it. ...
#305 - How to Break Generational Cycles
Breaking free from generational cycles isn't just about addiction—it’s about rewiring everything you were conditioned to believe: how you communicate, how you cope, how you parent, and how you love. In this episode, we dive deep into what it re...
#304 - Paige's Perspective: DARVO
This week on Paige’s Perspective, we’re digging into DARVO—the manipulative pattern people use to avoid accountability by flipping the script and making you question your reality. You’ll learn what DARVO looks like, why it happens, and...
#303 - What It Really Takes to Leave: One Woman’s Story of Strength, Survival, and Starting Over
In this episode, we talk with a guest who opens up about the quiet, painful, and often invisible process of leaving a long-term relationship with someone struggling with addiction. This is not a story of one big moment. It’s about years of inte...
#302 - Why Life Feels Empty After Sobriety (for both people)
A lot of people believe that once the drinking or drugs stop, life will finally start to feel better. But for many people in recovery, the opposite happens at first. The chaos disappears and what’s left can feel like a huge void. No excitement,...
#301 - Paige's Perspective - Survival Mode: When Life Feels Like Too Much
In this episode of Paige’s Perspective, Paige speaks directly to those who feel like they are just surviving each day.If you feel mentally, emotionally, and physically exhausted… if simple decisions feel overwhelming… if you wake up feel...
#300 - The Other Matt: Growing Up With Addiction & Choosing Intentional Living
This week you’re hearing from a different Matt.Not Matt Robinson, but Matt Frates, the editor behind the scenes at Till the Wheels Fall Off.Matt shares his story of growing up as the son of an alcoholic, navigating emotional immat...
#299 Mindset Monday: This Isn’t About Alcohol. It’s About Your Life.
This episode is a direct conversation with the person who’s still drinking, still using, still bargaining, or quietly telling themselves they’re fine while their life feels smaller than it should.It was originally created for spouses to ...
#298 - Paige's Perspective: Recognizing the Patterns That Shape Our Lives
In this episode of Paige’s Perspective, Paige dives into a conversation we don’t have often enough: our own patterns. We spend a lot of time analyzing the behaviors and cycles of others, especially our partners, but rarely pause to exa...