Why We’ve Forgotten How to Feel Alive There was a time when simply being human was enough to make us feel ecstatic. ✨ We felt wonder at sunsets. 🌅 Goosebumps from a song. 🎶 A rush of joy when we helped someone, laughed uncontrollably, or fell in love. 💖 We didn’t need stimulants, screens, or […]
🛡️ Mastering Triggers in Recovery – How to Break Free From the Hidden Forces That Keep You Stuck (Ep. 17)
Triggers are the invisible hands that push you toward relapse. They can hijack your brain chemistry, emotions, and decisions before you notice. In this episode, Matt shows you how to anticipate triggers, outsmart them, and transform them into fuel for freedom—using science, strategy, and spirit. You’ll learn: 🎙️ Matt’s Story: Supplements & Social Triggers Cravings […]
🍸 Why “Alcohol Replacement Therapy” Should Exist (Now More Than Ever)
A Revolutionary Idea Whose Time Has Come… If we can create Opioid Replacement Therapy to save lives from heroin…If we can make Nicotine Replacement Therapy to help smokers quit…Then why — in a society where alcohol kills over 3 million people per year — do we still have nothing that safely replaces alcohol’s effects? Where […]
How the U.S. is Failing People With Addiction — and Why It Must End
Addiction in America is not just a medical crisis. It is a moral crisis. It reveals who we really are as a nation: how we treat the wounded, the vulnerable, and the suffering. And right now, the answer is clear: we are failing them. Every overdose death is a tombstone inscribed not only with a […]
🔥 Breaking the Inflammation–Alcoholism Cycle: How to Heal Your Brain, Body & Spirit
“Addiction is not a choice anybody makes; it’s a response to human suffering.” – Dr. Gabor Maté Most people think alcoholism is only about willpower, genetics, or trauma.But what if one of the biggest hidden drivers of alcohol cravings is something almost nobody talks about? 👉 Chronic inflammation. According to John Umhau, MD, one of […]
