How I started putting my life back together in recovery...
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- This is a quick recovery-based video. I'm talking about some of the tools and processes of recovery I experienced in my quest to have a better life.
I hope this can be helpful 👍
I would like to thank everyone for being out there for me, you help me more than you will ever know friends :)
J.3.16
Instagram link: / mattbrown511
I lost my daughter in 2015 from accidental overdose , I seen you on the show not doing well. I prayed to God I would not hear something like that happened to you. I'm glad your doing well and I love your videos no matter what the topic. Keep up the good work.❤🇨🇦
I'm so sorry for your los friend... it must be so hard; I can't even imagine. thank you for your comment, thank you for your support, and for helping give me strength
@ Tanya Trudzick
😢💔. I also lost a daughter. Not to addiction but I do feel your loss. 🙏
Tanya, I’m sorry 🙏 for your loss. God Bless Love 💖.
Her nails or what I just told you that it's all right that out don't bastard I might be getting f****** old but I can tell you what I think on my mind I don't give a f***
I may have to go back and watch some segments of “that TV show”; my recollection of you is that they portrayed you as being uber patient. I seem to remember times where one of your brothers was being so incredibly annoying and argumentative, and you came across as so unfazed by any of it. I would not have called you “explosive” in any of those times. So really, I need to go back and see if I’m remembering it wrong.
Either way, your attitude is AWESOME and I wish you nothing but happiness, peace, success and joy on this journey and road to recovery that you are on. You’re doing great, and I’m betting that you are helping way more people than you even realize…all while helping yourself. Stay true Matt, many of us are in your corner and praying for you!! All the best!! 👍🤠
I just want to say I admire you for not only recognizing that you needed help, but to keep trying until you found a program and system that worked for you. And now doing the daily work for you to be able to stay sober and have a life. I don't even know if YOU know how much inner strength you possess. You are a warrior, Matt. My ex is a drug addict and when he wasn't doing that, he was drinking. He lied, stole, abused, womanized. He never had the courage to confront his demons. I haven't seen him since 2015 when our youngest daughter was in the hospital, near death... and I had to find him and drive him to see her. He stayed 15 minutes. And we just never heard from him after that. I have zero respect for him. So when I say that I admire you, I'm not just spouting bullsheet😉lol. Take care, Matt. Stay warm, stay safe.
I love how you start straight into your videos. No faffing about!
Dude...you help me sooooo much!!!! Thank you Matt!! You make all the stuff make sense to me. Never had anyone like you explain and teach me the way you do. I'm sorry for all the hurtful things you've had to endure..I appreciate how you've turned it into a blessing for yourself and whoever else will listen. I'm listening. I get excited when I see another visit and teaching from you. I'm 65 and happy..blessed..worn out..weary..totally getting a make over from God..not comfortable..it sounds very contradictive..happy..sad..
yin\yang smashed together..but that's the way it is. I've lost 2 of my 3 children..ouch..#^#^$&$$..to say the least..daughter missing for12 years now..son passed this past May..no closure with either..daughter born 77..son born 73..93 yr old mother had 2 strokes in past yr..not doing well..my husband and my health..not good..ohhh don't you just love this praise report!!! Hey..humor gets me thru it..I've really been pissed at God..but apparently he loves me or I'd be dead for all the cussin I've given him...you don't wanna know..you always say you wanna hear from us..so I believe you..i just got alot to say..I've actually been avoiding writing to you because of my pride..im over it. Well..Matt..we'll call this first meeting "the not fun stuff about me"..I'm done for now..you are a hoot..you're my new grandson..teacher..friend..
spiritual brother..WOW!!
You sound like me I’m only 48 hahaha
FYI, we care about you too Matt!!! May God continue to bless you and yours, keeping you safe and secure, always!!!
Matt Willo here from Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪🍀 I follow you since you first start putting things up on UA-cam and it's a long way from where you were to me where I am in Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪🍀 I know what it means to be Addicted to drugs and alcohol I was a drug addict for 15 years and I am clean ever since it's the worst thing in the world to go you feel sick sweaty, diarrhoea pains all over your legs if you are on heroin you are in for a tough time to get clean but my friend MATT BROWN seems to be doing a great job I say a small prayer for you every Matt hope you're still Sober MATE, GOOD LUCK IN EVERYTHING YOU DO if only other people seeing it the way you seen it it's unreal to live with but we need that
Hi Matt. I turned 40 on Jan 6th this year. I've been addicted to heroin and fentynl for 21 years and pills for about a year before that. 25 times in rehab, 10+ times on suboxone-, 7 times on methadone....it's not for lack of trying...it was for lack of wanting that I kept failing. Homeless over and over, miserable, and self Sabatoging- I kept hitting myself even tho I was just trying not to feel. What you said about problems in your life and alc and drugs being the solution- that is the truth. It took me a long time to figure that out. Begining with being molested from ages 4-6 and onward I just never learned to deal with anything.
Anyways- thank you for the great video. I'm really proud of you brother! I'm 6 days clean today!
I must say, as an ongoing recovery addiction, it is good to see that you are recovering and doing well. Acknowledging that you have a problem and need help is always a step toward recovering. Don't ever give up. You have my prayers and support, Matt.
Matt, I recently found the Alaskan Bush people show. I've been bingeing it. LOL. I've been concerned about you, after the last episode that you were in. I could tell you were really struggling. And I just found you on UA-cam this evening. I know this video is a few years old, but I'm just so happy to see you doing well. I'm so impressed with the things you are sharing. You make a difference in this world. Sending love your way!
Hi Matt.. I have "used" to try and numb pain from past trauma. I didn't drink a lot.,but when I did drink ( it was to get drunk) luckily I never got addicted and could walk away from that life. In therapy I learned that I was the type of person who stuffs emotions down..then she shook a soda can ,and opened it..so she explained that ..this is eventually what will happen with the emotions..if I didn't learn to channel it. I have learned (I journal, self care,and meditation) as far as the drugs..im not addicted, but I will admit..I cannot be around them..cause obviously I would be tempted to take them..so I stay away. I think ur videos are great..it shows ppl they are not alone..and shouldn't be ashamed..they should be proud that they are surviving.. take care. :)
My mom has been controlled by addiction for a few years now. I’ve done everything I can do to help her and help raise my younger siblings. Can’t help but feel like she’s chosen addiction over us. Don’t even know where she’s been the last couple months ,it’s truly sad 😥 I hope you keep doing good, prayers for you on your journey😊
Everyday is a struggle, I've learned to take it one day at a time, and believe me, I was the worst of the worst as an addict I was like a pig at the troff, what was my drug of choice?? Well what have you got? That was my thinking, after 20 years of partying, I never thought I'd get clean, it's been 11 months, and it's videos of inspiration like this that keep me going.. keep up the good work Matt, you're a good dude, I enjoy watching your videos brother 👍
We sound a lot alike friend, thank you! keep on going! I will too👊
@@iamtheroadwanderer and Johnny Well said. I've found myself having to take it one minute at a time along with a day at a time. Honestly I've had to take it a minute at a time a lot more at first. Its been 15 years and I still fight this crap day to day sometimes. I will say just like I've been told it does get easier. Instead of running out to get what I'm obsessing I now can shut whatever is triggering it off. Day by day minute by minute we got this.
Hi Matt. I am so proud of people like you. People who addmits mistakes, addictions, people who can say "Im sorry", who can give the soul to other people. The other souls see that, and all of them, give that love and help back. God will always support you. Take care and thank you, man.
My ex husband was an alcoholic and a very abusive one at that. We have an autistic child and it was a bad situation for him so he and I left in Sept 2020 and I've been on my own kind of recovery journey. Alot of what you talked about kinda helped me understand him better but also helps me as to how to help the autistic son of mine. Thank you for all you do and all the adventures you take us on. Love and hugs Arkansas
Thank you SO much for doing this video. I'm an alcoholic, have been since my teens and it took a drunken suicide attempt that messed my adult daughter up pretty bad to get me to see the big picture so I made her a promise that I would never drink again. It meant a lot to her because if I had succeeded that night, my 3yr old granddaughter would've found me, so now when I want to drink, I remember my promise. However, my brother died a few months back and I would be lying if I said I didn't think about it. I was craving booze SO hard. I just wanted all of it to go away and just like you said, they told you that you ran to alcohol & drugs to "escape" and that couldn't be more true. In may, I will be 7 years sober and I still fight it but my grandbabies mean more to me than a bottle does. It does help to have something to remind me of my promise but I still fight the urges and when they come, I remind myself when I sober up, the issue will still be there. Your upbringing was defs the beginning of your fight. Mine was also but in different ways. That "show" only added more stones to your backpack of crap to carry around & everyone keeps saying they want you back with the pack but I,honestly, think you're better away from it all. Those reasons will still be there. Tomorrow never comes for us so we have to be mindful of the path we walk daily.I was taught 'rational emotive therapy" and it really helped me process my feelings better. Much love & many blessings & as always,watching the ads just for you.Never give up!🥰
Excellent Matt. My brother was a recovered alcoholic who eventually became a minister and ended up counseling alcoholics and drug addicts at the very center that he found his recovery. He made three attempts before he was successful so it sounds like you two could definitely relate.
Wow that is so awesome friend 👍 that reminds me of some of the counselors at my recovery sinters, they did the same thing, they got sober and clean, and a few years latter got jobs as counselors at the same place they started :) that's a big part of why I do this now. they say if we want to keep it, we have to give it away. thank you for your comment 👊
Yes Matt you would make an amazing peer counselor!!
You are a good man
I’ve had issues with drugs And mental issues you’re a good man mate keep your chin up I’m just out I’m in England UK Blackpool
@@iamtheroadwanderer Us addicts have knowledge that is very powerful. My cousin Earl did the same thing. I could be one as well....unfortunately I like the woods and being by myself better. But I can say I'm proud of you for putting forth a great deal of effort to become sober and spread the knowledge we've learned on these tough roads. Take care my friend.
Hi Matt your videos are really inspiring I love listening to you talk about getting back on track, my ex son in law passed away in August he was an alcoholic for years the reason he drank was to shut out the memories of his childhood his parents left him and his two brothers in hands of babysitters who mentally abused them while they go out drinking, he was troubled by these memories and would not seek help because he was scared that if he became sober these demons would come back.my daughter tried to help him but it was impossible in the end he left her. she has had be strong for the sake of their two sons a couple of years ago he was living on the street and begging and it was heartbreaking all his family were there to help but he refused ,then last summer he got himself a home and was going to try and get better but it was to late for him he passed away in August aged 43 and leaving two sons behind we were all devastated my only wish was that he would seek help and he didn’t. I admire you for going to rehab and getting better and your life back on track well done matt and thanks for sharing this video 🤗♥️
Oh I'm so sorry to read this Nova 💔 Thank you so much for sharing this, I had no idea this happened to you and your family. It's must have been so heart-breaking for all of you... I hope your daughter and your grandsons have found a way to somehow deal with this terrible situation and tragic loss and you as well of course... I'm sure it must make you so happy to see Matt doing so well. I really appreciate getting to know more background stories of all of us ❤ Big hug to you 🤗
Hi Nova, I'm so sorry to hear this... it is so hard to see people in such trouble and be powerless to help them, I'm going thru that right now with one of my family members, and it has really been hard to think about much else, he's in a bad relationship, and I've been so worried about him... I'm having to realize again, I don't have the power to change it, or even help him... thank you for sharing, and for being there my friend. I apologize for just now getting back to you
@@iamtheroadwanderer hi Matt thank you for getting back to me I know you are busy getting on with your own life, I hope it all gets better for whoever it is that’s having problems right now he must know you are there for him it’s hard not to worry about them. 😔Take care Matt 🤗❤️✌🏼
I love what you're doing Matt. I'm not an alcoholic but your talks are inspiring for just every day life. I came across your channel a couple days ago and have been pulled in. I love my solitude at my cabin with my dog and finally realized that it is okay and to do what makes you/me happy and quit trying to live by everybody else's rules and expectations. God Bless and keep exploring 🙏 ❤
I love your way of speaking and explaining things Matt💗🌟. You are a great teacher. Your story and testimony you just gave would be a great book to help others that are suffering addiction and alcoholism. The fact that you've lived it helps us other alcoholics/addicts to listen to your words said bc you've been there, just as we have, so you know "the real" of it all. I'd buy your book! For sure.
Your words said help guide the ones that dont know how to go about making that move into going sober🌟💯.
Thank you for making this video, I will share w/fam members that are in need of surrendering.
I personally didn't surrender so I ended up gettin hit and ran over twice by a truck, 5 and a half yrs ago. I can only be thankful for that day the truck hit and ran over me, bc that was the day the Lord rescued me from my severe alcoholism, and from drug use as well. With all the what could have been fatal injuries, I have not a single pin in my body and I have a chance to walk again. All glory to God! This is how merciful our God in Heaven is🙌. I am a living miracle by the grace of God🙌. I pray🙏✝️ that one day I will be a walking miracle. Although I am paralyzed, I walk w/the Lord.
And yes, when I woke up from coma after accident 5 and half yrs ago, I surrendered, and am happy to say I've been clean and sober ever since. I dont want to lose ever again in life, so I make sure to STAY CLEAN AND SOBER 100%, always and everytime.
Hope you dont mind my extra long comment. This topic is such a very important topic, sobriety💗🌟💯 Thank you for bringing attention to it Matt.
Lets all pls pray for all those that still suffer out there🙏✝️.
God bless✨️
What’s up matt we all need brothers and sisters in Christ to encourage and strengthen one another to be able to truly defeat the enemy’s tactics of the spirit of addiction … 2 years clean now all Glory to God love ya bro 😁❤️☝️🙌💪
Matt you went thew all of your addiction so you could help people now your so thoughtful in relaying your thoughts to others
God bless you son for you are doing the work of our Lord
Jesus is proud of you.
Matt, I have always had a soft spot in my heart for you, as a mother figure now. And have always prayed for you because I recognized that you were struggling. The Lord Almighty will continue to keep, guide, strengthen and uphold you 🙏🏾❤️ God Bless You. Keep doing what you are doing and you will get there.
keep doing what you are doing Matt, you are such an inspiration to people who are still struggling with addiction, and also those who are recovering.Thank you for doing these videos!
Hi matt just started watching youtube great videos stay strong ill keep watching
Thanks friend :)
I'm not an addict. I don't understand that mentality. I have never liked the feeling of a lighter head. However, my dad is. It was always just him and I. My whole life, I've watched him wage a war with an addiction. I find myself looking for these videos to help better understand him. Although he has never seeked help. Your Ted talk or rather Matt talk was really insightful, and informative to the recovery process, and I love the backpack metaphor. I really think these videos will help others. Thanks for sharing.
I'm so impressed!! I'll have to view this video again. 🙂
I think these kinds of videos can and will help many with addictions.
Hey Matt!! First of all I’m so proud of you. My husband is also a recovered alcoholic and drug addict of 12 years. Keep strong friend. Always remember your an awesome person that is worth the fight. God bless you ✝️✝️✝️
You have a calling Matt! Bless you
Amen.
Hi Matt 🙋♀️ Another wonderful recovery based video 🤗🙏 As always, I can identify and have been though so much you've shared. I'll be honest and say I didn't find rehab very helpful or life changing for me. I knew I needed to stop drinking (or I wouldn't be making this comment now 😓). The rehab I attended was not as in depth as Betty Ford and seemed to me like a quick fix program 🤷♀️ I've mentioned this to you before, I've learned more from your experience, advice and examples than I EVER did in rehab. It's only when I found a wonderful counselor that I understood MY reasons for drinking. I get what you mean by childhood trauma 👍 I had an unhappy childhood (from the outside looking in, most people thought I had it all 🤷♀️)! My councilor took me back there, to the traumas that I honestly didn't think had affected me SO MUCH! Alcoholic became a way to forget and numb the pain I was feeling. It became my CRUTCH in life for many years 😓 I went from drinking in public to drinking ALONE at home, it was my secret 🤫 Eventually it wasn't helping numb the pain or forget and I NEEDED alcohol just to get through the day. My life had spiraled out of control 😞
It's taken me a while to process your analogy of the backpack of rocks 🪨🎒🧐🤔, NOW I GET IT :) I took out a HUGE rock which has been in my backpack ALL MY LIFE. I won't go into details here, however my life feels SO MUCH BETTER having removed it and I'm proud I did it ☺️
I spent most of my life being "a people pleaser" and I resented that for so long 😠 You're so right about people annoying you and getting mad, when we don't know what their going through! I also know now that some people out there are "jerks" so this is where setting boundaries comes in. I'm trying Rational Emotive Therapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Both I find difficult at times, however I'm sure with practice it will get easier :) I will no longer be a door mat or people pleaser. It's a little tricky for me giving an honest opinion though 🤔🙄 I hate to hurt other people's feelings, however I'm sure (when nicely put) they would appreciate my honest opinion!
TOMORROW NEVER COMES, I was scoring A's (with that) in putting things off 😆 The time is NOW!
Your recovery videos have helped me understand that Addiction and recovery involve multiple levels (brain function etc.) As you've said many times we can be counting the hours, minutes and seconds. Whatever gets us through the tough times and triggers. Thanks you Matt for showing me the road/path to follow 🛣️ Today I'm feeling hopeful, I'm not going to think about tomorrow 🙏
Take care Matt ✌️ 👊 👋
Your friend
Yvonne
🍀🐑🙏🤗👍 J.3.16
@@nerdswithcats7312 Hi Angie, It's awful being a people pleaser! But we can change that by setting boundaries (as Matt said). I've often felt like I was being pulled in so many directions at once, just to make other people happy 🤦♀️😱🙈 I WASN'T happy and that's something I desperately needed. For me, if someone is asking too much from me I just say that I've a lot on at the moment and maybe someone else could help. That's just one idea you might find useful. "You can't be all things to everyone" a saying I quite like and am trying to live by. Hope all is well with you in your recovery 🙏 You're part of a wonderful community here and we help eachother out when we can. Take care 👋🤗👍
Hi Yvonne, 👋 Thank you so much for your comment and your share, you are very good at relating and sharing your story of your journey and it is so touching to hear from you :) people pleasing was the quicksand that held me the longest, wanting to make everyone happy, I sacrificed my own happiness and gave away my personal power of choice and freedom. the way you talk about your experiences and personal growth reinforces my courage and desire to continue to share the tools I use to grow as well :) also I think it's so neat the way you referred to the rocks in the backpack, that's exactly how it was told to me :) I'm so happy you have such a good relationship with yourself and a strong desire to continue to grow, and I'm sure people can benefit from your share :) thank you friend :)
J.3.16 👊
Hi Yvonne, it's palmetto preservationist! I too have just tried to reply and it didn't post for some reason lol. I am also a people pleaser. It's just been within the last few years where I started to put a stop to it. However bad habits died hard. With a lot of therapy I began to have the tools necessary to teach people how to treat me. Someone once said "be careful what you tolerate, you are teaching people how to treat you" truer words have never been spoken 😂! Sometimes I feel the "people pleaser" tendencies creeping back up, and it's hard to put a stop to it. I finally had to learn my worth and know that I deserve to be treated nicely, and respected too. I've gotten so much better at everything (now in my late 30s) and now I believe in myself and my abilities more. Life is hard sometimes and it's a constant journey, sometimes you have to relearn something's. Anyways, I hope that made sense and I hope I didn't go on too much of a tangent! 🤗🤗🤗
My addition is cigarettes! I hate them! Matt you would make a great daddy. Thanks Matt for sharing your Journey.
Im right there with you on the cigarettes
I think your simple examples when you speak can help a lot of people. You're doing very well. God Bless. 😁👋💖
Good for you, one day at a time. You did the best thing possible to better your future, none of us are perfect we all make mistakes it's part of life and part of learning I have been clean 7 years myself the reason for my addiction was a coping mechanism lost both my parents to cancer before turning 21. Keep your head up and anything negative out of your life. Life is too short for anything but happiness and your a intelligent young man also be mindful who you surround yourself with 💪👊
HI MATT **jumps around waving**!! Everything you said resonates with me! I have struggled with anxiety and depression for what feels like my whole life. I know it's not the same as addiction but all the tools you use are the same tools I have tried to apply to my life over the many years. It is just now, at 38, where I have REALLY begun to treat myself differently and think rationally about things in my life. I see the small wins daily, although I still struggle with negative thoughts and stuff like that from time to time too. One thing that greatly helps me is knowing im not alone in life, that we all have our "stuff". This is why I really appreciate you and your videos. It gives me a breath to know I'm not out there in the ocean of life alone, and there are others out there willing to share their struggles and their tools for mental recovery. Anyways, I hope that made sense. I know what I said probably wasn't very deep, and my comment might get lost in the sea of comments 😂 lol! God bless you Matt! I want the best for you, and you are doing amazing -Lisa! ✝️✝️✝️
YOU ROCK MATT! I tell ya when I watched the show I thought this guy is amazing I know you were addicted but still you were worth watching every min. I had a feeling you would get back on your feet some day just didn't know when. I also wished to see you again some day feeling yourself and NOT feeling all over the place. I truly do hope you have found some way to connect back to your family and I hope you got to say good by to your dad. I wished that time with him if you had it was healing for ALL of you. I have never had addictions but when I watch you I can feel your truth coming out and try to put myself in your shoes so that maybe one day when I run into someone like you or even you I can understand your journey. The steps you take in your thought process and openly share with all of us are super enlightening. There are FEW ppl I watch on UA-cam but you are one of them. Keep going and like you said give ppl that leeway so you can figure out if they really had an emergency after they steeped on your foot. I will leave you with this my friend... A JOKE. (((Why are kings always one foot tall? Because they are rulers.))) he he he :) With love and respect a Michigan Mother
Thank you Matt for being so awesome and for getting Clean. Your a great inspiration for so many people. And if no one has told you today I care about you. I don't BS nobody. I'm so happy that you found UA-cam and that I found you I was always wondering what happened to you on the show Now I know. Thank you for sharing your life Matt 🙏
Wow! I have watched and rewatched this amazing post! I can't tell you how much this post has helped me and made me understand my childhood trauma and related issues which has recently reared its ugly head. When I opened up about my issues my now passed dad wrote in his last letter to me that bad things should be shelved and I was making everyone around me miserable! Problem is things keep falling off the shelf and now after 40 years of suffering I have distanced myself from all and family and I feel i much lightened and positive for the first time. One of thous gravel stones was living up to expectations! Now I can move forward xx Thankyou and God bless you Matt xx
Hey matt
I’ve recently fallen from my 20yr clean and I’ve returned to having a monkey for a rucksack I’ve just binge watched your uploads and thank you for sharing I’m so happy I’ve found you as a channel I think you’ve found your calling I shall be keeping an eager eye out watching you rise I can’t Wait to witness your success
Thank you for your shar Rob. And thank you for your words of confidence friend 👍 The monkeys off my back, though the cercus is still in town. It helps me to be able to shar my experiences with people, and what I've learned, and to have people shar back. 20 years is a long time. I think you must be very strong friend 💪 I believe in you Rob 👊
Hey Matt. I'm going on 5 years clean and sober. Congratulations on your recovery Matt. I know how hard it can be. I know your struggle. Turning it all around and helping others is amazing. Stay humble.my friend and keep the momentum. You are worth it.
Congratulations on five years friend 👏 Being able to shear the tools and my experience is a big part of my personal success in sobriety, being of service and having a commitment :) thank you also for the humble comment, that's the biggest thing I work on, in all my recovery trips that's the one thing all my counselors told me I had to have, it's still a work in progress lol :)
@@iamtheroadwanderer Love you brother. Always a friend
Love the channel. The video you put up about using the flints out of old lighters for your Zippo was awesome. Been harvesting flints out of Bics ever since. Lol!
There is no doubt you are helping people who are struggling Matt..you are a good soul.
Hello Friend, I had no idea what you had been through in life. I didn't know there had been 3 rehabilitations. I am full of admiration for you. When you explain everything, how you came to the point of "I really need help" admitting the problems and what you went through from the very beginning and how Betty Ford and yourself really turned life around for the better. It sounded hard coming to terms with problems you didn't know there were and then addressing them to find your personal treatment. I hope you feel proud, you've been through so much and have come out the other side with such determination. Well done Matt you are doing amazing. NEVER FORGET THAT. Best wishes always
I hope you do more recovery videos this really helped me. I had to do it by myself after running to Michigan to hide from a monster 😭. I still feel like an empty vessel , a ghost ship sailing through life.
I lost my daughter October 28th 2022 she went to rehab several times it was very unexpected as she was doing so well for about a month she overdosed on heroin, and some kind of animal tranquilizer that she didn’t know was laced in with it she left behind her little boy who is no one. She passed away just after his birthday. I’m so happy for you are doing so well.
Just stopping in to say hello and Goodnight Matt😊
-Lee
👋 sleep well friend :)zzzz
Hello 👋 Matt from Roswell New Mexico 🙋🏼♀️ I enjoyed watching you on Alaskan Bush People 😀 I'm so proud of you and the recovery you have made. Hope you have a blessed year🥰🙏🏻😇
What I've always been amazed at since you've started sharing your recovery-based videos is how much I can relate to what you're talking about without being an alcoholic or addict myself... I'm sitting here, listening to you and thinking "yes, yes, yes"... It's so interesting what you're sharing about the process of your rehab and the steps you went through at Betty Ford and I can totally see you were an "A-student" in your rehabs before and why! I loved the part where you spoke about recovery-based psychology and that it actually consists of tools and approaches that are taken from other psychological areas. I had to learn about some of these tools from various areas too to see which ones work when for me, so we're using some of the same tools for overcoming different problems 🙂👍I think psychology is absolutely fascinating and I can totally relate to your "boot in front of your bed project" lol 😁I also need rational and clear proof that something works in cases like that because it reassures my brain that what I'm trying to achieve REALLY works 😆 I've never made my own experiment though, this can be such a helpful and fun idea 🧐
I was so surprised when I heard you saying that you thought alcohol was your solution and I started thinking about what my solution was. I think my solution always was trying to be strong and to do what I thought was expected from me. By trying so hard to ignore my inner voice and feelings or needs, I made it worse and worse though. Maybe it was some kind of unconcious protection mechanism too, I don't know to be honest. Like you said it for yourself, I also kept picking up more and more gravel along my way until I collapsed under the weight of my backpack. This happened for the first time when I was 16. I had no idea what was happening and I felt like I was trapped in some kind of nightmare where I couldn't wake up from. What happened was that my solution of ignoring what should be faced backfired eventually and clearly turned into my massive problem. So almost like you explained what happened to you I guess. Alcohol was not the solution, it was the problem and it took time for you too to truly understand it, accept it and seriously face it too if I got that right.
Selective hearing, selective feeling is SUCH a big and important point from my point of view in this process and probably also in general. Finally truly listening, seeing and understanding that I was the one who had to do the work to fix my problem by facing the painful issues that caused it in the first place, was a major step to processing painful events of the past for me. I'm thinking of your friend from the store in Loomis as well now. From what I understood his words eventually TRULY got through to you when you were ready for them even though I'm sure so many people must have tried to help you with their own words in their very individual way before as well...
You said in your first individual sessions at Betty Ford which focused on your childhood you learned to understand the situations/people of your past. Do you also feel you got over these situations that caused you pain by now or do you feel there are things you will never truly get over? I personally have the feeling that I can accept and understand them, I believe I will probably never fully get over them though... What I found for myself in the past is that what you explained as "rigorous truth" works really well for me. I need to hear the rigorous truth and I need to be able to share my own truth with a person as well. I wear my heart on my sleeve anyway so you can see on my face how I'm doing. I know by now that I will always be sensitive and a deep thinker, I also know though that I'm always an optimist who's loving life despite all the challenges and I believe this way of thinking probably has helped me often in the past to balance out my emotions ☺🙏I would love to understand better if fundamental optimism and love of life is also something that always keeps you going as well or what do you feel it is that is your "engine and fuel" every day to never give up and never surrender 🤔?
Sometimes I have the feeling I sound as if I'm complimenting you all the time in my comments. What these compliments really are though is the feeling of deeply understanding you or of having the feeling of being truly understood by you from afar and not alone.
I hope you're making good progress with all your paper work 👊📝and thank you for caring about me Matt, I care about you too. Good night from here, your friend, Silke 🤗
Thanks for sharing 👍
Matt I am so proud of you for getting SOBER. I will be sober 2 years in August. God Bless you and keep up the great job. Love you
Well said, Matt. You're helping thousands of people! God and Jesus bless you.
I will never forget the lessons you teach us in this. I have this video saved now for whenever I need it. I only watched it last night and immediately started to think and be honest with myself. I also adjusted the way I think about empathy. Thank you Matt you help more than anyone ever has with the lessons and the way you explain things. Love the mountain hikes and the log cabin just enjoying those episodes today! As always thank you friend, stay safe always and enjoy your day! ✌️
Thank you for sharing these words. Helpful for me and others 🙏🍀
Hi Matt
We care about you too. I always listen to what you say and take on board and use it in different scenarios at work especially.
Like think about things before you hit the send button etc
Same as if someone is nasty or did something to upset me.
Just take the time and follow your steps.
Your a very kind person and have achieved so much.
Thanks for sharing dearest Matt
From Michelle in Melbourne Australia x
Thank you Matt. You help me more than you will ever know..!!🙏🙏💙🙏🙏
Hi Matt! Glad to see you. It’s been a while. My addiction was cigarettes! I ended up in the hospital struggling to breath after smoking for almost 40 years! At that time they thought I had lung disease. Later on it was confirmed. I quit the day I went in and it’s been 15 years that I’ve been clean. The first year for me was the hardest. I kept it in the back of my mind that if I picked up just one I would never stop again. I have lost friends in my life due to addition. One was an alcoholic the other heroin. Both of them were not emotionally strong enough to stop. Stay on your journey. Ask for forgiveness. Put on the armor Of God everyday. And most of all learn to Love yourself and want more. Your on the right path! Stay away from those who use! God Bless and good luck!
Dear Matt
I use to watch you in your younger year's when you where on the family show. I cried 😢 when you where no longer on the show. It broke 💔 my heart for you. I totally understand a lot of your issues. I know there are other issues that are more private. I just want to give you a great big hug! You are truly an amazing man. Your parents and loved ones will be so proud of you. I know I am extremely proud of you Matt. Thank you so much for sharing your life with us. Keep up the great work your doing. God Bless and love
from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦
I love the honesty and the way you hold yourself accountable for your addiction! You have a great mentality towards your life! It's the only way. That's how I view my recovery 👍 and I'm doing awesome
Thanks friend, accountability rigorous honesty and staying in the moment, are a large part of my success :) I'm so glad to hear your recovery is awesome! it sure is a better way to live 👊
That was an awesome explanation of how the things that we carry around with us for life affect us, and what we can do to deal with them. These are useful whether we have substance abuse problems or not. I watch all of your videos and I found this one that I had missed. I am glad that you are doing so well and I love everything that you put out. Your honesty is very refreshing. God and Jesus bless you too.
Matt , know that you doing this , is going to help so many ! I lost my sister to her addiction , and it was one of the hardest things I’ve ever went thru ! You opening up like this is helping me understand so much …You truly are an inspiration love, may god continue to bless you and guild you on your journey :)
Hey Matt I’m glad to hear you’re doing better. I’m 7 years sober from H, so I know your struggle, I’ve started having seizures after getting sober and they have been getting worse so I fight the battle every day well I just wanted congratulate you on your recovery
Matt , Thank you , putting out to strangers your biggest vulnerabilities is so hard . I don’t know the situation between you and your family the now but I hope you can all find peace and love and hopefully spend time together . Your mum especialy will be missing you.
Congratulations Matt. I’m so happy to hear you are well. Whatever your path to recovery is it’s valid. Trauma is the gateway to addiction. It takes a lot of work to change.
Thank you so much for your honesty!! I wish my son had someone like you in his life. Unfortunately he lost his battle of addiction 3 years ago. He was 25 years old. He actually finally went into rehab & did great. Once he got out he didn’t have a buddy system or anything. He passed away 3 weeks after getting out. God bless you!! Keep being an inspiration ♥️
This is an Excellent Video Matt. Thank you for sharing - your story is beyond helpful and one can glean much from it. God Bless You and Keep You As you travel through your journey. I Care About You Too. 🙏❤️👍
Keep on truckin Matt. I met my husband and start dating him at 16 . We got married and we're in each other's lives including your divorce for 44 years . He died 5 years ago of alcohol poisoning . He was so big and so strong , but I told him he was dying and he did 😇🙏💜
Thank you Matt, for being so open and honest. This helps SO many people. We love you.
Thanks for the interesting video and for sharing your Story and experiences.
🚩🚩🚩,,SO PROUD OF YOU MATT💪 YOUR EYES ARE BEING OPENED BUT UNTIL "YOU" WANT TO STOP ..IT JUST WONT WORK..BUT YOU GOT THIS..IVE BEEN CLEAN FOR OVER 15YRS BUT THE 2 KEYS TO OVER COMMING ADDICTION..#1.. BELIEVE IN A HIGHER POWER ..#2 YOU MUST GET RID OF ALL THE NEGATIVE PEOPLE OUT OF YOUR LIFE AND EVERYTHING ELSE WILL FALL INTO PLACE 🙏
So applicable to many facets of our lives as we all interact and relate with people. Even without drug or alcohol addiction I can put your message to work in my relationships. Thank you Matt !
I'm so proud of you Matt i think if you would make more videos ill love to watch them (GOD IS GOOD)
#teammatt You can see the personal growth in every video that you share. We're rooting for you with every new adventure or personal share from your life. We care about your success in life also.
I'm so happy for you Matt that you chose to get sober💜Watched your show from the beginning could see the pain in your eyes and wished there was a way to let you know you were not alone💜God Bless you sweetie Stay Strong So proud of you🕊🙏💜
Hey Matt, Glad you are getting your life together bud! Your a good man, wish you were on the east coast we could go fishing and hunting together! Anyways good luck to you!
Iv been clean apart from a bit of weed 18yrs now,started binge watching season 1,love the show and wss sad to hear your on your own,after my dad suisided and getting mixed up in drunks my family wiped me,it hurts but i gotta make the best of things and i have,
That’s good you are doing it on UA-cam as well. Good topic thanks for sharing. Have a great day.
I just moved in the sober living fighting the fight stay up brother! Congratulations on your surprise
your story is powerful and will help others
I care about you. Bless us all. Word of wisdom Matt, Ty.
Great information. You don’t have to be an addict to have unhealthy thought patterns. Keep up the good work.
Proud of you matt. You are awesome
Long time fan & recoveing addict..keep it up
Hey Matt ! I'm glad your working through everything, sure takes alot of mental strength to keep yourself clean ! You have the knowledge to help others. I wish you the best 2022
It takes a strong person to admit they need help and get help.keep going you are stronger than you know.xxx
Great job 👍 on your video, thank you for sharing and caring 🙏 God bless you 🙏😊
Very helpful. I recently started overeaters anonymous and it follows the 12 aa steps. In a compulsive overeater. It is affecting my health, happiness, and mental health.
Yes very productive for many reasons. I care about you too ! Thankyou 😊
I'm so glad 😊 you are working on a better understanding of how to help yourself. You're brilliant in doing all you can.
Thank you so much, friend. I work hard on living my best life. :) I hope you and yours are doing well. 👍
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us Matt. Could listen to you talk for hours. You explain addiction in a way I can really relate to. So proud of how far you’ve come. I hope you remember to be proud of yourself to. We can’t change our pasts but we can change our futures. Respect to you brother 🙏❤️ x
I care about you too Matt... God and Jesus bless you too... ((HUGS)) 💙🙏
Hi Matt - loved your video. I hope this finds you well and your having a wonderful day.
Thank you for sharing your journey and some of knowledge your picking up along the way.
This is your ministry for those like my nephew who recently moved in with us. He needed this. His dad drowned July 1st 2020. Which was my youngest brother. He was partying with friends on the lake while boating for the 4th. Ten months later my mom passed away. She was heart broken she lost her baby.
Cory is growing by leaps and bounds in his relationship with Jesus.
Thank you so much for sharing today. Your thoughts on trying to see things from someone else’s viewpoint helps me think about how I perceive other people in certain circumstances. I needed to hear that. God bless 👍🏻💖👵🏻
Thank you Matt for sharing this video with us. It contains a lot of useful knowledge. I look forward to many more of your videos. Take care. Blessings to you.
Good luck Matt. Allow me to pray for you.
Very nice session. I support your sharing. I think it’s good for you, and you’re helping others. You have a way with expressing yourself quite well, where others can visualize and relate. Keep it up as long as it serves you well Matt. Looking forward to more.
Its good to see you on UA-cam, I enjoy watching you on your everyday life. I watched you and your family on TV for a long time, Thank you for sharing your life with us matt, Im looking forward for the next video, 💜
I can relate so much with you Matt.thankyou so much for the Video.I really need help and think that alcohol helps it.but your so rite.it’s the 1000 problems I have lead me to to alcohol.makes so much sense.thanks so much for the help.really need more of this in my life as I don’t have the luxury of a retreat.
I understand friend, I know you can do it, it's hard though we are all worth it :) never give up, never surrender 👊
@@iamtheroadwanderer can’t believe I got a reply from the Matt brown lol.thanks so much.thankyou for all your videos I could watch all day.glad to see your in a better place.and you keep up the good work.:))
Thanks for making recover based videos accessible is these times 💚
Hi Matt, I know you are dealing with the one year anniversary of your father's passing and may just need some space. Just don't forget there are people who care about you, pray for you and hope for nothing but the best for you and wait anxiously as you give us another peek into your world. I'm watching the episode of that show where you did a solo hunt and it got me to thinking about all the moments that made you laugh or give us a,"HU_HAAAA" that we all love so much so I wanted to share something I was taught to do,something tangible to break out on difficult days. A list of things that have made you laugh/smile or hu-haa, as you did when you got the deer. Keep your list on the positives and when you find a bad mentality creeping in, break out your list, read it, add to it, whatever helps. I have a few to get you started,if you like.....Kenny and the dump, successful solo hunt, sobriety, having nieces & nephews-even if you cannot see them yet, your friends that are helping you maintain a positive life on your own terms, the franken-fridge....I could not stop laughing,as usual, when you are with Kenny but the root cellar was amazing! Especially the fern seed dance in your socks. You can even make 2 lists. One for things that made you smile/laugh and one of your positive accomplishments and there are MANY! Much love & many blessings,always!😜🥰🤟
Very good video Matt. I have had several family members who were addicts over my life, and you just explained in 20 min what has been behind their behaviors that I noticed changed after their start of recovery. I have to say, that what I have observed through your lens on your life over the last few months, vs what I used to see before your visit to Betty Ford is very heartening. You've come a long way, and all I can say is keep it up. The rest will eventually iron itself out. Your doing well.