Welcome to today’s show!

WHAT WE’LL LEARN:

• The day after Matt left the Air Force was his sobriety date
• How Matt’s recovery was influenced by his vacation bible camp (it’s not what you think)!
• How Matt’s quest for the soul and finding his purpose helped him become a more spiritual individual
• What does early childhood experiences have to do with one’s recovery
• What were Matt’s research findings about Clinician’s attitudes towards perceptions about Medication Assisted Treatments
• What Matt thinks about “Harm Reduction” and why he feels it should be called “Person- Centered”
• How having “thoughts with yourself” has helped him in his recovery journey-no matter what the religion
• Why Matt feels you need to support the right to fail
• Abstinence Violation Effect-what that means for individuals in recovery

RESOURCES MENTIONED

• Bill Miller Motivational Interviewing
• Dr. Gabor Mate’ Website
• In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts Episode
• Person-Centered Counseling
• Abstinence Violation Effect
• Harm Reduction
• Increase of pain medication in the 90’s/FDA Timeline
• Biography of Joseph Smith and Mormon Philosophy
• Internal Family Systems by Richard Swartz
• The Secret-Book
• Alice Miller-Book 
• Adult Children of Alcoholics/The Red Book
• ACE Quiz
• Matt’s LinkedIn Page

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