Gratitude is one of the key elements in my recovery. Everyday I wake up grateful to be alive.

Matthew is from Brooklyn, born & raised, and recently celebrated 14 months sober. His drug of choice was crack cocaine. That drug brought him to his knees and took everything from him. His higher power was a crack pipe. It quite literally beat him down. He had a very unpredictable childhood living with his father, and lots of trauma stemmed from that. It's been a long road working through this all, but I will let Matthew tell his story in this episode... please check it out.