STICK WITH THE WINNERS! –
July 1, 2025 – Matt Thomas is a 30-year music industry veteran with over a decade providing consultancy and support services in mental health, addiction, and conflict resolution. He is co-host of the podcast Empathy For The Devil and co-founder and Chair of the charity Music Support.
Q. If you are in recovery, what was your drug(s) of choice and when is your sobriety date?
A. Alcohol, with a big side of sedatives. But alcohol was my first love. Sobriety date is February 25th 2006. Proud Cottonwood alumni.
Q. What do you like most about 12-step meetings?
A. The sense of belonging, relief, community, and connection.
Q. Do you think addiction is an illness, disease, a choice, or a wicked twist of fate?
A. I believe addiction is a bio-psycho-social-spiritual-cultural-circumstantial condition, that starts off as the best fucking coping mechanism ever, but soon turns into another part of the problem and eventually takes centre stage.
