The Party Wreckers
Matt Brown is a practicing full-time addiction interventionist. He sits down with industry guests and discusses various topics surrounding intervention, addiction and mental health. His goal is to entertain, remove the negative stigma that surrounds the conversation around addiction/alcoholism and help as many families as he can find recovery from addiction. If someone you love is struggling with addiction or alcoholism, this is the podcast for you!
Podcasting since 2022 • 63 episodes
The Party Wreckers
Latest Episodes
From Battlefield To Senate: How Harold Hughes Reframed Alcoholism As A Treatable Disease
A single life can bend policy, culture, and the fate of families—and Harold E. Hughes is proof. We share how a farm kid from Depression-era Iowa lost his brother, survived war, and slid into alcohol-fueled chaos before a bathtub plea sparked a ...
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Episode 62
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21:55
Your Kid Called From Jail; Your Wallet Doesn’t Have To
The call comes from jail and your heart drops. Do you race to post bond, or use the moment to steer your loved one toward real help? We walk through a practical, compassionate playbook for families facing addiction: how to turn crisis into leve...
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Episode 61
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41:18
Connection Beats Control: Surrender As The Family’s Turning Point
The hardest truth for families to hear often becomes the most freeing: you can’t fix your loved one’s addiction—and you don’t have to. We sat down with clinical leader Dr. Brian Samford and admissions director Zack Plyler from The Arbor, alongs...
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51:12
Addiction: Choice or Disease?
The addiction debate has divided families for decades: Is it a disease requiring treatment or simply a choice demanding willpower? In this compassionate, straight-talking episode, interventionist Matt Brown cuts through this argument to focus o...
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Episode 59
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33:58
Digital Quicksand: How Screen Addiction Fuels Mental Health Crisis
What happens when the soothing glow of screens becomes a dangerous escape hatch for our children's emotions? In this revealing episode, addiction interventionist Matt Brown tackles the increasingly alarming phenomenon of screen addiction sweepi...
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Episode 58
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20:44