The Party Wreckers: Addiction Intervention for Families
The Party Wreckers is the weekly podcast for families navigating a loved one's addiction.
Hosted by Matt Brown — a Certified Intervention Professional with 23 years of personal sobriety and over 20 years of hands-on experience — the show gives families the honest, practical guidance they actually need. Not platitudes. Not false hope. Real answers about addiction, intervention, alcoholism, drug use, recovery, and what it takes to protect your family while your loved one finds their way.
Every week, Matt covers the questions families are afraid to ask: How do I stage an intervention? When does supporting a loved one become enabling? How do I set boundaries that actually hold? What should I look for in a treatment center? How do I stop losing myself while loving an addict?
Whether your family is dealing with alcohol addiction, opioid use, prescription drug misuse, or any substance use disorder — this show was built for you. Party Wreckers covers the full journey: recognizing the problem, navigating intervention, choosing treatment, setting boundaries, surviving relapse, and rebuilding family life in recovery.
Join us every Monday night for The Family Squares — a free, live Zoom support call open to all listeners. Families come together to ask questions, share what's working, and get real-time guidance from Matt. No membership required. Just show up. Register at SoberHelpline.com.
New episodes every week. Free Monday night support calls every week. And a host who has lived recovery himself and spent two decades helping families do the hardest thing they'll ever do.
If addiction has entered your family — you're in the right place.
The Party Wreckers: Addiction Intervention for Families
Latest Episodes
The Fixer: How Enabling Behavior Keeps Addiction Alive (And What to Do Instead)
Are you the one who keeps everything from falling apart? The one who manages the crises, covers the mistakes, makes the calls, and holds the family together while everyone else is struggling? If so, this episode was made for you.In the f...
"I Know I Need to Stop": When Awareness Isn't Action — What Families Need to Hear
If someone you love has ever looked you in the eye and said "I know I need to stop" — and then nothing changed — this episode is for you.In the sixth and final episode of The Lies We Tell, we break down the most sophist...
"Just One More": The Addiction Promise That Lives on Your Hope
"Just one more. Then I'm done. I promise. This is the last one."You've heard it. Maybe you've even believed it — because part of you needed to.Of all the lies people in active addiction tell, "just one more" is the one that works ...
When Addiction Says "I'm Not Hurting Anyone"
You've tried to explain it. The sleepless nights. The money. The way the kids have gotten quieter. You've put words to it — carefully, more than once — and been told:"I'm not hurting anyone."And for a second, you wondered...
Why Addicts Think Nobody Knows (And Why Families Already Do)
If you've been watching your loved one's addiction for months — or years — while pretending not to notice, this episode is for you."Nobody knows" is one of the most persistent lies in active addiction. The person using is convinced they'...
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