What Was Once Hidden is Now Exposed
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Gee Matamoros' journey to recovery included some very dark passages. Now he travels a brighter road, and insists on enjoying life as much as possible. Fortunately for us, one of the things he enjoys most is spreading the word about SMART. \\xa0
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In this podcast, Gee talks about:
- How his substance misuse and poor choices landed him in a psychiatric ward
- Why his life was everything to the extreme
- Walking the tight rope of his identity and doing what he was told
- Using substances to cover and sooth impactful moments in his life
- Always running from his authentic self because it wasn\\u2019t acceptable
- Finding SMART in rehab, where he could explore other pathways to aid in his recovery
- Sleeping like a baby because of the changes he\\u2019s made in life
- How the COVID pandemic helped launch and grow the online Spanish meetings
- What he\\u2019s doing now to advocate for SMART and the Latinx community
- Recovery being a community effort - there is support everywhere