The Firefighters Podcast
The Firefighters Podcast is a global podcast seeking to develop, inspire, connect, motivate, represent & celebrate the world of our emergency services operators through a series of wide-ranging conversations celebrating those within our emergency services family and encouraging the support of this incredible group of people.
Operational UK firefighter Pete Wakefield speaks with individuals from all walks of life who share a connection with, can add value to, or can develop those who choose this life path.
Our driving purpose is to create a legacy resource for the current and future generations of firefighters & first responders
The Firefighters Podcast
#006 Matt Jagger - The GREATEST FIGHT - Addiction & Recovery
Mathew Jaggers incredible story of addiction and recovery.
Matt has fought many things in life from a tough upbringing to social pressures to local bullies and then he took this fight into the thai boxing ring where he found success and into business as a small business owner.
But this was all just a warm up for THE GREATEST FIGHT OF HIS LIFE.
The sprial was set i motion as he began to party every weekend and led into....
-Alcohol abuse
-Peer pressure
-The doorway into cocaine use
-Losing self worth
-Losing self care
-Becoming a functioning addict
-A £1,000 a week addiction
-Partial recovery
-Relapse
and then off the DEEP end into crack cocaine and two suicide attempts
Matt has now been recovered for 10 years and has come forward to share his story on TheFirefightersPodcast
We feel privilaged to welcome Matt to the show and celebrate his the victory he has fought for and that he fights every day over his greatest ever opponent HIMSELF.
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