Alaskan Bush People’s Matt Brown celebrates two years sober as he says he ‘found happiness’ after being ‘broken’
ALASKAN Bush People’s Matt Brown celebrated two years of sobriety on Wednesday and said he found happiness after previously being “ completely broken.”
The 37-year-old reality star shared a picture of the coin he got from his stay at the Betty Ford Rehab Center in an emotional Instagram post.
“Slowly one day at a time, they helped me build myself back.
“It wasn't just about getting me back on the road again, for me it was mostly about processing addressing and dealing with the negative feelings and events of my past, that I just couldn't get over.”
The Discovery Channel star updated fans on the progress he has made since he left the treatment clinic.
Matt, who recently after being , first went to rehab for alcohol abuse in 2016.
After getting out, he admitted to People: “I could see myself spiraling. I was more withdrawn. I was slower. Things didn’t excite me the way they used to.”
He said he first started drinking steadily aged around 30, when his family's boat broke down.
“I’ve always been able to handle city life, no problem. But I started hanging out with people who drank. They didn’t have a problem with it so while I was around them, I started drinking," Matt said.
The eldest Brown child went on: “I started drinking lightly and then it got to be more and more. That’s when I saw the problem around the corner, and I didn’t want to be one of those guys.”
Dad Billy said in March last year that Matt had decided to "drop everything and... fix what he hadn't fixed".
He added: "He's fighting a hard road. He has for a long time. We just try to let him know that family’s here no matter what."