Matt's Story: Life Beyond Masks

Matt’s story is one of radical honesty, resilience, and redemption. In this episode of Unseen Atlanta, Matt shares how decades of hiding behind masks—of perfection, performance, and people-pleasing—gave way to a life built on truth and recovery. 

Growing up in a small Georgia town where being himself didn’t feel like an option, Matt spent years masking his identity and numbing his pain through addiction. It wasn’t until he heard himself say the words, “I am an addict,” that his transformation began. 

Through vulnerability, community, and faith, Matt found not only sobriety but the freedom to live fully as himself. Today, he works on staff at Atlanta Mission, helping others walk the same path he once feared to begin. 

This episode is both deeply personal and profoundly hopeful. Matt is not just a guest—he’s his own subject matter expert on healing, identity, and what it means to finally feel seen. 

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