The Party Wreckers: Addiction Intervention for Families

By Matt Brown

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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.


Episode Date
When the Whole Family Needs to Recover: The System | The Roles We Play Series Finale
Jun 23, 2026
The Comedian: Why the 'Funny One' in Your Family Might Be Hiding the Most
Jun 15, 2026
The Ghost In The Family
Jun 02, 2026
The Canary in the Coal Mine: What Your Addicted Loved One Has Been Trying to Tell You
May 25, 2026
The Good One: Why the "Easy" Child in an Addicted Family Is Hurting Too
May 18, 2026
The Fixer: How Enabling Behavior Keeps Addiction Alive (And What to Do Instead)
May 11, 2026
"I Know I Need to Stop": When Awareness Isn't Action — What Families Need to Hear
May 04, 2026
"Just One More": The Addiction Promise That Lives on Your Hope
Apr 27, 2026
When Addiction Says "I'm Not Hurting Anyone"
Apr 20, 2026
Why Addicts Think Nobody Knows (And Why Families Already Do)
Apr 13, 2026
Why "I'm Not That Bad" Keeps Addiction Alive
Apr 06, 2026
I Can Stop Whenever I Want
Mar 30, 2026
What Happens After an Intervention: The Critical First 72 Hours
Mar 23, 2026
How To Prepare For an Addiction Intervention
Mar 16, 2026
Addiction Intervention: When Love Needs Backup
Mar 09, 2026
How Families Set Boundaries With a Loved One's Addiction
Mar 05, 2026
From Requests To Real Boundaries: How Families Stop Enabling Addiction
Feb 25, 2026
If Lectures Worked, Rehab Would Be A Podcast
Jan 21, 2026
You Don’t Need Proof, You Need Patterns
Jan 08, 2026
When Mental Health Masks Addiction And Keeps Families Stuck
Jan 01, 2026
From Battlefield To Senate: How Harold Hughes Reframed Alcoholism As A Treatable Disease
Dec 11, 2025
Your Kid Called From Jail; Your Wallet Doesn’t Have To
Nov 24, 2025
Connection Beats Control: Surrender As The Family’s Turning Point Against Addiction
Nov 11, 2025
Addiction: Choice or Disease?
Jul 07, 2025
Digital Quicksand: How Screen Addiction Fuels Mental Health Crisis
Jun 30, 2025
June 2025 Q & A: Answers to Listener Submitted Questions
Jun 16, 2025
Beyond the Controversy: What Research Really Shows About AA
Jun 09, 2025
When Love Becomes a Shield: Understanding Enabling and Boundaries
Jun 03, 2025
Love Isn't Enough: The Power of a United Front
May 28, 2025
May 2025 Q & A: Answers to Listener Submitted Questions
May 20, 2025
49 Million Need Help, Only 13 Million Get It
May 12, 2025
The Evolution of Marijuana: Not Your Grandads' Weed
May 05, 2025
The Chess Game We Play with Addiction (We Should Be Playing Checkers)
Apr 30, 2025
Breaking Free: Layne LoMaglio From Struggles to Strength
Jan 13, 2025
Transforming the Holiday Season: Prioritizing Recovery and Renewal Over Tradition
Nov 26, 2024
From Headlines to Healing: Denise Klein
Oct 21, 2024
Dr John Dyben: Integrating Professional Healthcare in Addiction Treatment
Sep 03, 2024
From Olympic Gold to Lasting Sobriety: Carrie (Steinseifer) Bates
Jul 17, 2024
Overcoming Addiction Challenges as a Family
Jul 05, 2024
Questions to Ask When Calling a Treatment Center
Jun 21, 2024
Adams Pritchard: Transforming Lives
May 07, 2024
Charting a Course Through Addiction with Family at the Helm
Apr 22, 2024
From Fearful Overthinking to Hope: The Role of Boundaries in Relationships
Apr 15, 2024
21 Years of Steadfast Sobriety: A Personal Milestone, Reflection, and the Transformative Journey of Recovery
Apr 08, 2024
Letting Go and Trusting the Journey in an Unfiltered Discussion
Apr 01, 2024
Embracing Life and Strengthening Sobriety Amidst Grief and Growth
Jan 24, 2024
Beyond Guilt: Setting Boundaries in the Face of Addiction
Oct 17, 2023
Resilience in the Face of Addiction: Samantha Cohen's Triumph
Sep 14, 2023
Navigating the Storm: Insights into Substance Abuse and Family Interventions with Pej Alaghamandan
Aug 15, 2023
Turning Personal Loss into Purpose with Darryl Rodgers
Aug 08, 2023
Understanding Trauma: Navigating Recovery and Generational Impact with Terra and Jeff Holbrook
Jul 31, 2023
Busting the Myths of Control and Pride in Addiction Recovery
Jul 26, 2023
Why the Controversy?
Jul 10, 2023
A Thoughtful Response
Jul 07, 2023
Creativity and Authenticity: Jay Staples
Apr 25, 2023
Don't Let the Tail Wag the Dog
Mar 02, 2023
Jeff Hatch: From the NFL to Recovery Advocate
Jan 23, 2023
Happy New Year!: Intervention Training Announcement
Jan 17, 2023
Jason Chane from Augustine Recovery Center
Dec 12, 2022
This, That and the Other
Dec 05, 2022
Getting through the Holidays
Nov 28, 2022
Interview with Dana Taylor on the Importance of Women's Only Treatment
Nov 21, 2022
Tom Walker from The Foundry Recovery Center
Nov 08, 2022
The Questions Families ALWAYS ask us...
Sep 26, 2022
You Can Intervene on Someone AFTER They're in Treatment
Sep 19, 2022
TikTok Live: Q & A
Sep 12, 2022
Why is it Hard to Take Care of Ourselves?
Aug 19, 2022
Why We Hate The Words: "Tough Love"
Jul 13, 2022
The Most Interesting Man in the World
Jul 09, 2022
When They Don't Go To Treatment....
Jun 10, 2022
The Struggle to Control
May 19, 2022
Matt's Story
May 04, 2022
Protecting Masculinity
Apr 27, 2022
Generational Trauma in the Black Community with guest Rick Hubbard
Apr 19, 2022
Intervening in a Dysfunctional Family System
Apr 13, 2022
The Dumb Stuff You'll Hear in Recovery
Apr 04, 2022
Codependency: Ultimatums vs Boundaries
Mar 31, 2022
The Power of Words: "What do we say during the intervention?"
Mar 15, 2022
"How do we choose the right treatment experience for our loved one?"
Mar 09, 2022
Why and When: "Should our family do an intervention?"
Mar 01, 2022