The Opposite of Addiction is Connection - Matt Serel, Co-founder and CEO of You are Accountable

The Jennifer Kamara Podcast

Matt Serel shares his personal story of opioid addiction - how it started, the various incidents that led to it worsening, and how it culminated in an overdose in his hotel room where he was found within 10 mins of death. Matt shares his perspective on what helped him succeed through the first year of recovery, how to think about supporting someone in recovery, as well as what’s kept him sober now 10 years on. He tells me about how he integrated his personal experience into building You are Accountable - a peer coaching service that has helped thousands go through addiction recovery. Matt also tells me about prioritizing his health in how he designs his life, helps me understand the difference between upstate NY vs the NYC burbs, and how he was meant to be an entrepreneur.

Connect with Matt and You Are Accountable:
- https://linkedin.com/in/mserel
- https://youareaccountable.com

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00:00 Hook
00:39 Intro to Matt
03:42 Matt and his affinity for building things from 0-1 instead of working for someone else
10:14 Lessons from building his previous company
15:58 Matt's opioid addiction story and coming within 10 mins of dying
20:50 Matt's take on what we can learn as a society and how to more effectively support addicts in recovering
29:13 Helping thousands recover from addiction with You are Accountable
37:20 How Matt designs his life