Matthew Jarvis

Back from Broken

Colorado Public Radio

Society & Culture

5 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Matthew Jarvis grew up in a home where his parents fought a lot, sometimes violently. That situation set the stage for years of difficult relationships and a crack cocaine addiction. But then a realization led Matthew to change his outlook on life -- and ultimately help others with similar challenges.

Back From Broken is a show about how we are all broken sometimes, and how we need help from time to time. If you’re struggling, you can find a list of resources at BackFromBroken.org.

Host: Vic Vela
Lead producer: Luis Antonio Perez
Editor: Dennis Funk
Producers: Jo Erickson, Rebekah Romberg
Music: Daniel Mescher, Brad Turner, Blue Dot Sessions
Executive producers: Brad Turner, Rachel Estabrook

Thanks also to Hart van Denburg, Jodi Gersh, Clara Shelton, Matt Herz, Martin Skavish, Kim Nguyen, Francie Swidler.

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On Twitter: @VicVela1

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0:00.0	A quick note before we begin. This episode contains descriptions of substance abuse and talk of domestic violence and self-harm.
0:09.0	Listener discretion is advised.
0:11.0	In three, two, one.
0:18.0	I came down that Rabbit Ears Pass the valley, and it was just beautiful.
0:23.4	I really felt like this was a new beginning for me, and I got a little tear in my eye, and I was just like, you know, this is it.
0:28.8	I'm going to, like, be a good dad. I'm going to get in shape. I had all these plans.
0:34.3	In the late 1990s, after nearly 10 years of struggling with addiction to crack cocaine and alcohol in Denver, Colorado,
0:42.3	Matthew Jarvis was ready to reinvent himself.
0:46.3	He would leave behind the drugs, the drinking, and even his daughter, for a chance at a fresh star.
0:52.3	That new life was waiting for him three hours away
0:55.9	in Steamboat Springs in the Colorado Mountains. Matthew had the feeling that all of his problems
1:02.7	would soon be over as he rode off into the sunset with his fists raised in triumph.
1:10.1	And, you know, looking back, I had a lot of moments like that in my addiction.
1:14.0	It's these, like, rocky moments where I thought I was going to do it and change.
1:18.9	Rocky Boboic, yeah, yeah.
1:20.5	Yeah, like up on the steps and this is it.
1:23.7	You could hear the music playing.
1:25.2	Yeah, uh-huh.
1:31.3	Honestly, every fiber of my being did not want to have these problems. I didn't want to be a drug addict and have to have these uncravings all the time and stuff.
1:35.3	And so I really thought that that was a moment for me.
1:39.3	Like so many people working towards sobriety,
1:42.3	Matthew would have a lot of moments like this, where he
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