Jason Hyland speaks about being a voice for the drug epidemic, showing what is possible even for people struggling currently or in early recovery. Being a former addict himself, Jason uses his personal experience to give a unique perspective of grit and self-empowerment.
Jason Hyland is a grateful recovering alcoholic and addict, who wrote his national bestselling book "Stop Thinking Like That: No Matter What" while in rehab winter of 2017-2018. In his 20+ months of sobriety, he has become a certified recovery coach and peer specialist working with group homes in the inner Boston neighborhoods, a motivational speaker, host of the NoMatterWhat podcast, a contributing blogger for Sober Nation, and a national addiction advocate. Hyland is a former minor league baseball player and College World Series MVP and is the founder of Motivational Recovery, which embodies his NoMatterWhat movement, with the mission to spread hope and inspiration to live out your best life no matter what. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx