What happens when the person everyone depends on reaches the point where he doesn't want to keep going?In Episode 052 of the Change Catalyst Podcast, I sit down with Matt Griffin, a former U.S. Navy Search and Rescue Swimmer, former undercover narcotics detective, bestselling author, and filmmaker. Matt spent years running toward danger, working undercover, and carrying the weight of things most people will never see.But eventually, the trauma caught up with him.Matt opens up about PTSD, depression, the cumulative effects of a career in law enforcement, the loss of a fellow officer and mentor, the collapse of his marriage, and the darkness that brought him to a point where he had planned his own suicide.This isn't a conversation about pretending everything is okay.It's about what happens when you finally admit that you're not okay.Matt shares the story behind his book, The Journey to Midnight, and the path that took him from the darkest point of his life toward recovery, purpose, and a mission to help other first responders who are silently struggling.We also get into his work as a filmmaker and his documentary, The Journey to Ibogaine: Midnight to Medicine, which explores his experience with ibogaine treatment and asks some difficult questions about how we approach trauma, PTSD, and recovery in the first-responder community.This episode gets real about suicide, PTSD, addiction, trauma, identity, alternative treatment, faith, recovery, and finding a reason to keep moving forward when you feel like you've got nothing left.For every cop, firefighter, paramedic, veteran, dispatcher, or family member who has ever wondered what happens when the uniform comes off and the memories don't...This conversation is for you.Please visit our website to get more information: ChangeCatalystPodcast.comSocial Links:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/changecatalyst_podcast✅About The Change Catalyst Podcast:This podcast ain’t for the weak or the fake. Hosted by TJ Webb, The Change Catalyst is where you’ll hear wild-ass stories of real adversity, from real people who’ve been through hell and came out the other side swinging. We’re talking everyday legends ,not celebrities, not influencers , real f***ing people who’ve battled life, taken hits most couldn’t survive, and still chose to change everything.No fluff. No fake positivity. Just unfiltered conversations about pain, rock bottoms, hard choices, and the kind of grit it takes to turn your life around when most people would just tap out.If you're tired of surface-level “motivation” and want to hear what it actually takes to evolve, level up, and change, this is your spot.You want inspiration? Earn it.This is The Change Catalyst. Let’s get to work.For Business inquiries, please use the contact information below:📩 Email: Intel@TheTjWebb.com
