01/13/2026
Kicking off the spring season with a powerful, honest, and deeply moving conversation 🌱
In this episode, Matteo Esposito vulnerably shares his journey through addiction, bipolar disorder, and profound loss. From playing high-level junior and college hockey to experiencing mania, a serious health diagnosis, in-patient hospitalization, and ultimately treatment after hitting rock bottom. Matteo opens up about the realities so many face quietly.
Now three years sober, Matteo is a Certified Addiction Recovery Coach, a Certified Recovery Peer Advocate, and the founder of Invisible Challenge, a movement dedicated to ending the stigma around mental illness and addiction. His story is raw, hopeful, and a reminder that recovery is possible—and no one has to do it alone.
✨ Be sure to check out Invisible Challenge, Matteo’s Letter to My Younger Self, and his TEDx talk. All linked in the episode resources. This is one you won’t want to miss.
