In this episode Hubert gives a personal account of his battle with drug addiction, and all the life changing events that led him to get sober. Hubert gives humor to painful and traumatic experiences he has endured in his life. He believes God turned all the matters of his troubled past, into life lessons that help me do his work today. He says he would have never gained these tools otherwise.

Hubert M. Hubert Mathews is one the most captivating and influential pillars Portland Oregon has encountered concerning the decriminalization of addicts, and policy reform for re-integration from incarceration. Hubert has over 13 years clean and sober, and uses his personal experience with drug addiction and getting stuck in the system, to advocate for change. His work has influenced policy-makers to recreate laws that rectify harm done by the history of incarceration and ongoing traumatic experiences, between formerly incarcerated African Americans and law enforcement. But life hasn’t always been, change, and freedom.

Hubert like myself lost his livelihood and integrity due to drug addiction, dating back to the 80’s during the crack and ‘War on Drugs Era.’   It wasn’t until 2009 that Hubert sought help for his problem with drugs, inevitably leading him to the 12-Step recovery rooms. I met Hubert in 2019, 10 years later by the Greyhound station in downtown Portland. I lived outside like an animal, and he was handing out his card. While at a homeless shelter I ran into him again, this time he handed me his card and “...you don’t belong out here.” I took the card never thinking I would see him again. As fate would have it, I ran into Hubert 6 months later at the Miracles Club (a recovery center for addicts/alcoholics), but this time I was clean.

I found out he too sufferes from the disease of addiction and uses the 12-Steps to stay clean. He told me he use to sleep on the same sidewalks and streets I did. We developed a friendship after that, but he is more like a mentor. Hubert helps me with everything from toxic relationships, to getting my finances in position to buy a home. In recovery we call this “going from homelessness to homeownership.”  Tune in as he takes us through his journey. You’ll be motivated to anything after hearing this message is hope.

You having trouble with drugs or alcohol? Give yourself a break and watch this episode.

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