ALASKAN Bush People star Matt Brown confessed he “slipped 3 times” in his battle with addiction. In a new Instagram video, he also shared his triumph that he has been fully sober for one year. Matt captioned an Instagram video: “Face your fears it will be ok. i love you.” He said in the clip: […]
ALASKAN Bush People star Matt Brown confessed he “slipped 3 times” in his battle with addiction.
In a new Instagram video, he also shared his triumph that he has been fully sober for one year.
Matt captioned an Instagram video: “Face your fears it will be ok. i love you.”
He said in the clip: “Yesterday, I hit a milestone- one year completely sober. For the past three years, I’ve been in sobriety, but I’ve slipped three times. And the last time I slipped was on the 20th of March last year.
“So I wanted to tell everybody if life is rough for you or if these hard circumstances that we’re all in right now have caused you to slip or relapse or even just to get into a mindset that you don’t like, it’s human. That happens to all of us, and it’s going to be okay.
“Also, there’s a lot of fear going on in the world right now, and I want to remind you of Batman Begins and what Batman does when he feels fear.”
The ABP star then beat his chest twice and said: “I love you. Never give up. Never surrender, and don’t surrender to fear.”
Last month, Matt shared a video on the social media platform updating fans on the passing of his father, Billy, at the age of 68, after suffering a seizure in the family’s Washington home.
He said of the loss: “He was at home. He was with his family, and it’s like he would have wanted it. The truth is it hit me hard. I’m fortunate, though.
“I’m very lucky. Before he passed, I knew that his health problems were getting worse. And I had the hindsight to be able to reconcile with him and find closure with him before he passed.
“Now that he has, I feel good in my heart. I knew that I took the opportunity to do the right thing…”
Matt captioned the clip: “In loving memory of my Dad, Billy B Brown. Thank you all so much for your loving words of kindness and prayers they mean so much!”
Billy is survived by seven children with his wife Ami, sons Matt, 36, Bam Bam, 34, Bear, 31, Gabe, 29, and Noah, 26, and daughters Bird, 24, and Rain, 16.
Rain called Billy her “hero” in a heartfelt tribute she shared alongside a photo of herself with him and Ami.
The teen wrote: “I lost a true friend. Not forever, but only in this world. Please hold my family in your thoughts and prayers, especially my mother.
“Please hold your family tight for me. Words cannot express how wonderful he was and is. But I will say, the closest thing to an angel I’ve ever known.”
Rain concluded: “God bless you dad I love and miss you dearly. You will always be my hero. God bless everyone.”
Billy’s son, Noah, posted a sweet photo of his father holding his grandson, Elijah.
“We are heartbroken to announce that our beloved patriarch Billy Brown passed away last night after suffering from a seizure,” he wrote.
“He was our best friend – a wonderful and loving dad, granddad and husband and he will be dearly missed. He lived his life on his terms, off the grid and off the land and taught us to live like that as well.”
He added: “We plan to honor his legacy going forward, and to continue with his dream. We ask for privacy and prayers during this painful time.”
