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Coffee Chats with Matt Collins

Jul 7, 2019

'Brian' is a war veteran. He turned to alcohol early on in life and it very quickly consumed his every waking hour. The story of alcoholism is a far too common one. Those closest to Brian grew tired of his actions and he found himself alone and lonely. His light bulb moment came while living in a cold, dark...


Mar 19, 2019

Jeff Amatto believes our prison system is not helping people to rehabilitate. And he would know, he experienced it first hand. He was an alcoholic at 13 and performing break and enters at the same age. As a former drug addict and criminal, Jeff learnt more about crime in jail than out. He saw many desperate things in...


Sep 24, 2018

Lisa Wells used to eat to excess because it was easier than dealing with the thoughts in her head.

It was not unusual for Lisa to eat a whole family block of chocolate or an entire packet of Tim Tams in one sitting.

In her Coffee Chat with Matt Collins, Lisa gets emotional as she opens up about this time in her...


Apr 4, 2018

Matt was first introduced to Brenton Casson when he saw a photo of a young man with a full facial tattoo. What Matt discovered was this young man who was once addicted to the drug 'ice' was destined for great things.

Brenton has removed the face tattoo, gotte rid of the less than ideal influencers in his life (including...


Dec 31, 2017

On the eve of what will be a big social, drunken event tonight for many, Matt chats with the CEO and Founder of Hello Sunday Morning, Chris Raine.

At 22, and after many drunken nights, Chris decided he would go alcohol free for a year to see what life would be like without it.

Oh how his life changed.

Chris created...