This Week in The Feel Better Letter 👇
✅ Staying stuck isn’t about lack of tools — it’s about the beliefs guiding how you use them.
✅ Information alone doesn’t create change; implementation and commitment do.
âś… Recovery happens when you stop reacting to fear and start moving toward a new way of being.
✅ New episodes: Feeling Scared for No Reason? Why Anxiety Feels Real (Even When Nothing Is Wrong) and Why You’re Stuck and What to Do About It (Breaking the Anxiety & Fear Loop)
Matt's Message of the Week
Staying Stuck vs. Recovery and Transformation
One of the biggest differences between people who stay stuck and those who truly recover has nothing to do with severity, intelligence, or access to better tools.
It comes down to how they relate to the process of change.
Most people approach recovery reactively. When fear flares up, they scramble for tools. When it settles down, they fall back into the same routines — until the next cycle hits.
This creates the illusion of progress, but nothing fundamentally changes.
Why? Because the entire focus stays on managing the problem.
Recovery isn’t about managing symptoms better.
It’s about shifting the beliefs, identity, and structure that keep fear at the center of your life.
If you believe the problem is chronic, every tool gets used to cope.
If you believe the solution is outside of you, you endlessly consume information.
If you only act when things feel bad, you never build something stable.
Transformation begins when you stop reacting to what you don’t want — and commit to creating what you do want.
That means letting go of pride.
Letting go of control.
And being willing to admit: If I had the result I want, I’d already be there.
The people who recover don’t find the perfect technique.
They trust a path, commit to it, and allow themselves to change.
That’s the real shift.
That’s the difference between staying stuck — and moving into a completely different way of living.
(Click below to listen to the full message.)
Live Workshop with Matt
Matt is hosting a live workshop next week and you're getting an early signup access.
This workshop will be offered publicly for $197, but as a member of this community, you can attend for free using the coupon code UNSTUCK at checkout.
👉 Sign up for the workshop here: https://www.restoredminds.com/offers/qKeXJVas
More details about the workshop will be announced next week, so be sure to watch your inbox.
In this live workshop, Matt will cover:
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How the fear loop actually keeps people stuck — and what breaks it
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The core shifts required for real recovery and transformation
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How to stop managing symptoms and start creating lasting change
Be sure to stay through the workshop — Matt will be sharing special offers exclusively with attendees.
Helpful Episodes for the Week
Why You’re Stuck and What to Do About It (Breaking the Anxiety & Fear Loop)
In this episode, Matt explores why people stay stuck in anxiety, OCD, and fear-based loops — and what actually creates real change.
👉 [Watch Episode]
Feeling Scared for No Reason? Why Anxiety Feels Real (Even When Nothing Is Wrong)
In this episode, Matt explains why anxiety feels so real even when there is no external threat, and why trying to argue with or suppress the feeling often keeps you stuck in the anxiety loop.
👉 [Watch Episode]
Am I Hearing the Voice of God or My OCD?
Struggling to distinguish between God’s voice and OCD-driven thoughts? Learn how to navigate religious OCD (scrupulosity) and trust your intuition for spiritual clarity.
👉 [Watch Episode]
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This Week’s Reminder
You don’t break the loop by reacting to fear.
You break it by committing to a life that no longer revolves around it.
To your freedom and success,
Matt
