Rooted & Real: Meet the Author behind "God Doesn't Relapse"

Rooted & Real: Meet the Author behind "God Doesn't Relapse"

From Recovery with Root by Margaux Farrell, Root Center Chief of Staff

June 1, 2026 · 32 min

About this episode

The episode features an interview with author Matt Grace discussing his memoir 'God Doesn't Relapse' and his journey through substance use and recovery.

In this episode of Rooted and Real, we talk to author Matt Grace about his upcoming new book, "God Doesn't Relapse", which is set to be released in August. In this unflinchingly honest memoir, Matt Grace takes readers inside the chaos, compulsion, and collapse that defined his spiral into substance use. He lays bare the layered dependencies that stole his dignity, the recklessness that shattered the lives around him, and the spiritual reckoning that ultimately saved him. Grace never so...

People in this episode

Host: Margaux Farrell

Guest: Matt Grace

Topics covered

  • substance use
  • memoir
  • spirituality
  • recovery
  • mental health

Keywords

  • substance use
  • recovery
  • memoir
  • mental health
  • spiritual reckoning

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Books & works: God Doesn't Relapse

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