Mathew Kratiuk grew up on the streets involved in drugs, guns, and gangs. He describes an incident that changed his entire life. He was addicted to methamphetamine and had been given an opportunity to attend rehab. In a heated moment, he screamed at the 'rehab boss' wife. Matt described what this woman showed him as a true act of grace.
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To say that Mathew has had a roller coaster of a life would be an understatement. Despite having been raised in a loving middle-class family and gone to a good school, his struggles with ADHD, parents divorce, alcoholism in the family, and other unknown factors he began to suffer from serious anger problems. This led to a path of violence and he quickly found himself living on the streets in Sydney.
He went on the become a patch gang member of a motorcycle club where he accumulated a great deal of wealth, but also a serious meth habit, which proceeded to take everything from him. During this time his father died under suspicious circumstances. Mathew found himself lying in a hospital bed asking himself. "Who Is Matty Kratiuk when all that's left is skin and bone?"
He had a gun pressed to his temple about to commit suicide when a series of profound events unfolded. He said to himself
"Now it's time to fight" Today he has completely turned his life around and is the CEO of a successful advertising agency and lives to do good in the world.
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