Lunch and Learn: Motivated by Math/Mathematics

The presentation is hosted by MTAC in collaboration with Mathematics also known as Motivated by Math.

This one-hour session will touch on Math’s own lived experience with both gambling and substance use. He will share practical steps towards change and his journey to find his purpose; inspiring, uplifting, and being of service to others. Questions are encouraged!

Speaker: Mathematics is a motivational speaker, recovery professional, and creative artist with lived experience forged through 15 winters and 14 summers in state prison. After surviving 131 detox stays, 8 holdings, 4 halfway houses, 7 overdoses, and 3 years on Mass Ave, he began his recovery
journey on September 13, 2016. Today, he works in the recovery field at Bedrock Recovery Center and leads his own speaking company, MBM – Motivated By Mathematics, delivering powerful, routine based messages to schools, prisons, recovery spaces, and community events. Mathematics is a musical artist, poet, published poet, and author of That P.A.R.T. His trademark framework, RBA (Routine, Ritual, Recovery, Reversing Recidivism-Based Recidivism-Based Accountability) that defines his philosophy and fuels his mission to break cycles, build consistency, and create lasting change.

Number of CE(s): 1.0

Instructional Level: Introductory. This presentation will have open time for questions but will not require participants to be in a breakout room or do any activities. This presentation counts toward the MA PGS Certificate Fundamental Coursework.

Approval Statements:

Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC) – The Massachusetts Technical Assistance Center for Problem Gambling Treatment is authorized by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to sponsor, conduct or approve continuing education programs for alcohol and drug counselors/assistants (LADCs). This program offers 1 continuing education credit.