A place to put down something heavy.
And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.
Revelation 12:11 · ESV
No Matter Your Past is a long-form interview podcast about addiction, recovery, and grief — and about the families who walk through it alongside the people they love.
Testimony, at your pace, and on your terms.
There are many people sitting and suffering in silence. This show is designed to be a voice for those suffering in that space. You are loved, not alone, and there is truly always Hope.
Most of us have a stretch of our lives we'd rather not talk about. This show asks — carefully, with people who are willing.
Every conversation travels the same four stages: what life looked like before, the end of self, grabbing His hand and getting back up, and the Hope carried now — life today, the biggest lessons, and a Word to the world. Nobody is rushed through them, and nobody skips to the end. Episodes run long because redemption rarely fits in twenty minutes.
Michael Rubin
I host and produce the show. Episode one is my own account — it seemed only right to go first before asking anyone else to.
I'm active in community ministry, the recovery field, and my local church. The show is produced and published by MHR Creatives LLC, a Pennsylvania company I own and operate in Bucks County.
Redemption through Jesus. Nothing but, and nothing less.
That is what this show is about, and it's said here plainly rather than left for a listener to work out.
Everyone is welcome to listen — nobody is screened at that door. The care goes into the telling: it's our business to properly screen, identify, and place real accounts of people who have been redeemed through Jesus. Nobody's words are ever scripted for them, and no one's account is reshaped to arrive at a conclusion they didn't reach themselves.
If you're considering it.
There's a full account of how a conversation happens — from a first email to the episode airing — and the promises made to everyone who sits down for one.