397: Matt Mathews: Mom in Jail, Losing Family & Finding Himself | The HoneyDew with Ryan Sickler #397

2026-08-03

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Matt Mathews joins me this week on The HoneyDew to Highlight the Lowlights of family chaos, heartbreaking loss, and the journey to becoming his true self.

Matt shares what life was like in fourth grade when his mom, Rene, got into a fistfight with his teacher and the time she put hands on a Walmart greeter.

Matt also talks about receiving a collect call from his mom while she was in jail during his elementary school years, recounts the infamous story of Rene kicking in a sheriff’s door after discovering she’d been cheated on, and losing her when he was just 14 years old.

Matt also opens up about the woman who truly became his mom, Sheryl, how she changed his life, and the devastating loss of her to a sudden death years later.

We discuss his lifelong love of horses and barrel racing, growing up in a deeply religious environment, and how those influences led him to discover and embrace his sexuality much later in life.

Check out Matt on his world tour, and his video series Farm Chores.

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