Our "Heart of the Matter" podcast hosted by Elizabeth Vargas is back with new guests sharing their experiences with addiction.
Walker Hayes on Recovery and Resilience Â
Season 7 of "Heart of the Matter" kicks off with country pop star Walker Hayes, whose Grammy-nominated hit "Fancy Like" catapulted him to fame. Walker opens up about his journey from drinking at 13 to finding recovery at 35. He discusses his deeply personal 2024 EP "Sober Thoughts," and shares a raw, honest conversation about addiction, creativity, and how recovery transformed his life and music. He shares:
"I have a song called, Beer in the Fridge, and there was a beer in my refrigerator of my shack, and me and that beer, we duked it out every day. I'd open it... And I don't recommend this to anyone, I think everybody has a different story. And this beer was a very important part of my recovery is, opening that fridge, looking at it and just physically shutting the door."Â
