Find your way back to serenity.
Johnathan Matheny writes, speaks, and coaches on the practical art of serenity — for people in recovery, and for anyone looking for a steadier, more centered life.
Nearly forty years in IT. One turning point in Albuquerque.
Johnathan Matheny spent close to four decades in the IT industry, climbing from phone support to Senior VP and CIO before eventually building his own consultancy. It was in Albuquerque, New Mexico that he finally broke free from a cycle of alcohol relapse that had shadowed much of his career.
What followed was nothing short of a spiritual awakening. That transformation became the seed for his book, Serenity Explained, and the series it inspired. Building on that foundation, he went on to develop the Serenity Recovery Program — the next step in helping others turn insight into lasting change.
Today, Johnathan devotes most of his time to coaching people in recovery — and anyone seeking a steadier, more centered life — on the practical art of serenity. He also travels the US and abroad as a speaker, carrying the message of the Serenity Prayer beyond the recovery community and into everyday life for readers everywhere.
Talks & Topics
A sampling of the talks Johnathan delivers to recovery communities, workplaces, and audiences beyond.
The Pause
On the space between impulse and action — and what becomes possible inside it.
The Cost of Serenity
What it actually takes to trade chaos for a steadier way of living.
Leading with Serenity
Bringing a centered, deliberate presence into leadership and work.
The Kindness of Serenity
How serenity shapes the way we treat others, and ourselves.
The Serenity Recovery Program
Building on the ideas in Serenity Explained, Johnathan developed the Serenity Recovery Program as the next step — turning the book's insight into ongoing coaching for people working a recovery of their own. It's meant to sit alongside a 12-step program or treatment, not replace one: practical, prayer-grounded guidance in the art of serenity.
The program is newly underway. The best way to get a feel for it today is to start with the book series it grew out of, and reach out directly to ask about coaching availability.
Rooted in the Serenity Prayer
The message that opens the book, extended into a practical, day-to-day coaching approach.
Born from lived experience
Built on Johnathan's own recovery after years of relapse in a demanding career.
A next step after the book
For readers of Serenity Explained who want ongoing support turning it into practice.
Read the Series
Questions about the program or coaching availability? Reach out on the Contact page.
Living With Serenity
Not everyone who needs serenity is in recovery. Living With Serenity carries the same principles from the original book out into everyday life — work, relationships, and the ordinary friction of a full day — for anyone seeking a steadier, more centered way of living.
It's the thread that runs through Johnathan's speaking engagements, including talks like “Leading with Serenity” and “The Kindness of Serenity,” carrying the message of the Serenity Prayer to audiences well beyond the recovery community.
For life beyond recovery
The same practical principles, applied to work, relationships, and everyday steadiness.
Carried through speaking
Themes explored in talks like “The Pause” and “Leading with Serenity.”
A companion to the series
Continuing the ideas from Serenity Explained for everyday readers.
Read the Series
Reach out, or book a session.
Questions about coaching, speaking engagements, or the books — Johnathan welcomes the conversation.
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- (505) 633-0490
- info@serenityexplained.com
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