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S4 E3: "Escaping Addiction" with Psychotherapist & Author (Free Fall), Bradley Thomas Smith
Episode 3
Thursday, 28 August, 2025
Amberleigh dives deeper into her Feature Story of the Summer 2025 Issue of MANiCURE. Magazine, psychotherapist and author, Bradley Thomas Smith. Bradley is the author of FREE FALL, Two Decades of Rock 'n' Roll and Addiction, which is an extraordinary account of escaping addiction.FREE FALL is a true-life memoir about how Bradley turned to alcohol as a 9-year-old boy at his mother's funeral and, from there, experienced a life of foster care, adoption, emancipation, homelessness, addiction, a 20 year journey of seeking out alcohol and music to soothe his pain.Bradley eloquently explains his experience of feeling abandoned by his mother, blaming himself, and believing he was unlovable. With that belief came behaviors of isolation as an attempt to save others from seeing his brokenness, and ways to avoid judgment of others so he wouldn't need to disconnect and soothe himself from things that would provoke him.Amberleigh and Bradley go into the 5 reasons for addiction: to soothe, to connect, to compensate, to detach, and/or to punish. They also discuss self-deception in late stage addiction and how the value system gets mixed up, blurring the cues of safety, comfort, and cravings.Take a listen to hear a VERY unique and personal perspective of addiction: the idea that addiction is more of a disorder than a disease, the stigmas surrounding it, and even the significant predictors of addiction, and how, in spite of transgenerational trauma, genetics, mental illness, negative childhood experiences, or economic insecurity, courage, authenticity, and self love...and a little bit of music...can help guide you home.Follow Bradley Thomas Smith on Instagram at @yeahuwrite and get his book FREE FALL, Two Decades of Rock 'n' Roll and Addiction, at www.bradleytsmith.net or find it at Barnes & Noble or wherever you get your books and audiobooks!This episode is brought to you by:MANiCURE. Magazine, a health and lifestyle magazine designed by Amberleigh and delivered to your door quarterly. Subscribe at www.manicuremagazine.com to get it delivered!Kinection Holistic Health, Amberleigh's private health practice. To book a health & lifestyle session, go to www.kinectionholistichealth.com and click on "Book a Session".To ask Amberleigh a health question to be answered on the podcast or upcoming issues for MANiCURE. Magazine, email your questions to askamberleigh@gmail.comMitoLife Vitamin K to move calcium into your cells and out of soft tissues to help with osteoporosis, parathyroid health, dental cavities, and more! Use code DRCARTER for a discount!Follow Amberleigh on Instagram at @dr.amberleighcarter, @manicure.magazineofficial, and @theaskamberleighshowpodcastWatch The Ask Amberleigh Show podcast on YouTube at @theaskamberleighshow.
