In this episode, Leon recounts a childhood cracked by coercive control, a slide from party drugs to 17 years on heroin, and the moment a tube platform changed his life. We unpack the tools that broke denial: a blunt warning, a rigorous NHS program, mindfulness, and the slow rebuild into purpose.

• identity split between England and Scotland shaping early outlook
• his mom's affair, and the treacherous life of violence and drugs that ensued
• coercion and control dynamics in the home
• adolescent self-medication and early substance experimentation
• heroin’s appeal as warmth and silence from trauma
• functional using, secrecy, and eventual isolation
• Hierarchy of drugs
• near overdose, suicidal ideation
• key worker’s intervention and 12-week outpatient rehab
• CBT, grief work, exposure therapy, and mindfulness practices
• rebuilding with journaling, music, movement, and service work
• acceptance, partial forgiveness, and the role of consistent allies
• current mission: conversations on shadow work and healing

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