Dr Jeffery Smith: Don't Kick That Kid Into the Closet | Too Light Too Dark #42
What if the part of you causing the trouble is also the part fighting hardest for you? In this episode of Too Light...
Where personal truth meets clinical and lived wisdom
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Hold complexity
Light and dark are not opposites here. We sit with contradiction, nuance, and uncomfortable truths.
Grounded conversations
Clinical insight, lived experience, and cultural awareness woven into honest, human dialogue.
Recovery as integration
Healing is not perfection. It is learning to live whole while carrying what has shaped us.
Conversations that sit with you
There are many wellness podcasts which sound the same — we are bringing together clinical and practical expertise + lived experience + cultural/political awareness.
Ellie AuDHD Capstick: Undiagnosed Trauma to Late AuDHD Diagnosis | Too Light Too Dark #41
Ever spent years thinking life was harder for you than everyone else, and wondered what changes when you finally get...
Maxim Langstaff: The Beatles, John Denver & Why Stories Matter | Too Light Too Dark Bonus
This is a bonus episode, stepping out of our usual sweet spot and into the world of creativity, music and culture...
Silicon Valley CEO to Spinal Injury & Opioid Recovery | Too Light Too Dark #40
Nancy Deyo spent years leading in the high-stakes world of Silicon Valley then a climb up Kilimanjaro left her with...
When the System Gives Up: Rethinking Alcohol Dependency with Mike Ward | Too Light Too Dark #39
The conversation delves into the barriers to change for individuals with alcohol problems, highlighting the...
Lawrence C Harris: From Trauma to Purpose, Autism & C-PTSD | Too Light Too Dark #38
What happens when the parts of yourself you once saw as weaknesses become the source of your purpose? In Episode 38...
Dr Carl Nassar: Why We Need the Village Again | Too Light Too Dark #37
What if the mental health crisis isn't simply about individuals—but about the communities we've lost? In Episode 37...
Who Are We Without Our Work? Workplace Culture, Leadership & Identity | Too Light Too Dark #36
Why do we spend so much of our lives at work, yet so rarely stop to ask how work shapes our identity? In Episode 36...
From Suicidal Ideation to Laughter: Mental Health, Trauma & Hope | Too Light Too Dark #35
What happens when someone living with mental illness, trauma, and suicidal ideation discovers that laughter can...
Rhett Nicholl: 1 Year Anniversary Special | Too Light Too Dark Bonus
?️ Too Light Too Dark celebrates its 1-year anniversary with guest Rhett Nicholl in a deep, reflective conversation...
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I’m Leon Eckford
Too Light Too Dark exists because recovery, identity, and healing are rarely linear. This show was created to explore what happens when lived experience meets clinical insight, and when personal stories collide with systems, culture, and power.
Sometimes I speak with clinicians, researchers, and frontline practitioners. Sometimes with people carrying hard-earned wisdom from lived experience. The aim stays the same: to tell the honest version, not the easy one.
Recovery beyond slogans
This is not a podcast about easy answers or motivational shortcuts.
Too Light Too Dark explores recovery as a lived, ongoing process shaped by trauma, systems, identity, and relationship.
We slow the conversation down to make space for truth, uncertainty, and the parts that rarely fit into neat frameworks.
Where light and dark are allowed to coexist
This show is for those navigating addiction, trauma, identity, leadership, belief, and the quiet aftermath of survival.
Expect conversations that challenge dominant narratives, examine power and policy, and stay grounded in human experience.
The goal is not certainty. It is understanding, steadiness, and the courage to sit with complexity.
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Have a question, a reflection, or a guest suggestion? Reach out.
A special thanks to the people who have helped get me this far
Rhett Nicholl • Rob Chamdler • Dr Brett Grellier • Ben Neal • Simon Bennett • Mia, Liam and Dante • Asztrid Szakacs • My Mum • Jess and The Museum of Homelessness • Ed and The Peoples Recovery Project • The Pavement Magazine