Envy in the Workplace: The Hidden Force Destroying Teams | Too Light Too Dark #28
With Executive Coach and Organisational Consultant, Ben Neal - returning to the show for the first time since Episode...
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Light and dark are not opposites here. We sit with contradiction, nuance, and uncomfortable truths.
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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.
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Envy in the Workplace: The Hidden Force Destroying Teams | Too Light Too Dark #28
With Executive Coach and Organisational Consultant, Ben Neal - returning to the show for the first time since Episode...
A Life in Harm Reduction: Mark Gilman on Drug Policy | Too Light Too Dark #27
The conversation delves into the personal journey and advocacy work of a UK-based harm reduction advocate. It explore...
#26 - It Was All a Dream, Manifestation, Memory and the Stories That Shape Reality
In this episode, Leon and Dr. Brett Grellier delve into the enigmatic world of dreams, exploring their significance...
#25 - From Trauma to Transformation: Richard "The Mouse" Williams : Really Healed
The conversation delves into the journey of recovery and transformation, highlighting the power of self-love and the...
#24 - Movement, Meaning, and Healing with Alexandra Beller
The conversation delves into the power of movement and dance as a form of authentic expression, the intelligence of t...
#23 - The Science of Addiction and Harm Reduction - Dr Benjamin D.Scher
The conversation delves into the topics of harm reduction, overdose prevention, and the impact of harm reduction serv...
#22 - Embracing Uncertainty: How to Lead, Grow, and Thrive in Change
The conversation delves into the work of Simon Bennett, an executive coach and founder of Challenge Yourself, Kindly...
Too Light Too Dark 2025 Review: The Moments That Defined the First Two Series
Too Light Too Dark 2025 Review: The Moments That Defined the First Two Series dives into the episodes that ignited th...
#21 - How Trauma Shapes Identity: Vulnerability, Compassion, and Personal Growth in Modern Life
In this deep and wide-ranging conversation, we explore how trauma shapes identity, behavior, and the lifelong journey...
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Iām 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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A special thanks to the people who have helped get me this far
Rhett Nicholl ā¢ Rob Chamdler ā¢ Dr Brett Grellier ā¢ Ben Neal ā¢ Simon Bennett ā¢ Mia, Liam and Dante ā¢ Asztrid Szakacs ā¢ My Mum ā¢ Jess and The Museum of Homelessness ā¢ Ed and The Peoples Recovery Project ā¢ The Pavement Magazine