Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Brad Langenberg, an addiction counselor in Los Angeles. Here is Brad’s website: https://jameshaggertyrecovery.com/about/brad-langenberg/ For ad-free, uncensored videos and plenty of exclusive content please subscribe to the Soft White Underbelly subscription channel at softwhiteunderbelly.com. It's $10 a month and watchable on Apple and Android mobile apps, Roku TV, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. 0:00 – Intro 0:40 – Working In Recovery & Helping Others 2:00 – Nebraska Upbringing & Early Addiction 4:28 – Surrender & Getting Sober 6:30 – Drugs As a Solution 7:47 – Fear & The Human Condition 10:38 – Success & Chasing Validation 12:31 – Masks & Avoiding Reality 16:07 – Childhood Loss & Hidden Shame 19:47 – Alcohol & The Start Of Addiction 23:49 – Core Issue: Fear, Ego & External Validation 26:40 – Mindfulness & Connecting To Reality 29:14 – “I Am Now” 33:16 – Working With Everyone 35:10 – The Lesson: Connection Over Status Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: https://softwhiteunderbelly.org #swu #softwhiteunderbelly #documentary #marklaita #addictionrecovery #counselor #aa #recovery #mentalhealth #intervention