How Childhood Trauma Led Me to Addiction & Destroyed My Life | Paul Doughty

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🗓️ 8 May 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Paul Doughty opens up about how childhood trauma pushed him toward addiction, the battles he fought, and what it took to reclaim his life. #ChildhoodTrauma #AddictionStruggle #MentalHealthAwareness #RecoveryJourney #OvercomingDarkness #PersonalGrowth #LifeLessons #healing Connect with Paul Doughy: Website: http://www.pdspeaks.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pdspeaks/ X: https://x.com/PRDoughty Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Pdspeaks-61569442085821/ Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Presented by Tyson 2.0 & Wooooo Energy: https://tyson20.com/ https://woooooenergy.com/ Buy Merch: https://convictclothing.net/collections/convict-clothing-x-ian-bick Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction and Guest Background 00:03:22 The Impact of Childhood Trauma 00:07:12 Growing Up in an Abusive Household 00:11:00 Breaking the Cycle of Addiction and Curses 00:14:51 Childhood Signs of Needing Help 00:18:37 Coping with Abuse: Turning to Alcohol and Drugs 00:22:59 Family Secrets and Discoveries 00:26:48 Hitting Rock Bottom: Walking Out on My Family 00:30:27 Journey to Overcoming Addiction 00:34:23 Chaotic Divorce and Home Refinancing Struggles 00:38:05 Transition to Public Speaking After Career Loss 00:41:51 Overcoming Public Speaking Challenges 00:45:28 Spiritual Awakening and Personal Transformation Through Prayer 00:49:17 The Therapeutic Power of Talking and Sharing Stories 00:52:42 Encouraging Teenagers to Ask for Help 00:56:05 Inspiring Change in Correctional Facilities and Youth Mentoring 00:59:22 Guest Appearance and Future Collaboration Powered by: Just Media House : https://www.justmediahouse.com/ Creative direction, design, assets, support by FWRD: https://www.fwrd.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey Harry.
0:00.7	Hello mate.
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0:39.0	never about, I'll watch your skincare routine. Whereas women walk into a room and because we've been
0:43.5	taught to be pitted against each other, not always, but sometimes there's, oh my God, you know,
0:49.0	I can't. It's a bit of a barrier. Yeah, yeah. And it shouldn't be there. We should be trying to
0:53.5	change that stereotype,
0:55.1	believing that there is space for everybody. There are some things you should always check,
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1:22.3	and completely free. See it in seconds. Download the Experian app today. Paul, welcome to Lockton from Massachusetts. We love our Massachusetts guests and our tri-state area guests. Yes, well, thanks for having me. And it's a pleasure to be here and an honor to talk to you today. Yeah, thanks for reaching out, man. You know, it's so easy for guests that want to come on the show to just reach out.
1:44.4	We look at every email and then respond as fast as we can.
1:47.5	Well, thank you.
1:48.2	How did you come across the show?
1:50.4	A podcast.
1:51.6	I did some searching on the web, and I was looking for podcasts in the area.
1:57.2	And your name came up because you're pretty popular.
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