Rickey Smiley Gets Real About Life After Losing His Son, His Father, and Finding New Purpose
The Table with Anthony ONeal
The Neatness Network
4.9 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 16 September 2024
⏱️ 60 minutes
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On this episode of The Table with Anthony ONeal, comedian, radio host, and author Rickey Smiley joins us to share his deeply personal journey of healing after the heartbreaking loss of his son and father. Rickey opens up about the impact of addiction, grief, and how he is navigating life after tragedy. But this conversation is not just about pain—it's also about hope, resilience, and finding strength in difficult times. Rickey also shares valuable lessons from his new book, offering inspiration for those facing their own struggles. Tune in for a heartfelt and insightful discussion you won’t want to miss.
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| 0:29.0 | We get ready for the insult to the injury. |
| 0:32.0 | Because a death is a death. to get ready for the insult to the injury. |
| 0:36.0 | Because a death is a bullet wound. Wow. |
| 0:37.0 | But then you have somebody come and stab you inside of the bullet one. |
| 0:40.0 | You don't have to be in the hood. |
| 0:42.0 | Right. You know. You don't have to be in the hood, you know, to succumb to drug abuse. |
| 0:48.0 | I had to tell my daughter, hey, and I talk about it in the book, detail by detail. |
| 0:55.0 | Brandon didn't make it. |
| 0:57.0 | I need you to safely go from point A to point B. |
| 1:01.0 | I had to call my son who was in college. I had to tell him the same thing. |
| 1:05.6 | We got to get rid of the stigma of not going to get help because when you roll your ankle |
| 1:10.9 | you don't pull out a Bible. |
| 1:12.0 | Ooh! If you look out the wrong window man you're going to be suffering. |
| 1:15.9 | You're going to suffer with depression getting your own mind your own head. |
| 1:19.5 | And sometimes the devil get in your head and you're like I don't need to live where I got to live. |
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