144. Addiction Recovery with Enton Barefoot

Adversity to Advantage

“If I drink now, there’s no point carrying on. I’ll just go and kill myself”

A passionate and avid sportsman, Enton played semi-professional football and was on track to follow his dream of playing as a career when a sliding doors moment changed everything. He fell gradually into a whirlwind life of addiction and homelessness.

Enton is now twelve years sober, he is a qualified Drugs and Alcohol counsellor and has worked as a support worker for local charities. His passion is now to support people and offer them opportunity and hope through sharing his journey.

Enton shares with me the experiences and influences that shaped the choices which would threaten to ruin his personal relationships and the life he once knew.

An honest and open conversation about addiction, homelessness and life in recovery.

We go deep on topics such as:

• Is addiction rooted in trauma
  
• Childhood anxiety
  
• First love break-up
  
• The appeal of alcohol
  
• Escapism through music
  
• Experimenting with cocaine
  
• Refusing to admit there is a problem
  
• Burning personal relationships
  
• Becoming homeless
  
• Lack of personal responsibility
  
• The changes since the start of recovery
  
• Rebuilding one step at a time
  
• Replacing addictions with addictions
  
• Suicide attempts
  
• Self-acceptance
  

Connect with Enton and learn more about his book Laid Bare at: therealbarefoot.co.uk Instagram , Twitter