The Truth About Addiction is the podcast that goes where most leadership conversations don't — into the behavioral patterns, survival strategies, and hidden dependencies that quietly shape how we lead, relate, and perform.
Hosted by Dr. Samantha Harte, each episode pulls back the curtain on addiction — not just to substances, but to busyness, control, avoidance, perfectionism, and the stories we tell ourselves to stay comfortable.
Because until leaders understand the circuits running under the surface, real culture change remains out of reach.
Honest. Unflinching. Unexpectedly hopeful.
"Until leaders understand the circuits running under the surface, real culture change remains out of reach."
— Dr. Samantha Harte, HostThe hidden patterns driving reactive leadership, avoidance, and chronic disconnection — and how to interrupt them.
Why demanding accountability backfires — and what compassionate curiosity makes possible instead.
What the latest behavioral science actually says about how humans change — and what leaders can do about it.
How the patterns leaders carry into rooms quietly shape the cultures they're trying to build.
The conversations leaders avoid — and why having them is the single biggest leverage point in any culture.
Building the individual and team resilience that sustains performance through pressure, burnout, and change.
The fastest way to stay stuck is to keep betraying what you already know is true about you. Erica Spiegelman — author of Rewired and creator of the Rewired Method — shares how her path moved through traditional 12-step recovery into a deeper understanding of identity, self-trust, and nervous system healing.
One man in his 40s walks out of the hospital with more than 20 prescriptions — and we can't stop thinking about what that says about modern healthcare. Dr. Christine, a former hospital pharmacist, made a radical career pivot from dispensing meds to practicing holistic healing, functional medicine, and nervous system work.
Your mind can talk you into anything — the next hit, the next drink, the next text you know you shouldn't send, or the next spiral that feels like "truth" while it's wrecking your peace. Michael Bryan goes straight to the root: addiction is often an attachment to the mind's narrative, and freedom starts when you can watch the story instead of becoming it.
New episodes dropping regularly. Subscribe on your favorite platform and never miss a conversation that could change how you lead.