90's Wild Child! Getting Wasted with Courtney Love, Plant Medicine, Marrying into Duran Duran & The Strokes, and Getting Sober Young with Amanda de Cadenet

About this episode

Amanda de Cadenet discusses her experiences with addiction, fame, and recovery in the 90s.

Timestamps 00:00 Dopey Wednesday intro song 01:00 Dave on single parenting while wife is away 02:50 Heart Attack Doug power washing and yard work 04:30 Susan goes to a meeting and breakfast after 05:15 Voicemail: crack-smoking schizophrenic roommate story begins 09:30 Dave critiques bad voicemail background noise 10:00 Spotify comments: ads complaints and Dave fights back 11:30 “Epitome” pronunciation controversy 13:00 Praise for five episodes a week 18:00 Amanda de Cadenet joins the show 23:30 Teenage addiction, validation, fame, public image 31:00 London in the 90s, Blur, Oasis, culture 35:00 Getting sober after dating addicts 38:00 Psychedelics, MDMA, plant medicine in recovery 45:00 Ex-boyfriends, overdoses, grief 49:00 Amanda changes sobriety date after pot brownies while pregnant 52:00 Photography career and leaving fame behind 58:00 What makes a good interview 1:03:00 New book on healing and failed therapy models 1:09:00 Amanda’s morning recovery routine 1:14:00 Dave on jealousy, fear, defects, gratitude 1:18:00 Service, kindness, and purpose

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave, Chris

Guest: Amanda de Cadenet

Topics covered

• addiction
• recovery
• celebrity culture
• mental health
• plant medicine
• sober living

Keywords

• addiction
• recovery
• Courtney Love
• Amanda de Cadenet
• Duran Duran
• plant medicine
• sober
• celebrity
• 90s culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Duran Duran, The Strokes

Places: London

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