AfterPartyPod: Amber Smith

Model, actress and Celebrity Rehab star Amber Smith is far more than just a pretty face and a (words can’t describe how) spectacular body. Rather than perpetuating the image that seemingly every model alive does by pretending that her life is as beautiful on the inside as it is on the outside, Smith took the courageous step of appearing on Celebrity Rehab and showing the entire world that she was a full-blown opiate addict. This, after she’d appeared in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue and on the covers of Vogue, Elle, Cosmo and Marie Claire as well as in such seminal films as L.A. Confidential and American Beauty.

But there she was on Celebrity Rehab, sharing about and recovering from her 16-year struggle with painkiller abuse, after which she appeared on Sober House and Sex Rehab. Now that she’s sober, Smith has dedicated her life to helping others (check out the speakers bureau she’s established with previous AfterPartyPod guest Jason Wahler) and developing healthier relationships. In this episode, she and I talk about friendships with controlling women, high school trauma and being taken advantage of as a model, among many other topics.

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