1130. Heal Your Inner Child: Alyson Stoner On Trauma & The Cost of Childhood Fame

Heal Squad x Maria Menounos

Maria Menounos, Heal Squad

Self-improvement, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Hey, Heal Squad! This week, we’re joined this week by Hollywood child star, Alyson Stoner for one of the most vulnerable conversations we’ve ever had on children’s mental health. In Part 1, Alyson opens up about the hidden cost of childhood fame, the impact of growing up in unsafe environments, and the long-term effects of being a “performing child.” They share what it’s like to heal publicly, how childhood trauma shows up in adulthood, and why so many of us are still carrying the coping mechanisms we learned just to survive. PLUS, we talk about the importance of creating safe spaces for kids today (especially as the mental health crisis deepens) and how to begin reparenting your inner child with compassion. This one’s for anyone healing their past, parenting in the present, or simply looking to break the cycle for the next generation. You don’t want to miss out, tune in!! HEALERS & HEAL-LINERS: The Cost of Early Success: Childhood fame often comes with emotional neglect and performance pressure. Alyson breaks down how trauma hides in plain sight, and how to reclaim your voice. Trauma Responses Are Not Personality Traits: People-pleasing, perfectionism, overachievement, these aren’t quirks. They’re signs your inner child is still trying to survive. Reparenting Your Inner Child: Healing means meeting the needs you never got growing up, especially rest, safety, and emotional validation. You can be the safe space you always needed. -- HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES: Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/ Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership Maria Menounos Website: https://www.mariamenounos.com My Curated Macy’s Page: Shop My Macy’s Storefront Prenuvo: Prenuvo.com/MARIA for $300 off EMR-Tek Red Light: https://emr-tek.com/discount/Maria30 for 30% off Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/ Join In-Person Heal Retreat Waitlist! https://mariamenounos.myflodesk.com/heal-retreat-waitlist GUEST RESOURCES: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alysonstoner/?hl=en Website: https://www.movementgenius.com/ Book: https://go.shopmy.us/p-22515941 Artist WellBeing Toolkit: https://www.movementgenius.com/artist-wellbeing-toolkit-new ABOUT MARIA MENOUNOS: Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV personality, actress, 2x NYT best-selling author, former pro-wrestler and brain tumor survivor, Maria Menounos’ passion is to see others heal and to get better in all areas of life. ABOUT HEAL SQUAD x MARIA MENOUNOS: A daily digital talk-show that brings you the world's leading healers, experts, and celebrities to share groundbreaking secrets and tips to getting better in all areas of life. DISCLAIMER: This Podcast and all related content (published or distributed by or on behalf of Maria Menounos or http://Mariamenounos.com and http://healsquad.com) is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Company’s Podcast are their own; not those of Maria Menounos or the Company. Accordingly, Maria Menounos and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions. This podcast is presented for exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for preventing, diagnosing, or treating a specific illness. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.

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0:00.0	Friends, as you know, I'm always searching for cleaner products and just trying to do better.
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0:29.6	Enjoy.
0:33.8	I'm on a journey to heal and get better in all areas of life, and I want to do it with you.
0:38.8	Welcome to Heal Squad by Maria Menunos, where we improve and heal all parts of our lives, most importantly, our health.
0:46.2	Heal Squad by Maria Menuno's, your life improvement series starts now.
0:51.7	Fame actually has similar properties as drug addiction. So if that's happening and we're
0:59.2	hooking a child to the drug of fame, think about how that's actually affecting their
1:05.5	neurobiological development. And then we wonder why they're struggling. Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
1:13.4	We have to intervene.
1:22.4	And we also have to, as the adults in the room, skill up our awareness of what it means to inhabit these digital spaces.
1:28.6	If we're struggling, imagine what that's like for young folks who are like, we don't know any alternative.
1:34.3	Hello, hello, Hill Squad. Welcome back. We have a very special guest and friend of the pod on
1:40.1	the show today, Alison Stoner. Allison Stoner. Allison is an actor, author, and the founder of the movement genius, which we talked about
1:48.2	last time they were here, but today we're so excited to have them back to dive into their
1:52.7	new memoir, semi-well-adjusted, despite literally everything.
1:58.6	It's an emotionally raw and personal look at life in front of the cameras.
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