1131. Alyson Stoner: Undoing the Damage of Childhood Trauma & Relearning Trust + Boundaries

Heal Squad x Maria Menounos

Maria Menounos, Heal Squad

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

4.7 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Hey Heal Squad! We’re back with Part 2 of our powerful conversation with Alyson Stoner, former childhood star, children’s mental health advocate, and co-founder of Movement Genius. This time, we’re going even deeper. Alyson shares how to rebuild your sense of safety and worthiness after childhood trauma, what happens when you stop people-pleasing, and how to reparent yourself as an adult. They also open up about navigating money, power, and silence in the entertainment industry, and why healing is more about self-trust than fixing. We talk about boundaries, burnout, and the cost of constantly performing. PLUS, Alyson reveals their personal checklist for discerning aligned opportunities from energy drains. This one is for anyone learning to value their time, protect their peace, and finally say yes to themselves. Tune in!! HEALERS & HEAL-LINERS: Financial healing is emotional healing. Alyson opens up about reclaiming autonomy after childhood financial exploitation, and why tracking your energy is just as important as tracking your income. Worthiness isn’t something you earn. It’s something you remember. Alyson reminds us that we don’t have to prove our value to deserve rest, respect, or love. Artist Wellbeing Essentials Toolkit. Alyson shares their go-to questions to determine if an opportunity is aligned, or just another form of self-abandonment. -- 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 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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0:31.5	And happy shopping, friends.
0:35.7	I'm on a journey to heal and get better in all areas of life, and I want to do it with you.
0:40.7	Welcome to Heal Squad by Maria Menunoz, where we improve and heal all parts of our lives, most importantly, our health.
0:48.2	Heel Squad by Maria Menuno's, your life improvement series starts now.
0:53.2	Looking back, you know, it becomes less and less comfortable for me to think about.
1:00.2	And I feel for all the young people who have a lot of their firsts on camera, again, not just in film and TV, but now, like, on social media.
1:09.9	The way that we talk about sometimes are, you know, child's first menstrual cycle,
1:16.0	or we talk about some of their medical conditions.
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