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The mindbodygreen Podcast

483: Addicted to Drama? | Clinical psychologist Scott Lyons, Ph.D.

The mindbodygreen Podcast

mindbodygreen

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.52.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2023

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

“Trauma is not the event. It's the response of how it gets stored," says Scott Lyons, Ph.D. Scott, a clinical psychologist and body-based trauma expert, joins us to discuss how we all can recover from drama addiction, metabolize trauma, and break free of the stress cycle, plus: - Scott’s personal story & professional work (~00:16) - How to know if you’re addicted to drama (~07:16) - How to tap into your reflective narrative (~12:40) - When should you grow out of temper tantrums? (~17:50) - How trauma gets passed down across generations (~24:00) - How stored trauma can negatively impact your health (~28:13) - How to minimize pressure & shame in the wellness space (~33:09) - How to know if you’re hiding behind a wellness front (~38:46) - How to live with less drama & stress (~44:44) - How to stop social media from stressing you out (~49:09) - How to identify weaponized empathy (~57:09) - The most common dramatic archetypes (~59:59) - How to raise drama-free kids (~01:12:58) Order a copy of my new book The Joy Of Well-Being at thejoyofwellbeing.com!  Referenced in the episode: - Scott's book, Addicted To Drama. - Take Scott's drama quiz. - mbg Podcast episode #459, with Gabor Maté, M.D. - A study on genetic markers for PTSD risk after 9/11. - You Can Heal Your Life, by Louise Hay. - An article on anger & virality. - Sign up for The Long Game.  - Learn more about the Vitamix FoodCycler Eco 5. We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the MyBuddyGreen podcast. I'm Jason Wackeb, founder and co-CEO of MyBuddyGreen, and your host.

0:08.0

This episode is brought to you by Nike.

0:11.0

It's packed to school season, and you and your child might be feeling a bit anxious.

0:16.0

As a parent, you're the best team mate for your mini-me. And together, you can use sport to help overcome anxiety.

0:22.0

Try something new as a family and celebrate even the little wins you achieve on the journey.

0:27.0

Create long-lasting memories that will take your kids from class to court and beyond.

0:32.0

Go to Nike.com, forward slash kids to get school ready.

0:36.0

Hey everyone, we all know that person with a woe is me mentality.

0:41.0

Their life is a constant cycle of crisis, chaos and stress.

0:45.0

They may say things like it's always something or why is it always me.

0:50.0

Does this sound familiar? Well, according to Dr. Scott Lyon, that person probably has an addiction to drama.

0:57.0

And being drawn to drama can have serious implications for your health.

1:01.0

Scott is a licensed clinical psychologist and body-based trauma expert.

1:06.0

And in this episode, he explains how we all can recover from drama addiction, metabolize our trauma and break free of the cycle.

1:15.0

If you can't ever seem to relax or feel uncomfortable unless you're running at a mile a minute, then you should really give this episode a listen.

1:22.0

Scott, welcome.

1:23.0

Thank you so much for having me. I'm excited to be here.

1:25.0

So great to have you a really important book, really important message at just the right time.

1:30.0

In my view, addicted to drama, I think we all are.

1:33.0

So let's start with your personal story, which led you to becoming a clinical psychologist and ultimately writing this book.

1:40.0

Yeah.

1:42.0

I always had a love for psychology, but I grew up in the arts.

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