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Mayim Bialik's Breakdown

How to Overcome a Painful Past & Break Codependent Attachment, Expand Consciousness, & Find Yourself, with Pete Holmes

Mayim Bialik's Breakdown

Mayim Bialik

Mental Health, Society & Culture, Wellness, Health & Fitness, Comedy, Thebigbangtheory, Spirituality, Selfimprovement, Mentalhealth

4.75.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2024

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

Transform the Pain from Relationship Betrayal into Radical Self-Reinvention  & Channel Your Anger into a Powerful Protective Force!  The hilarious and brilliantly philosophical comedian Pete Holmes is in the MBB studio this week to share his thoughts on the nature of reality & consciousness, his struggles with navigating competing loyalties to loved ones, & how his journey to grow up helped him find his comedic gifts. Pete opens up about the shocking moment of betrayal from his first marriage & how the painful lessons he learned led to his radical growth — which was the basis for his TV show CRASHING. He shares how he overcame his co-dependent relationship with his ex-wife, dedicated himself to his comedy, and navigated a relatable & emotionally complex relationship with his mom. He also talks about  why he believes psychedelics could be the key to unlocking a connection with the Universe and accessing deep realms of  human consciousness. He also shares how his prior path toward aspiring youth pastor primed him for his current career in comedy and how he has reclaimed the religious teachings he grew up with. PLUS....what does it mean that Mayim & Pete have the same Enneagram number??  You won’t want to miss Pete’s emotional breakthrough in therapy that taught him to honor his anger!  Trust us, this episode is packed with revelations that could change your perspective on life - TUNE IN to MBB today!!

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0:00.0

I went into the session wanting to talk about this anger that's really irrational.

0:08.6

It's really hard to look at the therapist.

0:11.7

He was like, can you just find the anger? Where do you feel it in your body? I like a visual and I see it this like kind of emaciated bear with very sharp claws. It's been sequestered to a cave and you're just kind of

0:24.8

dreaming awake. And she's like let's just talk to it. Ask it what are you

0:28.2

protecting? I'm in the cave. I'm talking to the bear. This bear it doesn't like this, it thinks it's bullshit.

0:35.0

Everything that my dad would think about this, this bear thinks.

0:39.0

Shut the fuck up like it's dumb.

0:41.0

At one point, a voice comes from not the bear

0:45.0

and it's like, why are we trying to like partner

0:48.1

with this thing?

0:49.5

All he does is destroy. Kept talking to the bear.

0:54.0

We see that you're trying to protect us.

0:56.0

The idea is to integrate the bear and not exile the bear.

0:59.0

Exactly.

1:00.0

Because it's not really a bear, it's a part of me.

1:02.0

I put him in the cave. I chained him to the wall, and he's

1:06.9

starving, so of course anything that comes near the cave, he's going to

1:09.8

devour it. I was like, at least it's strong. It's fiercely trying to protect us. We found this whole

1:16.9

new tidal wave of real love and appreciation for the bear. My therapist was like,

1:23.2

can we make a plan to just say good morning to the bear?

1:26.9

Just as a way to integrate it. We were just like,

1:29.7

thank you, you, you're so strong and decisive.

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