Surviving Being A Child Star, the Therapies That Helped Him Heal & Why He Believes in Aliens | Wil Wheaton

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Mayim Bialik

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

4.7 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2025

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

Wil Wheaton (TBBT, bestselling author, award-winning audiobook narrator, host of It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton) is back in the MBB studio, and he's opening up like never before about his deeply personal journey as a trauma survivor. From grappling with the scars of being raised by emotionally immature and narcissistic parents to surviving abuse on a movie set, he shares the emotional tools and therapies that have helped him heal, including EMDR and IFS therapy. He dives into the mind-bending connections between quantum physics, nonlinear time, and reparenting your inner child, while exploring fascinating topics like extraterrestrial life, simulation theory, and telepathy. Get ready for an eye-opening conversation on how trauma has shaped every aspect of Wil's life, his thoughts on the dangers of spiritual charlatans, and his cautious approach to psychedelics. Don't miss this thought-provoking as we connect the dots between science, spirituality, and the unknown!

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0:00.0	When I was a kid, I just wasn't listened to.
0:03.0	My feelings were invalidated.
0:05.0	My ideas and opinions were mocked and humiliated,
0:08.0	and my agency was completely taken away from me.
0:11.0	And I was upset. I was scared and lonely and anxious all the time.
0:16.0	All of that built up in me.
0:18.0	It's got to go somewhere.
0:20.0	That kid never had anybody to talk to.
0:23.6	I will be here for that kid.
0:25.4	Every now and then, I feel some version of me,
0:29.0	seven-year-old me who just wants to be a kid.
0:32.5	There's 10-year-old me who has realized what is happening to him.
0:41.5	And then there's teenage me who is furious at what is going on just desperately wants to fix it all. I get into conversations with them.
0:49.2	I listen to what they say and the ways that our parents never heard us.
0:55.0	If you want to tie this back into the idea of quantum reality, of reality being these layers,
1:00.0	I feel like I'm really reaching through time.
1:03.0	I'm finding that younger version of me.
1:05.0	And I'm saying like, I am so sorry, man.
1:08.0	I hate that this happened to you.
1:10.0	I will listen to you.
1:11.1	Let's go do something fun.
1:17.4	Hi, I'm Miami-Mialik.
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