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Interview with Former Disney Channel Star Alyson Stoner on Mental Health Struggles, Overcoming an Eating Disorder & Battling Depression + the Dangers of Idolizing Fame
Publisher |
Dr. Caroline Leaf
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Health & Fitness
Mental Health
Publication Date |
Jun 10, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:49:50

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SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I speak with actress and former child star Alyson Stoner about what happens when stardom becomes too much to handle, why she became an advocate for children in the entertainment industry, the dangers of pressuring children from a young age, and how to help children manage stress and pressure.

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:

2:02 Alyson’s experiences as a child star

3:06 How becoming famous affected Alyson’s development

3:41 How Alyson uses her experiences to help children in the entertainment industry

6:12, 9:05 How labels can help us AND hold us back

10:00 Why we all go through mental health struggles

11:16 Why Alyson started her advocacy work

12:30 The dangers of de-humanizing people in the entertainment industry

12:50 The “toddler to train wreck” pipeline

18:44 The dangers of putting fame on a pedestal

23:50 How stress affects everyone in different ways

29:00 How to help children manage their mental health and life’s pressures

37:00 How our experiences change our brain and body and affect our wellbeing

40:00 Why we can’t always control events but we can learn to control our reactions

43:25 The incredible resilience of the human mind

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