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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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