Addicted to Drama: Understanding and Healing the Cycle of Chaos and Crisis

This event will be recorded and the link will be sent to all registrants afterwards. It will be available for three weeks only. Please note that all events have to be paid in full before the event takes place - regardless of the due date on the invoice.

This session delves into the intricate dynamics of drama addiction, a pervasive pattern characterized by a dependency on chaos and crisis. Drawing from extensive research and clinical experience, we will explore the psychological and physiological underpinnings of this addiction, examining how it manifests in behaviors, relationships, and self-perception. Attendees will gain insights into the feedback loops and internal experiences that perpetuate this cycle, as well as the broader impacts on individuals and those around them. By unpacking these layers, we aim to illuminate pathways toward healing and transformation.

Objective:

The primary objective of this lecture is to provide a comprehensive understanding of drama addiction, equipping attendees with the knowledge to identify and address this complex pattern. Specifically, participants will:

• Learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of drama addiction.
• Understand the root causes and perpetuating factors of this pattern.
• Explore how drama addiction impacts behaviors, relationships, and self-perception.
• Gain insight into effective strategies for intervention and support.
• Develop tools to foster resilience and promote well-being in clients and individuals affected by this cycle.

By fostering deeper awareness, the lecture aims to empower professionals to facilitate meaningful change and transformation in their clients’ lives.

Presenter: Dr Scott Lyons

Dr. Scott Lyons is a licensed holistic psychologist, educator and author of the book Addicted to Drama: Healing Dependency on Crisis and Chaos in Yourself and Others, with Hachette publishing. Scott is also the host of The Gently Used Human Podcast, a delightfully depthful and often hilarious exploration of what it is to be human, to have lived life, and come out gently used.

As a renowned body-based trauma expert, Doctor of Osteopathy (Spain) and Mind-Body Medicine specialist, Scott helps people to break free from cycles of pain, limited beliefs, and trauma. Scott is an innovator in transformative wellness and trauma therapy, teaching over half a million people internationally over the past twenty years how to relieve stress and restore vitality. Scott has worked with many of the country’s top leaders and CEOs as an executive coach and wellness consultant. 

Scott is the creator of The Embody Lab—the largest online learning platform for body-based trauma therapies—and developer of Somatic Stress Release™, a holistic process of restoring biological resilience, taught in over 20 countries.

Scott is a Certified Body-Mind Centering™ Teacher and Practitioner, Cranio-Sacral Therapist, Visceral Manipulation Therapist, Neuro-Developmental Therapist, Infant Developmental Movement Educator, Registered Movement Therapist and Educator, Trauma Therapist, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Thai Massage Practitioner, Clinical Hypnotherapist, Mindfulness-based Executive Coach, Experiential Anatomy/ Developmental Movement and Yoga Practitioner, and a 500-hour registered yoga teacher. Additionally Scott holds a BFA in Theater/Psychology, MFA in Dance/Choreography, MS in Clinical Psychology, and a PhD in Clinical Psychology and Mind-Body Medicine.

Scott has been featured in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, ForbesWomen, Fast Company, The Telegraph, The Guardian, INC., CNBC Make It, Fortune, Bustle, Reader’s Digest and Goop. He has also appeared on The Mel Robbins Podcast, The Jordan Harbinger Show, The We Can Do Hard Things Podcast, The Mental Illness Happy Hour, The Human Upgrade, The Genius Life, and The Chopra Well.