Ugh I had the unfortunate experience of being in the same doctor’s office as Dax 10+ years ago and I can still smell the experience. He smells like 100M cigarettes and this is from a normal distance away, we weren’t sitting next to each other. Can also confirm he’s an ass to receptionists.

oh god. It was 62-ish in full sun on Wednesday where I am, and I spent maybe three hours outside and have a mild sunburn.

Yes, it’s worth powering through. I have never listened to an episode of AE before Prince Harry’s, so I don’t have the knee-jerk reaction to Dax that others do, but I find him off-putting in general and I was able to get through the episode once Harry really started talking.

And yes, processing trauma from your own private beach in California sounds about a million times better than doing it in a one bedroom apartment with a shared laundry room. 

Oh, I am also jealous. I mean, I’m an actual therapist, and Harry is making a million times more than I am by just...talking about his therapy. I finished school in 2007 and I’m still paying off my student loans (I could do better, but it’s not my top priority). The Oprah interview was annoying because they’re talking…

You’re totally right that we all have it and that it’s great that he’s doing the work to protect his children from the trauma passed down to him. He’s been through a lot of tragedy and that isn’t diminished by his fame and wealth.

How far do you take this? If a rich kid is emotionally abused by their parents, do you not feel sorry for them? What about physical abuse? It’s bullshit to believe that if someone has money, their suffering doesn’t matter. Guess what’s more important than money? Lots of things! Physical and mental health.…

My grandfather’s family was shot in front of him during the Armenian genocide. My grandma grew up a middle eastern kid in an orphanage in Connecticut in the 1930s and was never adopted, and let me tell you - it was not easy. I’m a mental health professional myself, and I’ve thought a lot about genetic trauma. We all…

It takes a LOT of willpower to end an abusive relationship with a parent. Most people wait for the parent to die. I applaud his genuine bravery and wish more people would talk about this complex decision.

>he was dropped from Marvel after Iron Man 1 for a reason

Terrance Howard got replaced in Ironman 2.

My parents are/were products of their generation too so the bar is below sewer level. Anything I do differently is a drastic improvement like not criticizing or mocking my kid for his feelings.

Yeah.  I remember reading somewhere about abuse and his being replaced in the Iron Man franchise.

Terrence Howard is an insufferable queen, no matter what you might see onscreen.

Definitely. I had to skip through the first 5 minutes or so because yeah, Dax can be a bit much and I’m sorry but Monica Padman is annoying AF. If you don’t mind speeding through some parts it’s a really worthwhile listen. 

Honestly, I tried to listen to the podcast (and have tried with Dax Shepard in the past), but he’s so annoying I just can’t.

Terrance Howard is a women-beating asshole (allegedly). I’m not really going anywhere with this, I just wanted to remind people that he is a well documented horrible person, and it has cost him lucrative roles (he was dropped from Marvel after Iron Man 1 for a reason...).

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the “genetic pain and suffering” that resulted from my grandfather being forced into an orphanage an entire state away from his relatives who wanted to keep him and being adopted three full years after his siblings were placed into another family together. (I guess two orphans…

Laughs in sunburn acquired in 68 degree weather.

I don’t know at all how much of it is true or not, but it seems like every time I hear about Terrance Howard, it’s because he’s upset that someone owes him money. So either a ton of people in his life are all screwing him out of his money (which could be the case), or he’s got his hand in a lot of cookie jars.