Therapist Discuss Toy Story | Episode 2|Audio
Therapist Discuss Toy Story | Episode 2|Video
Show Notes
Question of the Day: What is your favorite Toys Story toy? (Leave your answer in the comments below)
In this week’s The Disney Therapist Podcast, Tyler & Alan take a look at Disney Pixar’s Toy Story. They look at what the story can teach us about our identity and when we struggle with not fully understanding yourself. The show examines comparison, insecurities, belief systems, social awareness, and more. Along with looking at your shadow and how as kids, we loved Woody, but now not so much.
Top Takeaways From This Episode
- 1:36 – Toy Story is about identity crisis and the trouble adjusting.
- 4:55 – Woody is anxious and how that influences all the other Chartiers’ anxieties.
- 7:24 – Identity as Andy’s favorite Toy. How over-identifying with any part of your life can keep you stuck. Why we project the way, things should be when we tell ourselves a story
- 10:31 – Woody’s is inauthentic and has wounds that keep him stuck
- 13: 30 – Comparison can drive insecurities – Keep us stuck – Buzz teaches us how to work past insecurities
- 19:07 – being unaware of your belief systems can create problems for you in the future
- 21:07 – being confident in yourself isn’t being a narcissistic,
- 21:32 – Social Awareness
- 24:02 – Power and Control and the Dangers within relationships
- 26:34 – What is Authenticity & Vrunablity
- 31:34 – Buzz Isn’t Unique – Why we ignoring real-world feedback about ourselves
- 36:13 – How themes in movies and our life keep repeating
- 39:18 – Holding Space for a Friends and Loved Ones
- 43:22 – Is Sid Andys “Shadow?”
- 52:44 – The Aliens are Stuck in their space
Recourses From The Show
Show Highlights
Woody is Anxious
In this clip, we explore themes from Disney Pixar’s Toy Story. We look at the main character of Woody and how his behavior is driven by anxiety. Woody is anxious and that impacts how he leads Andy’s bedroom, and creates anxiety in the other toys. This is a great example of how our anxiousness can impact others, and even see that we can become anxious based on who we area around.
Comparison & Insecurities
In this clip, we explore themes from Disney Pixar’s Toy Story. Once Buzz Lightyear arrives in Andy’s room we see comparisons between Woody and Buzz. In this video of Therapist Discuss Tyler & Alan talk about how comparison brings up Woody’s insecurities. They share how when we (or someone we love) compares us to others it can drive our insecurities. We can learn alot from because Buzz teaches us how to work past insecurities
Buzzes Lack of Social Awareness
In this clip, we explore themes from Disney Pixar’s Toy Story’s Buzz Lightyears has a lack of social awareness. In Therapist Discuss Alan talks about the positive sides of Buzzes lack of social awareness. Tyler points out that just be we have a lack of awareness does not mean its bad. We all lack awareness, and need to find ways to become more aware.
Holding Space in Friendships
In this clip, we explore themes from Disney Pixar’s Toy Story. Tyler & Alan in Therapist discuss Toy Story, they explore what deep friendship means. The song You’ve got a friend in me. When we say you have a friend in me you are holding space for your friendships. Friendship is putting a part of yourself into the other person and that they can create space for you. How deep friendship requires both authenticity and vulnerability. One of the lesions that Buzz & Woodys Friendship teaches us.
Shadow
In this clip, we explore themes from Disney Pixar’s Toy Story. Tyler & Alan try to explain the concept of “the shadow.” This concept is one of the hardest concept found in depth or Jungian psychotherapy. Tyler answers Is Sid Andy’s “Shadow?. Alan tries to explain how Scar from the Lion King is a great example of how Disney movies show psychology concepts.
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