Tian Dayton
Clinical psychologist and author of Growing Up with Addiction, offering expertise in relational trauma repair and decades of clinical work exploring addiction's effects on families and attachment.
Best podcasts with Tian Dayton
Ranked by the Snipd community
13 snips
Aug 26, 2025 • 41min
Why You Always Feel Responsible for Everything: Hidden Signs of Complex PTSD from Childhood with Dr. Tian Dayton
Dr. Tian Dayton, a leading expert in psychodrama therapy and author, joins the conversation to dissect the hidden implications of complex PTSD stemming from childhood. They delve into how children raised in chaotic environments often take on adult roles, resulting in lifelong emotional struggles. Dr. Dayton explains the inadequacies of traditional talk therapy for trauma resolution and advocates for body-based approaches. Listeners will discover the significance of nurturing relationships, community support, and movement in effective healing.
Mar 3, 2026 • 1h 9min
Growing Up With Addiction Left a Trauma Your Body Still Carries
Dr. Tian Dayton, clinical psychologist and author focused on family addiction and relational trauma. She describes how children trade play for survival, learn parents’ rhythms, and adopt caretaking roles. The conversation covers addiction’s ripple into food and mood cycles, how chronic survival shapes the body, and why midlife shifts can surface long-buried stress.
