Therapist Reacts to Netflix's Wayward, Ep 1

In Netflix’s Wayward, something is dark at Tall Pines. Therapy looks a lot like control, and "healing" looks evil and sinister. This breakdown explores: • Evelyn’s psychological tactics • Leila’s trauma • Abbie’s narcissistic parents • Alex’s hypervigilance • Laura’s quiet denial And • The psychology of manipulation and false healing • How shame and control disguise themselves as care • The spiritual cost of “fixing” what was never broken Get Trey's Substack Newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices