Can You Be a Mindful Asshole?
APRIL 9TH, 2025
EPISODE 87: Can You Be a Mindful Asshole? with Dr. Sará King
“Ah, meditation and yoga, what a beautiful place to hide.”
—Scott’s ex-therapist
Some conversations don’t age, and this is one of them. Whether you’re hearing it for the first time or revisiting it, this episode with Dr. Sará King is packed with wisdom that still resonates today:
While there’s no denying that mindfulness can be a powerful tool, is it the answer to all of our problems, or is it really just a game of playing hide-and-seek from ourselves? In this episode Dr. Scott and Dr. Sará King hilariously break down the complexity of mindfulness- differentiating toxic positivity and splashy bypassing from a path of profound connection to oneself and the full spectrum of human experiences.
Dr. Scott and Dr. Sará lead by example, demonstrating how play can help you break free from the bondage of trauma as they approach this episode and life with full-on childhood curiosity and a willingness to let life unfold, providing you with the magic sauce of empowerment and deep healing.
If you’re looking for the kind of mindfulness that cultivates the resilience needed to be in the dance of life and feel a deep sense of belonging to the world while at the same time making you laugh so hard you pee (and question whether mindfulness and bladder control are related) - this episode of The Gently Used Human is for you.
Topics we break down:
Trauma bonding.
The importance of play.
Healing intergenerational trauma.
Interdependence.
Harmful narratives of the wellness industry.
The shadow side of mindfulness.
LISTEN TO THE EPISODE HERE
Show Notes
-
Dr. Scott Lyons was discovered at the age of five breastfeeding on a drunken wildebeest that he had captured with his bare hands while prowling the red light district of Switzerland. He was immediately recognized for his raw, unbridled talent for giving dry, foreskin-chaffing hand jobs with his armpits, playing a Mongolian kazoo, and narrating the vagina monologues without moving his lips with the skill of an 80-year-old ventriloquist- all at the same time!!! - which led him to be selected for the CIA’s finest training program for doctors without ragged buttholes, I mean, borders. He spends his days listlessly rubbing his 99-cent store nipple clamps, pontificating the meaning of hardcore elephant-on-giraffe porn, and taking baths in what some have rumored to be the used remnants of Theodore Roosevelt's toenail clippings, Bad Bunny’s childhood tears, and Justin Timberlake’s artisanal dick cheese. When he grows up one day, he would love to be a trilingual, cleft-toed, hardened war criminal with hoes in at least 30 different area codes and plans to change his name to “Dr. Chauncey McDiddleFingers”
————————The con artist formerly known as Dr. Scott Lyons is here with us today while currently on the run from the same swat team that apprehended Jeffrey Epstein and his cronies. He attended medical school at Stormy Daniels boot camp for Satan-worshipping home wreckers and graduated at the top of his class. He managed to fully fund his education as a milker of gorilla balls for the San Diego Zoo with the nickname “Ms. Piggy”, all while graciously donating his spare time to the elderly at nursing homes nationwide, forcing them, I mean treating them to daily showings of his play “The Golden Girls Slay Amsterdam with their Rabid Pussies” 3 times a day. He is internationally known for his role in instigating 7 government coups using clowns adorned in nothing but spandex assless chaps, turd hats and ball clamps, and is celebrated…as well as feared…on at least 4 continents for his incessant obsession with riding 3 lovers bareback style on the top of local McDonalds while pantomiming what he thinks Dolly Pardon might look like if she were giving birth to a rhinoceros.
-
Congresswoman King, is the embodiment of reinvention after being not so discretely fired from the San Diego aquarium for an incident that involved heavy petting of a starfish. She found herself asking, “What if god was one of us, just the same as one of us?” As unlikely as lightning striking thrice, a producer walked by at that very moment, and immediately signed her to his Korean karaoke drag queen restaurant. And she was a sensation! The small crowds loved her, and more importantly, she began to love herself. After two years of signing mostly Janis Joplin, Alanis Morissette, and some Salt-N-Pepa to spice it up, she realized she wanted something more. So she got a dog, and realized that wasn't it. So she got a husband and filmed some Only Fans content, and realized that wasn’t it. So then she ran for office in the great state of Delaware and won by a unanimous landslide. No, there was actually a landslide that affected voter turnout. Needless to say, she won and realized “Yes, this is it. Politics is where I feel at home.”
————————
Dr Sara King has perfected the art of labial nostril breathing, in through her who who dilly, and out through her chamber of secrets. Through this technique, she has truly revolutionized mindfulness, thus gracing the cover of Mindful Magazine twice. She has taught over 68 people the art of purifying negative energy into quantum crooked smiles. Let us go back in the history of time to when Dr. Sara King discovered said technique through her previous carrier as a gymnast where she often would often swing her legs above and behind her head and would notice a wispy air coming out in the sound of a soft squealy toot, not dissimilar to the low crying tones of a baby seal being clubbed into a winter coat. How curious she thought, why does the air go out but never in, at least not consciously in? So she declared right there that she would become a breathwork teacher. And that she has. Dr. King also serves on several international boards including Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Shell, and China Coal.
Discount Codes:
Save 10% at Omala with offer code DRSCOTT10
Save 10% on The Embody Lab’s live and online workshops and certificate programs* with the offer code GENTLYUSED10
*Does not apply to in-person events or best-sellers.
Special Guest
DR. SARÁ KING
Dr. Sará King is a Mother, neuroscientist, political and learning scientist, education philosopher, social-entrepreneur, public speaker, and certified yoga and mindfulness meditation instructor. She is also the co-director of Mobius, a home for the development of Liberatory Technology, and the founder of MindHeart Collective, a contemplative tech company that she founded to develop AI-integrated platforms, applications, and courses grounded in neuroscience, “The Science of Social Justice” framework and the “Systems Based Awareness Map” (SBAM) which she developed to explore our capacity to heal intergenerational trauma and promote the well-being of "collective nervous systems" by promoting and mapping loving-awareness. In 2021, she was named “One-To-Watch” by Mindful Magazine, as well as she made the November cover of Yoga Journal Magazine as a “Game Changer” for her work bridging neuroscience, social justice and contemplative practices. In 2022, she was also named one of the "10 Most Powerful Women in Mindfulness" by Mindful Magazine.
CONNECT WITH SARÁ:
LinkedIn | Instagram | MindHeart Consulting
Your Host
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 also the founder and progressive designer of Omala, a wellness brand dedicated to creating sustainably sourced tools for transformation.
About the Podcast
THE GENTLY USED HUMAN
Dr. Scott Lyons and his world renowned guests take us into the delightfully depthful and often hilarious exploration of what it is to be human, to have lived life, and come out gently used. From passion to pain, glory to defeat, comedy to drama to tragedy, we’ve all been through it. This show unpacks the psychology and humor needed to keep you thriving on the roller coaster of being human.
