Triggers: What Are They, and How Do You Handle Them?Triggers: What Are They, and How Do You Handle Them?
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Kayla Solomon and Dominique Simone Levine discuss triggers and offer practical strategies for building resilience and healing.
24:03•12 May 2023
Handling Triggers: Building Resilience and Healing from the Past
Episode Overview
- Triggers evoke deep physiological responses, affecting emotional and mental well-being
- The discussion explores the impact of positive and negative triggers on personal experiences
- The episode advocates for building resilience and psychological flexibility to navigate triggers effectively
- Strategies for preparing for triggers, reducing expectations, and embracing radical acceptance are highlighted
- The conversation concludes by encouraging self-reflection and the pursuit of high-quality repair and healing
“The resiliency to me is the ability to repair and have really high quality repair. It's not about ignoring triggers but about digging in and clearing yourself over and over again and continuing to do the work so that you can repair yourself and the damage that's happened to you personally.”
Ever felt like a sudden wave of emotion pulled you back to a painful memory? That's what triggers do, and they happen to all of us. In this episode of 'Coming Up for Air', hosts Kayla Solomon and Dominique Simone Levine tackle the complex world of triggers. They break down how these invisible forces can yank you back into old emotional and physiological responses, making it hard to stay grounded in the present. But it's not all doom and gloom.
The hosts offer a roadmap for building resilience and handling these triggers effectively. They dive into the different types of triggers—both positive ones that bring back fond memories and negative ones that can throw you off balance. By understanding these triggers, you can better prepare for them and reduce their impact on your mental and emotional well-being. Kayla and Dominique emphasize the importance of self-reflection and psychological flexibility.
They discuss practical strategies like reducing expectations and embracing radical acceptance to navigate through tough moments. The episode is packed with valuable insights that can help you turn your triggers into opportunities for growth and healing. So, if you're looking to build resilience and handle your triggers better, this episode offers a treasure trove of practical advice.
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