340: How to Work with Triggers
We all know the feeling: someone says or does something, and we feel our heart rate go up, the heat rise in our body, and the anxiety or anger take over. We just got triggered!
A trigger is an emotional reaction that we have to someone else\u2019s words or actions. They often catch us off guard and can flood us with \u201cnegative\u201d emotions, and if we\u2019re not being conscious, our first reaction is usually to blame the person who triggered us.
But triggers aren\u2019t about others; they\u2019re always about us! And after years of working with my own, I can honestly say that triggers are a GIFT!
Triggers reveal unconscious beliefs to us \u2013\xa0limiting, untrue beliefs that shape our reality and hold us back in life \u2013 and give us a chance to heal them. When we have the tools to work through them, we can harness the healing and awareness they hold for us instead of shoving them down, spiraling into negativity or lashing out at others.
In this episode, I\u2019m giving you the scoop on what triggers are, how they form and what they can tell us about ourselves, plus my go-to, hands-on steps for working with them.
Listen to discover:
- What the heck a trigger is \u2013 and why triggers are a gift
- How triggers get formed
- Why your triggers and unconscious beliefs affect your life and your reality
- The role of projection in triggers
- Practical steps to work with triggers
Triggers are never fun, but we don\u2019t have to get swept away by triggers or let them hijack our emotions. When we develop the skills to work with them, we can live with more peace and balance in every part of our lives\u2026and get to know ourselves a lot better along the way.
\u201c[Triggers] are really key to our growth.\u201d\xa0 - Michelle Chalfant
\u201cOur triggers are our responsibility.\u201d - Michelle Chalfant
\u201cTriggers belong to ourselves.\u201d - Michelle Chalfant
\u201cIf someone outside of you is acting like that, it will not bother you unless you have the same quality inside of you.\u201d - Michelle Chalfant
\u201cThe more we work on our stuff, the less we get triggered.\u201d - Michelle Chalfant
\u201cThat\u2019s why I love triggers: because when we\u2019re triggered, it\u2019s like this belief that\u2019s been in the dark gets lifted out of the dark and into the light.\u201d - Michelle Chalfant
\u201cThey help us to know the unknown that\u2019s deep inside of us.\u201d - Michelle Chalfant
\u201cWhen we get in touch with these unconscious beliefs, our lives begin to change.\u201d - Michelle Chalfant
\u201cYou have to go into what scares you. That is how you transform it.\u201d - Michelle Chalfant
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