The Addicted Mind Podcast

TAM+ Episode 52: Master Your Triggers: Rewiring Your Brain for Recovery

Jan 16, 2025

Feeling overwhelmed by triggers in recovery? Dive into the four main categories: environmental, emotional, physical, and cognitive. Discover the AWARE method—a guide for managing emotional triggers through acceptance and observation. Learn to create your own trigger map, helping you identify personal triggers and patterns. Build a response toolkit to shift your relationship with triggers from fear to self-awareness and growth. This journey empowers you to navigate recovery with confidence and insight!

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Quick takeaways

Understanding and categorizing triggers as environmental, emotional, physical, and cognitive is essential for effective recovery management.

Utilizing the AWARE method helps individuals accept and navigate triggers, fostering a healthier response and promoting personal growth in recovery.

Deep dives

Understanding Triggers as Opportunities

Triggers are not failures; they present opportunities for deeper self-awareness and growth. Acknowledging the presence of triggers is essential in the recovery process, as they can often lead to emotional responses that challenge an individual's path to wellness. By recognizing triggers, individuals can begin to reframe their perspective and see these moments as chances to learn more about themselves and their recovery journey. Doing so encourages a mindset change that reinforces the idea that everyone grapples with similar challenges and that these experiences are part of the healing process.

Intro

2min

Understanding Triggers: A Path to Empowered Recovery

3min

Understanding and Rewiring Triggers in Recovery

2min

Understanding Triggers in Recovery

5min

The AWARE Method for Trigger Management

7min

Have you ever felt like your emotions or memories suddenly hijack your hard-earned progress in recovery? You're not alone! In this episode of The Addicted Mind, hosts Duane and Eric Osterlind delve deep into the world of triggers, those sneaky culprits that can either strengthen or challenge our recovery journey.

Discover the four main categories of triggers: environmental, emotional, physical, and cognitive, and learn how to identify and navigate them effectively. Duane and Eric share the groundbreaking AWARE method, a powerful tool to help you accept, watch, act, repeat, and expect when facing triggers.

Plus, find out how to create your own trigger map and build a personalized response toolkit to transform your relationship with triggers from one of fear and reactivity to one of awareness and growth.

Tune in and gain the knowledge and skills to master your triggers and pave the way for lasting transformation!

Download The Worksheet: UNDERSTANDING YOUR TRIGGERS: A COMPREHENSIVE WORKSHEET

Key Takeaways

Understanding the four categories of triggers: environmental, emotional, physical, and cognitive.
The AWARE method: a powerful tool to manage triggers effectively.
Creating a trigger map to identify personal triggers and patterns.
Building a response toolkit with personalized strategies for each type of trigger.
Transforming your relationship with triggers from fear to awareness and growth.

Timestamps

[00:00:00] Introduction
[00:02:55] What are triggers?
[00:04:49] The trigger gap
[00:07:19] Four categories of triggers
[00:11:38] The AWARE method
[00:14:13] Creating a trigger map

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