E27: Triggers, False Expectations, & Living a Deceived Life

The audio for this episode contains conversations related to sensitive mental and emotional health issues, including suicide.

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"Triggered" is quite the buzzword these days, but have you ever taken a moment to reflect on the things that set you off? We all have our blind spots, and, in some way, we've all experienced the fallout of what our emotional IEDs (Internal Explosive Devices) can do to ourselves and our relationships. If you are not aware of where you are emotionally, you will live disconnected. Uncovering your triggers is the first step towards managing your emotional responses.

In this episode, we discuss practical ways to begin this challenging (but rewarding) journey and unpack the real-life consequences for those who resist the process.

In this episode we'll examine:

• Why leaders must be proactive, not reactive dealing with emotional health

• Why there could be a rise in suicide if we are not careful in dealing with our emotional pasts

• How our childhood may cause our decisions to be hazy or biased towards a specific circumstance

• The value of committing to be your authentic self and the consequences of disregarding it

• Trigger, feeling, meaning

- Trigger: An event, situation, comment, or happening that causes you to feel a negative emotion.

- Feeling: Provide information, usually described by a word or two from the following:

+ Anger: Wrong done to you

+ Guilt: Wrong done by you

+ Shame: I am bad

+ Sadness: Felt loss or grief

+ Fear/Anxiety: A perceived threat

- Meaning: Why are these feelings that I am having actually connected to the initial trigger?

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