How To Keep Your Reactions From Being Bigger Than the Moment EP 127

In this episode of Top Self, Shanenn breaks down why small moments in your relationship can trigger huge emotional reactions.

If you’ve ever felt embarrassed by your reaction, overwhelmed by jealousy, or hijacked by anxiety over something that logically felt minor, this episode explains what’s really happening beneath the surface.

Shanenn introduces the concept of emotional agility—the ability to feel deeply without losing yourself—and explains why trust, confidence, and security aren’t built by suppressing emotions, but by learning how to stay present with them. This episode offers practical tools to help you stop spiraling, rebuild self-trust, and respond instead of react 

Golden Episode Nuggets

💎 Your reactions aren’t random—your nervous system is trying to protect you
 💎 Feeling deeply is capacity, not a weakness
 💎 Trust is built through experience, not reassurance
 💎 Naming sensations instead of emotions creates emotional power
 💎 Discomfort doesn’t mean danger—nothing has gone wrong
 💎 Staying with a feeling builds confidence one moment at a time

Key Moments

• 2:30 – A relatable story about reacting “bigger than the moment”
• 4:20 – Why your body reacts before your brain can catch up
• 7:45 – What emotional agility actually means (and what it’s not)
• 9:00 – Why trust isn’t about your partner—it’s about you
• 12:10 – The truth about “feeling too much”
• 16:30 – Why resilience isn’t toughness or pushing through
• 18:20 – One simple shift that gives you power over emotional spirals
• 20:30 – Four practical ways to stop getting hijacked by your emotions
• 24:20 – Reflection questions to build self-trust in real time

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