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Family Triggers: The Unexpected Gift

Author
Emma Ritchie
Published
Sun 13 Jul 2025
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Emotional triggers from family members aren't accidents but gifts pointing us toward personal growth and healing. During a five-week visit to England, I experienced how my year of intense inner work transformed my responses to family dynamics that would have previously upset me.

• Ram Dass wisely said, "If you think you're enlightened, go spend a week with your family"
• Peter Crone teaches that "life will present you with the people and circumstances to show you where you're not free"
• Triggers are internal responses to external situations, not caused by others
• Family patterns like people-pleasing, using money as love, and emotional suppression become opportunities for growth
• After extensive personal development work, I can now observe family patterns without being emotionally derailed
• Everything outside of us reflects areas where we can expand and evolve
• Even complicated past relationships served as important teachers on my journey
• When triggered, sit quietly with your hand on your heart and ask what the emotion is trying to show you

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With Love,

Em xx


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