Episode 11: Trigger Me

Kick It with Donna V. episode 11

Trigger Me

There are a few definitions for the word trigger. The one I am using today is: anything as an act or event that serves as a stimulus and initiates a reaction.

Let’s use the trigger of a gun as an analogy. When you pull the trigger, it goes bang! Then you have the recoil that pushes the barrel into your hand.

There are two kinds of triggers. A positive one and a negative one. Ever have a word, a song, a smell or a place that takes you back to a bad place? Recognizing it and addressing it can make the difference between overcoming it or letting it overcome you.

Two guests are with me today to talk about how the negative triggers have affected them and how they are addressing them going forward. What negative triggers do you have? Do you walk around pissed off about them or do you recognize them and don’t know how to address them?