It's Not About the Alcohol

EP294 Why you're mind won't stop spinning when you're triggered


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You've done the therapy. Read the books. Listened to the podcasts. You understand your trauma responses intellectually. But when you get triggered, your mind still spins out of control—and you can't make it stop.

Here's what you need to know: Your spinning mind isn't something to fix or control. It's communication from a wounded part of you that needs your attention.

In this episode, we're talking about:

  • Why trying to think your way out of emotional pain actually makes it worse

  • The difference between being triggered BY a part vs. BECOMING that part (blending vs. unblending)

  • Why your wounded inner child doesn't speak the language of logic—and what she actually needs from you

  • How to drop out of your spinning mind and into your body where the real healing happens

  • Why "I've done so much work, why am I still dealing with this?" is the wrong question

  • The practice that changes everything: showing up for your pain without trying to fix it

This is Internal Family Systems (IFS) meets emotional sobriety. This is how you stop abandoning yourself when your wounded parts show up asking for help.

🔑 Key Takeaway: Healing doesn't happen in your head. It happens in your nervous system when you learn to show up for your wounded parts with presence, patience, and unconditional love.

If you are ready to get support from a community of women who are co-creating this change with intention and clarity— Click here to BOOK A DISCOVERY CALL.

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