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Episode 6: The STEER Method: How to Regulate Before You React
Runtime: 24 minutes 41 seconds
Welcome to Triggered but Thriving!
In this episode, trauma therapist and Asentriarc founder Sarah Ferland Doherty, MSW, RSW, introduces a powerful new framework to help you move through triggers with more awareness, clarity, and self-control.
After a change in this week’s guest plan, Sarah uses this episode to share something she’s been building behind the scenes: The STEER Method, a practical process for helping you regulate before you react.
If you’ve ever felt like your nervous system took over before you even understood what was happening, this episode is for you. Sarah walks you through how to pause, tune in, and gently guide yourself back into the driver’s seat when you’ve been activated.
This is not just about coping. It’s about learning how to understand your inner experience in real time so you can respond from your authentic self instead of your trigger.
In This Episode, We Cover
Why triggers can hijack your nervous system before you’re even aware
The difference between reacting and responding
What the STEER Method is and how to use it in real life
How to identify your emotional state, your trigger, and the deeper feeling underneath
Why environment matters more than we realize when we’re dysregulated
How to choose your next step with more intention and self-trust
Timestamps
00:00 Welcome Back & Episode Update
02:05 Introducing the STEER Method
04:10 Why STEER Matters: Regulate Before You React
06:15 S — State: What state am I in right now?
08:20 T — Trigger: What is my brain perceiving as a threat?
11:05 E — Emotion: What am I really feeling?
13:50 E — Environment: What is affecting me around me?
16:20 R — Regulation: What do I need right now?
18:45 The 5 Next-Step Choices After STEER
21:10 How to Practice STEER in Daily Life
23:00 Free STEER Downloadable & Next Episode Preview
Next Episode
Episode 7: Sexuality, Identity, and Coming Home to Yourself
Sarah is joined by trauma therapist Michelle Crozier, MSW, RSW for a meaningful conversation on sexuality, identity, and healing.
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By Sarah Ferland Doherty, MSW, RSWRuntime: 24 minutes 41 seconds
Welcome to Triggered but Thriving!
In this episode, trauma therapist and Asentriarc founder Sarah Ferland Doherty, MSW, RSW, introduces a powerful new framework to help you move through triggers with more awareness, clarity, and self-control.
After a change in this week’s guest plan, Sarah uses this episode to share something she’s been building behind the scenes: The STEER Method, a practical process for helping you regulate before you react.
If you’ve ever felt like your nervous system took over before you even understood what was happening, this episode is for you. Sarah walks you through how to pause, tune in, and gently guide yourself back into the driver’s seat when you’ve been activated.
This is not just about coping. It’s about learning how to understand your inner experience in real time so you can respond from your authentic self instead of your trigger.
In This Episode, We Cover
Why triggers can hijack your nervous system before you’re even aware
The difference between reacting and responding
What the STEER Method is and how to use it in real life
How to identify your emotional state, your trigger, and the deeper feeling underneath
Why environment matters more than we realize when we’re dysregulated
How to choose your next step with more intention and self-trust
Timestamps
00:00 Welcome Back & Episode Update
02:05 Introducing the STEER Method
04:10 Why STEER Matters: Regulate Before You React
06:15 S — State: What state am I in right now?
08:20 T — Trigger: What is my brain perceiving as a threat?
11:05 E — Emotion: What am I really feeling?
13:50 E — Environment: What is affecting me around me?
16:20 R — Regulation: What do I need right now?
18:45 The 5 Next-Step Choices After STEER
21:10 How to Practice STEER in Daily Life
23:00 Free STEER Downloadable & Next Episode Preview
Next Episode
Episode 7: Sexuality, Identity, and Coming Home to Yourself
Sarah is joined by trauma therapist Michelle Crozier, MSW, RSW for a meaningful conversation on sexuality, identity, and healing.