🎙️ Episode 35: The Broken Bone Theory — And What Happens When It Never Heals

Podcast: The Trigger and The Truth

Host: Tina White

Series: Year of the Therapist – Grief, Truth, and the Unspoken

📝 Episode Summary:

In this deeply reflective episode, Tina White explores The Broken Bone Theory, a powerful concept that suggests people who never physically break a bone may be wired to break in ways that aren't visible: emotionally, spiritually, and psychologically. But what happens when the emotional break happens and never truly heals?

We go beyond metaphor and dig into what it really means to live with internal pain that the world can’t see. Tina shares personal stories, family history, and the emotional reality of what it’s like to be close to people who harbor hidden hate. She also challenges the audience to confront what they’ve been taught to normalize.

This episode is a gentle but firm nudge to reflect, release, and reframe how we view strength, pain, and the invisible injuries we carry.

🧠 What We Discuss:

• What is The Broken Bone Theory—and why does it resonate?
• Real-life stories that challenge the theory, including a deeply personal one about Tina’s younger brother
• How unresolved trauma mirrors a fracture that was never properly set
• The emotional toll of being close to someone who secretly resents you
• The connection between stoicism, suppression, and emotional self-harm
• Strategies for healing emotional breaks that never got attention

🛠️ Mental Health Tools Shared:

• Recognizing symptoms of silent suffering
• Understanding stoicism and how it can both help and hurt
• Using discernment to protect your peace
• Reflection exercises: identifying emotional fractures in your own life

📚 Resource Mentioned:

• Pick Up The Pieces by Tina White – available now
• Episode 33: Healing Starts Here – featuring a national therapy directory

📣 Call to Action:

Don’t ignore your pain just because it’s not visible. Healing is possible—but only when you acknowledge what’s been broken.

👉 Tap the link in bio to grab your copy of Pick Up The Pieces

🎧 And if you're looking for help, listen to Episode 33 for access to a free national therapy directory designed for real people with real pain.

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