The Wise Millennial

Listen in on a conversation between me and one of the kindest people in the world. Allyson brings us an amazing message on hope, being a powerful person, and how to overcome difficulties in our lives. 

The last episode on the subject of the week. I summarize what I've talked about and leave you with my final thoughts. 

We all have been triggered before. Are there things that cause a rise out of you that you don't like? In this episode I recap how I define triggers and two ways we can begin to over come them. 

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I've talked a lot about triggers in the last couple videos and I just wanted to go more in-depth on what exactly a trigger even is. Do these symptoms sound familiar? Overreacting, strained relationships, feeling misunderstood, and people around you say you can never be wrong? You may be experiencing more triggers than you think! Come along with me and we'll talk about it!

Imagine never getting offended, feeling secure in every room you walk into, and having relationships that thrive. 

Triggers can be an erosion to these important dynamics in our lives, not to mention our own personal mental health. 

I want to have an honest discussion on what triggers are, how you can begin to heal, and begin living a  life of complete freedom.

Beginning, our emotions are incredibly important! They make us human; however, when they're in the drivers seat of our lives they send us on a never ending rollercoaster. Our emotions and our triggers are inseparably linked. We need to get our emotions out of the drivers seat and put into their designated positions in our lives. Our emotions should be arrows pointing us to the real problem. If we try to deal with our emotions and cover up the real issue, things will never truly heal from the core. 

We have 100% total control of ourselves and you have the capability to heal and live a life that you want. 

It doesn't matter where you're at in life, we all do this from time to time. We can try to wallpaper our internal issues with external solutions commonly known as vices. For some people it looks like drinking, working, money, school, and even other people. 

The world we create around ourselves is the perpetuation of our internal world. If your life is full of chaos, it's most likely coming from the inside. 

You can't give away what you don't have. Hurt people, hurt people. A lot of times it's not personal, it's the fact that their pain was running over and you were the closest target. 

You can never fix what you don't address. So how do you know if you're using vices? Are there negatives cycles in your life? What triggers you? What makes you the most upset? What worries you the most? Start there. 

Often times we think that the vice is the issue and we villianize ourselves and our issues. The truth is, it's your psyche trying to go over your head because there's a genuine need that's not getting met. If you can meet that need, ie, get to the root cause, the vice will either take care of itself or be a lot easier to deal with. 

Bad news is that your life is your fault. If it's not going great, it's your responsibility. If you're waiting for someone to come along and take care of you it's called a toxic, codependent relationship and you don't want that. Changing your life is completely, 100% in your control. 

This is why I do this podcast. I want to give people tools to lead a fulfilled like. A life of wholeness. Notice, I didn't say happy. I think this is why sometimes my advice can come across as tough love. If my goal was to get you happy, I'd only tell you what you want to hear and say that you don't need to change a thing. But it takes work and intentionality to get whole but happiness is a byproduct of being whole. I can't say that it's the other way around. 

Hope you enjoy this episode

We're all special! Congratulations! But what sets apart the special from the extraordinary? Sometimes the difference between greatness and mediocrity is moments. Let this be your take away. What's one thing you can do today that will set you apart? What's one thing you can do to go the extra mile on your own journey towards greatness? 

Hello! I'm your host, Hannah. Welcome to The Wise Millennial! I just wanted to introduce myself and give 2 seconds of my backstory and what led me to this. I'm a 23 year old millennial and all the time I'm given tons of advice on what I should do with these years. Honestly, I think most of that advice is ill founded. I unwrap why these pieces of advice can be so toxic and what I think we should be telling young people instead. Enjoy!