Many people believe and have been taught that feeling their emotions is wrong… That doing so can be harmful or is a sign of weakness. That they can’t be trusted and should simply be avoided and suppressed.

In this episode, Brian and Laura tackle this lie head-on and talk through the power of feeling emotions, and letting them guide you to where you are hurting, knowing that there is always hope……always!

You’ll want to listen through to the end as Brian shares a personal experience proving why emotions should not be suppressed but rather embraced as the powerful guide that they are.

It has been quite a bit since Brian and Laura answered our listeners questions on the show!  This episode is all about you and your questions, throughout the episode we answer Laura's most frequently asked questions starting with, "How do I apply the Compassion Method when people are shaming me?"  

FREE RESOURCE INCLUDED: "How Am I Seen?” 

You can submit a question for a future podcast episode at https://www.triggeredandtrue.com/ask.

Brian is a huge fan of the bestselling book by Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money. However, he feels that chapter 3 of the book needs an addendum that discusses the connection between money and emotional health. In this episode, Brian & Laura create that addendum and you will not want to miss it!

You can submit a question for a future podcast episode at https://www.triggeredandtrue.com/ask.

“Your true self is a powerful force. Your true self can accomplish more in a minute than your triggered self can in a lifetime, but that is not the real reason to connect with your true self. The real reason is that you’re worth it.” - Brian Freise

Whether you connect with Brian or Laura's business journeys, which reveal their challenges, protectors, and triggers, you'll find confidence in your own journey through this episode. You'll soon discover that your true self isn't just for you, but for the world around you.

FREE RESOURCE INCLUDED: "How Am I Seen?” 

You can submit a question for a future podcast episode at https://www.triggeredandtrue.com/ask.

Help, I’m being manipulated! During this episode, Brian and Laura discuss manipulation and our tendency to manipulate others,  often subconsciously. Throughout this episode, we will learn how to use The Compassion Method as an offensive weapon against manipulation, narcissism, and gaslighting. 

You can submit a question for a future podcast episode at https://www.triggeredandtrue.com/ask.

Listen in to Laura and Brian's insightful discussion about compassion and divorce. They explore how compassion serves to hold back divorce's rising tide of regret and shame, allowing us to truly grieve and find life-long healing.

Despite our pain, there is a glimmer of hope. This hope for comfort can be discovered by connecting with your child self, free from agendas. Based on a listener question, Brian & Laura explore our child self and how it compares with our true self. Also discussed are the challenges we may face connecting with our child self during certain seasons of life due to pain or trauma. As Brian and Laura guide you through this process, brain science points us in the right direction. Take the first step on your journey.

During this interview-style episode, Anthony Bulau shares his experience with The Compassion Method as well as interviews Laura and Brian about a variety of topics, including:

-How can you use The Compassion Method principles to handle frustration with your children?

-A guide for men examining their emotions and digging into the Compassion Method

-Why is it that the people we love the most trigger us the "best?"

-Plus more!

You can submit a question for a future podcast episode at https://www.triggeredandtrue.com/ask.

We all have needs that need to be met in our lives. In this episode Brian shares, “The solution is not to fix, but to fill. Be filled with the gifts and the pain is comforted and eliminated.” These needs correlate to The 10 Gifts that Laura communicates as a foundational aspect of The Compassion Method. This episode will develop a greater understanding of The 10 Gifts and demonstrate practical applications that help redesign the potential end of your story despite your current circumstance or childhood upbringing.

Today's episode is framed, in part, by a listener's question regarding codependency. As a result of this discussion, you will gain a true understanding of codependency. Laura discusses the freedom she has found from codependency as well as a single question you can ask yourself to assess the impact of codependency on your current relationships.