That flare of anger that doesn't match the moment. The tightness in your chest when someone says something small and your whole body lights up. The reaction you can't explain and can't stop.

Your triggers are not proof that something is wrong with you. They are messengers. And the message is always the same: there is something here that still needs your attention.

In this episode, we explore triggers not as malfunctions but as doorways, fierce, ancient signals from the shadow, carrying information about the parts of yourself that were hidden away long ago and are ready, now, to come home.

We return to the selkie myth — entering the story from a new door this time — to explore what the stolen sealskin teaches us about the parts of ourselves we suppress, and what it means when a trigger brings them rushing back to the surface. We also meet the Glaistig, the half-woman, half-goat guardian spirit of the Scottish Highlands, and ask: what if your triggers are protecting something precious, not punishing you for feeling too much?

In this episode, we explore:

~ The psychology of triggers — what disproportionate reactions actually reveal, and the four deeper themes they almost always connect to~ Carl Jung and the shadow — how triggers and projection are intertwined, and why what irritates you most in others often points to what you've disowned in yourself~ The selkie's hidden skin — a Scottish myth about what happens when the thing that was taken from you is finally found~ The Glaistig's bargain — a Highland folklore figure who teaches us what triggers are fiercely guarding, and the cost of ignoring them~ The neuroscience of naming — how putting feelings into words calms the brain's alarm system~ The five questions every trigger is really asking you

This episode includes a guided practical exercise — The Trigger Journal — a seven-day written practice to help you decode the messages your triggers carry. Best done with a journal and an open heart.

Have your journal ready. Trust what arrives.

~ Carrie

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