One minute you’re in an ordinary moment — the next, you’re dealing with tears, anger, shutdown, or intensity that feels wildly out of proportion. And you’re left wondering: What just happened… and why does this feel so serious?

In this episode, Martina unpacks why small moments can trigger massive reactions — and why these moments don’t come from drama, weakness, or emotional immaturity, but from a nervous system that has learned to treat certain situations as threat.

Using a real-life story after a late flight, Martina opens the door into what’s actually happening inside the brain and body when someone is triggered — why logic disappears, why emotions escalate fast, and why your partner can suddenly feel like the most unsafe person in the room.

She breaks down the fast track of the amygdala, how implicit memory stores old experiences as sensations rather than stories, and why anger so often shows up to protect something far more vulnerable underneath.

From there, the conversation turns practical — without turning you into the emotional caretaker.

In this episode, Martina explores:

• Why you feel before you think — and why explaining yourself during a trigger often makes it worse
• How old emotional states get activated through the body, not the mind
• Why partners unknowingly become stand-ins for childhood attachment figures
• How to co-regulate with compassion and maintain clear boundaries — so empathy doesn’t become self-abandonment

This episode is for the women who want deeper connection — but refuse to lose themselves trying to keep the peace.

Because understanding trauma isn’t about walking on eggshells.

And love isn’t meant to come at the cost of your nervous system.

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