TRIGGERS STILL GET TO YOU?

Ask your inner critic to chill out for a moment. #realtalk

It doesn't matter how many self-help books you read, yoga classes you take, or how much inner work you've done. It's still possible to still get triggered, especially when it involves our core wounds. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Healing is a journey into yourself, and who we are has had many layers and textures, and will continue to have and meet new layers and textures as we grow and evolve. Our core wounds don't disappear but we enter into a deeper presence and relationship with them, and within.

What the inner work gifts us is the ability to clearly trace the path backward quickly. We know the source of the pain doesn’t truly belong to the immediate moment but to the past. And though we may not have had it within us to handle the triggering moment with grace, we also know how to work with it.

Earlier today, I got triggered. I tried using my tools in the moment. But my efforts felt half-assed because my body constricted, I disconnected from the heart space, and I ended up shutting down to protect myself. (I know this pattern so well. 😉)

Little Jen was my medicine.

I brought my younger self in close, sharing words she needed to hear. I tend to get creative when doing inner child work. Today, I visualized her strapped to the front of me, kind of like a skydiver with a first-time jumper. I imagined her leaning into my heart space until she morphed into a baby curled up inside my heart. After some breaths and more chats with her, I became more connected and embodied. We made promises, said goodbye, and then I moved my body and shook off extra energy.

I believe it's not always about what happens in the moment, but how we work with what shows up for us afterward as a marker of progress on our healing journey.

❤️

May my share be medicine for those also who are also experiencing triggers on their healing journey.