Do Some People Instantly Trigger You? The Truth About Trauma And Triggers | Dr. Nicole LePera (Fan Fav)

Women of Impact

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Education, Society & Culture, Mental Health, Relationships, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 657 Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2025

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Fan Favorite: This episode originally aired on December 7, 2022. What up, guys? It's your girl Lisa Bilyeu, and welcome back to the Women of Impact podcast, where we're diving deep into the sea of empowerment and coming out stronger on the other side. Today, I'm beyond excited to bring you an incredible episode with none other than my dear friend Nicole LePera, the holistic psychologist extraordinaire! We are tackling something that's affected us all—those moments when we're triggered and explode in ways we immediately regret. Nicole is here to help us break it down and build ourselves back up. She's got the tools and wisdom we need to understand our triggers, navigate through them, and hold ourselves accountable without shame. And because we're such close friends, I found myself being more vulnerable than I expected, which was both surprising and cathartic. So, grab a seat and buckle up. This episode is a wild yet rewarding ride! SHOWNOTES 00:00 Nicole LePera returns to discuss emotional triggers 01:14 Vulnerability and heartache in deep conversations 01:35 Creative, compassionate self-expression and heart-centered healing 01:56 The power of our hearts in trauma healing 02:22 Embracing identity and self-awareness 03:02 Breakdown of different types of triggers 03:09 Exploring our authentic selves through understanding triggers 04:08 The roots of explosive stress responses 04:44 Strategies to align with our true selves 05:24 Diving deeper into the body-memory connection 06:30 The journey of healing past experiences 07:37 Understanding avoidance in self-safety 10:15 The balance between emotional reactivity and regulation 14:55 Examining relationship dynamics and care patterns 18:26 Knowing and evolving past limiting identities 20:18 Objective observations of ourselves and our habits 22:09 Real-time awareness and setting intentions 26:30 The importance of heart consciousness FOLLOW NICOLE LEPERA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.holistic.psychologist/ Website: https://theholisticpsychologist.com/ CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS Audible: Sign up for a free 30-day trial at https://audible.com/WOI Vital Proteins: Get 20% off by going to https://www.vitalproteins.com and entering promo code WOI at check out. SKIMS: Check out the Fits Everybody Collection at https://www.skims.com/woi #skimspartner Kettle & Fire: Get 20% off at https://kettleandfire.com/lisa with code LISA Quince: Check out Quince: https://quince.com/woi Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/lisa NPR Fresh Air: Tune into Fresh Air from NPR to hear some of the most insightful interviews anywhere—wherever you get your podcasts. ********************************************************************** FOLLOW LISA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisabilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/womenofimpact Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lisa_bilyeu?lang=en ********************************************************************** LISTEN TO WOMEN OF IMPACT AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/womenofimpact ********************************************************************** FOLLOW LISA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisabilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/womenofimpact Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lisa_bilyeu?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:03.6	LaPera, and she is here today to break down our triggers. Guys, let's just be honest, we've all had probably more than one
1:14.0	massive explosive reaction and we have maybe regretted it or maybe feel embarrassed or ashamed
1:20.2	about it. And that can end up really freaking derailing our goals, our dreams, how we show up in
1:25.5	the world and then how we feel about ourselves.
1:28.6	And so Nicole today shares how on earth we can identify our triggers, how we can better
1:34.1	emotionally react to our triggers, and how, guys, we don't shame ourselves for being triggered,
1:41.1	but we do hold ourselves accountable to the fact that we get triggered,
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