How to be empowered in 2025: Overcoming triggers and trauma

Savvy Psychologist

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Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Science, Self-improvement, Education

4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Feeling emotionally drained by the news or social media? Monica explores vicarious trauma and shares the E.M.P.O.W.E.R. method, practical steps to set boundaries, manage triggers, and build emotional resilience in 2025.

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0:00.0	Have you ever felt emotionally triggered because of something you saw on the news, in media,
0:09.2	or in real life? You're probably thinking, don't ask me silly questions. Well, today I'm going
0:16.2	to talk about vicarious trauma and an acronym that can help you cope.
0:23.7	Welcome back to savvy psychologist.
0:26.7	I'm your host, Dr. Monica Johnson.
0:33.0	Every week on this show, I'll help you face life's challenges with evidence-based approaches,
0:35.9	a sympathetic ear, and zero judgment.
0:41.9	There are so many things happening in the world that are potentially triggering for folks.
0:47.5	Events in the news like people getting murdered or being the victim of serious bodily harm or similar themes depicted in entertainment we consume can all trigger us.
0:53.8	So you might be wondering, what is a triggering event?
0:58.3	Let's define what a triggering event is. A trigger or stressor is anything that can lead to a negative
1:05.9	emotional reaction. When an individual says they are triggered, what they typically mean is that the stimuli
1:14.3	brought on or worsened symptoms related to their mental health. These could be a wide array of
1:21.7	things related to mood, anxiety, PTSD, and more. We'll dig a little deeper later. Triggers are often connected to trauma.
1:33.7	Vicarious trauma relates to stressors that are directed and witnessed by others.
1:40.0	There are also related types of trauma, related to race-based trauma, and other types of minority stress,
1:47.7	like those related to sexuality, gender, and religion.
1:52.8	These sorts of trauma describe the chronically high levels of stress faced by members of oppressed groups
2:00.0	due to interpersonal experiences of bias,
2:03.7	prejudice, discrimination, and hate crimes.
2:07.5	You can also have intergenerational trauma, which is trauma transferred from one generation to the next.
2:14.9	These traumas can be related to systemic issues like racism or personal
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