Navigating Triggers: A Guide to Emotional Regulation w/Amy Fiedler

Mama Knows

Cloud10

Parenting, Kids & Family

5.0 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 December 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In this conversation, Nina Caviggiola and Amy Fiedler explore the complexities of triggers, emotional regulation, and trauma. They discuss the differences between emotional and trauma triggers, how to identify signs of being triggered, and effective strategies for managing triggers in the moment. Amy shares practical tools for long-term healing and emphasizes the importance of boundaries in relationships. The discussion highlights the significance of understanding one's triggers and finding agency in responses to them, ultimately aiming for a healthier relationship with oneself and others. Amy Fiedler is a certified trauma support specialist and holistic life coach who helps trauma survivors navigate relationships without being overtaken by past triggers. With over a decade of experience and more than 2,000 clients worldwide, she specializes in giving survivors the everyday tools and strategies needed to move from awareness into real change - so they can rebuild self-trust, set boundaries with confidence, and create emotionally safe connections. Amy has also built a community of nearly 200,000 people online by sharing her expertise and personal experiences, offering the guidance she once needed herself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Think about cheese.
0:02.1	Make your thoughts cheesier.
0:04.2	Now add 100% chicken breast fillet,
0:06.3	Chipotle sauce and Amadea cheese melt.
0:08.3	And it's giving the new cheesy chicken stack at McDonald's.
0:12.0	Did we mention it's cheesy?
0:13.9	Cheese.
0:15.8	Availments at the 4th of Jan, 2026 from 11am.
0:18.1	Price and participation may vary.
0:19.2	Subjects availability.
0:29.9	We're talking about regulation a lot lately here on the podcast,
0:32.6	and I feel like I'm constantly talking about, like,
0:36.8	my trauma and my triggers and how I'm regulating through them,
0:38.6	and I've been in therapy for three years. So for me, this is four now, I think. So this isn't new for me, but I still find that I have
0:45.1	my triggers and sometimes I get dysregulated and I have to work through my nervous system to get
0:51.3	regulated again. So we have Amy here today who is going to talk to us
0:55.9	about identifying and coping with triggers and regulating our nervous systems, especially when
1:00.8	it feels like you're doing all the right things. You're doing all the things you're supposed to do.
1:06.0	You're pausing. You're taking a breath. But it doesn't seem to work. So I'm excited to talk about
1:10.7	like what we can do in these
1:12.8	moments. So Amy, before we dive in, do you mind telling us about yourself and who you are and what got you
1:18.8	into this work? Absolutely. So I am Amy Fiedler. I am a certified trauma support specialist and a
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