TAM+ Episode 52: Master Your Triggers: Rewiring Your Brain for Recovery

The Addicted Mind Podcast

Duane Osterlind, LMFT

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Mental Health

4.8 • 621 Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever felt like your emotions or memories suddenly hijack your hard-earned progress in recovery? You're not alone! In this episode of The Addicted Mind, hosts Duane and Eric Osterlind delve deep into the world of triggers, those sneaky culprits that can either strengthen or challenge our recovery journey.

Discover the four main categories of triggers: environmental, emotional, physical, and cognitive, and learn how to identify and navigate them effectively. Duane and Eric share the groundbreaking AWARE method, a powerful tool to help you accept, watch, act, repeat, and expect when facing triggers.

Plus, find out how to create your own trigger map and build a personalized response toolkit to transform your relationship with triggers from one of fear and reactivity to one of awareness and growth.

Tune in and gain the knowledge and skills to master your triggers and pave the way for lasting transformation!

Download The Worksheet: UNDERSTANDING YOUR TRIGGERS: A COMPREHENSIVE WORKSHEET

Key Takeaways

Understanding the four categories of triggers: environmental, emotional, physical, and cognitive.
The AWARE method: a powerful tool to manage triggers effectively.
Creating a trigger map to identify personal triggers and patterns.
Building a response toolkit with personalized strategies for each type of trigger.
Transforming your relationship with triggers from fear to awareness and growth.

Timestamps

[00:00:00] Introduction
[00:02:55] What are triggers?
[00:04:49] The trigger gap
[00:07:19] Four categories of triggers
[00:11:38] The AWARE method
[00:14:13] Creating a trigger map

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Addicted Mind Plus, the podcast where recovery, mental health, and wellness take the front seat.
0:07.3	I'm Dwayne Austerland, and joining me is my co-host, Eric Osterland, known for his insightful work on the Stuck Brain podcast.
0:14.3	In each episode, we'll dive into actionable, small steps to help those in recovery journey further along the path to wellness.
0:22.3	Our conversations are designed to be concise, typically around 15 minutes, though we may
0:27.0	occasionally delve deeper when the topic demands it. Our goal to provide you with practical
0:32.0	advice grounded in real experiences and expert insights to empower your recovery journey. So whether you're on a
0:39.3	break, on a walk, or just taking a moment for yourself, join us as we explore the many
0:44.1	facets of recovery and mental health, one small step at a time. This is The Addicted Mind Plus,
0:50.3	where your journey to wellness gets an extra boost, so let's get started.
0:56.8	All right, everyone, welcome to the Addicted Mind.
1:01.0	Plus, I'm here with my co-host.
1:03.0	Eric Osterlin, nice to be here.
1:04.3	I'm excited for this episode.
1:06.5	And my name's Dwayne Osterland.
1:14.1	We're diving into a crucial aspect of recovery that I think affects everyone's journey.
1:19.4	And that's understanding and managing your triggers.
1:25.6	And now most of us know what triggers are, but we're going to break them down further and go into what you can do with these triggers once you identify them, understand them, and then work to regulate them.
1:34.9	Absolutely. Triggers are quite often talked about in recovery communities and relapse prevention.
1:42.1	So it's important that we talk about them,
1:46.8	but I'm excited because today we're going to dive in a little bit deeper.
1:48.3	Yeah, absolutely.
1:50.6	Before we dive into this episode,
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