In this launch episode of the Inner Apocalypse, two sisters, Ang Moffitt and Tamara McLellan, discuss the name 'Inner Apocalypse' and why we chose it. We then go deeply into what a trigger means to us and how we can come to the teaching that is held within each one.
We discuss family and who can trigger us deeply (Ang's Mars is directly on Tamara's ascendant).
Tools to help with Triggers:
*Using the phrase "Button pushed, trigger engaged" in the moment to help bring awareness and take a pause.
*Use the mantra - "My safety lies in my defenselessness" (from A Course in Miracles).
*Take one deep breath.
*Ask yourself before you speak - "Is this kind, is this true?"
*Take 15 minutes before responding.
Journal questions:
How can we learn from a trigger?
What event or circumstance happens to you where you feel the most triggered?
Do you allow yourself your first reaction?
Who's responsibility is it once you have been triggered?
After that reaction, is your tendency to blame or shame?
How can you take responsibility for yourself in the trigger?
Do you offer trigger warnings when speaking about deep intense topics?
How can you see the trigger mirrored within?
Have you been triggered by joy?
Homework:
~Notice the triggers as they come in this week, notice the physical change that comes with it, and sit with the feelings.
~Ask the question - Where does this live within me?
~Simply take responsibility for what we can control - with how we respond.
~Contemplate the balance between self and other.
~Create a list of the things you love about a respected person in your life. Read the list aloud to yourself while looking yourself in the eyes in a mirror. All of these things exist inside of YOU.
