Triggers aren’t just about walking past a bar or seeing a drink in someone’s hand. Sometimes they’re sunny afternoons on the porch. A “you’re looking great” compliment. Or even… silence. In this episode, I’m talking about both kinds of triggers — the obvious ones you see coming and the sneaky ones that catch you off guard — and how I’ve learned to keep them from taking over. You’ll hear: The difference between environmental and emotional triggers. Why boredom can be just as dangerous as celebration. How a Twenty One Pilots song captures the danger of silence better than anything I could write. A Sobering Fact about why emotional triggers are so powerful. A quick exercise to help you plan for your own “trigger moments.” 🎧 New episodes every other Wednesday — always under 20 minutes, always tied to a song that matters. 📅 Episode 5 drops November 5th. Therapy Track of the Week: 🎵 Car Radio — Twenty One Pilots Sobering Fact: ⚠️ Emotional triggers can be more dangerous than environmental ones because they bypass logic and hit old habits directly, making you react before you think. (Source: NIAAA)