Are Trauma Triggers Ruining Your Writing Life? Here's What to Do

Send us Fan MailIf you’ve ever sat down to write about a tough experience, only to find yourself avoiding the page, feeling emotionally wrecked, or questioning whether you should even be writing this story—you are not alone. Writing about trauma can be healing, but it can also trigger us in ways we don’t expect. Today, we’re going to unpack this. We’ll talk about what trauma triggers really are, how they show up on the page and inside us, and—most importantly—what you can do to navigate them so your writing process supports your well-being rather than working against it.Episode Highlights4:30: Trauma Triggers6:16: Types of Triggers 9:08: What Triggers Look Like On the Page12:24: Trauma Triage and Self-Care15:43: Two Powerful Journal Prompts 19:17: How Choices Empower You Resources for this Episode: HuffPost Essay on Emotional FlashbacksGet Your Copy of Write More, Fret LessWatch my Building a Resilient Writing Practice Series Jacob Nordby Episode: The Creative Cure for WritersJessica Buchanan Episode: From Captivity to ClaritySeeking Wisdom by Julia CameronLisa’s Bio: Lisa is a writer, speaker, trauma-informed writing coach, and host of the Writing Your Resilience podcast. Her writing and work live at the intersection of healing and creativity, and she combines her experiences with Complex PTSD and suicide with her clinical training and storytelling expertise to help writers tell stories that transform lives, especially their own. Her work has been featured in Risk!, The New York Times, HuffPost, and Kenyon Review Online, among others. Building Better Memoir Scenes: https://janefriedman.com/building-better-memoir-scenes-with-lisa-cooper-ellison/Connect with your host, Lisa:Get Your Free Copy of Ditch Your Inner Critic: https://lisacooperellison.com/subscribe/Website | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook | LinkedInProduced by Espresso Podcast Production