"Dead But Still Breathing" (A Better Response To Your Triggers) | Ep. 12 | Antikemi: The Podcast

What if your nervous system, not just your memories, is what’s really running the show at the holiday table? 🧠🍽️ We dive deep into trauma, PTSD, nervous system regulation, biblical meditation, and why gatherings with family can feel like emotional landmines...especially around the holidays.🔥 Welcome to Antikemi:The Podcast! This platform is a home for the hungry and a refuge for the broken. Mic’s hot. Lights on. Cameras rolling. We’re on “daylight savings” time (John 9:4).⚔️ Don’t just occupy…overcome! We.Are.The.Resistance! 🎙️ In this episode we unpack:🐶 Why dogs “forgive” faster than humans and what that reveals about trauma stored in the body🧠💤 How the sympathetic vs. parasympathetic nervous system impacts your sleep, digestion, and ability to rest🚪⚠️ Why some of us walk into every room already triggered 📖🕊️ The difference between biblical meditation and new age emptying practices that leave you wide open spiritually🌬️👃 The power of breath through the nostrils (Genesis 2:7) and how intentional breathing can help regulate your body and mind🍽️🏠💔 How to navigate family tables where there has been abuse, father wounds, and betrayal, through the lens of David, Saul, and Psalm 23✝️🪦✨ What it means to be “too dead to be offended and too alive to be killed” in Christ (Romans 6)If you’ve ever:Dreaded holidays and “special occasions” and found yourself replaying arguments in your head 1,000 times. Struggled to sleep, rest, or digest when you’re under pressure and wanted to forgive but still feel your body go into fight–flight–freeze–fawn mode…This conversation will hand you language, tools, and hope!✍🏼 5 Takeaway Moments: 1️⃣ “What you replay in your mind is what you’re meditating on...and meditation rewires you.”2️⃣ “Come in too dead to be offended and too alive to be killed—buried with Christ and raised with Him.”3️⃣ “Most of us aren’t getting triggered at the table; we’re arriving already triggered and calling it ‘normal.’”4️⃣ “Biblical meditation doesn’t just empty you—it refills the house with God’s Word and God’s presence.”5️⃣ “If He prepares a table before you in the presence of your enemies, can you sit down and eat in peace?”#AntikemiPodcast #ChristianMentalHealth #promiselandchurchatx #TraumaHealing #PTSDRecovery #NervousSystemRegulation #BiblicalMeditation #BreathAsPrayer #HolidayTriggers #FamilyTrauma #FatherWound #Psalm23 #Romans6 #FaithAndTherapy #SpiritFilledSpiritLed 🗣️If this episode spoke to you:👍 Like this video to help it reach more people who are navigating trauma, triggers, and tough family dynamics.🔔 Subscribe to the Antikemi Podcast and turn on notifications so you don’t miss upcoming episodes.💬 Comment below:“What is one trigger or pattern you’re asking God to help you breathe through this season?”🔌 Share this with a friend or family member who’s trying to heal while still showing up at the table.⏯️ Binge the playlist – there are episodes sitting at low views that carry life-changing revelation. Don’t let them stay hidden!⤵️ Download the official Promiseland Church app to keep up with all the latest news, sermon notes and encouragement! 📝📲📢 Follow us on Social’s: 🔵 Facebook | @promiselandatx 🟣 Instagram | @promiseland_atx ⚫️ Tiktok | @promiselandatx📺 Youtube | @promiselandchurch Chapters:00:00 Teaser + Intro02:45 Pressure During The Holidays07:18 Navigating Trauma + Nervous System Regulation 15:30 Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers20:07 Breath As Prayer (Meditation Secrets)27:27 Warnings Of Sharing A Table 34:02 Wabi-Sabi + Dark Humor39:33 Complex PTSD 46:59 The Power Of Breath52:20 Dead To Sin But Alive In Christ55:28 How To Live Antikemi