(Ep. 10) 3 Practical Ways to Experience Joy and Heal Pain

What if there's an entire world inside you — an extraordinary person the striving covered up? A person who's simply waiting to be discovered.In this milestone 10th episode of Triggered & True, Laura Duncan and co-host Brian Freise finally arrive at what the entire series has been building toward: your true self. Everything before this — the triggers, the shame, the pain, the unmet needs — cleared the ground for this moment, because you can't reconnect with who you were until you've comforted the pain that covered you up.Laura shares a story that reframes self-worth entirely: a weekend alone she dreaded, and what she felt God tell her on the drive home — "you're going to be with yourself for all of eternity, so you'd better get to know yourself." From there, she and Brian make the daunting task of self-discovery simple and practical: why we're raised to answer "what do you want to be?" instead of "who are you," how "joy triggers" reveal your true characteristics just as pain triggers reveal your wounds, and why learning to value your own heart finally lets you receive love from everyone else.In this episode: 🔹 Why true self is the goal — and why you can't shortcut to it without first comforting the pain 🔹 Laura's "eternity" story — the reframe that changed how she saw her own worth 🔹 Joy triggers vs. pain triggers: how the things that light you up reveal who you actually are 🔹 Why we know how to answer "what do you do" but not "who are you" — and how to build that muscle 🔹 How valuing your own heart makes you able to finally open the gate and receive love📩 Get your free Weekly Dose of Compassion — two short notes in your inbox every week. One to speak over yourself. One from Laura: https://www.lauraduncan.com/pl/2148814868🔗 Learn more: https://triggeredandtrue.comhttps://lauraduncan.com