Trigger Warnings, Trauma, And The Skills To Tolerate Life

Thoughts or comments? Send us a text!We explore why trigger warnings and the word trigger can feel both helpful and limiting, especially when avoidance starts to shape daily life. I share stories and nature-based metaphors to show how resilience grows when we build tolerance, not when we retreat from every uncomfortable reminder. • why trigger warnings rose in classrooms and culture • the difference between everyday irritations and trauma-based triggers • trauma as an untreated injury that changes how we move through life • the amygdala as a smoke detector that can misread present-day safety • personal examples involving alcoholism, suicide, and lingering grief • boundaries as protection versus avoidance as a life limiter • nature metaphors for resilience, regrowth, and gradual strengthening If you have thoughts about this, I would love to hear. There’s a link in the show notes where you can actually text me, or you can always email nsvpodcast at gmail.com.Support the showBUY ME A COFFEE or SUPPORT ALFIE'S TREAT STASHLearn more about my book, Nature Knows: Grow and Thrive through the Wisdom of Plants HERE.Comments about this episode? Suggestions for a future episode? Email me directly at [email protected]. Want to be a guest on No Shrinking Violets Podcast for Women? Send Mary Rothwell a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/noshrinkingvioletsFollow me on Facebook and Instagram, and check out my website!