Have you ever caught yourself judging someone and had no idea why?

Do you snap at everyone during the morning rush, then carry that frustration through the rest of your day?

Are you second-guessing a decision you knew was right when you made it?

Mama, today we're talking about triggers, and how we can either react from survival mode or respond with integrity. I used to think being triggered meant something was wrong with me. Now I see triggers as a sign of awareness, and a nudge from God / universe, showing me exactly where I'm being asked to grow.

In this episode, I'm getting honest about a recent trigger of my own. About a month into a business mentorship program I was so excited to join, I caught myself sitting on a coaching call, judging the mentor and wondering if I'd made a mistake. It had nothing to do with her. So I pulled out my journal, right there on the call, and walked myself through my 5-step Reframe Your Mindset framework: Trigger, Emotions, Situation, Thoughts, Reframe. What I uncovered surprised me, and it completely changed how I show up.

This is the same mindfulness practice that pulled me out of anxiety and burnout years ago. It's what I teach my coaching clients and what I live by. I'll walk you through each step using my own story, and then we'll apply it to a regular Tuesday morning: it's 7:15, nobody has their shoes on, and you've just yelled at everyone. You'll see how to notice the trigger, feel the emotions in your body, separate the facts from the story, uncover the subconscious thoughts underneath, and reframe into one empowered action, like asking for help and setting a simple boundary around who owns the morning routine.

If you're an ambitious mom who's tired of overthinking, tired of negative self talk, and ready to trade reacting for emotional regulation and nervous system regulation, this one is for you. You'll walk away with a simple journaling practice you can use the very next time you're triggered, so you can stop spiraling, stop blaming, and become the calm, present mom you want to be. Because when we respond from peace, we don't have to chase. We attract.

Your journey is the greatest story ever told.

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Journal Prompts:

1. What am I judging right now, and how does it feel in my body?
2. If this had nothing to do with the other person, what might it be showing me about myself?
3. What would my Divine Self tell me about this, and what's one empowered action I can take this week?

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With love and gratitude,

Josie Anderson