Understanding Emotional Baggage
Jase delves into how our bodies retain memories of past traumas, influencing our reactions in current relationships. The conversation transitions into a lighthearted exploration of metaphors, including a humorous nod to Harry Potter, while emphasizing the challenge of distinguishing between past and present emotional triggers. The discussion wraps up with insights on identifying unhelpful emotional baggage through practical litmus tests.In this clip
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Multiamory: Rethinking Modern Relationships
212 - Relationship Baggage
Related Questions
Can you explain how much of our 'character' is malleable in the context of trauma and emotional responses?
If the goal is to diminish the physiological response, then if a person works to change their physiological response immediately after being triggered, would that over time also diminish the physiological response and therefore break the conditioning?
For example, if a person had a traumatic experience with a spider, but every time they see the spider or get activated through some trigger, they immediately use breathwork to calm the body, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear?