Triggered and True
If you feel emotionally overwhelmed, stuck in cycles of shame, blame, and judgment, or just exhausted from trying to fix yourself, this is a place to breathe.
Triggered & True® is a podcast about emotional healing, grief, and self-compassion with Laura Duncan, creator of the Compassion Method™, and co-host Brian Freise. Each episode Laura and Brian get honest about shame, anger, anxiety, and the triggers that run our lives — and walk through healing that begins with compassion instead of self-improvement.
For over 14 years, Laura has helped people through trauma, loss, and grief. The grief that doesn't follow a timeline and comes in waves. Brian is living proof it works: after years of debilitating panic attacks, he found actual relief through the Compassion Method.
The method is three words: Awareness, Comfort, Discovery. Or put simply: Feel your pain. Get comfort. Go play. Because healing isn't becoming someone new — it's returning to who you've always been. New episodes monthly on the third Saturday.
Get your free Weekly Dose of Compassion: https://www.lauraduncan.com/pl/2148814868
Episodes
74 episodes
(Ep. 73) Does God Even Hear Me? Why Prayer Feels So Hard
What if the reason prayer feels so difficult has less to do with your faith—and more to do with the wounds you've carried since childhood?In this episode of Triggered & True, Laura Duncan and co-host Brian Friese continue their serie...
(Ep. 72) Why You Can't Force Emotional Growth: Shame, Self-Control & the Performance Trap
What if the Christian life was never meant to be about trying harder, but about healing deeply enough that love becomes natural?In this episode of Triggered & True, Laura Duncan and co-host Brian Friese continue their conversation ab...
(Ep. 71) Why You Can’t Truly Love God if You Hate Yourself
What if the healing that's transforming your heart is more biblical than you've been led to believe?In this episode of Triggered & True, Laura Duncan and co-host Brian Friese continue their conversation about common objections to the...
(Ep. 70) These 4 Beliefs Stop Emotional Healing (Objections to The Compassion Method)
What if the emotions you've spent your whole life trying to avoid are actually trying to help you heal?In this episode of Triggered & True, Laura Duncan and co-host Brian Friese tackle one of the most common objections to the Compass...
(Ep. 69) Why Your Pain Is a Terrible Fuel Source (And What to Use Instead)
What if the questions you keep asking are actually pointing you toward the healing you've been looking for?In this special Q&A episode of Triggered & True, Laura Duncan and co-host Brian Friese answer listener questions about emo...
(Ep. 68) A Roadmap to True Freedom – Science, Stillness, and the Compassion Method
What if the freedom you're searching for isn't found by doing more, but by learning how to be still?In this episode of Triggered & True, Laura Duncan and co-host Brian Friese explore what they call a roadmap to true freedom,...
(Ep. 67) Confidently being You: Turning Triggers into Tools for Growth and Freedom
What if the emotional trigger you're trying to avoid is actually the doorway to your healing?In this episode of Triggered & True, Laura Duncan and co-host Brian Friese challenge one of the biggest misconceptions about emotional trigg...
(Ep. 66) Navigating the Emotional Minefield of the Holidays
What if the holidays don't have to be something you survive—but something you actually experience?In this special holiday episode of Triggered & True, Laura Duncan and co-host Brian Friese explore why Christmas and family gatherings ...
(Ep. 65) Rebuilding Trust from the Inside Out
What if the person you trust the least... is yourself?In this episode of Triggered & True, Laura Duncan and co-host Brian Friese unpack one of the deepest roots beneath anxiety, relationship struggles, and emotional triggers: self-tr...
Get To Know Triggered & True - A Compassion Method™ Podcast
What if the healing you've been looking for doesn't start with fixing yourself—but with finally understanding yourself?If you're new to Triggered & True, this is the perfect place to begin. In this special introduction episode, Laura...
(Ep. 64) Uncovering Shame: Reclaiming Your True Self (Part 2)
What if the shame you've spent your whole life outrunning traces back to something as simple as being a sensitive kid who felt too small?In this episode of Triggered & True, Laura Duncan and co-host Brian Freise follow up on their la...
(Ep. 63) Uncovering Shame: Reclaiming Your True Self
What if there's a quiet virus running underneath everything — one that keeps the emotional healing from taking hold, and you don't even know it's there?In this episode of Triggered & True, Laura Duncan and co-host Brian Freise go dee...
(Ep. 62) Judging Yourself: The Hidden Root of Judging Others
What if the harsh way you judge other people is really a mirror of the way you quietly judge yourself?In this episode of Triggered & True, Laura Duncan and co-host Brian Freise take on judgment — and the surprising place it comes fro...
(Ep. 61) How These Couples and Individuals Found Healing with The Compassion Method™
What if hearing real people tell you exactly how healing changed their lives is the encouragement you needed to believe it could change yours?In this very special episode of Triggered & True, Laura Duncan and co-host Brian Freise han...
Ep. (60) The Connection Between Physical and Emotional Health
What if physical pain isn't just physical — what if it's quietly pressing on an emotional wound and making the whole thing feel a hundred times worse?In this episode of Triggered & True, Laura Duncan and co-host Brian Freise explore ...
Ep. (59) The Remote-Control Exercise – Live Walkthrough with Myles and Lorilyn
What if the anxiety — or the shutdown — that's followed you for years isn't chasing you, but is a scared, lonely child trying to get your attention?In this episode of Triggered & True, Laura Duncan and co-host Brian Freise continue t...
Ep. (58) The Remote Control Exercise – Live Walkthrough with Mel and Brien
What if watching someone else navigate their emotional pain in real time could show you the way through your own?In this special episode of Triggered & True, Laura Duncan and co-host Brian Freise do something they've never done on th...
Ep. (57) The Art and Science of The Remote Control Exercise
What if the emotional reaction you've been fighting to control for twenty years could simply stop being a reaction at all?In this episode of Triggered & True, Laura Duncan and co-host Brian Freise devote a full episode to the tool at...
Ep. (56) I Feel Like I Am Failing at This
What if the meltdown that made you feel like a failure is actually proof that the healing is working?In this episode of Triggered & True, Laura Duncan and co-host Brian Freise get honest about a feeling every listener knows: "I feel ...
Ep. (55) The Knowledge of Good and Evil: The Root of All Pain
What if the exhausting question running under everything — Am I good enough? — is the very thing keeping you from freedom?In this episode of Triggered & True, Laura Duncan and co-host Brian Freise return to an idea they first explore...
Ep. (54) We will treat others how we treat ourselves
What if the way you treat everyone around you is just leaking out from the way you quietly treat yourself?In this episode of Triggered & True, Laura Duncan and co-host Brian Freise put a revealing spin on the golden rule. We know "do...
(Ep. 53) Healing the Parent/Child Relationship
What if you could heal the wound between you and your parent — or your child — even if they never change, and even if they're no longer here?In this episode of Triggered & True, Laura Duncan and co-host Brian Freise turn to a relatio...
(Ep. 52) If you have never had anyone be with you in the problem, you will medicate with the solution.
What if everything you reach for to feel better — even the "good" things — is really you trying not to be alone in your pain?In this episode of Triggered & True, Laura Duncan and co-host Brian Freise build an entire conversation arou...