All Episodes

August 9, 2023 27 mins

In this week's episode, Tonya shares her own challenges she is currently facing around understanding and overcoming emotional reactions, or triggers, and how we can get untriggered. 

Tonya discusses the concept of feeling triggered and how to become unbothered by external events and emphasizes the importance of emotional resilience. She also announces the upcoming "Week of Calm" challenge and encourages listeners to sign up for this transformative experience. Tune in to gain insights on handling emotional triggers and finding inner peace.

The breakdown:

[00:02:27] Being untriggered.

[00:06:20] Reacting to triggers.

[00:09:12] Childhood coping mechanisms.

[00:17:39] Accepting and experiencing human emotions.

[00:18:49] Exploring irrational thoughts.

[00:24:04] Protecting our peace and discomfort.

 

Quotes:

 

"It is all about being untriggered, how to protect your peace in any situation."

"Over the past week, I have been triggered several times by someone that I love deeply."

"His reaction and what he learned to do from a very young age is fight."

"What part of you needs to step up and claim your power?"

"I am a human being having a human emotion right now. And this emotion is here to teach me something."

"I'm going to experience this emotion that I'm having with so much love and so much compassion."

"At the end of the day, I really do think that we all just want to be loved. We just want to be loved, to be understood, and to be respected."

Useful Resources:

   Join Now!  https://schoolofselfimage.com/join

   Week of Calm:  https://schoolofselfimage.com/calm

    FREE Download: https://schoolofselfimage.com/self-image-manifesto/

    Join us at SOSI South!:  http://schoolofselfimage.com/south

    Sign up for the  Weekly  Edit!  http://schoolofselfimage.com/edit

 

Connect with Self-Image Coach Tonya Leigh:

    Website:  https://schoolofselfimage.com

    Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/tonyaleigh  

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TonyaLeighOfficial

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thetonyaleigh  

     YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TonyaLeighOfficial

 

 

Mark as Played

Advertise With Us

Popular Podcasts

Stuff You Should Know
Dateline NBC

Dateline NBC

Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Special Summer Offer: Exclusively on Apple Podcasts, try our Dateline Premium subscription completely free for one month! With Dateline Premium, you get every episode ad-free plus exclusive bonus content.

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

On Purpose with Jay Shetty

I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!

Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.