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The Trigger and The Truth

The Trigger and The Truth

By: Tina White
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Welcome to The Trigger and The Truth—a transformative podcast and healing platform created to explore the breakdowns in our most meaningful relationships and the unspoken truths behind them. Hosted by mental health advocate Tina White, this space offers real conversations, raw storytelling, and expert insight to help you gain clarity, find peace of mind, and grow through what you’ve been through. Whether you seek understanding, closure, or a sense of direction, you're not alone—your healing journey starts here.Copyright 2025 Tina White Hygiene & Healthy Living Personal Development Personal Success Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Relationships Social Sciences
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  • Truth Serum: Harmony Over Hustle: Design the Life You Actually Want (Day 7)
    Jun 30 2025
    🎙️ Day 7 – Truth Serum Mid-Year Reset

    Truth Serum: Harmony Over Hustle: Design the Life You Actually Want (Day 7)

    Welcome back — we made it.

    This is Day 7 of the Mid-Year Reset, and the last day of June.

    Before anything else — if no one told you today, let me be the first to say:

    I’m proud of you.

    For showing up. For sticking through. For even wanting to do better. That alone is a shift.

    Now… let’s land this plane.

    Here’s the truth: you are the engine.

    The blueprint. The visionary.

    And when you’re not okay — none of it runs right.

    Not the business, not the brand, not the boundaries, not the balance.

    That foundation you're trying to build on? It starts with you.

    🧠 “You don’t need more hustle. You need more harmony.”

    So today, we’re closing this challenge with four final moves to shift you from grind mode to growth and grounding mode.

    These are the systems that don’t just build success — they preserve your sanity.

    🔧 1. Recommit to Your CEO Routine

    This is non-negotiable. Whether you’re running a business or rebuilding your life — structure is what protects your energy.

    Pick three daily non-negotiables:

    • One for your body
    • One for your mind
    • One for your spirit

    Morning walks. Midday boundaries. Evening silence. You choose. But make it yours. Because chaos fills the space where structure is missing.

    🔍 2. Review Your Client (or Customer) Journey

    Let’s be honest: if your client experience is clunky, it’s costing you more than sales — it’s costing you peace.

    Ask yourself:

    • Is your process smooth?
    • Are expectations clear?
    • Do you feel respected in the exchange?

    Friction equals stress — for both sides.

    Clean it up so you can show up without resentment.

    🧠 3. Prioritize Emotional Sustainability

    Check in:

    • What’s emotionally costing you the most?
    • Where are you overextending?
    • What’s draining joy from your purpose?

    It’s time to adjust the delivery, renegotiate the contract, or set new boundaries.

    This isn’t about pushing through. It’s about protecting your power.

    🗓️ 4. Set Micro-Milestones & Monthly Reflections

    The rest of 2025 isn’t a race. It’s a rhythm.

    Break it into 30-day chunks:

    • One goal
    • One intention
    • One moment to pause and reflect

    Because...

    Structure regulates your nervous system

    Delegation protects emotional energy

    Progress tracking builds confidence and self-trust

    Boundaries protect both your peace and your profits

    ✅ Bonus Moves to Lock In Your Reset:

    📌 Reengage Your Team or Support System

    Realign them with clarity. People can’t help you if they don’t know where you’re going.

    📌 Reset Your Weekly CEO Flow

    Structure = safety. Rebuild your week to hold both strategy and self-care. This is where hustle meets healing.

    📌 Update Your Client Journey

    Make it seamless, thoughtful, and emotionally intelligent. Every stress point is a chance to reduce overwhelm — for you and them.

    📌 Lock In Micro-Milestones

    Consistency isn’t about perfection — it’s about pacing. Small wins keep your momentum strong and your burnout low.

    Let me say this loud for the ones who still feel behind:

    You’re not behind. You’re just in need of a reset.

    And now,...

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    7 mins
  • Redefining Family: “Just Because We’re Related Doesn’t Mean We’re Family”
    Jun 29 2025
    🎙️ Episode 13 Title: Redefining Family: “Just Because We’re Related Doesn’t Mean We’re Family”🎧 Host: Tina White

    Podcast: The Trigger and The Truth

    Category: Mental Health, Family Dynamics, Personal Growth, Emotional Wellness

    💡 Episode Summary:

    In this powerful short, Tina White delivers an honest and emotionally resonant open letter about what it truly means to redefine family—not just by blood, but by love, loyalty, and emotional safety.

    Tina shares her lived experience navigating the deep grief and trauma tied to toxic family dynamics, the silent abuse we’re taught to normalize, and how generational loyalty often comes at the cost of our mental health. This episode is for anyone who's ever had to let go of a “relative” to reclaim their peace.

    As Tina says, “Just because we’re related doesn’t make us family.” With bold vulnerability, she gives permission to choose yourself and challenges the long-standing belief systems that have protected abuse under the guise of kinship.

    🔥 Key Topics:
    • Redefining family through a mental health lens
    • The cultural normalization of toxic family behavior
    • How unhealed relatives project their pain onto others
    • The emotional cost of silence, loyalty, and enabling
    • Choosing peace over tradition
    • Why healing sometimes means walking away

    🧠 Mental Health Takeaways:
    • You don’t have to stay loyal to what’s breaking you
    • Emotional boundaries are a form of self-preservation
    • Grieving a family that never protected you is valid
    • Peace is not a privilege—it’s a birthright
    • Letting go is not bitterness, it’s clarity

    🗣️ Quote from Tina:

    "Family has been the main source of trauma in my life. And I’ve learned that I have every right to redefine what that word means for me. I’m not dishonoring anyone—I’m choosing to honor myself."

    📢 Call to Action:

    If this episode resonates with you, share it with someone who needs to hear that walking away isn’t weakness—it’s wisdom.

    Follow Tina White on Instagram @thetriggerandthetruth and download the 21-Day Emotional Mastery Workbook & Journal for more tools to help you navigate complex emotions with grace, strength, and clarity.

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    9 mins
  • Truth Serum: Revenue & Reality: Reset How You Get Paid (Day 6)
    Jun 28 2025

    🎙️ Truth Serum: Revenue & Reality: Reset How You Get Paid (Day 6)

    A 7-Part Mid-Year Reset Challenge

    Welcome back — we’re almost at the finish line. It’s Day 6 of the Mid-Year Reset, and today we’re digging into something most people avoid until they’re deep in burnout and resentment:

    👉🏾 Your revenue strategy.

    Let’s be honest for a second — and I mean brutally honest.

    💭 Here’s the hard question:

    Is the way you’re making money aligned with the life you’re actually living?

    Or are you stuck in an outdated pricing model, working inside offers that don’t fit anymore, serving clients who drain you, while calling it "the grind"?

    Because I’ve been there — making money while mentally unraveling.

    And let me tell you… money stress hits different when you’re trying to protect your peace at the same time.

    Here’s what I know for sure:

    “Revenue is not just about money — it’s about peace.”

    It’s about how you feel when the invoice is paid.

    It’s about whether the work energizes you or empties you.

    It’s about whether your income respects your value, time, and capacity — or constantly threatens them.

    And if what you're doing is paying everyone but you — emotionally, energetically, or financially — it’s time to change the strategy.

    🔧 Today is your revenue reset.

    It’s time to:

    • Revamp your offers to reflect where you are now
    • Raise your rates if they no longer match your energy
    • Retire those packages that no longer serve the version of you who’s doing the healing and the hustling
    • And most importantly…
    • Make space for aligned clients — the ones who value your work and your boundaries

    Because let’s be real:

    Every dollar isn’t worth the emotional debt.

    🧠 Your Challenge Today:
    1. Review your income streams.
    2. Ask: Do these reflect my current energy, value, and goals?
    3. Make three lists:

    • What stays?
    • What goes?
    • What evolves?

    🔄 Why This Matters for Your Mental Health:
    • When your money flows with your energy, you stop resenting your work
    • When your prices reflect your boundaries, your nervous system relaxes
    • When you stop undercharging, you stop overextending

    Revenue should be a tool — not a trigger.

    If your business model is making you anxious, exhausted, or bitter — it’s not a business. It’s a trap.

    And guess what?

    You have permission to exit the trap and create a model that’s nourishing, sustainable, and respectful of your whole self.

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    6 mins

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