Overcoming PTSD with Brad Schipke
Overcoming PTSD with Brad Schipke
Overcoming PTSD
#111 How To Use Triggers to Heal PTSD Faster (Pain Is Your Friend)
57 minutes Posted Mar 2, 2026 at 12:30 pm.
Introduction to Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching
Welcome to the Live Coaching Call
Understanding and Embracing Triggers
Processing Tools and Healing Routines
The Science Behind Triggers and Memory
Choosing the Path to Healing
Choosing Your Path Forward
The Power of Processing
Implementing a Processing Routine
Q&A and Announcements
Inspiration Week: Call for Volunteers
Encouragement to Step Out of Comfort Zones
Addressing Community Comments and Questions
Final Thoughts and Encouragement
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In this episode, Brad teaches a powerful mindset shift: PTSD triggers aren’t something to fear — they’re information. When you get triggered, your brain is essentially handing you the exact data you need to heal what’s still unprocessed.
You’ll learn why triggers happen, what’s actually going on in the brain when old trauma gets activated, and how to stop automatically defaulting to coping (even “positive coping”) as your only path forward.
Most importantly, you’ll learn how to use a trigger as a healing opportunity — either in real time (if you can process in the moment) or by capturing the “data” so you can process it later and permanently reduce future triggers.
💡 What You’ll Learn
Why trauma triggers are unprocessed memories resurfacing in the present
How to reframe pain as useful information instead of a threat
The two paths after a trigger: coping vs healing and why the choice matters
How triggers reveal exactly what you need to work on next in PTSD recovery
How to break a trigger into emotions thoughts memories and beliefs so you can choose the right tool
Why processing is faster when the trigger is already “at the surface”
How to use triggers to build your “things I need to work on” list
What to do if you can’t process in real time and need to capture the data for later
Why pain becomes your best friend after you hit a recovery plateau
🧠 Key Takeaway
Triggers aren’t proof you’re broken — they’re your brain pointing a flashlight at what’s still unprocessed so you can heal it for good.
🔗 Next Steps
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opics Covered:
PTSD triggers • trauma triggers • PTSD recovery • trauma healing • processing trauma • emotional regulation • nervous system regulation • trauma coping tools • bilateral processing • working memory vs long-term memory • unprocessed trauma • trigger cycle • coping vs healing • mindset shift • pain as data • healing routine • introspective healing • beliefs and trauma • anxiety and stress • recovery plateau • trauma processing tools • emotional awareness • resilience and strength