04/15/2026
Sitting on my last IG Live and if I have to be honest….my hands were sweating.
Even though I speak in public often, my nervous system is feeling the weight of being “seen” by many.
This is activation.
It’s my body’s way of saying, “I’m here, I’m alert, and I’m feeling the energy of this moment.”
But there is a line where activation becomes a trigger.
If that sweat turned into a shaky voice, or if I suddenly felt the urge to cry because of a memory of being ridiculed as a child while speaking - that is a trigger.
It’s when our past trauma, the flashbacks, the nightmares, the paralyzing anxiety, steps into the present and takes the wheel.
Whether you feel “stuck” in bed or your heart is racing, your somatic response is a language. At R3, we are learning to translate that language together. You don’t have to navigate these sensations in isolation.
I’m curious, can you think of a time where you felt ‘activated’ but weren’t necessarily ‘triggered’? What did your body tell you in that moment?
Let’s hold space for each other in the comments. 💞
