Podcast: The Trigger and The Truth

Host: Tina White

Series: Mental Health Matters

As we transition from summer to autumn, life feels like it shifts gears. Students head off to school, parents adjust to new roles, and entrepreneurs push through the final quarters of the year. Change brings new opportunities, but it also brings weight—the hidden leaks in our boat that can quietly sink us if we don’t address them.

In this episode, Tina White takes us inside a raw and necessary conversation about what happens when we ignore those “holes.” Drawing from her own lived experience with dysthymia—a mild but long-term depression—she reveals the cost of constantly pushing forward without rest, reflection, or boundaries.

Through the metaphor of “holes in the boat,” Tina explores secret sabotage, energy drainers, and the ways we quietly sabotage our own mental wellness. She also revisits the why behind this podcast, reflecting on how far The Trigger and The Truth has come, and why protecting our peace is essential in every season of life.

• The Reality of Dysthymia: Functioning every day while carrying a persistent sadness.
• Holes in the Boat: How ignoring energy leaks—through overextending, self-sabotage, or unprocessed pain—drains us.
• Secret Sabotage: Recognizing the subtle ways others and even we ourselves undermine our peace.
• Re-Examining the Why: Returning to the original mission behind The Trigger and The Truth as we head into a new season.
• Mental Wellness Tools: Therapy, boundaries, reflection, community, and self-compassion as essential practices.

You can’t row harder and expect to stay afloat if your boat has holes. Healing requires slowing down, identifying where the leaks are, and patching them with intentional practices that protect your mental health and energy.

What are the holes in your boat? Where are you secretly sabotaging yourself, or letting others drain your energy? Share your truth by calling or texting 715-702-8845. You’ll remain anonymous, but your story could help someone else find healing.

Subscribe, rate, and share The Trigger and The Truth to keep this community growing.

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Podcast: The Trigger and The Truth

Host: Tina White

Series: Mental Health Matters

📝 Episode Summary: Relationships thrive on balance—but when one person consistently gives more than the other can (or will) return, collapse is inevitable. In this episode, Tina White takes us on a deep dive into why imbalanced relationships form, why they drain us, and how to reposition people instead of resenting them.

This conversation is rooted in personal story, reflection, and practical insight on how to build healthier dynamics in friendships, family, romance, and even professional life.

• The Imbalance We Create: How giving too much access to people who haven’t earned it sets us up for disappointment.
• Why Imbalance Happens: The desire to be needed, overestimating others’ capacity, weak boundaries, and fear of letting go.
• The Power of Repositioning: Why some people don’t need to be cut off—just moved to the right place in your life.
• Therapy’s Role: How self-work helps us untangle over-giving and rebuild from balance.
• The Relationship Inventory: A challenge to assess who really deserves access to your time, energy, and heart.

Imbalanced relationships will eventually collapse. Protecting your peace means evaluating who you give access to—and repositioning people where they truly belong. Balance is the gift you give yourself.

Which relationships in your life need to be repositioned instead of cut off?

📞 Call or text the hotline at 715-702-8845 to share your story. You’ll remain anonymous and respected.

And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share The Trigger and The Truth. Every share brings someone else closer to healing.

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Podcast: The Trigger and The Truth

Host: Tina White

Series: Mental Health Matters

📝 Episode Summary: We’ve all been there. Someone from your past, romantic, professional, or even family tries to circle back into your life after mistreating you, undervaluing you, or listening to outside noise instead of trusting their own experience with you. They come with excuses, half-truths, or a sob story, hoping for another chance.

• Why We Let People Back In: How compassion, hope, and the need for closure can blur into reconciliation.
• The Rewrite Problem: Why people often return rewriting history, making excuses, and dodging accountability.
• Interrupting Karma: How rescuing someone from regret only shields them from the lessons they need to learn.
• The Mental Health Connection: Why carrying someone else’s regret leads to anxiety, insecurity, mistrust—and why boundaries are vital for your healing.

Forgiveness doesn’t mean access. Protecting your peace means letting people sit with the consequences of their choices. Their regret is not your responsibility to ease.

Have you ever let someone spin the block, only to realize nothing had changed? Or maybe you’ve learned the hard way that rescuing someone only hurt you twice?

📞 Call or text the hotline at 715-702-8845 to share your story. You’ll remain anonymous and respected.

And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share The Trigger and The Truth—because this community grows when truth is told.

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Podcast: The Trigger and The Truth

Host: Tina White

Series: Mental Health Matters

We’ve all been there, doing something with the best of intentions, only to realize later that the outcome caused harm. In this episode of The Trigger and The Truth, host Tina White explores the gap between what we meant to do and what actually happened—and why learning to own the impact of our actions is one of the hardest, but most necessary, parts of healing.

• The Intention Trap: Why saying “I didn’t mean to” doesn’t erase harm.
• Omission vs Transparency: How withholding details can be just as damaging as lying.
• The Impact on Mental Health & Relationships: How defending intentions while ignoring outcomes erodes trust and creates cycles of guilt, anxiety, and mistrust.
• The Power of Accountability: Why true growth begins when we own our outcomes—not just our motives.

Through real-life style stories—from family dynamics to relationships to workplace examples—this episode unpacks the messy space between our hearts and our habits, our motives and our mistakes.

Healing isn’t about being perfect. It’s about being real. And real means taking responsibility for the impact we’ve had, even when our intentions were good. That’s where repair begins.

Have you ever found yourself hiding behind good intentions? Or realized too late that omission caused more harm than truth?

📞 Call or the hotline at 715-702-8845 to share your story. You’ll remain anonymous and respected.

And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share The Trigger and The Truth so more people can join this community of healing and honesty.

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Podcast: The Trigger and The Truth

Host: Tina White

Series: Mental Health Matters

In this special bonus episode of The Trigger and The Truth, host Tina White reflects on two powerful milestones: celebrating another year of life and watching her “little podcast” break into the Top 40 on Apple Podcasts in the Mental Health category.

What started as an idea delayed by procrastination and perfectionism is now a growing community of nearly 300,000 listeners worldwide. The lesson? Don’t wait for perfect. Don’t wait for ready. Start where you are.

In this episode, Tina explores

• Why procrastination is often just fear in disguise.
• How getting out of your own way unlocks momentum and growth.
• The power of consistency and truth-telling in reaching goals.
• Why milestones matter, but mindset matters even more.

This is a reminder that it’s always been—and always will be—mind over matter.

What dream have you been sitting on, waiting for the “perfect time”? This is your sign to begin.

📞 Call the hotline at 715-702-8845 to share your story of starting over, overcoming procrastination, or saying yes to yourself. You’ll remain anonymous and respected.

🎧 Subscribe, rate, and share The Trigger and The Truth to keep this community growing.

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Podcast: The Trigger and The Truth

Host: Tina White

Series: Mental Health Matters

In this episode of The Trigger and The Truth, Tina White takes us deep into a pattern many of us fall into: using one painful experience as the paintbrush to color every person, relationship, or opportunity that reminds us of that hurt.

This is what I call “The Broad Stroke.” It feels like protection, but in reality, it limits us. When we place people in categories they don’t belong in, we stop seeing them for who they are and start seeing them as ghosts of our past. That cycle not only keeps us stuck—it can poison our relationships, our careers, and even our ability to trust ourselves.

Through real-life reflections, including examples from the workplace and relationships, this episode explores:

• How broad strokes create self-fulfilling prophecies.
• Why mislabeling people damages connection and growth.
• The mental health impact of carrying old wounds into new spaces.
• A path toward breaking the loop, reclaiming peace, and protecting your nervous system.

💡 This is a healing episode for anyone tired of being triggered by memories, mistrust, or old narratives that no longer serve you.

Your story matters here. Share it with me:

Call 715-702-8845 or text the hotline at: 718-440-5538.

You’ll remain anonymous and respected, always.

And don’t forget to subscribe, share, and leave a review if this episode resonates with you, your support helps us grow this community built on truth.

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Podcast: The Trigger and The Truth

Host: Tina White

Series: Mental Health Matters

In this episode, Tina White shares the anonymous story of a young woman whose first love turned into her deepest trauma. What began as romance ended in violation, silence, and shame and the painful stigma that followed when she tried to go on as if nothing had happened.

This is not just her story. It’s a story that echoes for countless survivors of sexual violence in relationships: the weight of silence, the fear of not being believed, the stigma of victim blaming, and the long road toward reclaiming a voice.

• How sexual violence in relationships is often hidden behind masks of “love” and “normalcy.”
• The stigma survivors face when they try to break the silence.
• The impact of victim-blaming and disbelief on mental health and healing.
• The power of listening, believing, and supporting survivors without judgment.
• Why silence may feel safer, but breaking it—when survivors are ready—becomes an act of reclamation.

Your voice matters here. If this episode resonated with you, please:

• Share it with someone who needs to hear it.
• Rate and review The Trigger and The Truth wherever you listen—it helps this community grow.
• Call the show hotline at (715) 702-8845 to share your thoughts, reflections, or stories.

Nationwide Resource List – Mental Health, Legal & Crisis Support

A curated list of trusted, confidential resources across the U.S.:

Crisis Hotlines & Immediate Support

National

Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN)

Call 1‑800‑656‑HOPE (4673) or start a 24/7 chat at RAINN’s site.

Confidential, free support and referrals provided.(RAINN)

National

Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH)

Call 1‑800‑799‑SAFE (7233) or use their chat service. Available in 200+

languages—it also includes resources for dating violence (via Loveisrespect).(Wikipedia)

Specialized Support Lines

StrongHearts Native Helpline

For Native American and Alaska Native survivors: 1‑844‑7NATIVE (1‑844‑762‑8483)

or chat.(NIWRC)

National Deaf Domestic Violence Hotline

For Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, and Hard-of-Hearing survivors: 855‑812‑1001

or visit thedeafhotline.org.(NIWRC)

Legal & Advocacy Support

Take Back the Night - National Sexual Assault Legal Hotline

Free legal aid for survivors seeking justice and understanding their rights.

Call 567‑SHATTER (567‑742‑8837).(takebackthenight.org)

Victim Rights Law Center (VRLC)

Based in Boston; offers free legal services to sexual assault...

Podcast: The Trigger and The Truth

Host: Tina White

Series: Mental Health Matters

Episode 41: Cut Throat Committee – An Inappropriate Response to Reality

Some enemies come dressed like friends, coworkers, or family. But let’s be real, sometimes the most dangerous member of the cut throat committee is you.

In this episode, I get into the uncomfortable truth: self-deception. The lies we tell ourselves to make bad decisions feel safe. The way we pretend not to know the consequences of our actions. And how we sabotage our own peace by letting people cross boundaries we should’ve enforced.

I share a personal story about a close friend who has convinced herself to normalize betrayal, and how that example mirrors the way so many of us live in inappropriate responses to reality. From accepting lies to ignoring red flags, we cut our own throats when we choose comfort over truth.

What you’ll take away from this episode:

• Why self-deception is the most destructive form of betrayal.
• The difference between their truth and THE truth.
• How to recognize when you’re responding to feelings instead of facts.
• What appropriate responses to reality look like in everyday life.
• Why holding yourself and your friends accountable is an act of love.

This episode isn’t about judgment, it’s about alignment. Because until you stop pretending, the lies will always have meaning.

👉 Tune in now to The Trigger and The Truth Podcast.

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