If you feel emotionally overwhelmed, stuck in cycles of shame, blame, and judgment, or just exhausted from trying to fix yourself, this is a place to breathe. Triggered & True® is a podcast about emotional healing, grief, and self-compassion with Laura Duncan, creator of the Compassion Method™, and co-host Brian Freise. Each episode Laura and Brian get honest about shame, anger, anxiety, and the triggers that run our lives — and walk through healing that begins with compassion instead of self-improvement. For over 14 years, Laura has helped people through trauma, loss, and grief. The grief that doesn't follow a timeline and comes in waves. Brian is living proof it works: after years of debilitating panic attacks, he found actual relief through the Compassion Method. The method is three words: Awareness, Comfort, Discovery. Or put simply: Feel your pain. Get comfort. Go play. Because healing isn't becoming
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Episode #3
You're Not Broken. You Were Never Broken. | Winning The War For Your Heart (Ep. 3)
Sep 2, 202626 min
You're not broken. You were never broken. In Episode 3 of Winning the War for Your Heart , Brian Freise — author of Above All Else — shares the first words Laura Duncan said to him when he walked into her office asking to be fixed. Brian opens up about the 8-year-old photo exercise that cracked his heart open, the four core deficiencies he discovered in his own childhood, and the orphanage analogy that explains why so many Christians feel stuck despite knowing the truth of their new identity in Christ. If you've ever felt like the Bible's promises don't match your reality — this is where the disconnect starts to make sense. Get the book that started this journey — Above All Else by Brian Freise: https://a.co/d/00grD9h8 Triggered and True: https://www.triggeredandtrue.com Laura Duncan: https://www.lauraduncan.com/weeklydose
Why Do I Do Stupid Things? The Brain Science Behind Your Triggers | Winning The War For Your Heart (Ep. 2)
Aug 26, 202626 min
Why do we do the stupid things we do? And why, in the moment, does it feel so impossible to stop? In Episode 2 of Winning the War for Your Heart , Brian Freise shares the story of a Starbucks fight that he was afraid would end his marriage—and the surprising conversation with Laura that helped him understand what was really happening beneath his reaction. Brian explores what happens when your primal brain takes over, how to recognize when you're triggered, and why understanding your reactions can change the way you respond. He also shares the “fun sucker” nickname his family had given him, and how that uncomfortable realization helped him discover that he wasn't simply a grumpy person—he was hurting. If you've ever looked back after a reaction and thought, Why did I just do that? this episode will help you understand where that reaction may have come from. Want to hear Brian's full story? Get his book, Above All Else , on Amazon: https://a.co/d/00f9D9h8
(Ep. 73) Does God Even Hear Me? Why Prayer Feels So Hard
Jul 18, 202645 min
You believe God loves you. So why does it feel like he isn't listening? Prayer feels hard for so many devoted believers — not because their faith is weak, but because an old wound is whispering that God isn't really listening. In this episode, Laura Duncan and client-turned-co-host Brian Freise trace that feeling to its root: Brian shares the childhood memory that quietly taught him his voice didn't matter, and Laura shows how The Compassion Method heals the emotional triggers underneath so you can pray from your true self, receive love you don't have to earn, and become more — not less — of who you were made to be. In this episode: Why prayer feels hard even when you believe — and the childhood wound that whispers "God isn't listening" How deflating moments imprint like "a pin on a balloon" — and why the fall hurts more than the moment The check-in that changes everything: "Am I praying from my true self, or my triggered self?" Why "introvert" might really be parts of yourself you put away as a child — and how healing brings back your joy What are we becoming — more or less? Why pain shrinks your world and healing expands it. Get our free Weekly Dose of Compassion — two short notes in your inbox every week. One to speak over yourself. One from Laura: https://triggeredandtrue.com/weeklydose ▶️ Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfUS1F1NkzCdSSrbHjZ297A Learn more: https://triggeredandtrue.com https://lauraduncan.com Triggered and True is an emotional health podcast where Laura Duncan teaches The Compassion Method — a process for understanding emotional triggers, healing from shame, and reconnecting with your true self.
(Ep. 72) Why You Can't Force Emotional Growth: Shame, Self-Control & the Performance Trap
Jun 20, 202650 min
Triggered and True is an emotional health podcast where Laura Duncan teaches The Compassion Method — a process for understanding emotional triggers, healing from shame, and reconnecting with your true self. In this special series episode, Laura and client-turned-co-host Brian Freise unpack the performance trap: the exhausting belief that acceptance has to be earned through behavior — and why the missing link for so many devoted believers isn't more devotion, but the unhealed wiring beneath their shame, anger, and unforgiveness. In this episode, you'll learn: 🔹 Why devoted believers still battle shame, anger, and unforgiveness — and why the problem isn't your devotion 🔹 What the "performance trap" is — and how trying to earn acceptance through behavior keeps you stuck 🔹 The Compassion Method's three steps — Awareness, Comfort, Discovery — and why you "can't tell an orange to grow" 🔹 Why superficial forgiveness fails — and what it actually needs to hold: comfort for the wound underneath 🔹 Why the offense we feel toward others is usually protecting a tender place inside us 🔹 How the Compassion Method re-codes the "childhood glitch" running beneath your "adult website" 🔹 The difference between true selflessness and the hidden selfishness of needy survival 📩 Get Laura's free Weekly Dose of Compassion — Two short notes. Delivered to your inbox every week. One to speak over yourself. One from Laura. — triggeredandtrue.com/weeklydose 🔗 Resources & links Triggered and True website: https://triggeredandtrue.com Laura Duncan: https://lauraduncan.com Subscribe to Triggered and True on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@triggeredandtruepod
(Ep. 71) Why You Can’t Truly Love God if You Hate Yourself
May 15, 20261h 1m
Do you find yourself using prayer and worship to avoid your internal turmoil? In this episode of Triggered and True, Brian Friesen and Laura Duncan explore the thin line between genuine faith and "medicating with God," a form of spiritual bypassing where we use religion to escape our pain rather than inviting God into it. We tackle one of the most common objections to emotional healing: Is the Compassion Method Biblical? Laura shares her journey from performing "religious routines" to having a felt experience with Jesus, explaining how our earthly wounds can often skew our perception of a perfect Heavenly Father.
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