52 Weeks of Mental Mastery - Week 27: Know Your Triggers

Know Your Triggers ~ Awareness is the first step to control

💬 Quote

“Awareness is the pause that gives you your power back.”

🔍 Question

What holiday-season triggers pull you out of the mindset you want to show up with?

📖 Story: “The December Overload”

This time of year, people hit the same triggers everywhere:
slow traffic, long lines, crowded stores, stacked calendars.

Most of the stress isn’t the moment; it’s feeling rushed and stretched thin.
But when someone notices the trigger (the tension, the impatience), the whole experience shifts.
Awareness turns a reaction into a choice.

🧠 Science

Holiday stress activates the amygdala, making you react faster and think less clearly.
But catching the trigger turns the prefrontal cortex back on, helping you respond with calm and control.

Awareness literally changes the brain’s response.

👣 Step Forward

Today, do this:
Spot the trigger → Take one slow breath → Choose the response you want.

💥 Holiday season doesn’t control your mood — your awareness does.