What if the thing triggering you the most… isn’t the problem, but the invitation? In this raw, real, and deeply transformative conversation, I sit down with Enneagram expert Tracy O’Malley to unpack the truth about triggers, trauma, and the patterns we keep repeating. Because here’s the reality most people don’t want to face: You don’t outgrow your past by avoiding it. You either repair it… or you repeat it. We talk about what it actually looks like to do the work, not just understand it, but feel it. To move from living “neck-up” to fully embodied healing. To stop running, numbing, and distracting… and instead, stay in the fire long enough to transform. This episode is for you if you’ve ever felt activated, overwhelmed, or stuck in patterns you know you’re ready to break. So let me ask you, what if your next level is hiding inside the very thing you’ve been trying to avoid?
In this honest, no-fluff conversation, Tracy and I dive into trauma, self-awareness, and what it really takes to transform.
We explore how the traits that once protected you can quietly become armor, and how to shift them into something that actually serves your growth. Tracy shares how her past shaped her ability to read people, and how she turned that from survival into purpose.
We also get real about healing: you don’t outgrow your patterns by avoiding them, you meet them, feel them, and move through them.
At the core of this episode is one powerful reframe: your triggers aren’t problems, they’re mirrors. If you’re willing to stay present, they can become your greatest tool for growth.
Because real change doesn’t happen from the neck up, it happens when you’re willing to feel.
This is for you if you know you’re meant for more… and you’re ready to stop circling the same patterns and actually step into it.
In this episode, we explore: