Tend And Befriend Your Triggers - by Mandy Young

COURSE

Tend And Befriend Your Triggers

With Mandy Young

This course is here to highlight why our emotional triggers are there and how to work with them to help us heal. Often we look at our triggers as something to be avoided, to be got rid of, and we blame the event or the other for 'making us triggered'. But what if our triggers were actually sent or used as objects or methods to help us heal? What if they were there to help us see? As a sign, a signal to point us in a direction towards freedom? Use this course to find a new perspective on your emotional triggers, and as a way to help you find your way to freedom!

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Meet your Teacher

Mandy Young
West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Mandy is a qualified hypnotherapist, mindfulness coach and yoga teacher and works 1:1 with those struggling in life with addictions, anxiety, depression and unhelpful thinking. She works with clients who have previous traumas and although she uses various modalities, she believes that working with emotions is the key to healing and freedom.

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10 Days

6.8k students

4.9 stars

12 min / day

Acceptance

English

Lesson 1

Tend And Befriend

In this session we look at the Tend And Befriend Theory and how important it is to connect. We also look at how difficult this is for some of us if we have a tendency to not trust others. Where do we begin? With us! Befriending ourselves! All of it - the good, the bad, the ugly!!

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Lesson 2

Reacting Or Responding To Triggers

In today's session, we look at the difference between reacting to our triggers and responding to them, a massive difference, but how do we do this? We also have to find a way to take care of our emotions and not ignore or distract from them, so that the energy of the emotion is released.

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Lesson 3

Judging

We all judge, and we tend to justify our judgements, but is it right to do this? To make judgements on everyone? Do we always get it right? What if we were wrong? What about self-judgement? Is that right? Is it helpful? In this session we look a little closer at judging others and ourselves and how this is a part of the equation when it comes to our triggers.

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Lesson 4

Parts Meditation

This is a contemplative meditation based on yesterday's session on judging. Self-acceptance is key to freedom and this includes acceptance of all our parts, even the ones we don't particularly like! The embracing of our shadows is part of the integration journey.

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Lesson 5

Emotions

Today we have a little fun around our emotions. We start to uncover the patterns by looking at where the same emotions pop up over and over. We look at specific examples in our own lives and begin to see the themes reappearing. You will need pen and paper for this session.

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Lesson 6

Stories

We continue from our exercise yesterday, you will need your paper and pen from then. Today we look at the stories - the narrative that is in our mind. This isn't just about the thoughts that are there, but about the beliefs that have been there for sometimes decades! We need to uncover these beliefs so that we can question them.

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Lesson 7

Sphere Meditation

This is a meditation to follow on from the emotions and stories sessions. What do you need more of? Use this meditation to visualise the power and magic of words and access what you need more of in your life.

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Lesson 8

Trust

Many of us struggle to trust, so how do we begin to do this? If we are all a reflection of each other, then the only possible way is to change OUR reflection, polish our own mirrors. So then the way forward is to become someone who is trust worthy!

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Lesson 9

Trust Meditation

A wonderful relaxing treat. Can you allow yourself to fully trust in this moment? Can you fully relax and let go and trust that you are held and safe? Allow yourself to drift off to this calming and peaceful trust meditation.

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Lesson 10

The End

A summation of the course. How do we move forwards? The responsibility is yours, the ability to change this is in your hands! The skills to find freedom are all within you! You just have to become quiet enough to listen, to your inner intelligence, the inner whisperings of your heart, here are all the answers!

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Recent Reviews

Lisa

January 6, 2026

I have taken tons of courses on Insight Timer, but this one was amazing and spot on!!! It brought to light that I have not been trusting which has been keeping me from being free - free from letting go of fears and judgement and not enough-ness. It’s been an endless cycle that has been keeping me stuck. Thank you so much! 👏😊❤️

Joanna

October 24, 2025

Brilliant ways of thinking about triggers for emotions. I especially enjoyed lessons 5 6 and 7. Thank you Mandy.

Nathan

September 5, 2025

So insightful, relaxing and needed. Mandy’s insights unlocked so many emotions and memories—allowing me to love myself and to trust in others and the universe.

Carla

August 31, 2025

Really helpful.

Mary

July 23, 2025

Helpful and informative tracks Relaxing meditation

gabi

July 5, 2025

Just amazing. Thank you so much

Ann

July 3, 2025

Lovely and insightful journey through welcoming and understanding The triggered parts me

Ellen

April 19, 2025

So helpful! I’m starting from day 1 again. And will definitely seek out your other course. Thank you!

Gerard

April 12, 2025

This was fantastic ! Very enlightening and a completely new way to look at my triggers and and how other’s triggers can actually trigger me and vice versa . Triggers can be my friend and help me grow and find the things inside of me that still need work . My triggers arent something “bad” about me, but something I need to accept, acknowledge, not judge myself, self sooth, and help me grow

Nora

April 12, 2025

Thank you ❤️💚🩵

Carla

April 8, 2025

Wonderful course! Exactly what I needed when I felt triggered by a big change in my life.

Laurie

March 28, 2025

Well done!

Gary

March 19, 2025

Incredible! Looking forward to listening to it again.

Patty

March 11, 2025

I loved everything about this course...except that it came to an end. Now I will have to sit with it again to better absorb and understand what my heart was opened to. First I'll listen to your course on harmony. Thank you for your guidance.

Michelle

March 10, 2025

Simply the best

Mary

March 9, 2025

Practical wisdom 🙏

Vic

March 5, 2025

A fabulous and very helpful course - highly recommend.

Albert

February 25, 2025

A keeper and repeat for sure. Healing. Kind. Insightful. Your way of bringing this course across in calmness and clarity, with humor and a loving energy is beautifully welcoming and healing.

Molly

February 21, 2025

Great course to help you identify and meet your triggers. This course could be done repeatedly and the guided meditations are lovely with Mandy‘s soothing, kind voice and soothing, kind content. It is one I will keep in my library and take repeatedly

Christine

February 16, 2025

Beautiful course. Thank you.

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