How to Heal Emotional Triggers

BY MARIA TOSO

You probably know the feeling: your chest tightens, your breath shortens, and a wave of overwhelming emotion rushes in. Someone says something that hits a nerve, and suddenly you’ re no longer responding like a calm adult— you feel like a trembling child, fighting for your right to feel loved and safe.

On my own path to healing and in my work as a somatic healing coach, I’ ve seen again and again how many of us carry unprocessed emotional energy in the energy field of the body. When something in the present moment echoes an old hurt, we don’ t just react— we essentially re-enact a story from the past, even if the original players are long gone. A tone, a phrase, or an action can trigger a response that stems from a much earlier chapter in our life.