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Title: She Smiled, Then Stabbed Me In The Back: WITH A KNIFE

Host: Tina White

Podcast: The Trigger and The Truth

Description:

In this emotionally raw episode, Tina White returns with a story that hits home for many—what happens when the person you trusted the most turns out to be your biggest betrayal. In She Smiled, Then Stabbed Me In The Back, Tina unpacks the pain of losing a friend who once felt like family and how she fought to protect her spirit in the aftermath.

Friendship betrayal cuts deep because it often comes without warning and from those we’ve shared our most vulnerable moments with. This episode explores the journey of healing after emotional ambush, recognizing red flags, and learning how to rebuild your confidence, boundaries, and belief in genuine connection.

If you’ve ever been betrayed, blindsided, or emotionally discarded by someone you called a friend, this episode is your invitation to feel seen, validated, and stronger than ever.

• The emotional impact of fake friendships
• How betrayal can shatter your trust—but not your worth
• Signs someone was never truly for you
• The difference between revenge and release
• Why reclaiming your peace is the ultimate act of power

• The Trigger and The Truth Healing Journal (Coming Soon)
• Tools for identifying emotional manipulation and codependent patterns
• Guest application: thetriggerandthetruth.com/guest

Tag us @TheTriggerAndTheTruth and share your story using #TheTriggerAndTheTruth.

Have you ever felt betrayed by a “friend”? How did you rebuild your confidence and protect your spirit?

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Fake Love, Real Wounds

Why You Can’t Miss This Episode: Heartbreaking confession: A close friend—an older sister figure—stabbed Tina. Literally. Her story proves even the deepest attacks can lead to profound healing. Red flags decoded: Learn how hidden resentment and trauma manifest in loved ones—and how to spot it before it cuts deep. Mirror of pain: Sometimes betrayal isn’t a plot—it’s a reflection. Discover how other people’s wounds can find home in your soul. Healing WITHOUT erasing: Tina reveals how she forgave not to forget, but to reclaim herself. Power of boundaries: Learn why not everyone is kin and how to protect your energy with strength, not guilt. CALL TO ACTION Listener challenge: Reflect: Has someone “smiled, then stabbed you in the back”? Journal: Notice the warning signs you ignored. Share: Use #HiddenHateHealing and tag us. Let’s turn betrayal into community support. Don’t just survive betrayal—grow through it. 👉 Tune in now wherever you get your podcasts. Let’s dismantle hidden hate together.

Podcast: The Trigger and The Truth

Host: Tina White

In this deeply personal and powerful episode, Tina White shares her lived experience with childhood sexual assault and the silent damage it caused—not just to her voice, but to her sense of safety.

She unpacks a critical truth often overlooked in trauma recovery: you cannot heal in spaces where you do not feel safe.

Long before we can talk about love, growth, or thriving, we must first return to the basics—protection. Physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual safety are not luxuries; they are non-negotiables on the path to healing.

Tina invites listeners into a raw conversation about survival mode, the failure of caregivers, and the importance of building a foundation strong enough to support healing. With courage and clarity, she dismantles the myth that you can “just move on” without addressing the environments and relationships that keep you unsafe.

• What happens when your voice is stolen by trauma
• The role of caregivers and what happens when protection fails
• Why safety must come before love, therapy, or personal development
• How survival mode blocks emotional and spiritual growth
• The difference between trauma treatment and trauma-informed timing
• What it really means to reclaim your safety

• Ujima (The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community): ujimacommunity.org
• RAINN (National Sexual Assault Hotline): 1-800-656-HOPE or www.rainn.org
• The Body Keeps the Score by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk
• Therapy for Black Girls – www.therapyforblackgirls.com
• Safe Places for BIPOC Healing: Inclusive Therapists
• Mental Health America – Trauma Resources: www.mhanational.org
• Tina’s Toolkit: The Safety Audit Worksheet (Download available at thetriggerandthetruth.com/tools)

• Website: www.thetriggerandthetruth.com
• Instagram: @thetriggerandthetruth
• Submit your truth anonymously: thetriggerandthetruth.com/submit
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Title: Energy Vampires: Protecting Your Peace from People Who Drain You

Host: Tina White

Podcast: The Trigger and The Truth

Have you ever walked away from a conversation feeling completely exhausted, like someone just unplugged your spirit? That’s not in your head. That’s an energy vampire.

In this episode, Tina White unpacks the emotional, physical, and mental toll of relationships that drain rather than nourish. From manipulative coworkers to overbearing relatives and one-sided friendships, Tina dives deep into how energy vampires operate, how they keep us in cycles of depletion, and what it takes to finally cut the cord.

If you’ve been feeling tired in your soul, not just your body, this conversation is for you. Let’s talk about boundaries, self-preservation, and protecting your peace at all costs.

• The 5 signs you're dealing with an energy vampire
• How chronic emotional drain shows up in your body and spirit
• The guilt we feel when setting boundaries with draining people
• Tools to protect your energy without becoming cold or disconnected
• Why choosing yourself is not selfish—it’s survival

• The Trigger and The Truth Energy Audit Worksheet (Coming Soon)
• Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No by Dr. Henry Cloud
• Therapy for Black Girls / Therapy for Black Men

Have you had to walk away from someone who was draining your energy?

Tag @TheTriggerAndTheTruth and use #EnergyVampires to share your story or drop a 🙌🏾 if you’ve finally reclaimed your peace.

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🛑 Protect your peace. Reclaim your energy. Start your healing.

Trafficked By Blood: A Road Trip, a Wheel Well, and Betrayal

Host: Tina White

Podcast: The Trigger and The Truth

In this gripping episode, Tina White shares an unthinkable moment of betrayal — one that could have cost her everything. Just after arriving to the destination on a family road trip, she discovers that someone in her own bloodline secretly placed illegal drugs in her car’s wheel well, endangering not only her freedom but the lives of her children. What happens when the threat doesn’t come from the streets — but from your own family?

Trafficked By Blood dives deep into the trauma of being set up by those who are supposed to protect you. Tina explores how betrayal by family hits differently, how these moments affect your nervous system, and what it means to reclaim your power in the aftermath. This episode is about more than just survival — it’s about spiritual warfare, reclaiming your peace, and choosing yourself even when it means walking away from those who share your DNA.

💡 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• Why family betrayal creates deeper trauma and confusion

• How your body holds the weight of being placed in harm’s way

• The power of trusting your instincts, even when it hurts

• How Tina reclaimed her voice and took back her narrative

• Why healing sometimes means choosing peace over blood

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🔗 Resources Mentioned:

• Healing Is Not Betrayal worksheet (Companion resource – available soon)

• The Trigger and The Truth Healing Journal

• Community directories for trauma-informed therapists

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🗣 Join the Conversation:

Have you ever been betrayed by someone in your own family?

Have you carried the weight of a secret someone else forced on you?

Use #TheTriggerAndTheTruth and tag @TheTriggerAndTheTruth to share your story or your moment of reclaiming peace.

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Episode Title: What Happened… Is What Happened

Subtitle: Healing Requires Exposure

Host: Tina White

Podcast: The Trigger and The Truth with Tina White

Episode Summary:

In this deeply personal and unapologetic episode, Tina White speaks candidly about the power of breaking the silence after betrayal. “What happened… is what happened.” It’s not just a statement—it’s a declaration of ownership, truth-telling, and reclaiming your voice after being violated.

Tina explores the emotional aftermath of being told to “keep it in the family,” and how suppressing your truth in the name of protecting others only deepens the trauma. She shares what it took to stop performing for the comfort of others and start speaking from a place of truth, no matter how uncomfortable it made others feel.

This episode is for:

• Those who’ve been told not to speak up.
• Survivors of family betrayal or relational trauma.
• Anyone healing from being shamed for telling their truth.
• Listeners ready to stop shrinking and start reclaiming their power.

Key Takeaways:

• You don’t get to hurt someone and dictate how they process it.
• Healing begins when you stop hiding the wound.
• The truth can be disruptive—but it’s necessary for transformation.
• Silencing pain to protect others only delays your healing.

Quotes from the Episode:

Mentioned In This Episode:

• The emotional labor of being the “strong one” in the family
• Why silence is a trauma response
• How therapy helped reframe the narrative

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Title: Family Ties, Triggered Lies: My Story of Sibling Betrayal

Subtitle: The Day My Brother Pulled a Gun on Me

Host: Tina White

Podcast: The Trigger and The Truth

Description:

In this powerful premiere episode, host Tina White shares the deeply personal and life-altering experience of the day her own brother pulled a gun on her. More than a moment of fear—it was a rupture in the sacred bond of family, a defining trauma that shaped how she viewed trust, safety, and survival.

This episode explores the often-silenced reality of sibling violence, especially within Black and Brown families where trauma is normalized and secrets are protected to preserve family image. Tina opens up about the emotional aftermath, the grief of losing someone who’s still alive, and the long road to healing from betrayal that cuts close to home.

This isn’t just a story—it’s a mirror for those who've experienced harm by those meant to love them. If you’ve ever struggled with family betrayal, fractured sibling relationships, or hidden emotional wounds, this episode is for you.

• What happens when a sibling becomes the source of trauma
• The emotional toll of betrayal within the family
• Grieving a person who’s still alive
• Setting boundaries with family to protect your peace
• Why healing is not betrayal—it's self-preservation

• [The Trigger and The Truth Healing Journal (Coming Soon)]
• [Free Therapy Directory – Therapy for Black Girls / Men / LGBTQ+ Individuals]
• Want to share your story? Submit it at thetriggerandthetruth.com/shareyourstory

What’s your story of sibling betrayal, trauma, or unresolved family pain?

DM @TheTriggerAndTheTruth on Instagram or use #TheTriggerAndTheTruth to share your truth and connect with our healing community.

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Episode Title: An Open Letter to Our Fathers

*Bonus Father’s Day Episode | The Trigger and The Truth with Tina White

In this special Father’s Day bonus episode of The Trigger and The Truth, host Tina White delivers a heartfelt open letter to the men who’ve shaped, supported, and stood in the gap. From faithful fathers to quiet protectors, to the flawed but still fighting—this tribute is for every man who has dared to love, protect, and provide in a world that rarely gives them grace.

Tina also shares a deeply personal message to her big brother Manny, a man who’s been her rock through grief, transition, and turmoil. This episode is a reminder that fatherhood isn’t just about DNA—it’s about presence, consistency, and love that stands tall even when words fall short.

• A raw and real love letter to Black fathers and father figures
• The duality of Father’s Day: celebration and grief
• A powerful tribute to Tina’s big brother, Manny—aka Uncle Kat
• Reflections on fatherhood, emotional safety, and the power of showing up
• A call to give fathers their flowers while they can still smell them

If a father, big brother, mentor, or protector has held you down through the highs and lows—tell them.

Tag them, call them, write to them, or share this episode with them.

Let’s make honoring our men a habit—not just a holiday.

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🎙️ Title: The Avoidant: When Silence Speaks Louder Than Words

👤 Host: Tina White

📡 Podcast: The Trigger and The Truth

Have you ever been in a relationship where every conflict felt like a dead end? Conversations go unspoken, emotions get buried, and silence becomes the loudest language? You may be in a relationship with an Avoidant.

In this episode, Tina White uncovers the emotional weight of navigating relationships with avoidant partners—whether romantic, familial, or even professional. Avoidant behaviors can be subtle but deeply damaging, especially when one person craves connection and the other retreats into silence.

This episode is a reality check and a roadmap. If you’ve ever been gaslit, ghosted, or guilt-tripped into silence, this conversation is your breakthrough.

I open up about my own journey as an avoidant. From keeping people at a distance to struggling with vulnerability, I share how I discovered this coping mechanism was rooted in past pain—and how therapy helped me begin the process of healing, connection, and conscious change.

This one’s personal. But it’s also universal. Because avoidance might look like silence, but it’s often the result of stories we never learned how to tell.

💡 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

What avoidant attachment looks like in personal and professional relationships

The emotional roots behind avoidance and the fears it protects

How avoidance creates disconnection, even when we crave closeness

Practical tools I’m using from therapy to stay present and engaged

Ways to begin healing when avoidance is your default setting

🔗 Resources Mentioned:

Attached by Amir Levine & Rachel Heller

The Trigger and The Truth 21 Day Emotional Mastery Workbook and Journal (Coming Soon)

TherapyforBlackGirls.com / TherapyforBlackMen.org

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Have you ever noticed avoidant patterns in yourself or someone close to you? What helped you move through them?

Tag @TheTriggerAndTheTruth and use #TheAvoidantTruth to share your story or DM me—let’s talk about it.

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🛑 Your past may explain it, but it doesn’t have to define it. Healing starts when we stop avoiding the truth.

Host: Tina White | The Trigger and The Truth Podcast

Overview:

We’ve all heard it—“Go talk to the lady.” Sometimes whispered in the background. Sometimes said with a side-eye or a smirk. But underneath that phrase lies a deep, unspoken truth: prayer was offered as a cure-all, even when we were drowning in silence, trauma, and suppressed pain.

In this powerful episode, Tina White strips away the stigma and dives into what it really means to take your healing seriously. Because sometimes, prayer needs a partner—and that partner is therapy.

In this episode of The Trigger and The Truth, Tina White opens up a deeper conversation about what it really means when someone says, “I feel like I’m not myself.”

We’re talking about dissociation, fragmented identity, and what our community often calls “multiple personalities”—but rarely takes the time to understand.

Tina breaks down the difference between a mental breakdown and a protection mechanism, the cultural shame around mental illness, and the healing that happens when we finally give every version of ourselves a seat at the table.

This isn’t about labeling—it’s about liberation.

• What dissociation looks like in everyday life
• The myths and misunderstandings around “multiple personalities”
• Why trauma causes the mind to fragment
• Tina’s personal reflections on emotional splitting, masking, and survival
• How therapy helped her talk to every version of herself
• Why spiritual bypassing never healed the parts that were hiding
• The spiritual AND psychological truth of facing your trauma
• Action steps for finding a therapist and reclaiming your power

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A practical, mindset-shifting guide to help you break mental loops, challenge self-sabotage, and take action. Perfect for when your brain just won't let up.

• Therapy for Black Girls
• Therapy for Black Men
• Inclusive Therapists
• Open Path Collective (Low-Cost Therapy)
• Stop Overthinking Workbook – Gumroad

Have you ever felt like therapy wasn’t for you?

Has “just pray about it” kept you from seeking support?

Use #TheTriggerAndTheTruth and tag @TheTriggerAndTheTruth to share your moment of clarity, courage, or first step toward healing.

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💬 Don’t just survive. Heal.

🌱 Don’t just cope. Grow.

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🎙️ Truth Serum: Revenue & Reality: Reset How You Get Paid (Day 6)

A 7-Part Mid-Year Reset Challenge

Welcome back — we’re almost at the finish line. It’s Day 6 of the Mid-Year Reset, and today we’re digging into something most people avoid until they’re deep in burnout and resentment:

👉🏾 Your revenue strategy.

Let’s be honest for a second — and I mean brutally honest.

Is the way you’re making money aligned with the life you’re actually living?

Or are you stuck in an outdated pricing model, working inside offers that don’t fit anymore, serving clients who drain you, while calling it "the grind"?

Because I’ve been there — making money while mentally unraveling.

And let me tell you… money stress hits different when you’re trying to protect your peace at the same time.

Here’s what I know for sure:

“Revenue is not just about money — it’s about peace.”

It’s about how you feel when the invoice is paid.

It’s about whether the work energizes you or empties you.

It’s about whether your income respects your value, time, and capacity — or constantly threatens them.

And if what you're doing is paying everyone but you — emotionally, energetically, or financially — it’s time to change the strategy.

It’s time to:

• Revamp your offers to reflect where you are now
• Raise your rates if they no longer match your energy
• Retire those packages that no longer serve the version of you who’s doing the healing and the hustling
• And most importantly…
• Make space for aligned clients — the ones who value your work and your boundaries

Because let’s be real:

Every dollar isn’t worth the emotional debt.

1. Review your income streams.
2. Ask: Do these reflect my current energy, value, and goals?
3. Make three lists:

• What stays?
• What goes?
• What evolves?

• When your money flows with your energy, you stop resenting your work
• When your prices reflect your boundaries, your nervous system relaxes
• When you stop undercharging, you stop overextending

✨ Revenue should be a tool — not a trigger.

If your business model is making you anxious, exhausted, or bitter — it’s not a business. It’s a trap.

And guess what?

You have permission to exit the trap and create a model that’s nourishing, sustainable, and respectful of your whole self.