S12.02 | When Other People’s Emotions Trigger Your Nervous System
Have you ever noticed how quickly your body reacts when someone you love is disappointed, upset, or emotionally distant?
In this episode of the Affirming Truths Podcast, Carla shares honestly about navigating a burnt-out nervous system, relational triggers, and how other people’s emotions can activate survival responses like fawning, splitting, or shutting down.
Through a blend of lived experience, neuroscience, and Scripture, this episode explores:
Why relationships are one of the biggest nervous system triggers
How attachment wounds and past experiences shape our reactions
Why tending to your nervous system is part of God’s design - not a lack of faith
How to integrate wise mind, regulation, and spiritual practices
This conversation invites Christian women to stop shaming their reactions and start responding with compassion, wisdom, and embodied faith.
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3 key takeaways
Other people’s emotions can trigger survival responses because our nervous systems are wired for connection and attachment.
Bringing in truth and logic matters — but truth lands best in a regulated body.
Tending to your nervous system is spiritual stewardship, not self-indulgence.
🔗 Want to Go Deeper?
If you find that other people’s moods regularly hijack your peace…
If you feel responsible for managing emotions that aren’t yours…
If you know truth but still feel reactive in relationships…
This is the kind of work I support women through in 1:1 coaching.
Together, we explore your unique nervous system patterns, attachment wounds, and relational triggers — and integrate faith, evidence-based tools, and compassionate self-awareness so you can respond instead of react.
If you’re ready to do this work in a personal, supported way, you can learn more about my 1:1 coaching and Book a FREE Discovery call
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