Triggered

Whitney Kell
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How do you step off the hamster wheel of chasing the next thing and finally love the life you're living?  Welcome to Triggered, i'm Whitney Kell and I help people turn triggers intotransformation. If your life looks successful on the outside, but something inside feels empty or unsettled, like you should be happier than you are, this show is for you. Here we move beyond materialism into meaning and purpose. We connect physical, mental, financial, and spiritual well-being.  We ask the hard questions. We go deep into your emotional reactions, and we illuminate the repeating patterns, not as problems, but as doorways to discovering who you really are.  Each week, I bring you real questions, grounded tools, and honest conversations you can actually use with incredible guests. Welcome to Triggered. Let's get triggered together. Follow us now on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you enjoy your podcasts.

  1. 3d ago

    Ep. 23 - Triggers, Presence & Turning Pain Into Purpose with Paula Devine (Part 2)

    In Part 2, Whitney Kell continues her conversation with Paula Devine, recovery coach, podcast host, and founder of Happiest Hour Concierge Sobriety, and this time the focus is on what this show is all about: triggers. Paula and Whitney break down what a trigger really is: an emotion that lights up an old wound and pulls you away from your values. Paula shares that when she was drinking, everything was a trigger, from celebrations and bad days to beautiful weather and girls’ nights out. Now, with years of work behind her, she’s learned to notice her triggers, like feeling unheard in conversations where no one asks about her, and turn them into awareness and compassion. They also revisit the moment that changed everything. Paula tells the full story of the night she blacked out, the conversation with her daughter she didn’t remember, and the morning her daughter said she was done. Paula shares how that moment led to a year of sobriety with her daughter before she left for college, and the close relationship they have today. In this episode, they talk about: What a trigger means and why the reaction often says more than the situationWhy everything can become a trigger when alcohol is part of your lifeBeing present with other people vs. being stuck in your own headThe Ho’oponopono prayer and practicing forgivenessNoticing where a trigger lives in your body and journaling about when you first felt itHow hormones and aging change the way alcohol affects usWhy your biggest challenges can turn into giftsIf you’ve been questioning your relationship with alcohol, or you just want a new way to look at your own triggers, this one is for you. To connect with Paula, visit HappiestHourAF.com, where you can book a call and see her upcoming events in South Florida. You can also find her on Instagram at @happiest_hour_af. Triggered: Turn your triggers into truth. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  2. 3d ago

    Ep. 22 - Gray Area Drinking, Mommy Wine Culture & Finding Freedom with Paula Devine (Part 1)

    Whitney Kell welcomes a fellow sober sister, Paula Devine, recovery coach, podcast host, and founder of Happiest Hour Concierge Sobriety. Paula helps women take an honest look at the role alcohol plays in their lives, whether they’re using it to cope, celebrate, connect, or just get through the day. In Part 1, Paula opens up about nearly four years of sobriety and how it began. After roughly 30 years of drinking, including a career in the alcohol business and years of “mommy wine culture,” it wasn’t a dramatic crash that woke her up. It was a slow build of feeling out of alignment, and a moment when her daughter told her how frustrated she was. Paula shares why she calls herself a coach rather than a sponsor, what it means to be a “gray area drinker,” and how she meets women where they are with a concierge approach, from AA meetings to yoga to coffee. Whitney shares her own story too, including 26 years of sobriety, her time in AA, and the judgment she’s faced for her choices along the way. Together they talk about: Why you don’t need a “rock bottom” to change your relationship with alcoholThe mommy wine narrative and why motherhood makes drinking so easy to lean onPerimenopause, hangovers, and how alcohol hits differently in midlifeWhy willpower alone isn’t enough, and how self-love is really about honoring your word to yourselfBuilding a sober community, from private book groups to women’s meetingsThe role of spirituality and emotional sobriety in recoveryIf you’re sober curious, questioning your relationship with alcohol, or just looking for a place to start, this conversation is for you. To connect with Paula, visit HappiestHourAF.com or find her on Instagram at @happiest_hour. She also has upcoming sober-friendly events in the Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale area, including a breathwork event, a free walk in Boca, and a sober Mahjong night. Stay tuned for Part 2, where Whitney and Paula dive into triggers. Triggered: Turn your triggers into truth. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  3. Oct 27

    EP. 21 - Abundance is an inside job, and so is healing

    In this episode of Triggered, host Whitney Kell sits down with Miro Hainik, founder of Manifest X, a 1,000+ member community for conscious entrepreneurs, and a master Theta Healer, international speaker, and meditation coach. Born in Germany in a fatherless home, Miro immigrated to America at 18 and has since moved through burnout, divorce, and homelessness to build a mission-driven community. The conversation starts with Miro’s biggest trigger: the abandonment wound, and the stories it creates when someone might leave. Whitney, who shares the same wound, offers a new way to work with it. Together, Whitney and Miro talk about: Why self-abandonment, giving your power away over and over, is the deeper root of abandonmentMirror work, eye gazing, and breathwork as ways to build a relationship with yourselfHow Tantra helps people reconnect with their bodies and release shame around sexualityThe difference between the energy of love and the emotion of love, and why discernment mattersHealing the inner child and reparenting yourself with compassionHow triggers and glimmers are two sides of the same awarenessWhy being “whole and always healing” beats believing something is wrong with youWhitney leaves listeners with a simple practice: sit in front of a mirror, gaze into your own eyes, breathe in for four, hold for four, out for four, and imagine what it feels like to be truly met. This one is honest, tender, and a little bold, a reminder that you can never be abandoned when you have yourself. Connect with Miro: Instagram, YouTube, and manifestxmastermind.com Follow Triggered, where we turn your triggers into truth. Leave a review, and let us know how this episode landed for you. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  4. Oct 20

    Ep. 20 - Playful, Present, and Not Made Wrong: Navigating Triggers with Hannah Dillon

    The people we love most are often the ones who trigger us fastest. In this episode of Triggered, host Whitney Kell sits down with Hanna Dylan, a relationship mentor, feminine embodiment coach, and communication expert with nearly 10 years of experience helping women and couples build deeper connection. Hanna blends practical communication tools, somatic embodiment practices, and faith-based wisdom in her workshops, retreats, online courses, and one-on-one mentorship. The conversation starts with a real-life trigger: a long day in Miami, a dark drive home, a stressed GPS, and Hannahs mom, Heidi, at the wheel. Hanna shares how she felt in the moment (unsafe, helpless, frustrated) and how she found her way back to center. She also walks through a much smaller trigger from just the day before, when a blocked-off resort turned a planned hot tub soak into a beach club afternoon. Together, Whitney and Hanna talk about: Why triggers aren’t the problem, and why the goal is dissolving friction faster rather than never getting triggeredHow validating someone’s frustration creates empathy and curiosityWhy so many of us are made wrong for our triggers, and how to stop doing that to othersBringing playful energy and a shift in perspective into a tense momentInviting someone into a team effort instead of putting your hand up and shutting your heartNoticing where triggers show up in your body, like clenching, heat, or sweaty hands, and pausing before you project onto someone elseHanna leaves listeners with a simple practice: slow down, put a hand on your heart, take a breath, and name what’s happening in your body out loud. This one is warm, funny, and practical, a reminder that there’s a lot of love underneath the trigger. Connect with Hanna: IG: @hanna_dylan_ Follow Triggered, where we turn your triggers into truth. Leave a review, and let us know how this episode landed for you. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  5. Oct 13

    Ep. 19 - From EST to the Transformational Leadership Council: Marcia Martin on Sex, Power, and Transformation

    What happens when the woman who helped take EST from 30 graduates to nearly 800,000 finally tells her story? On this episode of Triggered, Whitney Kell sits down with Marcia Martin, original vice president of EST with Werner Erhard and author of Sex, Power, and Transformation. Marcia has helped build organizations for some of the biggest names in personal development, including John Hanley, Tony Robbins, Bob Hoffman, and Jack Canfield, and cofounded the Transformational Leadership Council. She has seen both the magic and the underbelly of the self-help world. In this conversation, Marcia and Whitney explore: Why power is addictive, and how some leaders shift from creating space for your answers to handing you theirsThe “be, do, have” model, and why commitment comes before circumstancesThe three faces we all wear: who we pretend to be, who we fear we are, and who we really areHow to tell when you’ve outgrown a marriage, organization, or role, and the signals the universe sends before it gives you “the big whammy”The evolution of consciousness, from victim, to cause, to cause for a higher purposeWhy we’re attracted to what we need to learn, and what Marcia believes real love looks likeWhether you’re a longtime student of personal development or just curious about where it all began, this is a candid, funny, and heartfelt look at power, growth, and finding your way back to who you really are. Find Marcia at MarciaMartin.com. Sex, Power, and Transformation is available on Amazon. Content note: This episode includes a brief discussion of the loss of a child to suicide. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  6. Oct 6

    Ep. 18 - Daily Grounding Meditation: Your Foundation for a Calm, Centered Day

    Welcome to Truth. In this episode, Whitney Kell shares the daily grounding meditation she invites you to start every morning with, so you go inside first before running into your day. Whitney walks you through the full practice step by step: A tour of your bones and a connection to your essenceDropping your roots deep into Mother Earth and letting her fill you up"Me, not me," a clearing process to release other people's energy and call your own back homeSetting your auric field with the intention that only what's in your highest and best good can enterThe full guided meditation runs about 15 to 20 minutes. Once you know it, you can do it on your own in 10 to 15. Whitney believes meditation is medication, and this practice is the foundation for the six-week Triggered course. Press play, get comfortable, and set the stage inside so you're ready for whatever comes your way. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  7. Sep 22

    Ep. 17 - Learn to Love Your Triggers: Re-Mothering Yourself at 4 A.M.

    We talk a lot about being triggered by what's going on around us. In this episode of Triggered, Whitney Kell turns the focus inward, to the triggers that happen inside of us, like the ones that show up when you can't sleep, get stuck in traffic, or feel that flash of frustration and don't know why. Whitney starts with her own night: she didn't fall asleep until 4 a.m. and had a podcast to record the next morning. Instead of resisting it, she sat with it, meditated, stretched, and asked herself what she needed. From there, she opens up a bigger question: what if you could learn to love your triggers, and the parts of yourself you've been trained to reject or shame? In this episode, Whitney talks about: Re-mothering and re-parenting yourself: what would you do for a child who couldn't sleep, and can you offer yourself the same care? A simple pause for the moment you're triggered: take a breath, go inside, and ask "Where do I feel this in my body?" and "What do I need right now?" Tracing a trigger back by asking "When was the first time I felt this?" and letting a memory or awareness come up Knowing your body and your patterns, and why self-awareness alone can change how you show up Why the top five relationships in your life tend to reflect your own well-being, and how choosing friends on purpose can matter when you don't have family close by How many of our triggers connect to childhood, and why looking back at how you were raised helps you understand them Breathwork, meditation, mirror work, and journaling as ways to move a trigger through your body Don Miguel Ruiz's The Four Agreements and the second agreement: don't take anything personally Replacing old thoughts with gratitude and asking what it feels like in your body to have everything you've dreamed of Whitney previews more on childhood triggers in the next episode. Ready to turn your triggers into truth? Follow Whitney on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook, and ask about her six-week course and her book. This podcast is for general education and is not medical advice. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Ep. 17 - Learn to Love Your Triggers: Re-Mothering Yourself at 4 A.M.

  8. Sep 15

    Ep. 16 - The Alchemy of Triggers: Death, Healing & Coming Home to Yourself with Dr. Gabrielle Pelicci

    In this episode, host Whitney Kell sits down with Dr. Gabrielle Pelicci — professor of integrative and holistic medicine, transformational storytelling expert, and bestselling author — for a wide-ranging conversation about turning emotional triggers into personal growth. Gabrielle opens up about the spiritual awakening that followed her mother's death in 1996, the years she spent researching women healers across 50 countries for her doctoral dissertation, and how that work shaped her belief that community and connection are essential to staying emotionally grounded. She and Whitney talk candidly about self-abandonment versus self-prioritization, the resistance and "tribal shaming" that often comes with choosing an unconventional healing path, and the two directions people tend to go when pain becomes unbearable — toward transformation or toward illness and numbing. The conversation moves through grief, mortality, and the loss of both parents at relatively young ages, plant medicine journeys, and why creative practice — writing, music, art — can be one of the most powerful tools for processing difficult emotions. They close with reflections on death as transition rather than ending, and how everyday moments of gratitude can anchor us against fear and distraction. A raw, spiritually-minded conversation about self-connection, healing community, and living with intention — even amid uncertainty. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Ep. 16 - The Alchemy of Triggers: Death, Healing & Coming Home to Yourself with Dr. Gabrielle Pelicci
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How do you step off the hamster wheel of chasing the next thing and finally love the life you're living?  Welcome to Triggered, i'm Whitney Kell and I help people turn triggers intotransformation. If your life looks successful on the outside, but something inside feels empty or unsettled, like you should be happier than you are, this show is for you. Here we move beyond materialism into meaning and purpose. We connect physical, mental, financial, and spiritual well-being.  We ask the hard questions. We go deep into your emotional reactions, and we illuminate the repeating patterns, not as problems, but as doorways to discovering who you really are.  Each week, I bring you real questions, grounded tools, and honest conversations you can actually use with incredible guests. Welcome to Triggered. Let's get triggered together. Follow us now on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you enjoy your podcasts.

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  • Creator
    Whitney Kell
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    24
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Triggered