Triggers

TRIGGERS: What Set Me Off Ain’t What Broke Me with Dr. Javar Godfrey & Dr. Chanda Reynolds A Healing Our Culture Experience – Part of the “Walk It Off” Emotional Health Series 🔹 As Seen on CBS News – TEDx Speakers – Research-Based Curriculum Impacting 80,000+ Lives Triggers Taught... “A trigger isn’t the problem, it’s a flashlight pointing to what hasn’t healed.” In this powerful session, Dr. Javar Godfrey leads participants through TRIGGERS, the second pillar of his nationally recognized Thoughts, Triggers, Trauma & Triumph framework. This isn’t just a buzzword. Triggers are emotional alarms—signaling pain, pressure, and the past. You’ll learn to: Identify internal and external triggers, Recognize the difference between reacting and remembering, Practice tools to respond with clarity instead of collapse. Joining him is Dr. Chanda Reynolds, licensed psychologist and TEDx speaker, who adds trauma-informed depth. She explains how unhealed identity wounds and systemic trauma shape our emotional reactivity—and how we can break cycles of silence and overreaction. Together, they unpack: The science of emotional triggers The cultural stories behind our survival responses How to build emotional regulation that doesn’t erase your truth Why This Matters: Triggers fire in 1/20th of a second—before logic can intervene 70% of youth outbursts in schools are trauma-triggered, not behavior-based Unhealed thoughts + unknown triggers = repeated pain You’ll Leave With: A personalized “Trigger Map” Tools to breathe, name, and regulate emotions Cultural language to explain what hurts—without shame Power to grow through what used to break you "You're not overreacting, you're overdue for healing." — Dr. Javar Godfrey "A trigger is truth that hasn’t been told yet." — Dr. Chanda Reynolds