Triggered: From Reaction to Resilience

By Ariel Balfour, Cynthia Sholes PhD, Charity Joy

What if healing from trauma didn't require you to relive the most painful moments of your life?

For decades, traditional approaches to trauma healing have asked people to revisit the past, replaying memories, unpacking painful experiences, and analyzing the events that shaped their emotional responses. While this path has helped many, it has also left countless individuals feeling trapped in cycles of revisiting wounds without fully releasing them.

But what if there was another way?

In this powerful anthology, ten practitioners and storytellers share real-life experiences with RREST, an emerging technique designed to help individuals access the root of emotional triggers and neurological patterns without forcing them to relive traumatic memories. By working with the brain's natural ability to rewire itself, rRest offers a new perspective on healing, one that focuses on transformation rather than retraumatization.

Through deeply personal stories and client experiences, the contributors in this book reveal how this innovative approach is helping people move beyond long-held patterns of anxiety, emotional triggers, and subconscious limitations. Each chapter offers a unique window into what becomes possible when the brain is supported in releasing the patterns that once kept individuals stuck.

Inside this book, you'll discover:

Personal stories of transformation through the rRest processReal client experiences that demonstrate how emotional triggers can shiftInsights into how the brain can rewire patterns without reliving traumaA new perspective on healing, resilience, and emotional freedom

While every story is different, they all point to the same emerging truth: healing may not have to happen the way we once believed it had to.

Whether you are someone seeking your own path toward healing, a practitioner exploring new approaches to emotional transformation, or simply curious about the evolving science of the brain and trauma recovery, this book offers a compelling glimpse into the future of therapeutic work.

The stories in these pages are not just about overcoming the past, they are about discovering what becomes possible when the brain is given a new path forward.

Your journey toward deeper understanding and transformation may begin here.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1971349992
• ISBN13: 9781971349992
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: She Rises Studios
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"