In this free teaching, discover how we can be “hooked” by our emotional triggers—and how we can break free.
Whether or not we realize it, we’ve all been stuck in habitual patterns—or as the so very amazing Pema Chӧdrӧn calls it, “hooked.”
For example, say someone criticizes you or your child. Your jaw tenses, your face flushes, and before you know it, you’re lashing out, fanning the emotional flames.
In a different scenario, say you’ve been left out of a group text. That burning feeling rises in you again, only this time you turn the attack on yourself, unleashing a vicious inner monologue. You can’t help it … you’re hooked.
Whatever we turn to in moments like these—be it rage, self-criticism, food, alcohol, or other “fixes”—our habitual responses serve one common goal: to ease our emotional suffering. But these knee-jerk reactions do nothing to help us in the long run. In fact, they hurt us.
Fortunately for us all, Ani Pema knows a thing or two about this universal condition. In her free teaching, Finding Freedom from Our Patterns, Pema explains why we get hooked—and what we can do to bring about positive change right now.
If you’ve ever felt stuck in self-defeating behaviors … or unsure of how to respond to emotional triggers in a wise, constructive way, we invite you to join Pema for this fascinating talk.
I hope you'll consider carving out some time to listen in to this course!
