Ep.10- What Gives Us Hope?

What if healing in a polarized world starts with choosing hope instead of outrage?In the season one finale of This Triggers Me, Dr Audra Horney (a therapist for men) and Dr. Brendan K. Hartman (a sociologist who researches the emotional well being of boys) reflect on what it means to stay human in an increasingly triggered, divided culture.Recorded shortly after the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the intense online reactions that followed, this conversation explores how algorithms fuel outrage, emotional exhaustion and disconnection and why real healing requires community, vulnerability and face to face connection.Together, they unpack how triggers can become opportunities for growth and why sustainable change in men’s mental health and men’s wellbeing depends on moving beyond fear, cynicism and isolation.Key takeaways:Why trigger warnings may increase anxiety rather than reduce itHow triggers can become mentors for healing, self-awareness, and growthThe role algorithms play in outrage culture, polarization, and emotional exhaustionWhy online spaces can both harm and help men’s mental healthThe importance of in-person community and face to face connectionHow collective action and local communities can create meaningful cultural changeWhy joy and connection are forms of sustainable resistanceThe problem with “one-size-fits-all” healing adviceWhy healing is often unfair, nonlinear, and deeply personalThe stages of real behavior change: attitudes, emotions, skills, habits, and practiceHow vulnerability and emotional honesty can be contagiousWhy hope matters in conversations around masculinity, therapy for men and men’s wellbeingConnect with usEmail- thistriggersmepodcast@gmail.comSocial media- https://www.instagram.com/dr.audra.horney/https://www.instagram.com/re.masculine/https://www.instagram.com/thistriggersmepod/https://www.tiktok.com/@thistriggersmepodFind a Therapist for Men: www.draudra.comPodcast post-production: Stacy Blackburn