Everyone gets triggered, whether they admit it or not. A speaker uses baby names as an example of how past experiences surface unexpectedly, showing that recognizing triggers in yourself leads to better self-awareness.
What triggers me? Because this is super important. Now, trigger—is that a word that's considered controversial nowadays? Yes, it is considered controversial. Why is it considered controversial? What's that? It's overused. It's overused. But I will tell you, it was controversial when it first started because I started talking about this word about ten years ago, and people lit up in the room. What do you mean triggered? I don't get triggered. So they did, which is what's ironic. What do you think about that response? They're literally in a trigger telling me they don't get triggered. Everybody gets triggered. I'll prove it to you. How many in this room have kids? If you do, say, yes, I do. Yes, I do. When they were born and you were coming up with names, how many of you had a name there was no way that kid was going to be named? If you had that name, say, yes, I did. Yes, I did. Because it was someone from the past you did not want to think about in your kid.
