Your triggers are showing. Let’s talk about it.
Where Grown Folks Do the Inner Work Out Loud.
Real-life tools, real-life stories, real-life progress. We talk habit change, nervous system regulation, love, leadership, boundaries, and the messy middle of becoming who you said you’d be.
Unfiltered convos on healing, growth & pattern breaking
Real Conversations. Practical Tools. Zero BS.
Stop repeating cycles and start choosing yourself, intentionally.
Triggered AF Podcast is where we say the quiet part out loud.
You know ... the part you’ve been trying to whisper to yourself. We unpack the moments that set you off, shut you down, or send you into “I’m fine” mode, and we give you tools to move differently next time.
From unfiltered conversations, big-sister honesty, and takeaways you can actually use in real life. Consider this your safe place to be honest about what’s really going on. We talk healing, growth, boundaries, habits, love, leadership, and the patterns we’re all unlearning.
No shame. No perfection. Just real conversation and practical tools, so you can stop repeating cycles and start choosing yourself, on purpose.
Curated. Intimate. Restorative.
Just Thrive Now Dinner Series
This isn’t a panel. This isn’t a networking mixer. This is a beautiful table with honest conversation, surprise moments, and a room full of high-caliber energy, nervous system care, and intentional moments that turn into real connection.
We look forward to hosting you for a night that pours into you, not just out of you. Because yes actually, you deserve.
Your triggers are showing & we decided they don’t get to run your life.
Meet the Movement Behind the Mic
If you’re ready to stop being triggered into old choices, you’re in the right place.
We’re Alechia Reese and Dani Bourdeau, certified coaches who got tired of watching brilliant people lose themselves in the same patterns.
So we built Triggered AF as more than just a podcast. It’s a whole experience. What started as unfiltered conversations between friends became a full ecosystem of transformation: the podcast, a community, live events, and programs designed to help millions overcome their most challenging triggers and create a life that feels as good as it looks. Our work lives right at the intersection of society + culture and mental health + wellness, because healing doesn’t happen in a vacuum, and neither do triggers.
And yes, we bring receipts. From building transformative programs and coaching real change, to moderating powerful conversations, hosting music festivals, and interviewing voices shaping the culture, we don’t skip a beat and we always show up fly while doing the work. We’ve had the honor of connecting with industry greats, impactful leaders, and dope artists like Sean Paul, Attorney Benjamin Crump, Lady London, Wyclef Jean, Keyshia Cole, Jonathan McReynolds, KJ Rose, Toni Jones, Chandler Moore, H.E.R., Fat Joe, Rick Ross, Dr. Jay Barnett, Sevetri Wilson, Danielle Leslie and more.
Where Culture Meets Healing.
Start with the top episodes
Your Trigger Isn’t the Problem. Your Pattern Is.
New here? Press play on these fan favorites, the ones that hit and help.
Surprising Ways to Tap into Your Hidden Potential
Actor, poet, comedian, and Harlem breakout star Jerrie Johnson pulls up for a real convo on manifestation that isn’t just vibes, it’s vision + intention + preparation. We get into how to tell the difference between what you truly want and what society handed you, then map out how to move through fear so you’re actually ready for what you’re calling in. If you’ve been craving a blueprint to step into your power, press play.
Exposing the Secret Truth About Money
Former Wall Street analyst and Empify founder Ashley M. Fox breaks down the real work behind building wealth: your mindset, your environment, and the stories you keep repeating. We talk abundance as a practice, not a quote, and why you don’t attract what you want… you attract who you are. If you’re ready to drop the psychological blocks, get in rooms that stretch you, and treat investing like the standard it is, press play and take notes.
Friendship Breakups: How to Heal, Move On, and Rebuild
We know how to grieve romantic breakups, but friendship breakups can hit just as hard and we rarely talk about that part out loud. This episode gets personal discussing released friendships, how to cope, and what healing actually looked like after the fallout. We break down types of friendship breakups, when the hard conversation is worth it, how to set boundaries, and how to maintain the friendships you want to keep. If you’re in the middle of friendship drama or mourning this one is for you.
Religious Trauma Healing: Church Hurt in the Black Church
Skirts below the knee. No makeup. No jewelry. Shame around sex. If that sounds familiar, this one’s for the church kids who are grown now and trying to make sense of what they were taught and how it landed. Joined by religious trauma healer Pamela Merritt, we unpack church hurt vs. trauma, the cultural role of the Black church, and how harm can be perpetuated from the pulpit. Most importantly, Pamela shares how to reimagine your faith and reconnect to the divine on your own terms, outside the building.
When Old Triggers Come Back: Regulating Your Nervous System
You ever get triggered and think, “Wait… I thought we were past this”? Same. In this episode, Alechia and Dani get real about the deeply rooted triggers that still pop up sometimes and what to do when your “low vibration self” tries to take the wheel. We break down how to identify your baseline triggers, control emotional responses before they control you, and use practical tools to regulate back to your default. Because the goal isn’t perfection, it’s having a reset plan before you burn up your whole world.
The Difference Between Healing vs Growth: Why You Need Both
Life and Relationship coach Ludmilla Woodruff joins Alechia and Dani for a real conversation about what it actually takes to change, not just cope. We break down the difference between healing and growth (and why you need both), how to identify your triggers, and what it looks like to take ownership over your unhappiness without drowning in shame. If you’re ready to understand the “why” behind your coping mechanisms, get comfortable with uncomfortable feelings & start your transformation from a place of choice, press play.
Don’t just listen. Practice with us in a community for dope humans doing the work.
Triggered AF gives you the conversation. The community gives you the follow-through. This is where insight becomes action, and action becomes your new normal.
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