Holiday Triggers, Real Tools with Dr. Jake Smith Jr.

About this episode

Dr. Jake Smith Jr. discusses how to manage holiday triggers and improve emotional well-being during the festive season.

Send us Fan Mail December can light up old wounds as quickly as it lights the tree. We invited Dr. Jake Smith Jr. of Plumline to help us turn holiday triggers into a plan for presence, connection, and real growth. Together we unpack why family dynamics can collapse time in the brain, why anger is never alone, and how the eight core feelings give you a simple language to name what’s true and meet your needs without handing your heart to the room. We walk through affect labeling step by step—n...

People in this episode

Host: Valiant Living

Guest: Dr. Jake Smith Jr.

Topics covered

• holiday triggers
• family dynamics
• emotional growth
• mental health
• affect labeling

Keywords

• holiday triggers
• family dynamics
• emotional growth
• mental health
• affect labeling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Plumline

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