I got triggered.

August 30, 2026

My husband said that thing again. And I got triggered.

You know the thing. 

> When your partner says the one thing that just rubs you the wrong way.

> When your kid is caught lying.

> When your mother-in-law crosses the line, again.

And suddenly you’re doing one of three things:

Freezing —  with no idea what to say or do. (not me!) 

Raging —  and saying things you immediately regret. (me 🤪) 

Going quiet — while resentment slowly builds. (sometimes me 🤷🏼‍♀️) 

Here’s the deal: Conflict happens for one reason. Fear.

And while it’s good to know why, knowing isn’t enough beacuse, Information alone doesn’t create transformation.

Years ago I learned one question that has changed my life. Sounds grandiose, but it’s true.

And I ask it all day long.

When I feel triggered. When I’m struggling to make a decision. When I feel stuck or angry or scared. When I feel so certain I’m right I can’t hear anyone else. When I’m being judgmental and I know it.

It’s the question I come back to when I just don’t know what to do.

Even right now, as I write this to you, I’m asking myself this question. 

This question is what leads me back to my heart — where I can always access the truth and I never feel misguided.

Here’s what I know to be true: in any given moment, you are relating to the people you love from one of two places. Your ego — where fear lives, where control lives, where conflict is the only thing available. Or your heart — where presence lives, where truth lives, where real connection becomes possible.

The only way to create true, authentic connection with another human being is through the heart.

And learning to tell the difference — in the heat of the moment, when everything in you wants to react — requires one simple but very powerful question.

That’s what I teach in my masterclass, Transform Conflict to Connection.

For $44 and in just under an hour, you’ll learn the what, the why, and the how — what’s really happening when conflict arises, why you go there, and how to shift so you can create the connections you’re actually craving. And most importantly, you’ll walk away with the one simple question that creates an immediate shift when it matters the most.

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Within an hour, you can begin to create lasting shifts in your relationships and your life.

in trust and gratitude,

Annmarie Chereso
Author, Speaker, Coach, & Meditation Teacher