#9 PTSD Decision Points: How to Stop Reacting to Triggers | Recovery Secrets Series

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Title: PTSD Decision Points: How to Stop Reacting to Triggers and Take Back Control
Host: Brad Schipke
Series: Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching

🧠 Episode Summary

In this episode, Brad Schipke breaks down one of the most powerful — yet overlooked — concepts in PTSD recovery: decision points.
You’ll learn how every moment of emotional reactivity is actually a choice point — an opportunity to pause, breathe, and make a new decision that changes the direction of your day and your healing journey.

Brad explains how trauma wires the brain for reactive, emotional decision-making and how to retrain it to think adaptively and logically instead. You’ll discover the Goal–Problem–Solution (GPS) framework, learn to identify your keystone decisions, and understand how small daily choices compound into massive long-term change.

💡 What You’ll Learn

• The difference between reactive vs. adaptive thinking

• How to recognize decision points before triggers take over

• Why 3 keystone decisions can determine the quality of your day

• The GPS framework (Goal → Problem → Solution) for making clear, calm choices

• How to reduce decision fatigue and build momentum in recovery

🔑 Key Takeaway

Healing PTSD isn’t about never getting triggered — it’s about mastering the moment between the trigger and your response.
Every decision point is a chance to take your power back.

 

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Introduction to Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching
00:36 Understanding Emotional vs. Logical Thinking
02:10 Reactive vs. Adaptive Thinking
03:48 The Importance of Decision Points
10:45 Keystone Decisions for a Better Day
14:39 Navigating Internal and External Decision Points
22:22 Decision Making Influences
22:43 Simplifying Life to Reduce Decision Fatigue
23:08 The Impact of Decision Fatigue on Judges
24:09 Summarizing Key Points
24:11 Engaging with the Audience
24:58 Action Steps for Better Decision Making
25:27 Keystone Decisions and the 80/20 Rule
29:33 Sustainable Decision Making
31:34 Balancing Logic and Emotion in Decisions
35:17 Building Effective Routines
38:13 Final Thoughts and Encouragement
39:29 Conclusion and Next Steps

 

Topics Covered

PTSD recovery • trauma healing • emotional regulation • decision making and PTSD • reactive vs adaptive thinking • trauma response patterns • PTSD triggers • cognitive healing after trauma • daily recovery habits • keystone decisions • trauma coping tools • Goal-Problem-Solution framework • emotional control after PTSD • mindset shifts for trauma survivors • practical PTSD recovery strategies