I’m Processing: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Healing Without a Break

🎙️ Episode 37: I’m Processing: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Healing Without a Break

Podcast: The Trigger and The Truth

Host: Tina White

Series: Mental Health Matters

📝 Episode Summary:

Some storms don’t pass in a day. Some storms don’t pass in a year. They change shape, slow down, speed up—but never truly disappear. And yet, life still demands that we live, parent, love, work, and keep showing up in the middle of them.

In this episode of The Trigger and The Truth, I’m pulling back the curtain on what it really looks like to keep moving when life doesn’t give you a pause button. I share my personal journey of raising children, running a business, grieving major losses, and navigating betrayal—all without a safety net, a break, or the luxury of healing in peace.

I call this state Processing—and it’s proof that living, building, and healing can happen at the same time.

🔍 What You’ll Hear in This Episode:

Segment 1 – Defining “Processing”

• The truth about healing while in motion.
• How societal myths about “fully healing first” don’t match real life.
• My real-time reflections as a mother, entrepreneur, and woman moving her child into college while still carrying her own grief.

Segment 2 – Healing Without a Pause Button

• The daily grind of grieving while meeting responsibilities.
• How “background grief” quietly affects your mind, body, and energy.
• Small, realistic healing practices that can fit into a demanding life.

Segment 3 – The Weight of Being the Strong One

• The emotional toll of being the one everyone counts on—but no one checks on.
• How betrayal, loss, and lack of support have shaped my boundaries and choices.
• Why acceptance became the turning point in how I process pain.

Segment 4 – How to Keep Moving While You’re Still Processing

• Building your small circle of truth.
• Setting boundaries without apology.
• Finding joy and peace in the middle of chaos.
• Why you can’t wait for life to “calm down” before you start living.

💡 Key Quote from This Episode:

"Processing is not failure. Processing is proof that you’re still here, still moving, still building something—even while the rain is falling. And that’s strength in its purest form."

📚 Resources & Links Mentioned:

• Grab your copy of Pick Up the Pieces — [Link in bio]
• Listen to Episode 33: Healing Starts Here for your free national therapy directory.

🎯 Call to Action:

If you’re in your own storm right now, know this—you don’t have to wait until it passes to start living again. Healing happens in the middle. Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it, and let’s keep processing together.