45 - Train the Trigger: The First Step Into Masculine Containment

Masculine Containment · Aug 17, 2026 · 30m · transcript

In this solo episode, Alex Charfen breaks down the first step into Masculine Containment: learning to train the trigger.

If you recognize the pattern of trigger, escalation, rupture, withdrawal, and repair in your relationship, this episode gives you a practical place to begin.

Alex explains how triggers show up in the body before they become yelling, defensiveness, withdrawal, shutdown, or other reactive behavior. He shares why men often either explode by bringing too much energy into the moment or implode by pulling their energy away, and how both responses can create a sense of threat for…