Dr. Raheem Lay Releases New Book, "The Gauntlet Within"

Have you ever asked yourself why the same type of situation keeps getting the same emotional reaction from you? Maybe the trigger changes, but the response feels familiar. A delayed text. A change in plans. Criticism. Distance. A mistake. A moment when you feel exposed. Triggers expose. Buttons decide.

That idea sits at the center of Dr. Raheem Lay's new book, "The Gauntlet Within". The book introduces five emotional buttons that shape how people respond under pressure: Control, Rejection, Shame, Failure, and Abandonment. We all carry all five, but one often activates faster and louder than the others. "The Gauntlet Within" brings these buttons to life through five character-driven stories. Each story explores how early experiences shape emotional beliefs, how those beliefs influence adult behavior, and how a trigger can activate a response before we fully understand what is happening.

This book is about the space between knowing better and doing better. It is about recognizing the button beneath the reaction and learning to see your patterns with greater clarity. Someone keeps pressing your buttons. You just don’t know it’s you.  

Get a copy for yourself or for someone else https://five-buttons-framework.carrd.co/