Emotional Badass

A meditation for sleep. This is a meditation series continuation from The Mermaid Meditation, and I know many of you really liked it--it was shared so much that many new listeners found me because of that meditation so, this is the next in the series. Dive into this sleep meditation designed for Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs) and their inner child. Our gentle guidance helps you create a tranquil...

This episode is a follow up and part 2 to last weeks episode. Today we further explore Drama and go over some practical tips that can help us identify drama and suicidal thought. Discover how to reframe your self-talk, build self-discipline, and prioritize intuition for better mental health. We provide essential advice for highly sensitive people (HSP) to transform their inner dialogue and reduce...

Today I'm going to define and differentiate trauma, drama, and theatrics-- and I hope sharing my process of self discovery when it comes to the difference between these helps you see, understand, and ultimately guide yourself away from unnecessary drama and toward easier healing by better respecting your most precious recourses of time and energy. Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs) often struggle wit...

Do you find it challenging to manage your emotions as an HSP? Understanding and guiding your vibes can make a significant difference. Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) often perceive and respond to emotional and environmental vibrations deeply. We, as life coaches and psychotherapists, discuss how HSPs can become more aware of their vibes and use mindfulness to manage them. Learn how embracing self-c...

Today I'm discussing 3 ways music can be used as a tool for self-care. People often struggle with family relationships, personal growth, and loneliness. Music can be a great way to help us process our feelings and get to a place of acceptance. I'll be sharing some song lyrics that helped me through my own process of grief and healing. I hope you'll find it helpful too. What does it mean to establi...

Why being honest with yourself and taking responsibility for your own happiness is important in relationships. I discuss compatibility, red flags, "bumper car mentality" in dysfunctional relationships, and how to break these patterns. You will learn why being honest with yourself and taking responsibility for your own happiness is important in relationships, and how chemistry can paint red flags w...

How to silence your inner critic and live a more fulfilling life. In this episode you will learn: 1. How the inner critic or inner bully can touch nearly every waking and sleeping moment of our lives. 2. How suicide is often suggested by the inner critic, and how this can be prevented. 3. How authenticity is everything, and how it is available for everyone. We provide practical tips for Highly Sen...

Nikki explores codependency, people pleasing, fault and blame vs. responsibility, the incest wound and secret breaking, grief, acceptance, guilt vs. shame, appropriate touch and giving ourselves whatever we need, healthy risk and permission to ask me anything. Are you struggling with the lingering effects of childhood abuse and seeking ways to heal? Healing from childhood abuse requires recognizin...

On Todays show I'm sitting down with Eric Zimmer from The One You Feed Podcast, where we discuss addiction, growth, and recovery. How can spiritual growth help you overcome addiction and trauma? In this episode, Eric Zimmer shares his incredible journey from being a homeless heroin addict to hosting a successful podcast and coaching business. Discover the power of spiritual habits, Zen practices,...

In this week's episode, Nikki breaks down the effects of stranger sexual abuse and ongoing sexual abuse by a care taker and gives guidance on how and where to focus healing in recovery. Learn to care for your inner and outer environment, create sanctuary, and consider the continuum of hyper sexuality to asexuality, and what to do with our abuse dreams. What are the key steps to reclaiming self-wor...

In this week's episode, Nikki breaks down and uses illness as a guru in the quest to grow ourselves, heal, and shed what no longer serves. Explore the trappings of critical self talk influenced by what is happening in our bodies before we know our bodies are fighting an illness. Ever wonder why illness feels more overwhelming for you as a highly sensitive person? It’s not just in your head. HSPs o...

Nikki chats with Crystal to discuss the need for discernment in healing relationships, marketing, pressure sales, the importance of trusting and acting from intuition, healing after falling into the web, subtle gas lighting and values misalignment. This episode may be of particular interest to therapists and coaches who see, feel, and help others through the discombobulation of subtle manipulation...

This week's episode is a story highlighting finding my voice, speaking up, racial tensions in Louisiana in the 90s, workplace family systems, work ethic, transmuting fear through experience. Is it challenging to speak up and assert yourself as a Highly Sensitive Person? We discuss the transformative power of finding your voice and overcoming people-pleasing tendencies. We share how early job exper...

The wisdom of a natural child's tantrum and release. Helping to heal childhood trauma and emotional neglect through permission for the body to release emotion vs. stuffing it down and controlling it. We look at the the peril in trying to control emotion vs. release it in a healthy way. Do you find it difficult to express your emotions? Many HSPs and those with childhood trauma struggle with this....

What many of us are dealing with is having grown up in heavily critical and negative households and circumstances and personalities and that leave us with low self worth and esteem. Inner child work meets us in the psychological spots where we are stuck, stunted, and lost. Have you ever felt unworthy or constantly sought approval from others? For HSPs, this struggle is often intensified in relatio...

Exploring personal power and personal responsibility as cornerstones of good mental health through the quotes of best selling author, change artist, and mental health professional Dr. Robert Anthony. If you are interested in supporting us even more than a 5-star review, you can find Emotional Badass on Patreon where you will get hundreds of hours of bonus episodes, monthly video livestreams, disco...

Visualization gives us a chance to work with our resistance, living vs. stagnating, through healthily risking. We work with our resistance and deepen our relationship with self and encouraging healthy change. If you are interested in supporting us even more than a 5-star review, you can find Emotional Badass on Patreon where you will get hundreds of hours of bonus episodes, monthly video livestrea...

Do you find yourself deflecting compliments and absorbing criticism deeply? Hypervigilance, a trait developed from traumatic childhood experiences, can make it challenging to receive positive feedback. We explore how Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs) can reprogram this response through mindfulness and meditation, improving their mental health. Understand the importance of building healthy boundaries...

How to deal with the story maker of the mind by listening with the heart. Why we build up walls and how to take them down. Are you curious about how heart-centered healing can transform your mental health? By balancing mind and heart logic, we can break down protective walls and build healthier boundaries. We explore how discernment is crucial in reclaiming personal authority and preventing trauma...

On today's show; Part 2 of accepting the uncomfortableness in life, and the struggle of it with a peaceful warriors mentality. We learn to accept the real challenges of being alive while looking for the beauty and fortification within it all.  RESOURCES: WORK WITH NIKKI 1:1 30 DAYS TO PEACE COURSE ⁠⁠PATREON COMMUNITY INTRO TO BOUNDARIES THE BOUNDARIES INTENSIVE BOOK CLUB NARCISSIST ABUSE RECOVERY...

On today's show; accepting the uncomfortableness in life, and the struggle of it with a peaceful warriors mentality. We learn to accept the real challenges of being alive while looking for the beauty. We explain how highly sensitive people can manage depression by balancing these tendencies and accepting life's discomforts. Learn how letting go of control and maintaining a positive mindset can enh...

In this week's episode, Nikki discusses how to give children the opportunity to build the emotional muscles that help them navigate the world, build critical thinking, confidence, empathy, self worth, connection to community, empowerment, resiliency, and self respect---the very things that make them depression and anxiety resistant. We explore the unique challenges faced by HSPs, emphasizing the i...

In this week's episode and guided meditation we take responsibility of our HSP sponge-like ability to pick up heavy and dark energy and utilize a simple meditation and visualization to help us let go of what doesn't serve us so we can feel lighter and brighter and improve our mental health RESOURCES: WORK WITH NIKKI 1:1 30 DAYS TO PEACE COURSE ⁠⁠PATREON COMMUNITY INTRO TO BOUNDARIES THE BOUNDARIES...

One of the big things I disagree with now, that I bought into earlier in my career, is generalized anxiety and social anxiety. I want to go over those medical criteria with you through my childhood trauma and neglect lenses. Why is generalized anxiety disorder often misdiagnosed? We reveal the hidden impact of childhood trauma on mental health and challenge the conventional wisdom of anxiety treat...

Breaking down the problem with biased vs critical thinking. Today's episode explores discernment, good and bad ideas, debate, openness, ego and cognitive bias, scientific validity vs. the validity of emotion, a how-to for teenagers asking for later curfews, and becoming a better negotiator. What makes critical thinking essential for highly sensitive people and abuse survivors? We dive into the sig...