EMPOWERED HUMAN with Nina Garcia

Send us Fan Mail Feeling uncomfortable with queerness - but want to change that? This episode is designed for humans who want to lean into their edge and redefine their relationship with queer identity and beyond: we're going to play with hard conversation, and transform it into teachable moments! CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podcast from the experience of a neurodivergent indivi...

Send us Fan Mail Shared your truth & lost friends? This episode comes direct from our listeners asking “How do you live with the loss?” Listen in as Nina explores one creative way to ground in the present, and live with loss. CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podcast from the experience of a neurodivergent individual. You’re invited to play - and as with all invitations - you are able...

Send us Fan Mail Are you exploring your own “unmasking”? "Our old traumas popping up, we get retraumatized. And then we feel raw and exposed and we're still being truthful and honest and aligned and unmasking!” Listen in as Pasha Marlowe shares her experience exploring owning her truth. CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podcast from the experience of a neurodivergent individual....

Send us Fan Mail Every day we take a million risks… But when you get the opportunity to lose control - are you buckling down in Powered fear, or Empowering yourself to remain present & take the leaps to accept what you cannot change - or even have courage to change what you can? Listen in as Nina shares a personal moment of losing control, and how you can flip the script in your own life. CW:...

Send us Fan Mail "How do we deal with triggers around...Mamas who were absent, unavailable, or did harm to us?" Listen in as Nina shares how to Empower the rupture AND repair process within yourself & your experience of your own mother-figure(s). Don't go another Mother's Day without exploring if this is where the work needs to be for you. You unequivocally deserve the oppo...

Send us Fan Mail “Rupture is inevitable…but Repair is possible.” Listen in as Nina shares her keynote speech at the April “Breakup and Loss Summit”: in witnessing personal moments, invitations to shift your mindset, and courageously leaning in - you too can heal your own ruptures. CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podcast from the experience of a neurodivergent individual. You’re invited t...

Send us Fan Mail Transition from a Powered way of engaging to an Empowered way of engaging by using “Accountability” as a skill. Listen in as Nina explores triggers around being accountable with “Gun Violence & Weapons Control in the US” as our real life example. CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podcast from the experience of a neurodivergent individual. You’re invited to play - and a...

Send us Fan Mail Transition from a Powered way of engaging to an Empowered way of engaging by starting to learn “Responsibility”. Listen in as Nina explores triggers around being responsible with “Will Smith & Chris Rock” as our real life example. CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podcast from the experience of a neurodivergent individual. You’re invited to play - and as with all invit...

Send us Fan Mail Transition from a Powered way of engaging to an Empowered way of engaging by starting to learn “Transparency”. Listen in as Nina explores triggers around being transparent with “Harry & Meghan” as our real life example. CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podcast from the experience of a neurodivergent individual. You’re invited to play - and as with all invitations - yo...

Send us Fan Mail "What are the lessons I need to learn here? What does the universe want me to know?" Listen in as Nancy shares how she did the inner work for herself, and how YoU can make the move toward unleashing your fullest self. CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podcast from the experience of a neurodivergent individual. You’re invited to play - and as with all invitations...

Send us Fan Mail How do we move from a Powered way of engaging to an Empowered way of engaging? Listen in as Nina shares why "Triggered: Can we play with that?" started. CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podcast from the experience of a neurodivergent individual. You’re invited to play - and as with all invitations - you are able to decline the invite. The choice is yours 💌 Get...

Send us Fan Mail Hiding who you are - and how you exist in this world - can be an exhaustingly performative experience. Some of these parts are identities we are aware of yet choose to hide; some don’t know how to exist; some unfold to us over time. Listen in as Nina explores her response to hearing her husband was “attracted to men”, and how she was able to address the emotional landscape that fo...

Send us Fan Mail Victim, Victimizer, or Victor…? These are just some of the roles I want us to be curious about as we explore moving beyond victimization in this episode. Get ready for an Empowered Human story of courageous existence, the necessity for healing, and the importance of your story truly belonging to *you*.  Come away with:  💌Perspective on victimization vs victim mentality. 💌Explora...

Send us Fan Mail Social pressure is REAL. And when the stress & anxiety of it all comes creeping in to haunt us - we could be emotionally hijacked. "I always think it's important to remember that this is a never ending journey for all of us and we should always be moving forward with a growth mindset." Listen in as Eric Leffler shares his reality of experiencing internalized str...

Send us Fan Mail "Don't let the package fool you. She's a lot stronger than she looks." Listen in as Cheryl Ilov shares how she utilized martial arts as a way to transform beyond her trauma narrative: this episode deals with trauma, healing, & gender narratives so be prepared to play with some potentially triggering territory, Empowered Humans! Get ready to: 💌 Explore one...

Send us Fan Mail Are you busy minimizing yourself so that others can feel more secure? Or maybe *dare I say it* you've gotten into the habit of minimizing others...so that you can feel more secure? Whichever the case, listen in to gain a new perspective on recognizing insecurity, identifying oppressive Powered Dynamics, and liberating you from a (usually) less than intentional habit of minimi...

Send us Fan Mail Life isn't linear. "Sometimes you start at A, move to D, and end up at F..." Listen in as our guest Pranjali Chauhan openly explores how triggering it can be to feel like the "misfit". Then ask yourself: what am I doing to make sure this winding journey called life identifies as Mine?   Get ready to: 💌 Play with showing up as yourself. 💌 Explore the risk...

Send us Fan Mail Does the truth always set you free? Not if you’re having a hard time looking at it. Listen in and explore how we often put our triggered feelings on other people when we’re not ready to hold ourselves accountable for the truth - and how merely acknowledging that discomfort can help us get one step closer to owning our truth.   Get ready to: 💌 Play with honesty. 💌 Explore your ow...

Send us Fan Mail 'Mama Drama' triggers are at the heart of this episode folks ❤️Many of us are taught to love our mothers, and act as if we can *forget* any of the wounding that has been caused intentionally or unintentionally. But in an empowered world? We're allowed to love ourselves too & we understand the reality that we don't just 'forget' - so if you're...

Send us Fan Mail Is self love in the air around you?! February is notorious for romantic love but if you’re not at the center of your world: what is it that’s rippling out around you? If “I sacrifice myself for others” is in there - it’s time to reassess your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Explore your need to realign in this episode, as Nina reviews the power & process of Alignment.   Get...

Send us Fan Mail Are you being minimized by others - or by yourself? "If it's not serving you right - is this the way that you want to show up in the world?" Listen in as John Mendez takes us through his journey as a minority individual who has struggled with both internalized & externalized victimization - and how he continues to grapple with diversifying his narrative to rise...

Send us Fan Mail This one is going to hit home, as Nina herself shares a personal moment of overwhelming grief and the cost of a single night of drinking. Listen in as the Drama Therapist herself offers an exploration of triggers, funnels, and choices when we lose our emotional sobriety - and what it takes to pick up the pieces. Give yourself some grace out there folks: you can only clean up your...

Send us Fan Mail Imagine empowering yourself to *redefine* your relationship to Abandonment, by filling in the blank areas of your life’s canvas. Listen in as Kathleen Bossart openly shares her adoption story, and transforms a hard conversation around the idea of “mothers who abandon us” into an inspirational teachable moment about how these mothers can be a “hero” of our life’s story. Get ready t...

Send us Fan Mail Do you want to be an Emotionally Sober Badass this year? Listen in as we explore empowering your emotional self!   Get ready to: 💌Explore how to be an emotionally sober badass. 💌Play with confronting (instead of avoiding) being emotionally hijacked. 💌Challenge yourself to acknowledge your body signals. Resources: 🎁 Be An Emotionally Sober Badass in 2023 🎁 Get Empowered Now: O...

Send us Fan Mail LET'S GET EMOTIONALLY FIT 😍 ! Everyone understands physical fitness: you go to the gym, you work your physical muscles, and you become physically stronger. But what about Emotional Fitness? How do you recognize your emotional muscles, work them effectively, and become emotionally stronger? Listen in as we explore the idea of emotional sobriety and being an emotionally fit ba...