Emotional Badass Podcast
Where Moxie Meets Mindful
Regularly ranked in the top 100 of Mental Health Podcasts. Psychotherapist Nikki Eisenhauer,
M. Ed, LPC, LCDC, discusses mental health, recovery, and emotional wellness tools for everyday life. New episodes are released every Sunday.
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Hosted by Nikki Eisenhauer M.ED. LPC, LCDC, International Life Coach and Psychotherapist, Licensed Professional Counselor, Yoga and Meditation Teacher. Emotional Badasses are survivors, thrivers, seekers, healers, HSP’s, and empaths! Expand and awaken to your higher purpose, be more present and authentic, find strength in spirituality, quiet the monkey mind of modern society with a weekly wellness podcast, spiritual tips, healing lessons of wisdom, meditations, mantras, and interviews.
Connect deeply with yourself and safe others. In this mental health podcast, we let go of what doesn't serve us to heal old wounds, find our voice guilt-free, and learn to be the hero in our own story. Embrace guerrilla self-care, and laugh with lightness on the personal development, and mental health path.
This podcast is designed to mindfully be the emotional education so many of us crave, and where we learn to love ourselves without apology. Emotional Badass is where Moxie Meets Mindful. To get exclusive episodes visit our Patreon.
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Top 10 in Mental-Health
Top 50 in Health & Fitness
Top 1000 Podcasts of All Time on iTunes
Downloaded in over 100 countries
🏆Semifinalist Health | People's Choice Podcast Awards 2020
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Nikki Eisenhauer is an International Life Coach, Licensed Professional Counselor, and Psychotherapist, from New Orleans. She continues building a global healing community on the podcast 'Emotional Badass’, downloaded in over 100 countries and ranked in the top 10 Mental Health podcasts on iTunes in 2020. Nikki was recently featured as a mental health professional on the nationally syndicated TV show, ‘The List’. Learn More
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- ADD 1
- Abuse 14
- Alcohol 3
- Anger 8
- Bullying 4
- Childhood 37
- Codependency 7
- Covid 4
- Crystal Catalina 4
- Depression 15
- Detachment 2
- Disassociation 4
- Emotions 71
- Existentialism 1
- Faith 1
- Family 24
- Fatigue 4
- Focus 3
- Gratitude 11
- Grief 10
- Guilt 2
- Healers 7
- Healing 51
- High Sensation 4
- Hope 1
- Hypervigilance 7
- Introverts 6
- Lonliness 7
- Love 3
- Manifesting 5
- Manipulation 19
- Men 1
- Mindfulness 36
- Money 10
- Music 3
- Nutrition 2
- Overthinking 8
- PTSD 11
- Parenting 12
- People Pleasing 7
- Perfectionism 6
- Pets 4
- Relationships 12
- Resiliency 12
- Sadness 1
- Self Esteem 16
- Self Love 11
- Self-Care 24
- Sex 1
- Shame 4
Powerful Affirmations for Emotional Resilience and Narcissistic Abuse Recovery
Unlock your journey to narcissistic abuse recovery and build emotional resilience with our deep dive into affirmations tailored for those affected by manipulation, gaslighting, and the challenges faced by Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs). These transformative affirmations are designed to affirm positively what you want, helping you shift focus from what you lack to embracing your worth and potential.
Finding Your True Self: Agency in Adulthood Explained
Embark on a transformative journey toward self-improvement and personal growth as we delve into the essence of agency in adulthood. Discover how to transcend childhood limitations, embrace your true identity, and harness the power of self-agency to navigate life's challenges with resilience and confidence.
Resilience Unpacked: A collaboration with Michael Unbroken from Think Unbroken, and Gill Tietz from Sober Powered
A special collaboration episode with Gill Tietz of Sober Powered Media and Michael Unbroken of Think Unbroken Podcast to delve deep into the topic of resilience. Together, they create a powerful dialogue, shedding light on the essential skills and mindset needed to cultivate resilience, bounce back from setbacks, and create a life filled with light, love, and meaningful progress.
Everything is Our Teacher
Every experience, every person, and every challenge can be our teacher. From heartbreaks, road rage, and the pain of loss, to the unexpected lessons of 2020 and the trials of running a podcast. We discuss these and personal stories that illustrate the transformative power of embracing life's lessons.
Resilience Building 101: Mental Fortitude Meets Modern Parenting
In this episode, we delve deep into the shifting paradigms of resilience and modern parenting. As societal ideals evolve, many grapple with irrational beliefs, often rooted in an "idealized should" that rebels against the harsh realities of life.
Examining Sinead O'Connor's Song 'Nothing Compares to You' As a Grief Healing Tool
Join me on this emotional journey as I pay tribute to the late Sinead O'Connor and her soul-stirring song, 'Nothing Compares to You' in this episode. I want to share my personal story of grief and abandonment, painting a vivid picture of how O'Connor's powerful ballad guided me through my father's absence.
How Critical Thinking and Embracing Discomfort Can Build Emotional Resilience: The Tissue Box Story
Today we explore the importance of critical thinking and decision-making in everyday life. We discuss the former college experience, which fostered resilience and a strong anti-victim mentality. There is evidence that the current emphasis on comfort and feelings in colleges has swung the pendulum too far, hindering personal growth and emotional maturation.
From Victim Mentality to Resiliency, How Not to Fall into the Trigger Warning Trap
As a mental health advocate, I've seen the impact of the philosophy of victimhood and how it can leave us feeling powerless and stuck. Through this episode, we will dive into the role of mindfulness in retraining our brains to offer a different perspective, cultivating resilience, and empowering ourselves to overcome obstacles and challenges.
What I’ve Learned from My Clients - Part 2: Love is More Than a Feeling
I have learned an important lesson from my clients about parenting and relationships - that it is necessary work to figure out how to negotiate with parents who have a mix of narcissistic and warm traits. I have also learned that some families have a level of mind control and dysfunction that is cult-like, and that it is important to draw boundaries and speak up for yourself.
What I’ve Learned from 17 Years of Client Interactions: Witnessing the Resilience of the Human Spirit
With 17 years of experience in the field of psychotherapy, I've witnessed my clients' strength and resilience while learning the power of connection, intuition and humor in overcoming trauma.
Escaping the Cycle of Abuse and Surviving Manipulation: A Personal Story from Nikki - Part 2
Have you ever felt like you were in a toxic relationship but couldn't escape? Do you feel like you're in a situation you can't see a way out of? In this week's episode I share part 2 of my story of breaking free from an abusive marriage. This is a story of strength and resilience, and learning to trust myself and my intuition. I teach through how to take back our power in the face of manipulative and abusive relationships. If you're struggling with abuse, this episode will provide insight and hope that you can start the journey to freedom.
Escaping the Cycle of Abuse and Surviving Manipulation: A Personal Story from Nikki - Part 1
After experiencing years of manipulation and abuse, I learned how to begin decoding manipulation. As a highly-sensitive teenager I was on a desperate journey to break free and reclaim my life, learning the hard way that true freedom requires trusting my intuition and honoring my inner voice.
Where the Drama Lives: 10 Tips for Struggling with Suicidal Thought
Today we further explore Drama and go over some practical tips that can help us identify drama and suicidal thought.
Getting Real About Thwarting Depression - Part 2
On today's show; Part 2 of accepting the uncomfortableness in life. How we can use Stoicism to manage 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.
Getting Real About Thwarting Depression - Part 1
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 and fortification within it all.
How Invoking “Misinformation” is an Attempt to Manipulate and Control Others, and the Perils of Censorship
Today I breakdown the term "Misinformation", discuss the perils of censorship, and how it relates to emotional manipulation & the desire to control others.
Gillian Tietz | Sober Powered Podcast & the Science Behind Addiction, Alcoholism, & Her Journey into Sobriety
I am excited to share Gillan Tietz to discuss her journey to sobriety. Biochemist by day, Sober Powered Podcast host and producer by night, we discuss the brain and body science behind our addictions. She shares how drinking affected her mental health, and how she developed the emotional resiliency to recover from alcoholism.
Despite our Best Efforts, Acceptance and Resiliency
This episode is for the moments we want to give up because we feel angry, exhausted, activated, and out of control. How to find more emotional rope when we thing our emotional rope’s run out. A very important lesson on the healing path.
Interview with The Gathering Place - Kelly Tobin
Today I Interview Kelly Tobin from The Gathering Place in Denver. We discuss the help they provide to those experiencing poverty, homelessness, and the underserved in Denver, and how we can all pitch in to help.
When Easy is the Struggle
Exploring the reasons easy isn't easy for HSPs, Survivors, and Empaths, to gain inner permission to practice and invite more ease into this life that brings enough of it's own struggle. By owning these dynamics we no longer accidentally self sabotage with the limiting belief that ease is lazy and struggle is right. Allowing ease is the ultimate self care strategy.
Our Courses
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The Boundaries Course
Learn to create and maintain boundaries, to help cultivate peace and relieve stress.
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Actionable Soul Care Strategies
Tips, tricks, and videos of actionable steps and strategies you can implement to improve your mental health.