Exploring the intricate connections between hypervigilance, PTSD, early childhood psychology, and overall mental health, we delve deep into the ways our earliest experiences shape our reactions and coping mechanisms later in life. For Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) and those on a journey of self-improvement, understanding these relationships offers a path to healing and growth.

Despite living in an information age, the healing we seek is often found in doing rather than thinking. Embracing playfulness and silliness is not only a way to heal a fried nervous system, but it also helps us transition from a survival mindset to a thriving one.

In this week's episode we explore why it's easy to spin on and overthink any and every problem. Part of shifting from survival mode to thriving mode in PTSD recovery is cultivating a lens that helps us see solution more than problem. When we shift to a solution focus in our minds we respect our precious energy and direct that energy towards a can-do vs. can't-do mindset, from burdened to empowered. Listen til the end to share in our 4 year Emotional Badass Anniversary happiness!

I share a story from my childhood, discuss how our mental health struggles develop and model a simple soul care inner-child dialogue. I briefly discuss Dissociative Identity Disorder, too.

Three steps to inviting and achieving thriving mode. Exploring simplicity and peace to quiet, calm and soothe a healing nervous system.

A list exploring similarities of individuals in our highly sensitive tribe. Sign up for The Boundaries Course at https://www.emotionalbadass.com/boundaries .

Nikki interviews Bryan Messmer from Easy Float to break through fears and resistance to trying this trend in modern healing; self care, phone addiction, boundaries, stress management, decompressing, healing PTSD and grief.

Interview with author, survivor, Chester Street Foundation Founder, Life Coach, Shawn Alex Nemeth. Join Nikki and Shawn discussing recovery from childhood trauma, misdiagnosis in mental health, PTSD, sociopathic and narcissistic traits, and the road to awakening and healing. Thank you patreon supporters for supporting Shawn's Foundation through our pay-it-forward program

Redefining goal setting to internalizing self care as soul care to cultivate balance and ease while reducing feelings of frustration, failure, overwhelm, and being 'behind the curve.' Goal setting as it relates to depression, anxiety, PTSD.

An overview of what we cover in boundaries work for HSPs and Trauma Survivors, and we deepen understanding of the anxiety, depression, and PTSD triggers that make living in the modern, hectic world, a struggle. From head knowledge to heart & body knowledge.

Nikki discusses post traumatic stress and the many ways we process it. We talk about body memories vs mind memories and the 3 F's, fight, flight, freeze, as they relate to highly sensitive people.