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.

    • 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

  • 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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HSPs, Empaths, Survivors, & Chronic pain Issues

Breaking the looping of chronic pain; perspective on the link between chronic pain, suicidal ideation, and fight or flight. Tips to help your nervous system rest, restore, and mend, even when it all feels chronic.

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Shame Absorption and Release

Shame absorption and the process of acknowledgment, feeling, release. A story about Nikki from Jr. High and the subtle, not-so-subtle, life experiences that overly inform the HSP; how to safely break through walls.

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The 5 Generations: iGen, Millennials, Gen X, Baby Boomers, & The Silent Generation

Currently, five generations make up our society. Each of those five generations has an active role in the marketplace. Depending on the specific workplace, the workforce includes four to five generations. Here are the birth years for each generation: iGen: 1996 – TBD Millennials: 1977 – 1995 Gen X: 1965 – 1976 Baby Boomers: 1946 – 1964 Silent Generation: 1945 and before

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Understanding the complexity of the documentary, Leaving Neverland

Using Nikki's story to explore feelings and the complex documentary Leaving Neverland and Michael Jackson. Stages of recovery, letting go of familial secrets, cycles of abuse, grooming, recanting abuse, the power of celebrity and the inner child, low empathy parents. Tips for mental health counselors, social workers, and healers in the art of healing trauma and holding space for survivors.

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High Sensation Seeking HSPs

Expanding awareness of High Sensation Seeking High Sensitivity to decrease confusion about introversion and extroversion, increase self acceptance and understanding to better manage mental health care and advocacy within self, social communities, and healthcare.

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The 1 Year Anniversary Show

Meet the producer & partner of the show, Chris Iacono from Pomp Digital as he & host Nikki share the chaos, challenge, & joys of shepherding this podcast from idea to fruition & reflect on year 1! We take the fear out of online dating, & chat future topics of healthier, intuitive partnering. Dating within the lens of love language, healthy communication, & happy tears! Thank you's to the badass tribe!

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Why 'I Can't' is the poison that perpetuates toxic Victim Mentality

Letting go of victim mentality feels like pulling our own head our of our ass.....when we do we realize it's not so dark and gross. Your pain is not your life; pain is just your pain. One of my all time favorite lines from The Shawshank Redemption is 'Get Busy living, or Get busy dying.' What are you going to do this week, to live more? How will you show up for yourself? How will you face what you are justifying hiding from, and transcend your own limiting beliefs.

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Seek Inspiration Everywhere as a Mindfulness Strategy to Combat Anxiety and Depression

Mindfulness brings awareness that gives us the space to make changes, to shape how we process our worlds actively vs. slipping into a powerlessness; we have such power to shape our world view and by proxy our moods, feelings, and mindset. I would like to invite you into my process by sharing my City gal self to show you how I've trained myself to lift myself up.

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Our Courses

  • The Boundaries Course

    Learn to create and maintain boundaries, to help cultivate peace and relieve stress.

  • Actionable Soul Care Strategies

    Tips, tricks, and videos of actionable steps and strategies you can implement to improve your mental health.