Chris encouraged me to post this publicly instead of exclusively on our show's Patreon. He said it's important. Some of my more personal stories feel more contained there than on the iTunes feed. Big breath. He's right. I hope there's something useful to you in the complexity of the story. It's about love, respect, personal choice, spiritual connection, letting go while in fear & unknown, and calling & dealing with some very real shit. Thank you for holding space for me within my vulnerability & truth.

This week's episode feels like a PSA for People Pleasers. It comes out of the countless times I have held space for clients who's families have absolutely ruined their big days with chaos, negativity, competition, shaming, control issues, demanding their way, manipulation, drama tornados and passive aggressiveness. If you struggle with energy vampires or come from a moderate to severely dysfunctional family, you might want to give this a listen before planning your next big day or celebration.

So. I want to offer a check in with your inner child and a sneaky little powerful trigger for HSPs and Survivors within this pandemic. If you grew up with uncertainty, emotional/physical neglect, spiritual disconnection, high tension, high fear, high stress, and feel a general sense in life of waiting for the other shoe to drop, then I'm feeling called to create this episode for you. For exclusive episodes visit https://www.patreon.com

Nikki discusses Dynamics of Love, Trust, Trauma Bonding, Addiction, hope, healing, childhood abuse, enmeshment, disentanglement, Stockholm syndrome, work ethic and workaholism, comfort vs. complacency, manipulation, security, earning trust, self respect, self trust.

Thank you Instagram for inspiring this episode! www.instagram.com/nikkieisenhauer A few months ago I made a post about insecurity and so many of you reposted and liked it--insecurity is a hot topic! I hope I honored the inspiration and expanded on the post in this week's episode of Emotional Badass. Would love to hear your thoughts!

How we double down on hurting our esteem, worth, and resiliency when we’ve been betrayed. How to address these to improve our Mental Health and Wellness.

How to stay emotionally grounded and manage our feelings through this crisis. The world is more connected than ever while practicing social distancing through the Coronavirus pandemic. We'll engage in a strength and capability meditation exercise to help us maintain good mental health during this COVID-19 outbreak.

A Meditation to cultivate more safety, security, comfort, and a soft place to fall. Let go of hyper-vigilance accumulated from trauma, abuse, and bullying.

Increasing understanding of bullying group think, online bullying, mindfulness and permission, and tips about how to practice resiliency and choose peace.

Nikki Interviews Tony Overbay, The Virtual Couch Podcaster, discuss how to handle porn addiction, men and feelings, sex, sexuality, religion, shame removal, compulsive sexual behavior, relapse, triggers, masturbation.

Acknowledgement, dysfunctional family systems theory, collective dysfunctional unspoken agreements, willful denial, truth speaking, letting go of false supports to redefine support system, recovery in action.

Using the Four Agreements to combat unwanted criticism, healing for codependency and people pleasing, dealing with shame based judgement, using stubbornness positively, rejecting vs. accepting. Find us online at https://www.patreon.com/emotionalbadass

Letting go of hyper vigilance, sneaky codependency issues, self worth, self love, self esteem, manifesting expansion, processing mistakes.

How to use mindfulness to heal mind, body, and life. Stress management to increase peace and calm by taking responsibility for what we practice. Help keep the show commercial free by supporting us at patreon.com/emotionalbadass

How triggers show up in the mundane moments for HSPs, Empaths, Survivors, PTSD, Anxiety, Recovery, ; Nikki teaches by sharing a story about getting triggered and freezing in public.

Nikki Interviews Lindsey Mathews CEO of Birthfit. They chat about healing, feminine and masculine energies, empowering women to own birthing in all forms and trust the divine wisdom of our bodies.

Use mountain pose to grow intuition, reduce anxiety, ground, root, feel stronger; discover where yoga meets meditation and where mind meets body. www.Patreon.com/Emotionalbadass

Increasing understanding of change process to set ourselves up for success in the new year; coaching vs. counseling; increase communication and trust, slips vs. relapse in recovery and change.

Exploring end of the year reflecting, balance, ego, learning vs. regret, sorrow, control, letting go, clearing space, discussing Brene Brown's 'right to your story', having enough time, appreciation as self care, gratitude, facing fear, & radical self love. www.Patreon.com/EmotionalBadass

Grab a cup of hot cocoa, pull up a warm blanket, sit back and get cozy while we read Twas the Night Before Christmas.