I share a whole lot in this episode on my personal journey with detachment as a tool, breaking down how this important tool is necessary for maturity, peace, emotional freedom, healing and insecure attachment style. 

In this week's episode Nikki explores the hidden guilt, shame, and hiding behind overuse of the phrase, 'I'm sorry.' Learn how to shift this dynamic to break patterns of narcissistic attraction while growing self esteem, self worth, and upping your emotional IQ.

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!

A codependency checklist from page 39 of Susan Forward's book Toxic Parents: Overcoming their hurtful legacy and reclaiming your life. Nikki breaks down the list and breaks down the codependency struggle and the tasks of recovery.

Interview with Lindsey Matthews Cantu, CEO of Birthfit and The Birthfit Podcast to discuss the differences between illness and wellness models in healthcare and birthing, why home birth is up in the US by 20%, and taking back our health by defining our values, understanding suggestibility and propaganda, holding onto our critical thinking, and leaning into radical personal responsibility.

This episode is inspired by a chapter in Susan Forward's book Toxic Parents, The god like parents. Nikki explores family dynamics of shame, control, dependency, identity, differentiation from the family system, and the tasks that we can engage to grow up and out of this dysfunctional dynamic.

In this week's episode we are exploring self discipline as it relates to authoritarian and passive parenting styles, depression, and ADD or ADHD. Nikki discusses what to practice to reduce hyper vigilance and overthinking as we move through life's feelings and endless unknowns.

PART 2 of an incredibly honest deep dive conversation with Leslie Leslie Pate Mackinnon, L.C.S.W. She's a seasoned and well-respected therapist in both the adoption community and MPE community (Misattributed Parentage Experience)--finding out you were adopted and your biological parents aren't the people you thought.

An incredibly honest deep dive conversation with Leslie Leslie Pate Mackinnon, L.C.S.W. She's a seasoned and well-respected therapist in both the adoption community and MPE community (Misattributed Parentage Experience)--finding out you were adopted and your biological parents aren't the people you thought.

Depression invites us to resist what's new and novel or different when exactly what we need to get out of depression is newness, novelty, and difference. In this week's episode we look at poetry through the lenses of 'from the wound' and from our healing to add to our healing tool belts.

One of, if not the biggest questions of our lives is to have children, or not to have children. Few topics are as complicated as this one. This episode is an attempt to scratch at the surface of this deep deep question that we all face. Should you have children, or go childfree?

A meditation to melt away stress and tension, inspired by Gusto. Meditation can be simple, easy, and offers us healthy escape and resetting of mind and body..

Manifesting success and money mindset is about exploring your relationship with what you think is possible for yourself, your emotional relationship with money, and taking it to the next level.

Today I breakdown the term "Misinformation", discuss the perils of censorship, and how it relates to emotional manipulation & the desire to control others.

In loving memory of Thich Nhat Hahn, one of my spiritual fathers. I share some of his wisdom from my favorite book of his, Reconciliation: Healing the Innerchild. He was a master at teaching us how to mature and love ourselves.

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.

Embracing change and using the wisdom of the seasons as an experiential exercise to help us see where we are now as we embrace the next seasons of our lives. There is winter, spring, summer and fall. What would happen to the earth if a season stuck? Really think about that for a min. Highly sensitive people can get stuck in a season. Are you stuck in a season or are you flowing through them?

Reasons for feeling disembodiment while exploring the idea that the body and mind communicate, relate, grow together. How the mind and body attempt to take care us and journaling questions to take this episode a little bit further.

Embracing difference as teacher. In this week's episode we explore themes of empathy, narcissism, poverty, wealth, understanding and anger. Nikki shares through her experiences with her grandmothers.

In this week's episode I confront and dismantle a popularized 'toxic positivity' message. I advocate for radical ownership and personal responsibility as the path to increased emotional freedom and peace. Also discuss the therapist and client relationship and responsibilities of each.