Send us a text It’s the holidays, which means lots of opportunities for STRESS! Have you ever asked yourself if you are stressing trying to respond to the idea of something scary…or the reality of something dangerous? Whichever it is, listen in to recognize more opportunities to feel Empowered dealing with stress instead of just Powered as you move through the holiday season, and life in general! *Re-post from November 30, 2022* Get ready to: 💌 Explore how to own your truth without oppressing y...
Dec 13, 2023•25 min•Season 5Ep. 21
Send us a text How does a city girl react when she's invited to a “Redneck Thanksgiving”? Listen in as I share my recent Thanksgiving experience, calling myself in to do “the work”, and how you can practice courage, healing & belonging on the human journey. Get ready to 💌 Play with your idea of fears. 💌Explore how to lean into your edge with scary VS dangerous. 💌Challenge yourself to move beyond the cliff of fear. CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podcast through the lens of Nina,...
Dec 06, 2023•24 min•Season 5Ep. 20
Send us a text How do you let someone go when you know that they are not good for you and you've been trying to leave, but you don't know how? Listen in as I share my experience of loving myself enough to let someone go. Get ready to 💌 Play with your idea of letting go. 💌Explore how to own your truth. 💌Challenge yourself to truly belong to you. CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podcast through the lens of Nina, a neurodivergent human. You’re invited to play - and as with all invitatio...
Nov 29, 2023•23 min•Season 5Ep. 19
Send us a text Are you ready to get ahead of your holiday stressors?! Listen in as I share how to survive the holiday stress and create a perfect plan for your upcoming holiday (or next stressful event!) And YES: you can love the holidays and still acknowledge they can be STRESSFUL 🤯 Get ready to 💌 Play with the reality of stressful events (like the holidays). 💌Explore how to survive your upcoming holiday. 💌Challenge yourself to courageously exist. What you'll get: 0:00 Welcome 4:04 Powered ...
Nov 22, 2023•27 min•Season 5Ep. 18
Send us a text Are you ready to explore setting & maintaining your boundaries? Listen in as I dive into a creative way for you to examine your present boundaries (or lack thereof), spaces where new boundaries can be set, and how to maintain boundaries when you have THAT person come on by and p-u-s-h. Get ready to 💌 Play with your idea of boundaries. 💌Explore how to “know your property” & what boundaries it needs. 💌Challenge yourself to courageously exist as you need to exist - even if...
Nov 15, 2023•27 min•Season 5Ep. 17
Send us a text “I know I should be grateful but I don’t FEEL grateful - what’s wrong with me?!” Listen in as Nina explores how to practice gratitude in your relationships. Get ready to 💌 Play with your idea of gratitude. 💌Explore how to genuinely feel gratitude - even in terrible circumstances. 💌Challenge yourself to courageously embody gratitude. What you'll get: 0:00 Welcome 03:53 Thoughts 04:04 Feelings 04:15 Behavior 04:34 Alignment 05:40 Gratitude as Nourishment 07:04 Obligation is not l...
Nov 08, 2023•29 min•Season 5Ep. 16
Send us a text How can we transform from the limitations of pain into the limitlessness of healing? Listen in as Antonia shares her lived experience of pain, rage, shame, and how she practices riding a wave of healing on the human journey. Get ready to 💌 Play with your idea of self-awareness. 💌Explore how to have a deeper sense of safety. 💌Challenge yourself to heal your humanity. CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podcast through the lens of Nina, a neurodivergent human. You’re invite...
Nov 01, 2023•43 min•Season 5Ep. 15
Send us a text “OMG - THEY GHOSTED ME!" You asked, and I delivered in this final episode of the four part mini-series with MINI HALLOWEEN STORIES, because showing up as yourself can be SCARY y'all. In this episode, you'll play with moments where YOU may be ghosting others, or may have been ghosted yourself, due to avoiding Confrontation. Get ready to 💌Play with your idea of ghosting. 💌Explore your relationship to post date fears. 💌Challenge yourself to gain perspective on why Ghosting may be ...
Oct 25, 2023•22 min•Season 5Ep. 14
Send us a text How do I stop ghosting people…and how do I exorcise ghosts in my life? Listen in as Nina shares how to give yourself a way to be a real, in the flesh human being. Get ready to 💌 Play with your idea of dating. 💌Explore how to move beyond ghosting situations. 💌Challenge yourself to close the loop instead of ghosting/being ghosted. CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podcast through the lens of Nina, a neurodivergent human. You’re invited to play - and as with all invitation...
Oct 18, 2023•27 min•Season 5Ep. 13
Send us a text People aren’t objects - yet so many of us are living (and maybe even expected) to somehow make it to Robot Status in our work & personal lives. How do we put the human back in human performance? Listen in as human performance consultant Vanessa Broers shares her knowledge about how she practices courageous existence on the human journey. Get ready to 💌 Play with your idea of emotions. 💌Explore how to show up as your fullest, human self. 💌Challenge yourself to courageously e...
Oct 11, 2023•51 min•Season 5Ep. 12
Send us a text You’ve fallen into that dark corner again, unsure of where to turn, helpless as to how to change the impending sense of doom…Lean in, Empowered Human. Create magic in some of your most difficult, darkest spots by listening in to Walt Yu-Martzen. Share in his adventure, finding ways to experience your own magic, and learn how Walt practices healing on the human journey. Get ready to 💌 Play with your idea of cultivating magic. 💌Explore how to reshape your darkest moments. 💌Challe...
Oct 04, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 11
Send us a text Listen in as Anysia shares about Music Therapy and how she empowers clients along their healing journey. Get ready to 💌 Play with your idea of healing. 💌 Explore how music therapy could work for you. 💌 Challenge yourself to courageously exist! What you'll get: 0:00 Welcome 1:07 About Anysia 3:15 What is music therapy? 7:42 Unconditional Positive Regard 25:13 Book Now! Resources: 🎁 Get Empowered Now with Nina and Anysia's Offerings Empowered Human with Nina Garcia is an episodi...
Oct 02, 2023•30 min
Send us a text Not feeling like…You? Listen in as we explore how Transparency about your thoughts, feelings and behaviors can lead to your most Authentic Self. Get ready to 💌 Play with your idea of authenticity. 💌Explore how to develop a practice of authenticity through Alignment. 💌Challenge yourself to courageously exist. CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podcast from the experience of a neurodivergent human. You’re invited to play - and as with all invitations - you are able to decl...
Sep 27, 2023•28 min•Season 5Ep. 10
Send us a text How honest are we being with ourselves about how soon we really see “the flags”? Listen in as Susan Gold shares her lived experience as a survivor of narcissistic abuse, and how she discovered Healing on the human journey. Get ready to 💌 Play with the idea of narcissism and narcissistic abuse. 💌Explore how your own history affects your present relationships. 💌Challenge yourself to learn from past pain for transformational healing. CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podca...
Sep 20, 2023•39 min•Season 5Ep. 9
Send us a text Suicidal thoughts are scary: which is why most people avoid talking about them! But when we acknowledge suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US, and the second leading cause of death in young adults/teens, it becomes clear that not talking about it is not helping. Demystify why suicidality most often pops up in the first place, and what you can do about it. NOTE: Nina will share her lived experience of one of her own suicidal parts & offer you an adventure challen...
Sep 13, 2023•30 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Send us a text Own your truth instead of letting your truth own you. Listen in as Nina shares the third pillar of an Empowered Human Life. Get ready to 💌 Play with your idea of belonging. 💌Explore how you can confidently and securely show up everywhere you go. 💌Challenge yourself to truly belong. CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podcast from the experience of a neurodivergent human. You’re invited to play - and as with all invitations - you are able to decline the invite. The choice ...
Sep 06, 2023•25 min•Season 5Ep. 7
Send us a text You have an Individual Culture Island: it affects how you show up and perceive yourself, others & the world at large. So is your Island more about Healing…or Harming? Listen in as Nina shares how to choose healing over harming on your island & in your relationships ❤️ Get ready to 💌 Play with your idea of Healing as Validation, and Harming as Invalidation. 💌 Explore how to identify patterns of Harm as Scary VS Dangerous. 💌Challenge yourself to commit to choose Healing o...
Aug 30, 2023•43 min•Season 5Ep. 6
Send us a text Choose to be Intentional instead of Habitual & you’ll hear what you really need ❤️ Listen in as Francisca Hernandez of Breathe Connect Thrive shares her lived experience of nearly bleeding to death in 2017, and how she’s been practicing courageous existence on her human journey ever since. Get ready to 💌 Play with creating a healing culture (inside & out). 💌Explore how to cope with emotional turmoil. 💌Challenge yourself to courageously exist as you are. CW: We have nuan...
Aug 23, 2023•40 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Send us a text Trauma is what remains in the body after something has caused us harm *and stayed with us*: If we don't process the trauma, it echoes out into our life. Listen in as Jessie shares her lived experience as a survivor, and how she practices alchemizing darkness into LIGHT 🙌. Get ready to 💌 Play with your idea of humanity’s darkness vs light. 💌 Explore how to move beyond darkness. 💌 Challenge yourself to cultivate the light! CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podcast from t...
Aug 18, 2023•57 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Send us a text Show up courageously by learning how to identify the difference between Scary and Dangerous moments. We need to find safety however we can in dangerous moments. But are you habitually avoiding scary moments too - and not developing your own emotional resilience? Get ready to 💌Play with your idea of courage . 💌Explore how to find your own neutral. 💌Challenge yourself to courageously exist. CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podcast from the experience of a neurodivergent ...
Aug 16, 2023•28 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Send us a text If you are out there trying to do "the work", trying to own your truth, and show up as your most vibrant self - then you are going to love exploring the difference between Powered & Empowered moments with us! Listen in as Nina shares how to explore and recognize Powered VS Empowered moments - immediately. Get ready to 💌 Play with your idea of Empowerment. 💌 Explore how to recognize the difference between Powered & Empowered. 💌 Challenge yourself to choose wisely! CW: We...
Aug 09, 2023•35 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Send us a text Embrace all of you & vibrantly exist as the human being that you are. Listen in as Nina shares the five power dynamics & character profiles of the Empowerment Spectrum. Get ready to 💌Play with your idea of power. 💌Explore how to recognize where you exist related to Empowerment (with a capital E). 💌Challenge yourself to own the truth about how you engage with power dynamics. CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podcast from the experience of a neurodivergent human. ...
Aug 02, 2023•22 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Send us a text Empowered Human with Nina Garcia is an episodic journey for self justice, personal freedom, and lifelong liberation. We can all use tools to recondition cultural beliefs that don't serve our lived experience as a human being. New episodes Wednesdays, with a tool for Empowerment in each one: subscribe for notifications! CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podcast from the experience of a neurodivergent human. You’re invited to play - and as with all invitations - you are able...
Aug 01, 2023•2 min
Send us a text You’ve heard of PTSD - but what about PBT? “Post Betrayal Trauma” & transformation is at the heart of Dr. Debi Silber’s work. Listen in as Debi explores the triggers around betrayal AND how predictable the path to healing can really be. This episode is 🔥🔥🔥 - listen in to join this #EmpoweredHuman from The Post Betrayal Transformation Institute, and get your recovery journey from betrayal officially started. CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podcast from the experien...
Jul 26, 2023•42 min•Season 4Ep. 30
Send us a text BONUS: Transition from Triggered to Empowered Human! This is your official invite to listen and to hear why we love Triggered, why our community needs this transition, and how you can transform into your most Empowered Human self. CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podcast from the experience of a neurodivergent human. You’re invited to play - and as with all invitations - you are able to decline the invite. The choice is yours 💌 What you'll get: 0:00 Welcome 0:51 Why we l...
Jul 21, 2023•12 min
Send us a text Imagine surviving the worst…and finding a way to becoming your best. Author, Survivor, and so much more: Amanda Blackwood shares how she survived human trafficking and still found growth from darkness in the aftermath. This is a *stunning* episode of courageous existence, healing, and creating a space of truly belonging in her trauma mentorship program “Growth from Darkness”. Amanda Blackwood IS #EmpoweredHuman. CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podcast from the experience...
Jul 12, 2023•43 min•Season 4Ep. 28
Send us a text How “American” is anyone? Whether you’re the person asking - or the person being asked - asking where someone is from can imply so much more! Listen in as we explore how we approach this question in the US, and how we can choose to own our truth without oppressing ourselves and others. CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podcast from the experience of a neurodivergent individual. You’re invited to play - and as with all invitations - you are able to decline the invite. The c...
Jul 05, 2023•20 min•Season 4Ep. 27
Send us a text Feeling a job mismatch, or having trouble hiring? Meqa Smith of The Unforgettable Agency deep dives into why that is! Listen in to explore how we can begin healing the humanity within our hiring process. CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podcast from the experience of a neurodivergent individual. You’re invited to play - and as with all invitations - you are able to decline the invite. The choice is yours Get ready to: 💌Play with triggers around job situations, hiring sit...
Jun 28, 2023•59 min•Season 4Ep. 26
Send us a text It's all but impossible to find comfort when your discomfort is actually coming from *within* you - not beyond. This episode invites you to disrupt harmful internal narratives, and truly transition from Powered to Empowered. Moving through this episode will help you practice being courageous by leaning into your edge, and intentionally moving to expand your comfort zone. CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podcast from the experience of a neurodivergent individual. You’re in...
Jun 21, 2023•32 min•Season 4Ep. 25
Send us a text Feeling shame around loneliness? Let’s embrace the reality that *all humans feel loneliness*. Will you be the one who Empowers themselves to disrupt it? Get genuinely connected in exploring a new avenue for socializing in real life - and controlling what you can control. CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podcast from the experience of a neurodivergent individual. You’re invited to play - and as with all invitations - you are able to decline the invite. The choice is yours ...
Jun 14, 2023•15 min•Season 4Ep. 24
