Send us a text "I'LL NEVER GET OUT OF DEBT." This statement is a trigger for so many of us, and can hugely affect our mental health. Nickolas Natali of nickolasnatali.com shares what he's learned on the journey toward financial freedom which - in case you missed the title - involved choosing to move into his car. Join Nick & Nina to explore debt & mental health. Whether it's you who struggles with these moments as a trigger or someone you know - we can all use tools to recondition cultur...
Sep 04, 2024•42 min•Season 6Ep. 27
Send us a text Ask yourself: "Are my beliefs around divorce worth more than someone else's beliefs around divorce?" While this is a two way street, we often get so caught up in our own beliefs, that we fail to see the human experience of someone else right in front of us. Join Drama Therapist Nina to explore divorce & vulnerability. Whether it's you who struggles with these moments as a trigger or someone you know - we can all use tools to recondition cultural beliefs that aren't realistic o...
Aug 28, 2024•25 min•Season 6Ep. 26
Send us a text Ask yourself: "Do I know how to keep myself from being emotionally hijacked...and do I know why that might be valuable to me at all?" The body holds stories folks - patterned ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving. Join realtor Amanda Chavez to explore road rage & vulnerability, coming away with a funny-scary story and: 💌 Explore HALTS: Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired, Sad-Sick-unSaturated; 💌 Play with why utilizing HALTS is beneficial to diminish the chance for emotional hija...
Aug 21, 2024•37 min•Season 6Ep. 25
Send us a text Relationships are not without drama - but when the drama in the present is actually triggering things from the past…we might be in danger of losing that relationship. Learn about our very human responses to survive & how they sometimes happen so often, they become habit. Whether it's your relational trauma or the trauma of someone you know and love - we can all use tools to recognize trauma responses in relationships (and hopefully support a more intentional shift). And if you...
Aug 14, 2024•20 min•Season 6Ep. 24
Send us a text Recognize trauma immediately - without getting sucked in to the emotional vortex. Come away with a creative intervention to help you recognize and process the trauma in your life, as well as resources for dealing with trauma and PTSD professionally. Whether it's your trauma or the trauma of someone you know and love - we can all use tools to recognize the hardest things in life. It starts with you, so have a journal on hand or a good friend to dialogue with what comes up for you i...
Aug 07, 2024•19 min•Season 6Ep. 23
Send us a text What if there was a way to control our emotions more when it mattered? Get ready to hold your own as you 1) Notice 2) Channel, and 3) Express your emotions as energy BEFORE they hijack your world. Whether you're the person that implodes or explodes - we all need tools for balancing our emotions. It starts with you, so have a journal on hand or a good friend to dialogue with what comes up for you in this episode. And if you can't play with this today? That's okay too. Stay curious....
Jul 31, 2024•22 min•Season 6Ep. 22
Send us a text What if we told you there's no such thing as "not racist"? Listen in to hear one way to empower people to gauge themselves on the Racial Disorder spectrum: from 1 (Least Racist) to 5 (Most Racist). We invite you to flip the script on your understanding of Racism, empowering you to open to the idea that we're all affected - and we all need tools for symptom maintenance. It starts with you, so have a journal on hand or a good friend to dialogue with what comes up for you in this epi...
Jul 24, 2024•26 min•Season 6Ep. 21
Send us a text What is the cost of hiding or avoiding your emotions? Sometimes - more than it feels like we can bear. In this episode, we talk about a new suicidal part that popped up for Nina, and how she creatively invites clients to process through their own unique emotional landscape. Listen in as we explore seeing, feeling, and hearing your emotions to get you back to living your most vibrant life. Get ready to: 💌 Play by exploring intense emotions; 💌 Challenge yourself to be with your em...
Jul 22, 2024•33 min•Season 6Ep. 20
Send us a text What if there was a way to control our emotions more when it mattered? Get ready to use the emotional forces within the next time your emotions are about to hijack your world. Whether you're the person that implodes or explodes - we all need tools for balancing our emotions. It starts with you, so have a journal on hand or a good friend to dialogue with what comes up for you in this episode. And if you can't play with this today? That's okay too. Stay curious. We'll see you later,...
Jul 17, 2024•23 min•Season 6Ep. 19
Send us a text Saying no can be hard, but we believe it's vital to living a vibrant life. This episode offers the idea that saying no can be practiced like any other skill, and we'll go over five different ways we've done it - and how you can too. It starts with you, so have a journal on hand or a good friend to dialogue with what comes up for you in this episode. And if you can't play with this today? That's okay too. Stay curious. We'll see you later, or in the next episode friend. 🌿 Listen i...
Jul 10, 2024•20 min•Season 6Ep. 18
Send us a text Today's episode begins with a running start, asking "Am I OK with being an Oppressor?" Tune in to hear how your fellow Humans Erika & Nina wrangle racism at the dinner table - and how you can too. It starts with you, so have a journal on hand or a good friend to dialogue with what comes up for you in this episode. And if you can't play with this today? That's okay too. Stay curious. We'll see you later, or in the next episode friend. 🌿 Listen in to: 💌 Explore your stand agai...
Jul 03, 2024•37 min•Season 6Ep. 17
Send us a text A throwback episode of our first interview of season 2, supported by Erika Garcia: a conversation session with Host Nina, as she shares what it's like to not identify as a race in a world that expects you to fit in the category you've been assigned...only what happens when some of us don't check all the boxes? Listen in to: 💌 Explore your identity; 💌 Play with your uniqueness and challenge dominant social norms; 💌 Empower yourself to own your truth without oppressing yourself a...
Jun 26, 2024•44 min•Season 6Ep. 16
Send us a text Be intentional about how you show up in this world: not who your emotions want you to be, or even who the stories that are bigger and older than you make you out to be. Use this week's tool as a framework for emotional sobriety, growth and transformation ❤️ Listen in to use the Self Actualization pyramid and: 💌 Explore Self-Awareness; 💌 Play with your Self-Knowledge and Self Realization; 💌 Empower yourself to Actualize how you intend to show up in this world! What you'll get: 0...
Jun 19, 2024•20 min•Season 6Ep. 15
Send us a text When all or nothing, "take it or leave it" thinking gets in your way: going from two options to more may be your best bet to lightening up the pressure, and moving forward. Your tool for today's episode: Spectrum/Continuum Thinking. Listen in to: 💌 Explore diversifying your options; 💌 Play with your Spectrum / Continuum Thinking; 💌 Empower yourself to expand your perspective! What you'll get: 0:00 Empowered Human Throwback Intro 4:10 Beginning of the Original Episode 4:38 Polar...
Jun 12, 2024•23 min•Season 6Ep. 14
Send us a text Whether online or in-person, when family gets together, you'll probably be talking to someone who will say or do something you may not agree with. You may disagree with it so much in fact, that it leaves you triggered. Listen in to: 💌 Explore a human to human moment; 💌 Play with the “Standing By Continuum” as a tool; 💌 Empower yourself to turn hard conversations into teachable moments. What you'll get: 0:00 Empowered Human Throwback Intro 4:10 Beginning of the Original Episode ...
Jun 05, 2024•22 min•Season 6Ep. 13
Send us a text Judgment comes easily to most of us - at best, it can help us survive. At worst, it can leave us so triggered we can't function. Listen in to explore a real moment, and how to use Nonjudgmental Stance as a tool that can turn hard conversations into teachable moments. Post-Note: This episode uses the term "intersex", defined by isna.org as "a general term used for a variety of conditions in which a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t seem to fit the ty...
May 29, 2024•23 min•Season 6Ep. 12
Send us a text Let's imagine your emotions are wolves - can you play with that? In this episode, we explore what it means to empower your inner wolf pack and vibrantly express your Human truth: before your wolf-like emotions speak a Triggered Truth for you. Get ready to: 💌 Recognize your emotions, 💌 Play with how you empower your emotions, and 💌 Empower yourself to CHOOSE to be an Empowered Human! What you'll get: 0:00 Empower Human Throwback Intro 4:10 Beginning of the Original Episode 4:45 ...
May 22, 2024•19 min•Season 6Ep. 11
Send us a text Originally for this episode we asked "Have you ever practiced 'being human' to a person who's houseless? It's not something we're ever asked to do, just 'be human'. We're constantly being asked to be smarter, faster, stronger, donate, give - but what does it really mean to you to practice being human?" What's occurred to Drama Therapist Nina since then is the reality that we really need to be asking: what does is mean to be the kind of human who dares to say they are working on th...
May 15, 2024•18 min•Season 6Ep. 10
Send us a text I am forever saying "Can't nobody tell you what you're feeling but YOU". YOU are #1 and YOUR #1 Healthy Self can be a choice you make - if you're willing to gain new skills and perspectives. Get ready to: 💌 Recognize that you are a priority. 💌 Play with exploring your body and what it is telling you. 💌 Empower yourself to be a healthy self - and CHOOSE to acknowledge what your body is telling you! What you'll get: 0:00 Empower Human Throwback Intro 4:10 Beginning of the Origina...
May 08, 2024•23 min•Season 6Ep. 9
Send us a text Been triggered lately? We get really specific about the trigger continuum in this review from an Audience Ask, and share a little about one of my own Level 5 triggers. Get ready to: 💌 Recognize your personal triggers, 💌 Play with exploring the trigger continuum, and 💌 Empower yourself to determine your level - and CHOOSE how you want to show up! What you'll get: 0:00 Empower Human Throwback Intro 4:10 Beginning of the Original Episode 5:44 Review: TRIGGER CONTINUUM 10:32 Story:...
May 01, 2024•21 min•Season 6Ep. 8
Send us a text Adults have to play too, and this episode breaks down how you can empower yourself to play with challenging moments. In a nutshell...At any given point in your day you are playing one of three roles: the one you intend to be; the one someone has thrust upon you; or the I-Don't-Know role. Listen in to: 💌 Recognize 3 different roles within you 💌 Play with how you show up in the world 💌 Empower yourself to CHOOSE how you want to show up - before your emotions choose for you! #Emot...
Apr 24, 2024•19 min•Season 6Ep. 7
Send us a text Why did I develop an Empowered Human role, lifestyle, and movement? Listen in as we explore the reason for creating this podcast, the transition from TRIGGERED to EMPOWERED HUMAN, and some of the top Empowerment skills you can start using today. 🤓 Get ready to: 💌Play with developing self awareness around your own humanity. 💌Challenge yourself to align your thoughts, feelings and behaviors. 💌 Empower yourself to choose Courage over cowardice, Healing over harming, and Belonging...
Mar 27, 2024•48 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Send us a text Is this who I am…Or is this who I've been conditioned to be? Listen in as we explore Identity, the Roles you may be playing, and how to embrace your most vibrant Self by adding new lived experiences that ENHANCE the way you human. 🤓 Get ready to: 💌Play with developing self awareness around your identity. 💌Challenge yourself to embrace new opportunities to expand. 💌 Empower your “Survivor” self to be open to peace & thriving despite moments of hardship. What you'll get: 0:0...
Mar 20, 2024•23 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Send us a text When is it appropriate to transition from Empowered…to Powered? Plot twist! Listen in as we explore responding when somebody in your system might be in harm’s way. 🤓 Get ready to: 💌Play with developing self awareness and transparency. 💌Challenge yourself to own your responsibilities. 💌 Empower yourself to use Powered moves *when necessary*. What you'll get: 0:00 Welcome Q&A 07:55 Story: Caregiver Withholding 18:51 Education: Transparency, Responsibility, and Accountability...
Mar 13, 2024•37 min•Season 6Ep. 4
Send us a text How do you empower an adult to stop bullying you? Listen in as we explore how to hold others accountable for their behavior. 🤓 Get ready to: 💌Play with developing self awareness and transparency. 💌Challenge yourself to own your responsibilities. 💌Empower yourself to hold others accountable *when necessary*. What you'll get: 0:00 Welcome Q&A 04:11 Story: Louisa & Her Feelings 16:04 Education: Transparency, Responsibility, and Accountability (TRA) 28:32 Adventure Challen...
Feb 21, 2024•33 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Send us a text When you have conflict with someone in your life, how much value do you put in what you're comfortable with versus what they are comfortable with? Listen in as we explore how Individual Culture matters when reimagining conflict 🤓 Get ready to: 💌Play with developing self awareness in individual culture. 💌Challenge yourself to reimagine conflict. 💌Empower a relationship in your life. What you'll get: 0:00 Welcome Q&A 03:52 Story: Forrest and the Cruise Ship Debacle 10:46 Edu...
Feb 14, 2024•32 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Send us a text How do you support and show up for somebody in your life when either you don't want them there -or- they don't want YOU to be there? Listen in as we explore how standing your ground first requires you to actually know what your ground is 🤓 Get ready to: 💌Play with developing self awareness in conflict. 💌Challenge yourself to own multiple truths. 💌Empower a relationship in your life. CW: We have nuanced conversations on this podcast through the lens of Nina, a neurodivergent hu...
Feb 07, 2024•30 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Send us a text Welcome to Empowered Human 2024, where we explore how to own your truth WITHOUT invalidating yourself & others 🎉 Through the sharing of genuine human stories and universal skills, l invite you to join me in choosing courage over cowardice, healing over harming, and belonging over rejecting. 💌 Join us on February 7th as we launch into human moments that explore courage, healing, and belonging: equipping you to show up for yourself, others, and the world at large ❤️ What you’l...
Jan 31, 2024•8 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Send us a text "Aside from monetary wealth, what are some wonderful ways to create, nourish, and live a rich and abundant life?" YOU asked, and I am answering! Listen in as we explore a visualization tool you can use during this holiday season to create, nourish, and live an abundant life. Get ready to 💌 Play with your idea of self-actualization. 💌Explore how to live a vibrant life - consistently. 💌Challenge yourself to courageously commit to change or maintenance in your own life. What you'l...
Dec 27, 2023•16 min•Season 5Ep. 23
Send us a text Imagine yourself as a most valuable property…whoever you invite onto the land better be adding to the value, friend. Listen in as I explore knowing your value and owning your worth. Get ready to 💌 Play with your idea of personal value and self worth. 💌Explore being your own most valuable property. 💌Challenge yourself to truly belong. What you'll get: 0:00 Welcome Q&A 04:38 You as a most valuable property 08:26 Adventure Challenge Resources: 🎁 Get Empowered Now with Nina's ...
Dec 20, 2023•13 min•Season 5Ep. 22
