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Hosted by psychotherapist Nikki Eisenhauer, M.Ed. LPC, LCDC. This show provides essential emotional education on Mental Health, HSP (Highly Sensitive People), Narcissists & Manipulative personalities, healing from Trauma and PTSD, calming your nervous system, inner child work, and setting healthy boundaries. Emotional Badasses are survivors, thrivers, seekers, and healers! Expand and awaken to your higher purpose, be more present and authentic, find strength in spirituality, quiet the monkey ...
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Want to Know The Hidden Costs of Retaliation on Mental Health?
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How can choosing not to retaliate impact mental health? Understanding the value of self-respect and a personal moral compass can be transformative, especially for HSPs. This episode explores how retaliation drains energy and adds to suffering, while choosing positive actions supports inner peace and resilience. Mental health improves as we commit t…
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How Practicing Buddhist Non-Attachment Can Boost Mental Health in Political Times
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Is political stress disrupting your mental health and inner peace? Practicing detachment with a Buddhist approach can empower HSPs to navigate emotional turbulence with resilience, mental clarity, and compassion. This powerful philosophy of non-attachment encourages individuals to let go of ego-driven expectations, which often lead to disappointmen…
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How Emotional Expression Helps HSPs Recover from Trauma and Build Inner Strength
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Reframing emotional strength as embracing vulnerability and allowing oneself to feel and express emotions authentically is key to personal healing, especially for highly sensitive individuals. Do you often suppress your emotions, thinking it shows strength? For Highly Sensitive People (HSPs), embracing vulnerability and allowing emotional expressio…
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Understanding Why Therapists Aren't Perfect: Essential Info for Mental Health and HSPs
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Is it possible your expectations of your therapist are holding back your mental health? It’s common for clients, especially those recovering from trauma or with low self-esteem, to expect therapists to be perfect. However, placing them on a pedestal only reinforces unhealthy beliefs and prevents true healing. In this episode, I explain why recogniz…
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9 Common Irrational Beliefs about Therapists and Trauma Therapy: A Mental Health Guide for HSPs
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Are you expecting your therapist to "fix" you? The truth is, therapy isn't about fixing but about helping you create the optimal conditions for self-healing and growth. In this episode, we explore how mental health therapy works by addressing irrational beliefs about trauma recovery and the therapist’s role in supporting healing for Highly Sensitiv…
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How to Use Coping Strategies to Move from Grief to Acceptance and Improve HSPs Mental Health
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Are you numbing out to avoid the pain of grief? Highly sensitive people often struggle to balance intense emotions, leading them to use numbing behaviors that delay healing. In this episode, we explore why facing grief with actionable coping strategies is the key to emotional recovery and mental health. Learn how to allow feelings of pain to flow w…
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Avoid These Grief Pitfalls That Highly Sensitive People Must Know
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What makes grief different for highly sensitive people? Explore the role of emotional education in understanding and managing grief tailored to the needs of HSPs. This discussion highlights the importance of acknowledging the heightened emotional states of highly sensitive people and offers practical tips for coping with the intense feelings of los…
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Is Your Past Holding You Back? Learn to Let Go and Soothe Your Nervous System
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Have you ever struggled to let go of emotional burdens? Highly sensitive people often carry the weight of the past, making it harder to heal. This episode offers powerful strategies for letting go, using radical acceptance and self-compassion to calm the nervous system. Visualization exercises are introduced as practical tools for releasing emotion…
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Discover Why Gurus and the Law of Attraction play a Crucial Role in Your Personal Growth!
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What makes a guru influential in our journey toward better mental health? This discussion explores how both people and experiences, including teachings from Abraham Hicks, serve as gurus to teach us critical lessons about joy, discernment, and the Law of Attraction. Designed for highly sensitive persons, this episode provides strategies to navigate…
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The #1 Obstacle Preventing You From Setting Healthy Boundaries
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Are you struggling to set boundaries because you're afraid of being seen as mean? Boundaries are essential for maintaining mental health and personal peace, especially for highly sensitive people. Fear of being harsh often prevents HSPs from setting the limits they need, leading to exhaustion and resentment. By learning to overcome this fear, we ca…
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Using Intention and Attention: Simple Steps for Highly Sensitive People to Manage Stress and Mental Health Better
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Highly sensitive people (HSPs) often struggle with stress management, especially bodily stress, but focusing on intention and attention can make a big difference. In this episode, we explore how HSPs can improve their mental health by learning to release tension, prioritize self-care, and shift their focus inward. Whether dealing with the effects o…
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Do's and Don'ts for Highly Sensitive People
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Are you constantly overwhelmed by endless to-do lists? For Highly Sensitive People (HSPs), managing mental health can feel like a balancing act. But what if creating a "Don't List" could bring much-needed peace and reduce stress? Learn how simple shifts, like stopping overthinking and honoring your sensitivity, can transform your well-being. Discov…
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How Myofunctional Therapy, The Vagus Nerve, and Tongue Posture Can Relieve Chronic Pain; Hayley Rutford
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What if your chronic pain, sleep problems, and even stress could be alleviated by something as simple as tongue posture? This intriguing episode uncovers the often-ignored role of myofunctional therapy, a technique that addresses the root causes of dysfunction by correcting tongue posture and stimulating the vagus nerve. Perfect for HSPs and those …
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Turn Dread into Emotional Strength and Peace: Mental Health Guide for Highly Sensitive People
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Why do Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) often carry the weight of future anxieties in their present moments? If you’re an HSP, you might resonate with the struggle of managing chronic dread and its impact on your mental health. In this episode, we discuss how trauma can amplify sensitivity and lead to heightened experiences of dread. But there’s hope…
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Am I being Persuaded or Manipulated? Narcissist Abuse Recovery and Highly Sensitive People
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How can you tell the difference between persuasion and manipulation? For survivors of narcissistic abuse, this distinction is vital for rebuilding self-trust and maintaining boundaries. In this episode, we explore how highly sensitive people (HSPs) can use discernment to protect their mental health and fortify themselves against future manipulation…
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Cozy Nighttime Guided Meditation with Binaural Beats | 8 hours of Delta Brain Waves for Deep Restoration and Healing
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Experience deep, restorative sleep with this 8-hour sleep guided meditation, featuring soothing ambient music and binaural beats designed to guide your brainwaves from Alpha (8-12 Hz) to Theta (4-8 Hz) to Delta (0.5-4 Hz) states. This journey through brainwave guided meditation promotes relaxation, enhances calm, and supports mental health restorat…
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8 Signs You're an INFJ: Understand These Traits to Improve Relationships and Mental Health
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Ever wonder why small talk feels draining or why you gravitate towards helping others? Explore the unique traits of INFJs and how they impact Highly Sensitive People. From empathy and intuition to maintaining small social circles, Nikki Eisenhauer provides practical advice for balancing future goals with present satisfaction. Enhance your mental he…
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Help Support the Show and Get Exclusive Content! Pateron Community Updates
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https://www.patreon.com/emotionalbadass I discuss the challenges of navigating online content creation and maintaining integrity in a rapidly changing digital landscape. There are very real difficulties posed by platform algorithms and it becomes a balancing act of creating content that resonates with my audience, and adapting without compromising …
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10 Ways to Manage Stress & Anxiety During Political Turmoil
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Are you struggling to manage stress in today's political climate? Discover how rejecting fear-based reactivity and fostering critical thinking can enhance your mental health and personal empowerment. Learn to balance emotional reactivity with logic and intuition, especially if you're a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). We provide practical strategies …
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Narcissists VS Sociopaths VS Psychopaths - Learn the Difference & Protect Your Mental Health
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So what are the key differences between Narcissists, Sociopaths, and Psychopaths? Discover how each of these personality disorders sees the world and learn how to protect yourself and your mental health from these dangerous personality types. For highly sensitive people, recognizing these personalities is essential to avoid manipulation and abuse. …
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How Self-Directed Play Enhances Children's Mental Health and Emotional Growth: Dr. Peter Gray
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Ever wondered why play is crucial for children's mental health and early childhood development? Self directed play, driven by intrinsic motivation, is a natural way for children to learn, boundaries, creativity, and resilience. It teaches them to manage emotions, develop social skills, and handle stress effectively. In this episode, we explore how …
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How Early Childhood Trauma Shaped My Mental Health and High Sensitivity: A Deep Dive
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Early childhood trauma is a profound force that shapes our mental health and overall well-being. My experiences from early childhood have had a significant impact on my emotional and psychological development. Through my journey, I have learned how crucial it is to understand and address the deep-seated effects of trauma on mental health, particula…
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Use Deep Breathing to Shift Your Anxiety to Excitement
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How can deep breathing transform your mental health? By shifting fear into excitement, conscious breathing offers a powerful anchor for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs). Nikki Eisenhauer explains how breathwork helps regulate the mind and body, reducing anxiety and promoting a sense of calm. Discover the importance of making breath your best friend a…
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Learn to Manage Expectations and Increase your Savvy as a Highly Sensitive Person
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How does emotional maturity and savvy help us manage feelings of overwhelm and navigate life's obstacles as HSPs. Nikki Eisenhauer offers insights on developing self-protection, increasing emotional intelligence, and avoiding manipulation for better mental health. Discover the power of managing expectations and balancing awareness to maintain emoti…
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Is Attention Seeking Behavior Leading to Manipulation? How HSPs Can Break the Cycle
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Is your need for attention rooted in childhood neglect and illness? Nikki Eisenhauer explores the profound impact of these early experiences on adult behavior, especially for Highly Sensitive People. She provides actionable steps to recognize and heal manipulative attention seeking patterns that stem from such backgrounds. This episode focuses on f…
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