Podcast Episodes

What if You're Taught PTSD? How Fences Couldn't Protect Me as a Highly Sensitive Child

Your brain splits off traumatic memories to protect you, but healing means discovering layers you didn't know were buried. A child taught to watch for kidnapping at school can't feel safe even behind…

Published on 15 hours ago

How to Feel Embodied After Trauma

Dissociation isn't a personal failure, it's your mind's brilliant survival strategy when trauma overwhelms your system. The mind and body intentionally separate during abuse, creating distance like a…

Published on 1 week ago

Meghan Judge: Living with CPTSD & Misdiagnosis

Season 8 Episode 411

Complex PTSD doesn't show up like a broken arm - nobody opens doors for you when your nervous system is on fire. Meghan Judge shares how losing her sister at age two, then her father at twelve, then …

Published on 2 weeks ago

What Makes the Female Mind Capable of Bullying?

Season 8 Episode 410

The female mind works like an intricate spider web - connecting threads across time, memory, intuition, and care - which makes women's capacity for love extraordinarily powerful, but when twisted int…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Why Strong Boundaries are your Superpower

Season 8 Episode 409

Boundaries aren't walls to keep people out - they're your foundation for freedom, and most people get this completely wrong. Growing up in chaos teaches your nervous system that disappointing someone…

Published on 4 weeks ago

We Survived The Challenge Retreat: Why Pushing Limits Is the Ultimate Growth Tool

Nikki and Chris dive into their transformative experience at Emily Schromm's The Challenge Retreat Season 2, a wellness adventure in California’s stunning Teravana ranch, where they tackle grueling p…

Published on 1 month ago

Beyond Charlie Kirk's Assassination: Cultivating Tolerance, Processing Trauma, and Building Resilience in a Violent World

Season 8 Episode 407

Violence like Charlie Kirk’s assassination or the recent Evergreen school shooting hits hard, especially for sensitive souls, but you can shield your nervous system from trauma’s grip. Talk out the d…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Why Stubborn People Are Actually Genius

Season 8 Episode 406

Most empaths and highly sensitive people get labeled as stubborn, but this trait might actually be a superpower. Stubbornness gets reframed from negative to positive, examining how HSPs develop this …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Positive Masculinity: Why Real Men Cry

Season 8 Episode 405

Chris shares the raw reality of losing his father suddenly at 72 and how grief reveals the power of positive masculinity. Traditional masculine norms taught men to suppress emotions and avoid vulnera…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Daddy Issues and Father Figures: What Healthy Masculinity Actually Looks Like

The term "daddy issues" points to what happens when you don't get healthy fathering. A good father figure provides grounding and stability - like being the kite string that keeps you tethered while y…

Published on 2 months ago