EMPOWERED HUMAN with Nina Garcia
Here, you're invited to play with being human, and you'll be given the skills to transform hard conversations - around your identity and diverse human narratives - into teachable moments. Empowered Human with Nina Garcia: an episodic journey to your most vibrant self, with new episodes every Wednesday. Subscribe now 🎉
Episodes
193 episodes
Recovering from the Fairytale Ending with Hilary Bryant Repost from Feb 22 2022
"WHAT IF THE FAIRYTALE YOU WERE SOLD ISN'T AS IT SEEMS?" This question can trigger deep emotions in many of us and significantly impact our mental well-being. In this episode we dive into the complexities of self-love, lost love, and unr...
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Season 6
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Episode 31
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41:55
Own Your Truth: Empowering Individual Culture Repost from Jan 21 2022
ARE YOU OWNING YOUR TRUTH... AND LETTING OTHERS OWN THEIRS?Learning to play with perspective is a powerful tool for recognizing and addressing moments where you or others might be experiencing invalidation or oppression. In this epis...
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Season 6
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Episode 30
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24:13
Empowering Individual Culture Repost from Jan 6 2022
CULTURE ISN'T JUST FOR LARGE GROUPS. Learning about Individual Culture is a huge part of empowerment, yet it can be incredibly triggering for some people to own their truths. In this episode, you'll play with some spaces where you or others may...
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Season 6
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Episode 29
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17:39
Dating While Divorcing: Playing with Insecurity Repost from Oct. 01 2021
"I CAN'T BELIEVE I JUST SAID THAT." No one wants to hear themselves say that on a date—let alone repeatedly. Fear can hijack us, but instead of dismissing it, let's explore how to build a healthier relationship with ourselves. Join me as we exa...
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Season 6
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Episode 28
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23:18
Nickolas Natali in "When I Moved Into My Car": Playing with Debt & Mental Health Repost from Sept 17 2021
"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 ...
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Season 6
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Episode 27
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42:27
The "I Don't Believe in Divorce" Trigger: Playing with Divorce Repost from Aug. 20 2021
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...
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Season 6
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Episode 26
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24:31
Amanda Chavez Plays with Vulnerability Valley: Use HALTS Repost from Aug 6 2021
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 A...
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Season 6
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Episode 25
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36:38
Relational Trauma: Mental Health Awareness Week 4 - Repost from May 28 2021
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 sometime...
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Season 6
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Episode 24
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19:43
Recognize Your Trauma: Mental Health Awareness Week 3 - Repost from May 21 2021
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 profession...
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Season 6
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Episode 23
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18:58
Channel Your Emotions: Mental Health Awareness Week 2 - Repost from May 14 2021
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 expl...
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Season 6
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Episode 22
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21:49
Racism as a Disorder: Playing with Racialization - Repost from April 30 2021
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 under...
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Season 6
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Episode 21
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25:34
NEW* How to Not Be Hijacked by Your Emotions
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 o...
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Season 6
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Episode 20
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33:12
Become an Emotional Jedi: Mental Health Awareness
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 to...
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Season 6
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Episode 19
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22:52
Building a Practice of Saying No, Part 1 - Repost from Feb 28 2021
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 w...
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Season 6
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Episode 18
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20:11
"The Elusive White N Word": Playing with Oppression- Repost from Feb 21 2021
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 ha...
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Season 6
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Episode 17
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36:37
"I'm Not Your White Friend": Playing with Race - Repost from Jan 24 2021
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 assi...
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Season 6
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Episode 16
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43:33
The Self Actualization Pyramid- Repost from Jan 10 2021
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 tran...
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Season 6
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Episode 15
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19:38
Polarized Thinking: An All or Nothing Trap - Repost from Dec 27 2020
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. List...
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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22:33
Standing By Your Values: A Continuum - Repost from Dec 13 2020
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:
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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22:20
Nonjudgmental Stance at the Intersection of Sin and Gay Intimacy - Repost from Dec 09 2020
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 ...
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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22:34
Empowering Your Wolf Pack Review Repost from Nov 01 2020
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. G...
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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18:56
Empowering yourself to pull rank: My homeless neighbor Repost from Sep 27 2020
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 - bu...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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18:21
Your Body Doesn't Lie: Why you really are #1 Repost from Sep 20 2023
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 ...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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23:00
How to know you've been triggered: A road rage vignette- Repost from Sep 02 2020
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 ex...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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21:25
Playing with your triggers: A moment in Harlem - Re-post from Sep 13, 2020
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 ha...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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18:43