EMPOWERED HUMAN with Nina Garcia Nina L. Garcia

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 Intro4:10 Beginning of the Original Episode4:38 Polarized Thinking7:49 Tool...

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 Intro4:10 Beginning of the Original Episode7:10 Standing by...

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 typical defini...

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 Intro4:10 Beginning of the Original Episode4:45 Story: Two Wolves7:24 ...

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 their Empowere...

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 Intro4:10 Beginning of the Original Episode5:44 Y...