The Emotional Badass Podcast

Where Moxie Meets Mindful

Hosted by Licensed Professional Counselor and Psychotherapist Nikki Eisenhauer
M. Ed LPC LCDC

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  • Hosted by Nikki Eisenhauer M.ED. LPC, LCDC, International Life Coach and Psychotherapist, Licensed Professional Counselor, Yoga and Meditation Teacher. Emotional Badasses are survivors, thrivers, seekers, healers, HSP’s, and empaths! Expand and awaken to your higher purpose, be more present and authentic, find strength in spirituality, quiet the monkey mind of modern society with a weekly wellness podcast, spiritual tips, healing lessons of wisdom, meditations, mantras, and interviews.

    Connect deeply with yourself and safe others. In this mental health podcast, we let go of what doesn't serve us to heal old wounds, find our voice guilt-free, and learn to be the hero in our own story. Embrace guerrilla self-care, and laugh with lightness on the personal development, and mental health path.

    This podcast is designed to mindfully be the emotional education so many of us crave, and where we learn to love ourselves without apology. Emotional Badass is where Moxie Meets Mindful. To get exclusive episodes visit our Patreon.

    • Top 10 in Mental-Health

    • Top 50 in Health & Fitness

    • Top 1000 Podcasts of All Time on iTunes

    • Downloaded in over 100 countries

    • 🏆Semifinalist Health | People's Choice Podcast Awards 2020

  • Nikki Eisenhauer is an International Life Coach, Licensed Professional Counselor, and Psychotherapist, from New Orleans. She continues building a global healing community on the podcast 'Emotional Badass’, downloaded in over 100 countries and ranked in the top 10 Mental Health podcasts on iTunes in 2020. Nikki was recently featured as a mental health professional on the nationally syndicated TV show, ‘The List’. Learn More

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Powerful Affirmations for Emotional Resilience and Narcissistic Abuse Recovery

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Finding Your True Self: Agency in Adulthood Explained

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Resilience Unpacked: A collaboration with Michael Unbroken from Think Unbroken, and Gill Tietz from Sober Powered

A special collaboration episode with Gill Tietz of Sober Powered Media and Michael Unbroken of Think Unbroken Podcast to delve deep into the topic of resilience. Together, they create a powerful dialogue, shedding light on the essential skills and mindset needed to cultivate resilience, bounce back from setbacks, and create a life filled with light, love, and meaningful progress.

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Everything is Our Teacher

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How Critical Thinking and Embracing Discomfort Can Build Emotional Resilience: The Tissue Box Story

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From Victim Mentality to Resiliency, How Not to Fall into the Trigger Warning Trap

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What I’ve Learned from My Clients - Part 2: Love is More Than a Feeling

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Escaping the Cycle of Abuse and Surviving Manipulation: A Personal Story from Nikki - Part 2

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Gillian Tietz | Sober Powered Podcast & the Science Behind Addiction, Alcoholism, & Her Journey into Sobriety

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    Learn to create and maintain boundaries, to help cultivate peace and relieve stress.

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    Tips, tricks, and videos of actionable steps and strategies you can implement to improve your mental health.