Beyond Charlie Kirk's Assassination: Cultivating Tolerance & Processing Trauma in a Violent World

Emotional Badass

Nikki Eisenhauer

Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Mental Health, Education

4.8 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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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 details with trusted people to release the tension—your brain’s snapshot isn’t meant to haunt you, it’s trying to keep you safe. Write it out, don’t chase drama’s addictive rush, and refuse to globalize horror into hopelessness. Send prayers or intentions for healing, even for those you disagree with, to reclaim peace. Honor life’s brevity by choosing resilience over fragility, and let nightmares process without fighting them. Be the tolerance and strength you crave in a chaotic world. 🚧 THE BOUNDARIES INTENSIVE:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://EmotionalBadass.com/boundaries⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CODE: BADASS for $50 off 💖 PATREON: https://Patreon.com/emotionalbadass 👨‍👨 WORK WITH NIKKI 1:1: https://EmotionalBadass.com/coaching 📰 THE BI-WEEKLY WELLNESS NEWSLETTER https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/newsletter⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, welcome to the show.
0:03.0	This is Emotional Badass, where Moxie meets Mindful.
0:06.3	I'm your host, Nikki Eisenhower, life coach and psychotherapist.
0:09.9	And on today's episode, I'm discussing the Charlie Kirk assassination, what true tolerance means,
0:15.8	and how to not be traumatized when we witness violence.
0:21.0	On to the show.
0:35.2	Hello, y'all. The episode I wanted to do today was about the experience Chris and I just
0:39.9	returned from days ago. It was the most beautiful, amazing, inspiring retreat vacation I've ever
0:50.1	experienced. Y'all know I'm a super introvert. It was the first time in my entire 45 years of life
0:56.7	that I have been with 40 to 60 people for extended periods of time from Wednesday to Sunday
1:05.0	and been energized and not drained. I cannot wait to tell you about our full experience.
1:12.6	So our next episode will be with Chris. We're going to have a lot of fun sharing with you what we did, how special it was, what it
1:18.4	really was. This is going to blow your mind, but a team member of mine even ended up puking on me.
1:26.9	And yes, I'm still saying it was the best vacation of my life.
1:30.8	So if you're curious about that, make sure that you don't miss that upcoming episode.
1:35.5	We have a lot of fun stories. And part of what I want y'all to know is that as sensitive people,
1:41.1	you can handle anything. I handled things that you would not expect to me to handle,
1:47.6	and I handled it like an unflinching warrior, and you have that unflinching warrior inside of you,
1:52.9	too. If you ever have an opportunity to experience anything that Emily Schram leads,
1:58.6	please jump on it. Longtime listeners, you might notice that I do not
2:02.6	endorse a lot of healing people to work with on this show or in my life because I have an extremely
2:09.6	high bar of trust that someone has to hit before I recommend them working together. From academics
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