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Emotional Badass

Healing Shame with Inner Child Work: And HSP Guide

Emotional Badass

Nikki Eisenhauer

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

4.82.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2019

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

How can inner child work help highly sensitive people heal from shame and emotional wounds? In this episode, Nicky Eisenhower, a life coach and psychotherapist, shares a deeply personal story about overcoming childhood shame and finding emotional resilience. With a focus on HSPs, mental health, and self-compassion, we unpack the lasting impact of shame and offer practical strategies for healing through inner child work. This episode offers valuable insights for those seeking to understand the difference between processing emotions and dwelling on them, encouraging HSPs to embrace their sensitivity as a strength and build emotional resilience. Whether you're an empath, recovering from narcissistic abuse, or looking for self-help techniques, this episode is packed with the tools you need to nurture your inner child and reclaim your confidence. If you are interested in supporting us even more than a 5-star review, you can find Emotional Badass on Patreon where you will get bonus content and different opportunities to work with Nikki in group format https://www.patreon.com/emotionalbadass Resources: Download the free Morning Routine PDF to learn our techniques to help conquer your day! https://www.emotionalbadass.com/morning-routine Community & Exclusive Bonus Episodes & Video: https://www.patreon.com/emotionalbadass 30 Days to Peace Course: https://www.EmotionalBadass.com/peace CODE: BADASS for 30% Off Brain.FM: CODE: Emotionalbadass for 20% off and a free month Join our newsletter for weekly wellness emails where we share mental health tips, announcements, discount codes, and highlight past episodes: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/newsletter Check out our Guided Meditations narrated by Nikki available for sale: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/store/meditations Follow us on Social Media: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/emotionalbadass IG: https://www.instagram.com/emotional.badass FB: https://www.facebook.com/emotionalbadass TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@emotionalbadass Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/emotionalbadass Thank you for supporting this show by supporting our sponsors: https://www.emotionalbadass.com/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hello and welcome to the show.

1:20.0

I'm Nicky Eisenhower, your host, Life Coach, and psychotherapist, and this is Emotional Badass

1:25.7

where Moxie meets Mindful. On today's episode, I'm sharing a story to teach about shame. I want to say before we get started that I'm just a little nervous today. I don't

1:57.7

think I've ever shared this story to teach before and I hope it helps you hold space for your own sweet self now

2:05.5

for the highly sensitive confused kid you were or maybe are right now or maybe there's an HSP kiddo in your life and my story might shine some

2:17.8

light on some internal process. I know that I am not alone in being ashamed for going for it. I think as a tribe, we want to go for things. We feel passionate in our hearts.

2:31.0

So this is a story that I'm hoping resonates with a lot of you. I want a lot out of this

2:36.1

episode. I also realize that if you haven't worked with a therapist that you've really

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