Triggered: Can we play with that?
Triggered: Can we play with that?
Nina L. Garcia
You know that moment when your emotions ramp up in an instant, leaving you feeling helpless, frozen, or out of control? In that moment, you've been emotionally hijacked - the very definition of "triggered". And I want to ask you: can we play with that? I'm Nina L. Garcia: Drama Therapist and Empowerment Coach of Houston Creative Arts Therapy. Join me as we discover ways to empower you - and the people who mean the most to you - to transform hard conversations into teachable moments. Triggered: Real playful, real respectful, real empowered. New episodes Sundays at 5 PM, ~15 minutes to match your next tea break with a takeaway tool in every episode: subscribe for notifications. Music courtesy of Purple Planet Music at https://www.purple-planet.com.
Actively Saying No, Part 2: Playing with Rape
Empowering ourselves to say no is for Us primarily: others benefit secondarily from our ability to hold or flex that boundary. This episode taps into the importance of actively engaging in saying no, and how powerful that can be even when circumstances...
Mar 7, 2021
20 min
Building a Practice of Saying No, Part 1
Saying no can be hard, but we believe it's vital to living a full 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 with you, so...
Feb 28, 2021
15 min
"The Elusive White N Word": Playing with Oppression
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 hand or a...
Feb 21, 2021
31 min
Peyton Welch Plays with Fear in "Quality of Life"
Join Drama Therapist Peyton Welch as he winds his way through a conversation session with Host Nina, sharing what it's like to be a Therapist and Runner at the intersection of brain cancer, surgery, epilepsy, and OCD…and the courage it takes to...
Feb 14, 2021
49 min
Chris Garcia Plays with Setbacks in "When the Writing Comes Off the Wall"
Join Bao Bros Bistro owner Chris Garcia as he embarks on a conversation session with Host Nina, sharing what it's like to open a restaurant in the middle of the Covid pandemic...only to discover the heart of it has decided to stop beating. Tune in to...
Jan 31, 2021
37 min
"I'm Not Your White Friend": Playing with Race
Our first interview of the season, 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 assigned...only what happens when...
Jan 24, 2021
38 min
Dear Listener: Share your story!
An invitation to put your own triggers into perspective, and share them - whether that means acknowledging it to yourself alone at this point, or reaching out to share with others. Train your humanity with this week's tool as a framework for self growth...
Jan 17, 2021
19 min
The Self Actualization Pyramid
Our first episode of Season 2 & a reminder of our foundation: Be who you decide you'd like to be in this world - not who your emotions, or stories bigger and older than you, make you out to be. Train your humanity with this week's tool as a...
Jan 10, 2021
15 min
Restorying in the New Year
Resolve to restory by critically reflecting on moments and roles from your own life. We can't change the past - but we can change how we relate to and perceive it. TOOL: Restorying. Submit your own moments, and view each of the Triggered tools offered...
Jan 3, 2021
14 min
Polarized Thinking: An All or Nothing Trap
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. TOOL: Practicing Continuum Thinking. Reach out, and view each of the Triggered tools offered at...
Dec 27, 2020
18 min
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