Healthy Emotional Containers: An Introduction to Emotionally Safe Relationships

What if emotional avoidance isn't a lack of love—but a learned survival strategy?In this episode, we explore why emotionally avoidant people often struggle with vulnerability, emotional intimacy, and conflict. Learn how childhood experiences shape avoidant patterns, why "I'm fine" is rarely the whole story, and how emotional avoidance quietly impacts relationships.In this episode:Common characteristics of emotionally avoidant peopleWhy avoiders withdraw, shut down, or avoid conflictThe difference between shutting down and shutting others downHow childhood experiences shape emotional avoidancePractical steps to begin healing avoidant patterns and creating healthier emotional containersNext Episode: Healthy Emotional Containers: Loving Someone Who Is Emotionally AvoidantReference To Brene Brown " Rising Strong"Music By Josh Brown: https://soundsofbrown.comJenny's Website: https://holisticcoaching.me

Healthy Emotional Containers: Loving Someone Who Is Emotionally ReactiveHow do you love someone who experiences emotions intensely without losing yourself in the process?In this episode, we'll discuss practical tools for creating healthy emotional containers with emotionally reactive people while maintaining your own emotional safety. Whether you're navigating a friendship, relationship, or family dynamic, you'll learn how to respond with compassion, set healthy boundaries, and recognize the difference between a relationship that is struggling but growing versus one that has become toxic.In this episode:How to support someone without taking responsibility for their emotionsHealthy boundaries for friendships, parents, and significant othersThe difference between struggling-but-growing and toxic relationshipsPractical phrases to help create emotional safety during difficult conversationsWhen it's time to step back and protect your own emotional well-beingNext Episode: Healthy Emotional Containers: When We Hide Behind Self-Protection (Understanding Emotionally Avoidant People)Jenny's Website : https://holisticcoaching.meMusic By Josh Brown

Healthy Emotional Containers: When Emotions Take Over (Understanding Reactive People)Why do some people seem to react so intensely to conflict, criticism, or difficult emotions?In this episode, we'll explore emotional reactivity through the lens of the nervous system and healthy emotional containers. Learn the difference between feeling your emotions and reacting from them, why some people become emotionally flooded, and how unhealed experiences can shape the way we show up in relationships.In this episode:The difference between emotional reactivity and healthy emotional expressionHow fight-or-flight impacts our relationshipsWhy some people become emotionally floodedThe connection between past experiences and present-day triggersPractical steps to begin understanding and healing your own reactionsNext Episode: Understanding Reactive People, Part 2: Loving Someone Who Is Emotionally ReactiveMusic By Josh Brown

Welcome to the Healthy Emotional Containers series!Every relationship has an emotional container. The question is: Does it feel safe enough for your to show up as your authentic self?In this introductory episode, we'll lay the foundation for the series by exploring what emotional containers are, why emotional safety is essential for healthy relationships, and how the way we respond to one another either strengthens or weakens emotional intimacy.In this episode:What an emotional container isWhy emotional safety mattersSigns of emotionally open vs. emotionally closed relationshipsSimple ways to become a safer place for othersA reflection challenge to begin strengthening your own relationshipsNext Episode: When Emotions Take Over: Understanding Reactive PeopleMusic By: Josh Brown Wesbite: https://holisticcoaching.me

This guided meditation invites you to release the challenges of the past year. Through reflection and visualization, you’ll acknowledge what’s beyond your control, embrace the lessons you’ve learned, and create space within yourself for new opportunities and growth. Step into the new year with intention, lightness, and clarity. Music by Josh Brown

Enjoy this easy to use regulation tool called a body scan. You will be guided through this practice along with a quick deep breathing exercise. Enjoy on the go, during a moment of overwhelm, or before bed to put your mind and body to sleep.

Enjoy this quick meditation guiding through envisioning your future self.

Enjoy this quick meditation guiding you in the practice of self compassion.

In this episode I interview Dr. of Chiropractor, Elizabeth Counts. Liz and her husband Xavier own Middletown Family Chirpractic where their holistic practice serves to educate people on a holistic lifestyle. We’ll be talking about how chiropractic care affects our overall health and why it matters. We’ll also briefly discuss how it relates to scoliosis, and new technologies that pair with this modality.  Towards the end of the episode Dr. Liz will share what she does to make holistic heath practical in her everyday life as business owner, wife and mom.  https://maxliving.com/chiropractor/us/ky/middletown/middletown-family-chiropractic/ Not local to KY? Click this link to find an office similar in your area! https://maxliving.com/ Other Resources: Calming/Regulating Techniques:https://holisticcoaching.me/subscriptions Holistic Coaching Resources: https://holisticcoaching.me/resources Podcast Music by Josh Brown: https://soundsofbrown.com

On this episode I interview 3 women (and friends) who are therapists but also incorporate bodywork into their therapy practices. We will unpack EMDR, NET, and how to choose a therapist that’s right for you. These ladies will also share a bit about their personal healing journey and what they’ve incorporated along the way.  Check out this information to see if any of these modalities are right for you and your healing journey!  See below for more details about my guests:  Sara Semenick owns Deeper Roots counseling and is a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist who also offers NET: https://deeperrootscounselingmft.com Colleen Ramser owns her own practice and offers EMDR. http://www.colleenramserlpc.com Channing Palazzo owns Vine Counseling and is also a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist. https://vinecounseling.org Other Resources: Calming/Regulating Techniques: https://holisticcoaching.me/subscriptions Holistic Coaching Resources: https://holisticcoaching.me/resources Podcast Music by Josh Brown: https://soundsofbrown.com