It’s Both — Anxiety, Transitions, and the Messy Middle
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If you’re living in the tension—mixed emotions, unclear answers, big decisions—this show helps with navigating transitions, overthinking, decision making, and emotional intelligence so you can find clarity and calm in real life. It’s Both is for people who feel the pull of two truths at once. Hosted by therapist-turned-storyteller Nikki P, each episode blends honest conversations with simple, practical tools—one kind next step at a time. We talk boundaries, anxiety, identity shifts, starting over after divorce, career pivots, faith questions, and more—always through a both/and lens. Expect real stories (not toxic positivity), language for mixed emotions, and frameworks that help you move forward without abandoning yourself. Whether you’re rebuilding identity, deconstructing and reconstructing faith, or stepping into a new season, this space helps you feel seen, feel less alone, and make gentler choices as you grow through transition. Because life isn’t either/or—it’s both.
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Episodes(3)
Anxiety & High-Energy Kids: Emotional Regulation for Parents & Educators
What if the "difficult" behavior isn't the problem—it's how we're responding to it? In this conversation with Dr. Bethany Bildeau, a behavioral specialist who went from hiding in school bathrooms with panic attacks to helping the kids everyone else has given up on, we talk about high-energy kids, wh
Boundaries & Self-Trust: Starting Over After Losing Yourself
What happens when supporting someone else's career means losing your own voice entirely? In this conversation with military spouse and author Heather Sweeney, we talk about the both/and of military life—holding community and loneliness, pride and resentment, grief and relief all at once. Heather sha
Anxiety & Overthinking: Just Do Nothing ft. Joanna Hardis
Feeling hijacked by anxiety and overthinking every decision—like you're constantly "neck up" in your head, unable to just be? In this episode, Nikki P sits down with therapist and author Joanna Hardis to talk about distress tolerance: the skill of feeling uncomfortable without making situations wors