EMPOWERED HUMAN with Nina Garcia

Author: Nina L. Garcia

Here, you're invited to play with being human, and you'll be given the skills to transform hard conversations - around your identity and diverse human narratives - into teachable moments. Empowered Human with Nina Garcia: an episodic journey to your most vibrant self, with new episodes every Wednesday. Subscribe now
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Are You Emotionally Secure? The Final Step to Stronger Relationships, Part 6 of 6
Tuesday, 23 December, 2025

Send us a textAre you emotionally secure, or are you still surviving in your relationships?In this final episode of the Emotional Security Spectrum series, Nina brings everything together and asks the question that matters most: where are you really showing up from? This conversation breaks down the shift from emotional vulnerability to emotional security, and why boundaries are the bridge between the two. Through the island metaphor, Nina explains how to protect your inner world without shutting people out, how to stop overgiving when others lack capacity, and how true confidence comes from staying connected to yourself during hard moments. If you want deeper relationships, stronger self-trust, and calm confidence that starts on the inside, this episode brings clarity, honesty, and a clear path forward.Here’s what this episode brings to light: 💌 The difference between being vulnerable and being secure 💌 Why boundaries are an act of care, not rejection 💌 How emotional fitness and emotional wealth work together 💌 What emotionally secure people do during conflictWhat you’ll get: (0:48) Are you unavailable, available, or secure?(2:49) The emotional security equation(3:50) What emotional vulnerability really looks like(5:13) Why boundaries are the missing link(8:05) The island metaphor and emotional sovereignty(15:38) From vulnerability to security in real life(18:40) Security without abandoning yourself(21:44) Adventure Challenge: Take the quiz and take actionReady to see where you land on the emotional security spectrum?👉 Take the quiz at https://form.typeform.com/to/gsy9mGLA