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Are you protecting yourself so well that no one, not even you, can get in?

In this episode, Nina Garcia breaks down emotional unavailability through the story of Wolverine: strong, fierce, and deeply alone. Using this powerful metaphor, she explains how emotional armor might look like resilience on the outside, but often hides deep discomfort with connection. Nina shares three practical steps to help you move from shutdown to self-awareness, and reminds you that emotional security isn’t about staying safe, it’s about showing up. If you’ve ever felt alone in a crowded room or struggled to let people in, this episode is your starting place.

What you’re going to walk away with:
💌 How emotional unavailability shows up in real life (and why it's not your fault)
💌 Why connection can feel dangerous when you’ve been hurt
💌 Three small but powerful steps to start opening up
💌 What emotional fitness looks like and how to build it

What you’ll get:
(0:09) What emotional unavailability really is
(1:02) Why emotional growth is like going to the gym
(1:52) Story: Wolverine and the fear of connection
(4:59) The hidden cost of always staying strong
(6:22) How emotional avoidance can look like success
(11:18) Three steps to move from unavailable to aware
(14:44) Take the emotional security quiz to find your profile

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Can you really feel safe with yourself if you're always trying to control everything around you? In this episode, Nina Garcia shares a powerful story about a man named Harry: successful, driven, and emotionally lost. You’ll walk through the six stages of emotional security and learn how real confidence isn’t about fixing the weather, it’s about learning how to stand in the storm. Using the metaphor of your emotional landscape, Nina shows how most of us are unknowingly performing emotional strength while missing the core skills that actually build it. If you’ve ever felt like something’s still missing, even when everything looks good on paper, this episode is for you.

What you’re going to walk away with:
💌 The six emotional security profiles and what they look like in everyday life
💌 How performance can replace true emotional safety
💌 What emotional fitness vs. emotional wealth means
💌 The one equation that unlocks long-term confidence

What you’ll get:
(0:50) Why gripping tighter builds control, not courage
(1:16) The six emotional security profiles explained
(3:15) Story: “Harry” and the hidden cost of success
(6:10) From unavailable to aware to emotionally literate
(8:11) What emotional availability actually looks like
(9:04) Emotional vulnerability and how to go deeper
(9:49) What emotional security sounds and feels like
(10:29) The equation: Emotional fitness + emotional wealth = emotional security
(14:41) Self-check: how to spot where you are on the spectrum

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Can you truly love someone who doesn’t know how to protect you from themselves? This episode is a deeply honest look at what happens when success on the outside masks insecurity on the inside. Through personal stories and professional insight, Nina explores why so many high-achieving men still lose the love they’ve worked so hard to build. Emotional security isn’t about having money, status, or charm, it’s about creating safety within yourself and in your relationships. What you’re going to walk away with:

💌 What emotional security actually is, and why love alone isn’t enough.
💌 Why emotional insecurity is the real danger in relationships.
💌 How to take responsibility, set boundaries, and stop repeating old patterns.
💌 The emotional security spectrum and how to find out where you land.

What you’ll get:
(0:50) Why men with success still lose the people they love
(1:41) Defining emotional security and why it’s critical
(4:01) Story: a partner who couldn’t stop drinking
(6:43) Story: a marriage that ended after the “effort” disappeared
(10:53) How insecurity shows up in even the strongest men
(13:41) Nina’s self-check: the role she played in staying too long
(17:04) The 6 stages of emotional security
(20:37) Emotional fitness + emotional wealth = emotional security
(25:25) What masking looks like in relationships
(27:06) Weekly adventure challenge: stop protecting people from their feelings

Ready to see where you land on the emotional security spectrum? Take the quiz at https://form.typeform.com/to/gsy9mGLA