{"podcast":{"title":"Unblock Your BS","slug":"unblock-your-bs-7162348","podcast_index_feed_id":7162348,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/559025/rss","website_url":"https://www.unblockyourbs.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/f/3/e/8f3eaf409c60ced416c3140a3186d450/UBS_POD_cover_artwork_2000_x_2000_px.png","author":"Unblock Your BS, LLC","episode_count":79,"summary":"Are you sick of the BS holding you back? \"Unblock Your BS\" is your no-nonsense guide to healing, self-awareness, and reclaiming your power. Hosted by Coach Tara, a certified somatic release breathwork practitioner and self awareness coach, this podcast dives deep into the belief systems (and, let's be real, the bullshit) that keep us stuck. Each episode explores topics like self-love, emotional intelligence, healing from anxiety and depression, breaking free from toxic cycles, the root causes of our own people pleasing and self abandonment in relationships, and finding your authentic voice. Whether you're navigating a breakup or divorce, recovering from burnout, or just looking for tools to live a more aligned life, this podcast is your space to unblock your potential. It's time to rewrite your story, take radical ownership of your life, and join the self-aware army. Let's break through the BS together!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T16:20:02.949790+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unblock-your-bs-7162348"},"episode":{"title":"What does emotional safety really mean?","slug":"what-does-emotional-safety-really-mean","published_at":"2026-02-05T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unblock-your-bs-7162348/what-does-emotional-safety-really-mean","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unblock-your-bs-7162348","url":"https://44c46f29-c836-4e72-8af1-72748ae1234e.libsyn.com/what-does-emotional-safety-really-mean","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/44c46f29-c836-4e72-8af1-72748ae1234e/Episode_55_Audio_Podcast.mp3?dest-id=4829170","summary":"When life punches you in the throat (flu, ice storm, a branch through your roof at 5am… you know, casual \"unprecedented times\" stuff), you learn real fast what \"emotional safety\" actually means. And here's the thing: emotional safety has become a buzzword. A lot of women use it. A lot of men hear it and instantly translate it as physical safety. \"I've never hit her.\" \"I don't scream.\" \"I would never hurt her.\" Cool… but that's not the conversation your partner is trying to have. In this episode, I'm breaking down what an emotionally safe partner is NOT—because most relationships aren't falling apart from one big dramatic event. They're dying from the daily patterns: defensiveness, fixing, shutting down, walking on eggshells, and two nervous systems treating each other like threats. Spoiler alert: You can't create emotional safety with someone if you don't know how to be emotionally safe within yourself. In this episode, we get into: Why \"I never get upset\" isn't emotional safety - it's usually repression The difference between uncomfortable vs unsafe (and why this wrecks communication) Why walking on eggshells is a relationship death sentence The Fixer/Rescuer trap: how \"solving it\" is often you avoiding your own discomfort Why the real root problems aren't the dishwasher, the tone, or the text message How trauma (big T and little t) gets stuck in the body and drives your reactions Why therapy-speak doesn't equal healing (and why your partner can feel the difference) The skill that changes everything: curiosity > defensiveness Next week, registration opens for my biggest free training yet: \"From Relationship Rock Bottom to Rebuild\" We're going deep on nervous system regulation, relationship patterns, and what it actually takes to become an emotionally safe partner. If…","meta_description":"When life punches you in the throat (flu, ice storm, a branch through your roof at 5am… you know, casual \"unprecedented times\" stuff), you learn real fast…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2079,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unblock-your-bs-7162348/episodes/what-does-emotional-safety-really-mean/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unblock-your-bs-7162348/what-does-emotional-safety-really-mean.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}