Some days “I’m fine” is doing way too much heavy lifting.

In this episode of Human Beans Radio, host Mira Crowe—your proud emotional support GenX auntie—walks you gently but clearly into the world of emotional literacy: naming your feelings, understanding what they’re trying to tell you, and using that knowledge to calm your nervous system, improve your relationships, and heal.

🌱 In this episode, we explore:

• Why “I’m fine” has become emotional duct tape for a whole generation

• How naming your emotions (“I feel ___ because ___”) reduces anxiety and overwhelm

• What affect labeling is and how it calms the amygdala and lights up the prefrontal cortex

• The difference between frustrated, furious, worried, terrified, lonely, abandoned, drained, depressed, triggered, and unsafe

• How childhood messaging (“toughen up,” “stop being dramatic,” “we don’t do feelings here”) disconnects us from our inner world

• A Mister Rogers moment: “What do you do with the mad that you feel?” and why it still matters

• A real-life Kroger story about mislabeling “mad” when the truth was “overstimulated”

• The Five Flavors of Feeling (sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami) to help you quickly narrow down what you’re feeling

• The 90-second wave rule (Jill Bolte Taylor) and how to ride emotional waves instead of getting slammed by them

• How the body often knows the emotion before the brain does (tight throat, clenched jaw, buzzing chest, heavy limbs, ache behind the eyes)

• What the Blue Book (AA Step Four) can teach all of us about making a “searching and fearless moral inventory” without shame

• A closing, guided grounding exercise to help you sit with your feelings with more compassion and less fear

If you’ve ever said:

• “I don’t know what I feel, I just feel too much,”

• “Why do I keep snapping at people I love?” or

• “I’m scared that if I really look at what I feel, I’ll fall apart,”

…this episode is for you.

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Most of us were never taught boundaries — and the ones we did learn were accidental, inconsistent, or guilt-soaked.
In this episode of Human Beans, host Mira Crowe breaks down the five types of healthy, grown-up boundaries we all need: physical, emotional, time, energetic, and digital.

With warm storytelling, humor, and psychological insight, Mira explains what each boundary really means, how they protect your peace, and why healthy adults use all five — not just one on a random Tuesday when the moon is full.

This episode is a compassionate, practical guide for anyone who feels drained, overwhelmed, over-giving, guilty for saying no, or unsure where their responsibility ends and someone else’s begins.

• What physical boundaries really look like (privacy, space, rest)

• Why emotional boundaries keep relationships healthier

• The necessity of time boundaries (“No, I’m not available then”)

• How energetic boundaries protect your mental bandwidth

• The rising importance of digital boundaries in an online world

• Why people push back when you start setting boundaries

• How to hold the line without guilt, shame, or apology

If you’ve ever felt used, drained, overloaded, or responsible for everyone else’s happiness, this episode will help you reclaim your peace — one boundary at a time.

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What if mindfulness wasn’t about silence or incense—but about soap bubbles, porch swings, and the smell of rain?

In this episode of Human Beans, host Mira Crowe, a Southern Gen X storyteller, mom, and psychology-trained observer of the human heart, explores how mindfulness lives in ordinary life: in the kitchen sink, in the hum of the fridge, in the rhythm of work and rest.

From neuroscience and recovery wisdom to stories of her grandmother’s humming and her granddaddy’s workbench, Mira shares how attention becomes a form of love, how kindness changes body chemistry, and why peace isn’t found; it’s remembered.

✨ Learn about:

• The mind–body connection behind mindfulness and anxiety relief

• How to re-train your nervous system for calm and safety

• Mindful movement, breathwork, and everyday grounding

• Turning chores into meditation and silence into sanctuary

• The “quiet work” of presence, compassion, and rest

If you’ve ever struggled to meditate, felt restless in the quiet, or wondered how to slow a racing mind, this episode is for you.

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