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You Left the Toxic Relationship. Why Don't You Feel Safe Yet? (with Chris Wasko)

Season #5

You walked away from a toxic relationship. Maybe you've created distance, established boundaries, or completely changed your circumstances.

So why don't you feel free yet?

In this episode of Aligned & Turned On with Nedjma, I'm joined by Chris Wasco, energy healer, spiritual counselor, and psychic medium specializing in narcissistic abuse and trauma recovery.

Chris shares her personal journey of growing up with narcissistic parents, navigating difficult family dynamics, and eventually making the decision to walk away.

But what I find particularly interesting is what happens after we change our circumstances.

Because removing ourselves from a difficult situation doesn't necessarily mean we've released the emotional reactions, survival patterns, and ways of relating that developed along the way.

Together, we explore:

  • Chris's experience growing up with narcissistic parents and how it shaped her relationships and sense of safety.

  • Why leaving a toxic relationship doesn't automatically bring emotional freedom.

  • How hypervigilance, people-pleasing, and survival patterns can continue long after circumstances have changed.

  • The role of nervous system regulation in moving beyond survival mode.

  • Chris's journey into energy healing, intuitive development, and working with the chakra system.

  • How her healing journey transformed the way she shows up in her relationships and family.

  • The complexities of navigating relationships with people who exhibit narcissistic tendencies.

Throughout our conversation, we touch on something that I believe is central to liberation: the difference between changing what's happening around you and transforming what's happening within you.

Because while we can't always choose how other people behave, we can develop a greater understanding of ourselves, our reactions, and the patterns that influence how we experience life.

And that opens up a whole new world of possibilities.

Connect with Chris Wasco:

Website: https://www.chriswasko.com/

Connect with Nedjma:

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