In this episode:

Alex Croxford sits down with Nastassia Marie, a trauma-informed educator and practitioner specializing in narcissistic abuse recovery. Nastassia’s journey of healing from a history of challenging relationships and family trauma fuels her powerful work, as she brings compassion, humor, and depth to complex subjects. Together, they explore the importance of recognizing inherited trauma, understanding narcissistic abuse, and how self-awareness can lead to a safe, fulfilling love.

This episode is a profound discussion on breaking free from destructive patterns, rebuilding self-worth, and how trauma-informed healing offers a pathway to self-discovery and genuine connection.

Highlights:

✨ Nastassia shares her journey of healing from her traumatic past, including growing up around violence and eventually facing similar dynamics in her own relationships. She discusses the critical turning points that led her to trauma-informed work.

✨ The conversation dives deep into the cycle of abuse, with Nastassia highlighting the unconscious tendency to recreate familiar relationship dynamics rooted in early experiences.

✨ Alex and Nastassia discuss narcissistic abuse, what it truly means, and how understanding it can liberate individuals from toxic patterns and behaviors.

✨ Nastassia offers insights into the power of generational healing, shedding light on how we carry ancestral trauma and the importance of addressing it to live freely and intentionally.

✨ A touching moment reveals how Nastassia, holding her daughter, made a life-changing decision to break free from her past and pave the way for a new, empowered legacy.

Key Takeaways:

• Trauma Awareness is Empowering: Healing involves recognizing and honoring the traumas that shape us, often inherited across generations.
• Safety in Love: Safe, healthy relationships are possible when we confront past traumas and free ourselves from the bonds of familiarity that keep us tied to harmful dynamics.
• Narcissistic Abuse Defined: Understanding narcissistic abuse goes beyond the label; it's about recognizing manipulation, control, and inconsistency within relationships and learning to break free.
• The Journey from Self-Blame to Self-Compassion: Nastassia’s story emphasizes the importance of self-compassion over shame, reminding us that healing is a journey that requires gentleness.
• Healing Generational Trauma: We carry not only our own pain but often that of our ancestors. Breaking these cycles frees not only us but future generations.

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Website: https://www.alexcroxford.com/

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About Nastassia Marie:

Nastassia Marie is a Narcissistic Abuse & Trauma Informed Educator & Practitioner. Her work is the Embodiment of her own healing and self discovery journey, as she brings authenticity, love and humor into deeply sacred topics that lead to beautiful lifelong transformations.

Nastassia’s Links:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theartofintuition/

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