Are you playing the role of the "perfect" daughter, wife, or mother while feeling like your true self has vanished? In this powerful episode, Brenda Ridgley sits down with Chris Wasco—a spiritual counselor, psychic medium, and author of An Old Soul’s Journey—to discuss breaking free from narcissistic abuse and a silenced nervous system.

Chris shares her raw "Midlife Funk" story: the terrifying moment she realized the abuse she endured as a child was beginning to touch her own children. This "straw that broke the camel's back" led her to cut ties with her parents and begin a massive life transformation. We explore the "Mother Wound"—the generational shadow that shapes how women relate to themselves and their friends—and how unmasking toxic family dynamics can literally heal your physical body.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The Breaking Point: Why it often takes a threat to our children to make us stand up to our own bullies.
• The Narcissistic Spectrum: Understanding the difference between overt abuse and the mental manipulation of the "silent treatment."
• Healing the Nervous System: How trauma "mutes" our intuition and why Chris’s psychic gifts only came "online" once she finally felt safe.
• The Mother Wound & Enmeshment: Why having your mother as your "best friend" can actually be an energetic red flag for your marriage.
• Somatic Recovery: Moving from a "stressed breath" to a grounded life through mirror work and chakra exploration.

Actionable Insights:

1. Grounding Check: Learn to anchor your "roots" to exit fight-or-flight mode and breathe from your belly, not just your chest.
2. Solar Plexus Power: Use the "I am powerful" check-in to see if you are standing in your personal sovereignty.
3. Mirror Work: Start with just 20 seconds of looking at yourself with love to reclaim the identity trauma tried to hide.

About Our Guest: Chris Wasco is a spiritual counselor, energy healer, and creator of Spicy Old Souls, a deep-level soul healing program. She specializes in reading the chakra system and listening to the stories the body wants to share.

Connect with Chris:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@energyhealingwithChris

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chriswaskomedium

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