Welcome to the Breakdown to Breakthrough podcast.

My name is Lisa A. Romano.

I am a life coach, best-selling author, YouTube vlogger, meditation teacher, an expert in the field of codependency and narcissistic abuse.

I am a believer in the power of an organized mind.

My aim is to help people learn what it means to live above the veil of consciousness, rather

than living a reactive life.

May your heart feel blessed, your mind feel expanded, and your spirit find hope as you

spend time with me here at the Breakdown to Breakthrough podcast.

So today we're going to be talking about how a narcissist can hijack your ability to be

happy.

What I try to accomplish with these sessions is helping people gain a better understanding

of where their personal power lies.

As someone who has spent her life looking outside of herself for validation, in fear of

criticism, fearing what other people think about me, the fear of failure, and almost paralyzed by the idea of taking any type of a risk,

getting outside of my comfort zone. As someone who has spent most of her life that way,

I've learned a few things along my life's path that I think can really help other people

shift. We're all here to evolve our soul and to

identify what it is that we're meant to do here while we're still in body on planet Earth.

Each of us has incredible human potential, but oftentimes we fall short of that potential

because of many different factors, many of which

I do not believe are our fault at all.

For instance, our brain can become arrested in a state of fight or flight due to childhood trauma,

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