Codependency Alchemy: The Podcast

In this deeply personal episode, Alyssa Zander shares a vulnerable moment of navigating through a depressive state and intrusive thoughts that sent her spiraling. Discover three empowering questions that guided Alyssa through the darkness and can support you in moments of discomfort or when you are feeling stuck. Move from victim consciousness to empowerment by exploring the wisdom and teachings w...

Forgiveness can feel hard to reach, especially if we have been hurt or harmed in the past. I hope to offer some new perspectives in this weeks episode. What are 10 things you are ready to forgive yourself for? 🙏🏾 If the podcast is supporting you on your journey, please share and leave a rating or review so that other people can receive support and find the podcast! Resources: Codependency Alchem...

Inner child work can be messy and intense, as it was for me this week! I go into it all in this week's episode. 🙏🏾 If the podcast is supporting you on your journey, please share and leave a rating or review so that other people can receive support and find the podcast! Resources: Codependency Alchemy: The Membership : Subscribe on Substack for weekly shadow work prompts, exclusive podcast e...

Resentment is your teacher, and the sooner you listen to it the better off your relationships will be. 🙏🏾 If the podcast is supporting you on your journey, please share and leave a rating or review so that other people can receive support and find the podcast! Resources: Codependency Alchemy: The Membership : Subscribe on Substack for weekly shadow work prompts, exclusive podcast episodes, and a...

Conflicts can bring out the worst in us, and they can also be catalysts for the deepest kinds of connection and intimacy. In this episode I share about what to do to avoid the nasty cut-throat interactions so that you can have heart-opening conversations that lead to productive and desired outcomes, for everyone. 🙏🏾 If the podcast is supporting you on your journey, please share and leave a ratin...

Let's talk about people-pleasing, codependency, "making other people happy brings me happiness" and where this way of relating can actually be keeping you from accessing your authentic joy. Genuine happiness in relationships is built from an overflow of trust, safety, and love that's been cultivated from within yourself first. 🙏🏾 If the podcast is supporting you on your journ...

Taking radical personal responsibility rubs up against all of our fears of rejection and abandonment. It is, however, the very thing that can deeply heal our relationships with ourselves and others. In this episode I sit down with one of my best friends, Victoria St. Fleur (@ofrootandbranch), as she shares about some of the tools and perspectives that have helped her in healing codependency in her...

We've all been there (I think 😅) where you just can't stand your partner and you're at your wits end. In this episode I share something that has helped me overcome my limited perceptions of my partner and others so that I could experience more love and joy in my life and relationships. 🙏🏾 If the podcast is supporting you on your journey, please share and leave a rating or review...

This week we have a vvv special guest, Patrick, who is here to share with us how his relationship has changed since he and his partner began to tend to the codependency patterns in their relationship. 🙏🏾 If the podcast is supporting you on your journey, please share and leave a rating or review so that other people can receive support and find the podcast! Resources: Codependency Alchemy: The Me...

Do you find yourself defending yourself all the time? In this episode we explore our fears around being wrong and bring in new ways of relating so that we can stop going to war with the ones we love. 🙏🏾 If the podcast is supporting you on your journey, please share and leave a rating or review so that other people can receive support and find the podcast! Resources: Codependency Alchemy: The Mem...

I get together with my bestie, Erynn (LPC), to talk about how to hold ourselves when the fear of abandonment comes in. Basically, we share about what the healing journey REALLY looks like. (Hint hint: it's messy AF, sis) 🙏🏾 If the podcast is supporting you on your journey, please share and leave a rating or review so that other people can receive support and find the podcast! Resources: Cod...

Many of us have experienced periods of chaos, especially in our childhoods, and then we watch it play out in our relationships, careers, and personal lives. Years of normalizing chaos primed our nervous system to attune and be more comfortable in it. Wild paradox, right?! Chaos becomes our default state of "safety." But what if there's a path to a more abundant and genuinely safe ex...

I get together with another Codependency Alchemy member to talk about fears around something we don't completely understand, and how it always's comes back to safety. We talk about embracing sexuality, fears around being sexualized, being in a state of fear, and more! 🙏🏾 If the podcast is supporting you on your journey, please share and leave a rating or review so that other people can...

Listen, we all experience a fear of abandonment, and in this episode I give a visual representation of this fear and how we can overcome it in our lives, relationships, and work. My intention is that you walk away feeling empowered, inspired, and lighter around the core wound of abandonment. 🙏🏾 If the podcast is supporting you on your journey, please share and leave a rating or review so that ot...

In this episode I coach a member from our Codependency Alchemy membership. We discuss her fear around "taking a step back" from her business and a reframe for this, and I also support her in moving through a past experience that was bringing up a lot of anger, frustration, and resentment. Grab this assessment 👉🏾 Are You Codependent? 10 Questions to Ask Codependency Alchemy: The Course...

In this Alchemy episode we will be moving through a somatic practice, bringing awareness to where manipulation lives in our body so that we can access the healing this part of us needs. This episode is best listened to when you can find yourself in a safe space where you won't be interrupted. 🙏🏾 If the podcast is supporting you on your journey, please share and leave a rating or review so t...

In this episode, I coach a mom who is navigating old toxic relationship dynamics, and how they impact her life as a partner and a mom. So much of what we learned, and how we learned to be, growing up can have an influence on how we relate to others in our adult life. If you have ever felt responsible for everyone's emotions and feelings, this episode will help you not feel so alone, and remin...

Me? Manipulate? YIKES. In this episode I get real and vulnerable with you about my first conscious exploration of manipulation, and how I started to see all the ways I WAS MANIPULATING while on a trip with my partner. You're gonna want to listen to this one, babes! 🙏🏾 If the podcast is supporting you on your journey, please share and leave a rating or review so that other people can receive...

Do you notice yourself getting angry when you feel that you have clearly conveyed or communicated something with someone and then they act like it was never heard or seen? Do you feel like you are sometimes talking to a wall? If you feel disrespected and frustrated when communicating your boundaries to others then this Q&A episode is for you! 🙏🏾 If the podcast is supporting you on your journ...

When there is something we are struggling with, there is usually an underlying fear that is keeping us from doing the thing. In this weeks Alchemy episode we are going to move through the shadow work and somatic work for uncovering what those fears are, and meeting them within ourselves so that we can experience more compassion and joy in our lives and in our relationships. 🙏🏾 If the podcast is...

I loved our conversation on feeling burnt out on enforcing boundaries, and how we can shift our perception of others misunderstanding (or outright ignoring) us and our boundaries from a victim mentality to one that is empowering (hint hint: it has to do with curiosity!) 🙏🏾 If the podcast is supporting you on your journey, please share and leave a rating or review so that other people can receive...

We hear a lot about boundaries and the importance of them, but there is this misconception that boundaries mean someone else needs to do (or not do) something in order to "respect" your boundaries... I have a hot take on this, have a listen! 🙏🏾 If the podcast is supporting you on your journey, please share and leave a rating or review so that other people can receive support and find t...

We celebrate the end of an incredible first season of Codependency Alchemy and share exciting news for the future! 🙏🏾 If the podcast is supporting you on your journey, please share and leave a rating or review so that other people can receive support and find the podcast! Resources: Codependency Alchemy: The Membership : Subscribe on Substack for weekly shadow work prompts, exclusive podcast epi...

Join me as we unravel the intricate layers of fears  that can often leave us feeling vulnerable and uncertain in our relationships and discover empowering ways to heal and transform it. Together, we'll explore a somatic practice that has personally supported me in my own journey of healing core wounds related to abandonment, rejection, and betrayal. 🙏🏾 If the podcast is supporting you on yo...

In Part Two, we invite you to embark on a somatic journey, unraveling the roots of the pattern within your own body and unlocking the keys to self-empowerment. For the optimal experience, find a quiet space where you can close your eyes, creating an environment conducive to tapping into your inner wisdom.  🙏🏾 If the podcast is supporting you on your journey, please share and leave a rating or re...