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Ascended Warrior: Spiritual Sovereignty for a Changing World
Hosted by Chris Alyssia · EN
Ascended Warrior explores consciousness, spiritual awakening, and global change through a grounded, sovereign lens.
Hosted by veteran and spiritual mentor Chris Alyssia, the show bridges lived human experience with higher-awareness perspective—offering thoughtful reflections, guided meditations, and expansive conversations on current events.
This is a space for those who sense there is more happening beneath the surface of the world’s chaos—and want to process it without fear.
Move beyond emotional reaction into clarity.
Beyond polarization into discernment.
Beyond fear into conscious leade
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You Can’t Love Yourself If You Don’t Know Yourself
2w ago00:30:44Tap to summarizeWe talk a lot about self-love.But we don’t talk enough about self-knowing.Because the truth is—you cannot love what you refuse to see.In this episode, we explore:Why we hide parts of ourselvesHow conditioning shapes what we show vs suppressThe emotional cost of avoidanceAnd how real self-love comes from acceptance and integrationThis isn’t about becoming a better version of yourself.It’s about becoming an honest one.If this episode resonates, follow the show and leave a review. It helps others seeking perspective discover this work.🔗 Ascended Warrior Links• Explore the Podcast & Resources: https://ascended-warrior.com• Book Chris for Speaking or Collaboration: https://ascended-warrior.com/contact/#SelfLove #InnerWork #HealingJourney #SelfAwareness #Mindset #SpiritualGrowth #PersonalDevelopment
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Why We Follow (And What It Costs Us)
3w ago00:39:05Tap to summarizeWhy do we follow certain people, ideas, and movements?It’s not just logic.It’s how they make us feel.When the world feels uncertain, certainty feels like safety. And when something feels safe, we stop questioning it.In this episode, we explore:The instinct to followHow belief becomes identityWhy emotion overrides logicAnd how awareness helps us stay groundedBecause this isn’t about rejecting ideas.It’s about staying aware enough to question them.If this episode resonates, follow the show and leave a review. It helps others seeking perspective discover this work.🔗 Ascended Warrior Links• Explore the Podcast & Resources: https://ascended-warrior.com• Book Chris for Speaking or Collaboration: https://ascended-warrior.com/contact/#Psychology #SelfGrowth #Awareness #HumanNature #Mindset #InnerWork #ConsciousLiving #SpiritualPodcast
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You Can’t Fight an Idea: War, Belief, and the Human Pattern
4w ago00:35:14Tap to summarizeWe often talk about war in terms of power, control, and strategy.But beneath all of that is something deeper:Belief.In this episode, we explore why belief systems cannot be eliminated through force—and how history continues to show us this pattern.More importantly, we look at how this same dynamic plays out in our personal lives.Topics include:Why force creates resistance instead of changeHow belief systems are tied to identityThe repeating cycles of human conflictThe connection between fear, certainty, and controlYou can fight people.But you cannot fight an idea.If this episode resonates, follow the show and leave a review. It helps others seeking perspective discover this work.🔗 Ascended Warrior Links• Explore the Podcast & Resources: https://ascended-warrior.com• Book Chris for Speaking or Collaboration: https://ascended-warrior.com/contact/#Philosophy #SpiritualPodcast #HumanNature #SelfGrowth #Awareness #GlobalIssues #InnerWork #Consciousness #Mindset #AscendedWarrior
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Hurt People Hurt People: Breaking the Cycle of Pain and Reaction
Apr 900:40:47Tap to summarize“Hurt people hurt people” is something we hear all the time.But this episode goes deeper.Because the real question is:What happens when we realize we’ve done it too?In this conversation, we explore how emotional pain—especially generational and unprocessed trauma—shapes our reactions, relationships, and behavior.More importantly, we explore how to interrupt that cycle.Topics include:Why we react instead of respondHow trauma is passed down through families and systemsThe role of awareness in emotional regulationHow to create space between trigger and reactionYou didn’t create the wound.But you have the power to decide what happens next.If this episode resonates, follow the show and leave a review. It helps others seeking perspective discover this work.🔗 Ascended Warrior Links• Explore the Podcast & Resources: https://ascended-warrior.com• Book Chris for Speaking or Collaboration: https://ascended-warrior.com/contact/#Healing #Trauma #SelfGrowth #EmotionalIntelligence #MindBodyConnection #Awareness #Consciousness #PersonalDevelopment #InnerHealing #AscendedWarrior
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Who I Am & Why I Do This: Healing Trauma, Identity & Finding Your True Self
Apr 200:31:40Tap to summarizeBefore asking others to face difficult truths, it’s important to share my own.In this episode, I open up about my journey—from an abusive childhood, to the military, to discovering how deeply trauma was shaping my reactions and identity.For years, I lived in survival mode without realizing it.It wasn’t until I began doing the inner work that I saw the truth:I wasn’t broken.I was conditioned.In this conversation, I explore:How trauma shapes our identity and reactionsThe loss of identity after the militaryThe role of meditation in reconnecting with yourselfWhat it means to become whole instead of reactiveThis is the foundation of everything I share on this podcast.If this episode resonates, follow the show and leave a review. It helps others seeking perspective discover this work.🔗 Ascended Warrior Links• Explore the Podcast & Resources: https://ascended-warrior.com• Book Chris for Speaking or Collaboration: https://ascended-warrior.com/contact/#SelfHealing #TraumaRecovery #VeteranLife #Mindfulness #EmotionalHealing #SelfGrowth #Awareness #InnerWork #SpiritualJourney #AscendedWarrior
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How to Stop Letting Fear Control Your Life | ft. Kiki Tsakaldimi
Mar 2601:10:33Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Ascended Warrior, I sit down with Kiki Tsakaldimi — mountaineer and the first Greek woman to attempt Mount Everest.Through her experiences climbing some of the world’s highest peaks, Kiki shares powerful insights on fear, discomfort, and what it truly takes to become who you’re meant to be.Because here’s the truth:👉 Fear doesn’t go away👉 You just stop letting it decide for youWe explore:How to move forward even when you’re afraidWhy discomfort is necessary for growthThe mindset that builds resilienceHow nature reconnects you to your true selfWhy happiness is a choiceKiki’s story is proof that the greatest transformation doesn’t happen at the summit…It happens within.🔗 Learn more about Kiki:https://fairlifelcc.com/en/team/kiki-tsakaldimi/If this episode resonates, follow the show and leave a review. It helps others seeking perspective discover this work.🔗 Ascended Warrior Links• Explore the Podcast & Resources: https://ascended-warrior.com• Book Chris for Speaking or Collaboration: https://ascended-warrior.com/contact/Discover Where You Are in Your Spiritual AwakeningTake this 2-Minute Soul Awakening Quizhttps://ascended-warrior.com/5-phases-of-soul-awakening-quiz/#selfgrowth #mindset #fear #personaldevelopment #healing #spiritualgrowth #discipline
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Closure vs Accountability: Why You Don’t Need an Apology to Heal
Mar 1900:33:49Tap to summarizeA deep and personal exploration of one of the hardest truths in healing:What happens when the apology never comes?In this episode of Ascended Warrior, we unpack the difference between accountability and closure — and why waiting for someone else to take responsibility may be the very thing keeping you stuck in pain.Through lived experience, trauma, and spiritual insight, this episode guides you toward reclaiming your power, releasing emotional ties, and creating true closure from within.Because healing doesn’t come from them.It comes from you.Key topics:Accountability vs closureTrauma and emotional healingShadow work and inner healingLetting go without an apologyReclaiming your powerIf this episode resonates, follow the show and leave a review. It helps others seeking perspective discover this work.🔗 Ascended Warrior Links• Explore the Podcast & Resources: https://ascended-warrior.com• Book Chris for Speaking or Collaboration: https://ascended-warrior.com/contact/Discover Where You Are in Your Spiritual AwakeningTake this 2-Minute Soul Awakening Quizhttps://ascended-warrior.com/5-phases-of-soul-awakening-quiz/#healing #shadowwork #selfgrowth #traumahealing #spiritualawakening #innerwork #mindsetshift #emotionalhealing
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Standing With Survivors: Why Organizations Like RAINN Matter | Podcasthon
Mar 1800:13:25Tap to summarizeToday’s episode is part of Podcasthon, a global movement where podcasts dedicate an episode to highlighting nonprofit organizations working to make the world a better place.This episode focuses on RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) and the vital work survivor advocacy organizations do every day.RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline, providing confidential 24/7 support for survivors across the United States. For many people, reaching out to an advocate is the first step toward healing.In this episode we explore:• The reality survivors of sexual violence face• Why advocacy organizations like RAINN are essential• The services survivor support groups provide• How listeners can help support survivors and prevention effortsSexual violence often happens in silence. Organizations like RAINN exist to ensure survivors are believed, supported, and connected to resources when they are ready to seek help.This episode is part of Podcasthon, a global initiative where podcasts highlight nonprofit organizations making a meaningful impact.ResourcesRAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-HOPEOnline Support: https://www.rainn.orgThank you to @podcasthon_en for bringing creators together to highlight organizations doing meaningful work in the world.#podcasthon #supportsurvivors #rainn #traumahealing #advocacy #nonprofitspotlight
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Staying Steady in a Time of U.S.– Iran Tension
Mar 1200:19:09Tap to summarizeThere is a lot of noise right now about what’s happening between the United States and Iran.Depending on where you look, the same events are framed as escalation, inevitability, instability, or strength. The tone shifts. The urgency rises. And without realizing it, our bodies respond.This episode is not about policy analysis or picking sides. It’s about what happens underneath the headlines.When global tension increases, your nervous system doesn’t know the difference between a direct threat and a distant one. Headlines can trigger fight-or-flight, tighten your chest, raise your heart rate, and narrow your perception — even when you are physically safe.So how do we stay informed without living in chronic activation?In this conversation, we explore the biological fear response, the role of media urgency, and how perspective — historical and spiritual — can help regulate the body without disengaging from the world.You can care deeply about what is happening without carrying it in your nervous system.Strength in times like these is not panic.It is steadiness.It is regulated presence.It is conscious participation.Stay steady.If this episode resonates, follow the show and leave a review. It helps others seeking perspective discover this work.🔗 Ascended Warrior Links• Explore the Podcast & Resources: https://ascended-warrior.com• Book Chris for Speaking or Collaboration: https://ascended-warrior.com/contact/Discover Where You Are in Your Spiritual AwakeningTake this 2-Minute Soul Awakening Quizhttps://ascended-warrior.com/5-phases-of-soul-awakening-quiz/
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Not Everyone Fights the Same War: Civil Wars of the Soul
Mar 500:21:00Tap to summarizeEach of us carries an internal battlefield.Something that shaped us.Something that marked our nervous system.Something we have bled for — literally or emotionally.In this episode, I explore why different issues hit different people with different levels of urgency.Some battles are personal civil wars. They altered the direction of your life.Some are wars that touched someone you love.Others are battles you understand intellectually — but they don’t live in your body the same way.The mistake we make is assuming that different intensity means different humanity.When someone doesn’t match your outrage, it can feel like indifference. But often, it simply means they were shaped by a different fire.Through meditation, history, and spiritual perspective, we look at:Why urgency is proportional to lived experienceHow outrage culture amplifies divisionThe three tiers of battles we carryWhat unity looks like without uniformityHow to honor each other’s front lines without burning outWe are not meant to fight every battle with the same ferocity.But we are meant to stand beside one another with respect.Because sovereignty doesn’t isolate us.It steadies us — so we can build something together.If this episode resonates, follow the show and leave a review. It helps others seeking perspective discover this work.🔗 Ascended Warrior Links• Watch the Full Episode: https://youtu.be/BgAJ-o1uxL8• Explore the Podcast & Resources: https://ascended-warrior.com• Book Chris for Speaking or Collaboration: https://ascended-warrior.com/contact/
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