Stop People Pleasing & Take Your Power Back!

Niko Ana Jeanne in conversation with Casabo Community

For much of her life, Niko Ana Jeanne didn’t realise the full extent of the toxic dynamics within her family. Like many people raised in challenging environments, she grew up believing that what she experienced was simply "normal."

As a child, she adapted, convincing herself that certain behaviours—criticism followed by praise, gaslighting, and emotional manipulation—were just how relationships worked.

But deep inside, something didn’t feel right.

As she immersed herself in personal development, her perspective began to shift. She started recognising patterns she had never seen before.

The very people who should have been her biggest supporters were not celebrating her success. Instead, they seemed resentful of her happiness, as though she was expected to stay in a place of struggle and pain.

At first, she tried harder—working to fix relationships, striving to make everyone happy. But the more she saw the reality of the situation, the more she understood: it wasn’t her responsibility to heal others at the expense of herself.

Then, something inside her clicked.

It wasn’t a conscious decision or a carefully planned moment. A switch simply flipped. That’s over. I’m not doing this anymore.

She stopped trying to make everyone else comfortable at her own expense. She stopped justifying toxic behaviour. She stopped believing she was responsible for other people’s healing. And she set boundaries—real, firm ones.

For Niko Ana, that meant going no contact with certain family members. It wasn’t a decision she took lightly, nor does she believe it’s the right path for everyone. But for her, it was necessary. Her wellbeing was at stake, and removing herself from that environment was the only way to protect herself and truly heal.

That was only the beginning.

Because once the external chaos was removed, she realised that the deeper work was still ahead. The patterns were still inside her—the wounds, the conditioning, the beliefs that had kept her trapped. She had to go beyond setting boundaries with others; she had to heal within.

And so, she began the work of reparenting her inner child.

This, she explains, is about working with the frozen parts of ourselves—the inner child stuck in past experiences, reacting to the present with outdated survival strategies. By meeting the needs that were never met in childhood, by offering unconditional love and support to those wounded parts, she found freedom. Instead of feeling like a victim of her past, she reclaimed her power.

The result?

Life is unrecognisable from where she started. Her health, her financial situation, her nervous system—everything shifted. What once felt impossible now feels natural.

This transformation became the foundation of her work. Having lived through it, she now helps others understand narcissistic trauma, toxic relationship patterns, and the power of reparenting the inner child. She’s living proof that healing is possible.

Her advice for those beginning their own journey?

“If something feels off, it is. Trust yourself. Get curious. Start asking questions about what might be off in your life. Learn what changes you need to make—and take them one step at a time.”

Because once you start trusting yourself, everything changes.

You can contact Niko Ana at: www.nikoanajeanne.com