You’ve worked so hard to pull yourself and your life back together again.You deserve to feel proud of yourself for all you’ve overcome!Truly it shows how much strength and resilience you have and how incredible you truly are.What we’ve noticed though is that sometimes we’ll allow our strength to work against us by powering through when what we really need is to invest time and energy - on a regular basis - focusing on our own healing and growth.If you don’t prioritize this in your life you may seem fully functional.But often there’s some gaps in your heart and mind that a person with selfish or even nefarious intent can slip in and get a foothold.You know who specializes in doing that and is highly skilled in finding the gaps to leverage?  Narcissists.The last thing you want is to go from the frying pan into the fire.  Sadly, it happens.  A lot.  So pour yourself a cup of tea, get comfy, and join our conversation today as we take a look at 5 personal issues we hide away in our hearts that can make us vulnerable to another narcissist slipping into a gap and gaining a foothold in your life. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CinderElla No More Coaching ProgramBecome your best self, living your best life after narcissistic abuse!For info go to: annettechesney.com/cinderella ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Download the free Narc Encounter Spectrum OverviewFor info go to: annettechesney.com/overview ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Questions? Email: [email protected]

It’s not healthy to live in hiding, isolating from others, or always in a vigilant mode, in fear of getting involved with a toxic person.We want you to be proactive about your life - moving forward, building the kind of life you want, feeling hopeful and confident in who you are, having so much to look forward to.But as you move forward in life you’re going to pass through seasons and stages that by their very nature can cause you to be more vulnerable or even targeted by a narcissist.When you’re aware that you’re in a life season like this you can put some guard rails in place that not only protect you but even help you grow.So pour yourself a cup of tea, get comfy and join our conversation today as weconsider 5 life seasons that can make you vulnerable to another narcissist worming their way into your life.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CinderElla No More Coaching ProgramBecome your best self, living your best life after narcissistic abuse!For info go to: annettechesney.com/cinderella ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Download the free Narc Encounter Spectrum OverviewFor info go to: annettechesney.com/overview ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Questions? Email: [email protected]

Being in a significant relationship with a toxic narcissist guarantees you’ve experienced life altering woundedness of the soul.  Even though it may have been months or even years since you extracted the narcissist from your life, the survival mode mechanisms can remain in the way you live out your days.You may be functional but you’re not truly free.This is Part 3 of a 3-part series bringing to light signs and symptoms pointing to dimensions of  yourself that still need proactive help to heal, repair, rediscover, and restore important aspects of you and your life.In Part 3 we’re going to shine a light on symptoms indicating  your sense of purpose and future self is still struggling.So pour yourself a cup of tea, get comfy and join our conversation today as wediscuss recognizing when you’re free from the narcissist but not the fallout of what you’ve been through.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CinderElla No More Coaching ProgramBecome your best self, living your best life after narcissistic abuse!For info go to: annettechesney.com/cinderella ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Download the free Narc Encounter Spectrum OverviewFor info go to: annettechesney.com/overview ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Questions? Email: [email protected]

Being in a significant relationship with a toxic narcissist guarantees you’ve experienced life altering woundedness of the soul.  Even though it may have been months or even years since you extracted the narcissist from your life, the survival mode mechanisms can remain in the way you live out your days.You may be functional but you’re not truly free.This is Part 2 of a 3-part series bringing to light signs and symptoms pointing to dimensions of  yourself that still need proactive help to heal, repair, rediscover, and restore important aspects of you and your life. In Part 2 we’re going to shine a light on symptoms indicating  your self-concept is still struggling.So pour yourself a cup of tea, get comfy, and join our conversation today as wediscuss recognizing when you’re free from the narcissist but not the fallout of what you’ve been through.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CinderElla No More Coaching ProgramBecome your best self, living your best life after narcissistic abuse!For info go to: annettechesney.com/cinderella ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Download the free Narc Encounter Spectrum OverviewFor info go to: annettechesney.com/overview ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Questions? Email: [email protected]

Being in a significant relationship with a toxic narcissist guarantees you’ve experienced life altering woundedness of the soul.It’s great that you’ve disengaged yourself from that narcissistic relationship but just because you don’t have the narc in your face every day doesn’t mean you’re truly free.There’s been too much water under the bridge to assume you’ll bounce back to who you were before.Just because you’re functional going about your day doesn’t mean you’re truly free either. You’ve made it through the worst part.Now’s the time to focus on proactively healing you.Today is the start of a 3-part series during which we’ll bring to light the signs and symptoms pointing to areas of yourself that still need proactive help to heal, repair, rediscover, and restore important aspects of you and your life.In this episode we’ll unpack symptoms that point to how much your heart is still hurting no matter how “okay” you try to be.So pour yourself a cup of tea, get comfy, and join our conversation today as we share our thoughts about recognizing when you’re free from the narcissist but not the fallout of what you’ve been through.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CinderElla No More Coaching ProgramBecome your best self, living your best life after narcissistic abuse!For info go to: annettechesney.com/cinderella ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Download the free Narc Encounter Spectrum OverviewFor info go to: annettechesney.com/overview ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Questions? Email: [email protected]

It’s a really good thing that more and more people in the general population are becoming familiar with the concept of narcissism.However, the term “narcissist” is being thrown around a bit too loosely and it waters down the understanding of what that really is.  Just because someone can be self-absorbed, insensitive, arrogant or act like a jerk a lot doesn’t make them a narcissist.It’s important you learn to recognize the differences between them otherwise you may make seriously wrong decisions concerning your relationship and interactions with them.So pour yourself a cup of tea, get comfy, and join our conversation today as we share our thoughts about how to discern a plain jerk from a toxic narcissist.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CinderElla No More Coaching ProgramBecome your best self, living your best life after narcissistic abuse!For info go to: annettechesney.com/cinderella ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Download the free Narc Encounter Spectrum OverviewFor info go to: annettechesney.com/overview ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Questions? Email: [email protected]

We view the start of a new year like the start of a new chapter in life.  It’s exciting to think of the possibilities, isn’t it?  Our tendency is to go straight into making resolutions and setting goals.But before you get too far into that thought process, wouldn’t it make sense to clarify the big picture foundation so  when you do set goals you know they’re aligned with what you want your life characterized by?Whether we realize it or not, we all operate by a sort of "Constitution". The problem is, if you haven't been deliberate about identifying and enforcing your Constitution you wind up living in default mode, reacting to people and situations.​Your days become filled with to-do's and demands from all sides and can feel like you've lost sight of your autonomy regarding how you allocate your time and energy week after week. This week I have another bonus workbook for you that offers a starting point to get back on track with who you are and what kind of life you want to have - a life that you absolutely love, one that’s deeply fulfilling to you and makes a difference in the lives of others.In today’s episode Wendy, Carol and I share the answers and insights we gained from        walking through the exercises in my Beautiful Life Personal Constitution Workbook.You can download your complimentary copy of the Beautiful Life Constitution Workbook by going to:https://annettechesney.com/beautiful-life-constitution~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CinderElla No More Coaching ProgramBecome your best self, living your best life after narcissistic abuse!For info go to: annettechesney.com/cinderella ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Download the free Narc Encounter Spectrum OverviewFor info go to: annettechesney.com/overview ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Questions? Email: [email protected]

You invested a whole year of your life into 2023!  It had its ups and downs, successes, failures, joys, and heartbreaks.Along the way you learned a lot about what to do and what not to do. You learned more about who you are and who you want to be. You gained a lot of insights, but may also have gained some unwanted baggage along that won't serve you well moving forward.  In today’s episode we’re going to get a bit creative as Carol, Wendy, and I walk you through our personal insights from using my workbook, “Creative Exercises For Year End Reflection.”This episode is a replay from the beginning of 2023, but still holds true moving into 2024.  You can download your complimentary copy of Creative Exercises For Year End Reflection by going to:https://annettechesney.com/year-end-reflectionI think you’ll find this workbook provides a simple and interesting way to evaluate your year, identify and affirm insights, then prepare yourself for a wiser, more successful 2024.I’d be willing to bet you’ll be surprised at what you learn about yourself and the perspective you gain as you complete each exercise.So now, pour yourself a cup of tea, get comfy, and join us as we share our insights about what we’ll unload and what we’ll pack with us moving into the new year.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CinderElla No More Coaching ProgramBecome your best self, living your best life after narcissistic abuse!For info go to: annettechesney.com/cinderella ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Download the free Narc Encounter Spectrum OverviewFor info go to: annettechesney.com/overview ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Questions? Email: [email protected]

In our previous 2 episodes we kicked off the holiday season with a 3-part Christmas series by revisiting the classic Dickens story, A Christmas Carol, and 3 ghosts come to visit Ebeneezer Scrooge throughout the night on Christmas Eve -       The Ghost of Christmas Past      The Ghost of Christmas Present      The Ghost of Christmas FutureAs you might imagine, the appearance of each ghost person was rather unnerving for Ebeneezer.The most unnerving part though was realizing that each ghost was there to show him something about his life. Today we’re going to we’re going to invite The Ghost of Christmas Future to provide a foreshadowing of what our future will look like, depending on which path we select in the present.So pour yourself a cup of tea, get comfy, and join our conversation today as share some ideas about how to deal with Christmas Carol Ghosts of the Future.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CinderElla No More Coaching ProgramBecome your best self, living your best life after narcissistic abuse!For info go to: annettechesney.com/cinderella ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Download the free Narc Encounter Spectrum OverviewFor info go to: annettechesney.com/overview ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Questions? Email: [email protected]

In our previous episode we kicked off the holiday season with a 3-part Christmas series by revisiting the classic Dickens story, A Christmas Carol and the 3 ghosts who come to visit Ebeneezer Scrooge throughout the night on Christmas Eve -       The Ghost of Christmas Past      The Ghost of Christmas Present      The Ghost of Christmas FutureAs you might imagine, the appearance of each ghost person was rather unnerving for Ebeneezer.The most unnerving part though was realizing that each ghost was there to show him something about his life. Today we’re going to we’re going to invite  The Ghost of Christmas Present to reveal default perspectives we may be operating from that are impacting our ability to enjoy this season and our daily lives overall.Don’t worry - we’re not here to judge.  We’ll be doing the same evaluation for our own lives too in these conversations.So pour yourself a cup of tea, get comfy and join our conversation today as share some ideas about how to deal with Christmas Carol Ghosts of the Present.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CinderElla No More Coaching ProgramBecome your best self, living your best life after narcissistic abuse!For info go to: annettechesney.com/cinderella ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Download the free Narc Encounter Spectrum OverviewFor info go to: annettechesney.com/overview ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Questions? Email: [email protected]