Our brains are wired for story: a beginning, a middle and an end. So when we're stuck in a hard chapter and can't see how it resolves, we start writing the ending ourselves. "This isn't going to change." "God isn't moving." "Maybe this is just my life now."

This week we're talking about why story matters so much to us, why pain can become such a powerful narrator, and what it looks like to walk out your story with the bigger God story in mind. Because your story is real, but your perspective is limited.

In this episode:

• Five reasons our brains are wired for story, and why not knowing sends us into a spiral
• How pain becomes the narrator (and why hard seasons feel so sticky)
• Narrative identity: how the stories we tell shape who we believe we are
• Why God is the Author, not a supporting actor, in your story
• Asking "What are You doing in me while I'm here?" instead of "When are You getting me out?"
• Three reflection questions for the chapter you're in right now

HOW TO CONNECT WITH ME:

Find me on social media @chantelleenelson for more engaging and practical content on how to show up to your life! And don't forget to visit comealivelifecoaching.com for more information on my offers and coaching. If you're interested in joining Thrive, the doors are OPEN so you can join by heading to www.comealivelifecoaching.com/thrive. Use the code THRIVETODAY and get your first month completely free!

Who are you when you aren't performing and trying to be a version of yourself that's acceptable? Two conversations this week had me really thinking. One was with a newer friend who told me I'm not the loudest person in the room, but I clearly know I have something to say. The other took me all the way back to my early marriage, and the season when Donta had to stop rescuing me from myself.

This week we're talking about the different versions of us that people experience, the difference between quiet confidence and insecurity, and what happens when the person who loves you stops carrying what was always yours to carry. It's honest, it's a little jumbled, but I think it's going to meet some of you right where you are.

In this episode:

• Why different people get different versions of you, and when that's healthy
• Relational flexibility vs. adapting yourself to be accepted
• Quiet confidence vs. insecurity
• My early marriage, codependency, and why Donta had to stop rescuing me
• Support vs. rescue, and how to tell the difference
• Who you are underneath the adaptations
• Why confidence is sometimes simply not abandoning yourself

HOW TO CONNECT WITH ME:

Find me on social media @chantelleenelson for more engaging and practical content on how to show up to your life! And don't forget to visit comealivelifecoaching.com for more information on my offers and coaching. If you're interested in joining Thrive, the doors are OPEN so you can join by heading to www.comealivelifecoaching.com/thrive. Use the code THRIVETODAY and get your first month completely free!

We wrote a book. It's real, it's done, and it comes out November 10. I've been sitting on this one for months, and today I finally get to tell you about it. The Art of Being Rooted is a 40-day devotional for the woman who is tired of trying harder. It isn't a book about doing more. It's about growing the way things actually grow: slowly, from the inside.

This week I'm sharing the season that birthed it, what's inside, the eleven women from Thrive who wrote it with me, and the foreword from Havilah Cunnington that I still can't quite believe. You're hearing it here first.

In this episode:

• Why we wrote it, and the woman we wrote it for
• What's inside: 40 days of scripture, a reflection, and one quiet practice
• The eight parts: Soil & Seeds, Roots, Trunk, Water Source, Branches, Fruit, Seasons, and the Grove
• Why I didn't write a book by myself
• The foreword from one of my heroes and mentors, Havilah Cunnington
• The cover reveal (today, on Instagram) and how to preorder

Preorder the Kindle edition now! Paperback and Kindle both launch Tuesday, November 10:

HOW TO CONNECT WITH ME:

Find me on social media @chantelleenelson for more engaging and practical content on how to show up to your life! And don't forget to visit comealivelifecoaching.com for more information on my offers and coaching. If you're interested in joining Thrive, the doors are OPEN so you can join by heading to www.comealivelifecoaching.com/thrive. Use the code THRIVETODAY and get your first month completely free!