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Nadine spent decades helping other women find themselves — as a relationship counselor, NLP trainer, and self-esteem facilitator.

But for 19 years inside her own marriage, she was quietly losing track of who she was.

It wasn't dramatic. It was the slow accumulation of small surrenders: preferences set aside, choices made around someone else's moods, a voice that used to sing falling silent somewhere she couldn't quite name.

When the marriage ended, Nadine made a choice many women don't know how to make: she refused to let the anger take her down. She changed the locks. She packed her cart with the foods she actually liked. And one day, driving alone, she caught herself singing — and realized she couldn't remember when she had stopped.

Nadine's story is a courage story about identity: what it costs when we give it away, what it takes to reclaim it, and how becoming fully yourself again is exactly what makes the second act possible.

If you have ever looked up and wondered how you got so far from yourself — this one is for you.

Guest: Nadine Hanchar | Relationship Counselor, NLP Trainer, Women's Self-Esteem

Website: https://progressiveplus.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadinehanchar/

Hosted by Bernice McDonald — Courage Architect, speaker, and author.

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