Episode 327: Chelsey Brooke Cole - How To Trust Yourself Again After Abuse
Some forms of abuse do not arrive as one obvious event. They build quietly through confusion, self doubt, emotional manipulation, and the slow loss of trust in your own reality.
In this episode of Limitless, I sit down with Chelsey Brooke Cole, licensed psychotherapist and specialist in narcissistic abuse, relational trauma, gaslighting recovery, and rebuilding self trust. What makes this conversation powerful is not only Chelsey’s clinical insight, but the fact that she understands this subject personally, from growing up with a narcissistic father to later finding herself in narcissistic relationships as an adult.
We explore why people often stay far longer than they expected, not because they are weak, but because betrayal blindness, positive projection, and the need to make sense of love can keep them trapped in a cycle of trying harder. Chelsey explains why narcissists often target strength rather than weakness, and why one of the deepest wounds of gaslighting is that it disconnects people from themselves.
The turning point in healing is not simply leaving the relationship. It is learning to hear your own voice again after someone else’s has been living inside your head.
This episode goes into narcissistic partners, narcissistic bosses, boundaries, no contact where possible, and the small daily practices that help people rebuild self trust.
For anyone who has wondered, “Am I the problem?” this conversation offers clarity, language, and a way back to yourself.
Contact Chelsey to collaborate:
Website https://www.chelseybrookecole.com/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelseybrookecole/
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