{"id":7,"date":"2022-04-07T09:19:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T09:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kadence.pixel-show.com\/life-coach\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-04-07T17:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:16:13","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/themarymcconnell.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id7_c65713-fe > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7_c65713-fe > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7_c65713-fe > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:80px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1290px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:250px;padding-bottom:250px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(55% - ((80px * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(45% - ((80px * 1 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7_f08895-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7_f08895-f6\"]{font-size:20px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7_f08895-f6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7_f08895-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7_f08895-f6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7_f08895-f6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7_f08895-f6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7_f08895-f6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading7_f08895-f6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7_f08895-f6\">My mission is deeply personal: to empower others who have experienced similar pain to take back control of their lives, find their inner peace, and rediscover the happiness they deserve.<\/h3>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<style>.kadence-column7_699712-df > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7_699712-df > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7_699712-df > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7_699712-df > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7_699712-df > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7_699712-df > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7_699712-df{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7_699712-df > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7_699712-df > 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.kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7_27f714-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7_27f714-cb{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7_27f714-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7_27f714-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7_27f714-cb\">\r\n<div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7_5ec13d-09, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7_5ec13d-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7_5ec13d-09\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7_5ec13d-09 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7_5ec13d-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7_5ec13d-09\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7_5ec13d-09 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading7_5ec13d-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7_5ec13d-09\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\r\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading7_5ec13d-09 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading7_5ec13d-09\"><strong>Recognition<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n<style>.kb-posts-id-7_46da32-84 .entry.loop-entry .entry-header .entry-title{font-size:20px;}.kb-posts-id-7_46da32-84 .kb-post-list-item{display:grid;}<\/style><ul class=\"wp-block-kadence-posts kb-posts kadence-posts-list kb-posts-id-7_46da32-84 content-wrap grid-cols kb-posts-style-boxed grid-sm-col-2 grid-lg-col-3 item-image-style-above\"><li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-2604 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-narcissistic-abuse-signs\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/themarymcconnell.com\/blog\/signs-of-a-narcissist-woman\/\" aria-label=\"15 Shocking Signs of a Narcissist Woman You Can\u2019t Afford to Miss\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/themarymcconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Re-EDIT-59.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"15 Shocking Signs of a Narcissist Woman You Can\u2019t Afford to Miss\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/themarymcconnell.com\/blog\/category\/narcissistic-abuse-signs\/\" class=\"category-link-narcissistic-abuse-signs\" rel=\"tag\">Narcissistic Abuse Signs<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themarymcconnell.com\/blog\/signs-of-a-narcissist-woman\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">15 Shocking Signs of a Narcissist Woman You Can\u2019t Afford to Miss<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">Mary McConnell<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-15T17:12:12+00:00\">April 15, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t<\/footer><!-- 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class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/themarymcconnell.com\/blog\/category\/narcissistic-abuse-signs\/\" class=\"category-link-narcissistic-abuse-signs\" rel=\"tag\">Narcissistic Abuse Signs<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themarymcconnell.com\/blog\/henablers-of-narcissists\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How Enablers of Narcissists Keep Toxic Cycles Alive<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">Mary McConnell<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-10T17:22:27+00:00\">April 10, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-11T17:35:39+00:00\">April 11, 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Checklist: How to Recognize Toxic Patterns Fast\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/themarymcconnell.com\/blog\/category\/narcissistic-abuse-signs\/\" class=\"category-link-narcissistic-abuse-signs\" rel=\"tag\">Narcissistic Abuse Signs<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themarymcconnell.com\/blog\/narcissist-checklist\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The Critical Narcissist Checklist: How to Recognize Toxic Patterns Fast<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">Mary McConnell<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-07T11:24:48+00:00\">April 7, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-2496 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-narcissistic-abuse-signs\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/themarymcconnell.com\/blog\/narcissistic-rage-why-it-happens\/\" aria-label=\"Narcissistic Rage: Why It Happens\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/themarymcconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Copy-of-Copy-of-Blogs-Cover-Photos-11.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Narcissistic Rage: Why It Happens\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/themarymcconnell.com\/blog\/category\/narcissistic-abuse-signs\/\" class=\"category-link-narcissistic-abuse-signs\" rel=\"tag\">Narcissistic Abuse Signs<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themarymcconnell.com\/blog\/narcissistic-rage-why-it-happens\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Narcissistic Rage: Why It Happens<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta entry-meta-divider-dot\">\n\t<span class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"meta-label\">By<\/span><span class=\"author vcard\"><span class=\"fn n\">Mary McConnell<\/span><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on\">\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-04-04T16:16:52+00:00\">April 4, 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-07T11:32:30+00:00\">April 7, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-2285 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-narcissistic-abuse-signs\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-2-3\" href=\"https:\/\/themarymcconnell.com\/blog\/friendship-with-a-narcissist\/\" aria-label=\"Friendship with a Narcissist: 9 Truths You Need to Know Before It Drains You\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/themarymcconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Re-EDIT-47.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Friendship with a Narcissist: 9 Truths You Need to Know Before It Drains You\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/themarymcconnell.com\/blog\/category\/narcissistic-abuse-signs\/\" class=\"category-link-narcissistic-abuse-signs\" rel=\"tag\">Narcissistic Abuse Signs<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/themarymcconnell.com\/blog\/friendship-with-a-narcissist\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Friendship with a Narcissist: 9 Truths You Need to Know Before It Drains You<\/a><\/h2>\t<div class=\"entry-meta 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After decades in an abusive relationship, she found the courage to leave and discovered her calling: helping other women escape toxic situations and build the fulfilling lives they deserve. 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