Chantale Chomga - Mindset Transition Coach

Recently, my Global Thought Leaders™ television interview officially aired on CBS through the Impact Book Awards media network.

This conversation centered on On My Way Back to Yesterday: A Journey to Authenticity, the experiences that shaped my voice, and the deeper work of healing, truth, and legacy.

As I continue reflecting on this experience, I’m reminded that some of the most meaningful milestones are not simply about visibility, but about alignment.

To know that a message rooted in authenticity, healing, and purpose continues to reach broader spaces is something I do not take lightly.

Grateful for every platform that creates room for conversations that truly matter.

🔥What if that’s not actually your personality?

What if it’s survival?

🧩The over-explaining.
🧩The over-justification.
🧩The shutting down.
🧩The need to always stay strong.
🧩The fear of disappointing people.
🧩The emotional distance.
🧩The constant need to “hold it together.”

Sometimes we repeat certain versions of ourselves for so long, to the point where we stop questioning where they came from.

And eventually, we stop calling them survival, we start calling them:
“just who I am.”

But healing has a way of interrupting that narrative.

It asks:

🚨Who were you before survival became your identity?

That question alone can change everything.

💛If this spoke to something deeper in you, don’t ignore it.

City Year Greater Boston Starry Night Gala
A space bringing together leaders, organizations, and individuals committed to impact and transformation.

As someone deeply rooted in healthcare leadership, emotional regulation, and authentic leadership development, I’ve come to realize that many of the challenges we see across systems are not simply operational. They are deeply human.

Burnout.
Disengagement.
Survival-driven leadership.

These patterns exist across healthcare, education, and other high-pressure environments, and the conversation around sustainable leadership has never been more necessary.

I’m looking forward to meaningful conversations, aligned connections, and being in a room where leadership, service, and transformation intersect.

A lot of people think healing has to look dramatic or should be obvious in the eyes of everyone.

They think it has to look like a breakthrough, a breakdown, or maybe a life-changing moment.

But that's not always the case.
Sometimes, it looks like pausing before reacting.

Noticing yourself getting triggered and choosing not to abandon yourself in the process.

Becoming aware of patterns you used to call “personality.”

✅️Quiet shifts.

✅️Small moments.

✅️Honest awareness.

🔐That’s usually where real change begins.