By: Matt Emma
Fredericton, New Brunswick – Success may not always equate to fulfillment and alignment. This belief guides the work of counseling therapist Jacie Targett at Chronic Presence, who invites high performers to reconsider what genuine alignment feels like. The company’s mission rests on a powerful truth that Target shares with clients. “The world doesn’t need more deep pockets and empty hearts,” she says. According to her, it is a call to rethink the cultural narratives that define worth through material achievements and social praise, and rather to consider a different form of prosperity rooted in emotional integrity.
Targett’s journey plays a central role in the progression of her career, with her life spent at the juncture of ambition, adversity, and curiosity. With a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, years of clinical experience, and a family lineage of entrepreneurs, she has seen firsthand how external success can mask internal pain. Her journey with severe chronic illness, along with a history of complex trauma, has deeply influenced how she defines accomplishment.
“My body would always tell me as soon as I’m off track and back into using success to cover up what’s wrong underneath,” she reflects. That dialogue between the inner world and outer performance shaped the foundation of Chronic Presence: a practice built on truth-telling and nervous system awareness. Healing, for her, became synonymous with integrity, a capacity to meet oneself honestly without the armor of titles, achievements, or status.
According to Targett, Chronic Presence encourages a shift away from the mindset-first approach that permeates entrepreneurship and personal development. She notes that while the mainstream culture is often inundated by mantras like “push through the fear,” little focus is placed on emotional attunement, nervous system regulation, or the smaller, everyday forms of courage required to live authentically. She describes the disconnect she sees in many clients who may appear to have it all but “feel disconnected, numb, or unhappy.” According to Targett, these are individuals who are not necessarily in crisis, but who sense an “intangible knowing that something’s not right, that there has to be more than this.” Chronic Presence was built for those willing to pause long enough to explore that knowing, people who are ready to question what fulfillment actually feels like rather than chase what it appears to look like.
Her work unfolds through individual and group mentorship sessions designed to slow down clients and introduce a different rhythm of self-engagement and consciousness. The sessions, she notes, begin by unwinding the internal pace that high achievers may have often normalized. Education is a significant part of the process. Clients learn how the nervous system shapes their perception, why old identity structures persist, and how they have attached their worth to roles, relationships, or achievements.
“One of the most difficult parts of the work is having people look at everything they’ve attached their sense of accomplishment to and begin stripping back those layers,” she explains. This is the space where Targett helps clients release identities that have protected them but no longer serve them, making room for self-awareness that is grounded rather than performative.
“Experiencing sessions at Chronic Presence can often feel like relief in motion, where it may seem subtle at first, but it’s unmistakable,” she says. “It’s like taking off a shoe that’s been too tight your whole life.” Clients, she notes, may learn parts of themselves that may have been long missed.
The work is rooted in Targett’s ability to help clients sit with pain without fear. “Other people are scared of their own pain,” she says. “My role is to remind them that they’re going to be okay on the other side because I’ve done it, and I’m not special.” The paradigm she offers aims to redefine safety as something intrinsic and visceral, not contingent upon deals closed, milestones reached, or external stability.
Ultimately, Chronic Presence is the culmination of Targett’s lifelong devotion to self-understanding and her belief that healing is a collective responsibility. This commitment guides her continued vision to help people cultivate inner safety, sustained contentment, and a life that expands from the heart rather than through external validations.
Summary: Chronic Presence guides high achievers toward alignment, inner safety, and meaningful success through heart-centered, deeply integrative mentorship.
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Disclaimer: The information provided in this article is for informational purposes only and reflects the perspective of Jacie Targett and Chronic Presence. The services discussed are not intended as a substitute for professional medical or psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Individual results may vary, and the experiences mentioned in this article are unique to those individuals. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
