My bravery lives through the stories I tell—so others can find the courage to face their fears.
the brave WOMAN
Catenya McHenry is an award-winning storyteller, communications executive, producer, writer and published author. She brings more than 25-years of experience in broadcast journalism as a former news anchor/reporter, communications consulting, and storytelling. She holds two University of Texas at Austin Excellence in Marketing and Communications awards, an Edward R. Murrow award and a National Headliner award for excellence in investigative journalism. Additionally, she is a Mom of three, an inventor and entrepreneur, having owned and operated two public relations and marketing firms and a production company.
her brave WORK
Committed to developing content and stories that amplify bravery, courage and women’s issues, Catenya’s production company VisionAries Productions is currently producing Lifestyle Austin TX, a lifestyle show featuring brave entrepreneurs throughout Austin and Central Texas currently airing and streaming on KXAN/Nexstar affiliates and The Mom Who Can’t Cook show, a comical cooking show about a brave mom who can’t cook. Catenya is SAG credited for principal roles in feature films Miss Congeniality and The Life of David Gale and has also appeared in dozens of industrial commercials for TV, corporate, and print campaigns, as well as voice over talent.
Catenya is frequently featured in HuffPost, Business Insider, Ebony magazine and more, as an expert and thought leader on toxic and narcissistic relationships stemming from her podcast Fxck Fear which explores the science and psychology of fear in relationships, life, career, and parenting and her book, Married to a Narcissist: Enduring the Struggle and Finding You Again. Its story chronicles her devastating journey of life in a toxic, narcissistic relationship but guides her readers of how to break free of the same abuse.
her brave STORY
Born+raised in Los Angeles, Catenya was destined to be storyteller. Her Dad owned a video production company and from there, her love of stories and storytelling ignited but she was always drawn to the message and the story behind the story — the human interest story that’s not always told and the one with a different perspective. She began her career as a TV news reporter in Lafayette, Louisiana. Within eight months, she would advance to an education reporter position at the NBC affiliate in Austin, Texas and later became their morning anchor. As a news broadcaster with a career spanning two-decades, Catenya has logged thousands of stories and TV appearances for all the major networks, including NBC, CNN, ABC, CBS, FOX and the CW.
Her constant curiosity and aspirational ambition framed her next opportunity. She flipped her skills and quickly ascended to corporate executive level becoming a public relations executive, communications consultant, and crisis communications and media and presentation coach–helping clients navigate reputation management, marketing, and strategic communications. She later used that experience to open two PR and media relations firms & a production company.
“Be brave enough to separate yourself from things and people that disrupt your peace.”- Catenya