Emerging Strength

08/14/2025

At Emerging Strength we really care about recovery and we help people define that in terms that are workable so you can get started right away.

What exactly predicts "recovery"?

The answer may surprise you if you come from a tough love, accountability crowd, or a shame and guilt background so brace yourself.

The quality of your "family" relationships is most predictive of recovery seeking behavior.

We encourage all our clients to develop deep connection with their important people so that they can take a team approach to building a life they love.

We can all be difficult to live with, so let's give people space to learn and grow without being micromanaged and plenty of support and encouragement so they experience feeling loved and accepted.

Hopefully, this leads to a deep and abiding sense of belonging.

07/31/2025

Wanted to repost this. So many of us have had experiences that required survival programming and didn't recognize it as such.

While a deer will shake off the stress, our big brains keep the programming running in the background.

Get some help and move toward a new way of living with a shift in your mental programming.

Most people are running their lives on outdated programming—built for safety, not success. You can’t build generational wealth with a mindset stuck in survival mode.

Rewire your beliefs, or you’ll keep driving in circles financially. Upgrade your internal GPS and start attracting opportunities, cash flow, and freedom.

07/31/2025

Ever get tired of coping?

There is a power to the status quo.

Those uncomfortable feelings and our relief moves can hold us back from being connected and present with those who are most important. This stale mate keeps us stuck, wishing things were different and feeling like we just don't have the energy.

Constantly coping isn't going to create satisfaction. It's a hamster wheel of a life and the illusion of movement.

Do what matters. Go for connection. Risk leaning in. Prioritize being connected even if it's work.

Be committed to your values based actions. That's where you'll find satisfaction and strength.

07/22/2025

https://emergingstrength.com/blog/debunking-common-myths-about-life-coaching

Understanding the Role of a Life Coach Life coaching is often misunderstood, leading to several myths that can deter people from seeking its benefits. At i

07/15/2025

https://emergingstrength.com/blog/how-life-coaching-helps-combat-anxiety--a-guide-for-knoxville-residents

Understanding Anxiety and Its Impact Anxiety is a common mental health challenge that affects millions of people worldwide, including many right here in Kn

07/02/2025

"How do I start my recovery?"

Go through withdrawal.

This answer is simple but not easy. The main battle for most people is in the mind. They are double minded about quitting. This means that they want to quit and they don't want the pain of quitting. They don't want to go without, and they want to be free.

Winning this war within takes many battles. You will win some and lose some. A warrior understands this and identifies why the war is worth fighting.

There are many of these motivations. Find as many as you need to become your true and authentic self and live a life you love; one worth living.

Here is an Activity to get you started...

Learn to sit.

Sit still. Breathe deep. Repeat.

Let go of what isn't you.

Sit still. Breathe deep. Repeat.

Notice your true and authentic self

Repeat as often as you need to be clear about your true and authentic self.

06/27/2025

https://emergingstrength.com/blog/life-coaching---counseling-for-young-adults-challenges

Adulting is Complicated. Let's Figure It Out Together. Let’s be real. The time between high school and your late twenties can be a wild ride. You're jugg

06/24/2025

Human skills disappear when technology handles it for us. We are adaptive in suffering not comfort.

Do you remember the phone numbers of your friends and family or has tech taken that over for you?

Recalling phone numbers isn't critical to personal growth but what about those things that are?

Strength in any area of personal development only emerges from the struggle.

Embrace the struggle to love, connect, play, and share with your people.

Power down your device and enter the most important struggle of your life, before you lose the skill to have meaningful relationships.

06/19/2025

Talking with a client today about the futility of micro behaviors. She said, if your goal is to be financially free by accumulating $1M, and you save $4/day, then it will take you 700yrs.

That's the power of creative hopelessness right there.

What's creative hopelessness?

It's the reality that forces your mind to a different level of problem solving.

Accept what doesn't work as a failed strategy and you become free to explore alternatives that offer possibility and hope.

06/15/2025

It's not often that I read an article that so closely fits what we get at Emerging Strength.

https://vegoutmag.com/lifestyle/j-if-youve-experienced-any-of-these-7-things-in-life-youre-mentally-stronger-than-the-average-person/

06/12/2025

Life sure can feel like one coping strategy after another. It's exhausting. Rarely do we pause and realize that short term strategies are unlikely to produce benefits that last well into the future. For future benefits one must have long term strategies with consistent habits.

What's your future going to look like?

06/03/2025

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