Today we’d like to introduce you to Emma Earnest.
Thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
Every human being deserves to heal, grow, and become the best version of themselves.
For people to learn and grow, they need to be provided for, nurtured, supported, and educated. The truth is, not all children are fortunate enough to have even their basic needs met. My life experience, perseverance, hard work, education, and empathy have molded me into the person I am today. My life’s purpose is to protect the vulnerable, poor, and oppressed. With my story and education, I will help people thrive in their lives.
My childhood was tumultuous, uncertain, unstable, and abusive. Before the age of 12, my mother had married four times, moved more times than I can count, and my brothers’ and my basic needs were rarely met. My mother had serious mental health issues and my brothers, and I paid the price. In 12 years, we had experienced hunger, physical and sexual abuse, homelessness, poverty, and unstable parenting.
In 2003, my mother was involved in a traumatic motorcycle accident that left her with permanent brain damage. Sadly, her accident was the best thing to happen to our family. My grandparents were granted custody of my brothers and me and a new life began. My family and I went through hell and not all of us made it to today. My grandfather fought cancer for 12 years and finally passed away in 2015. In 2018, my little brother died by suicide. If not for the help of social systems, mental health services, and my grandparents; my twin brother and I would not be the people we are today. The cycle of abuse and chaos ends with our success and hard work. I want to do for others what my support systems have done for my family.
My childhood experience inspired my need to create and express myself. At age 13 I started a professional singing career with the Washington National Opera and continued singing for children’s birthday parties, memorials, and choirs. My passion for singing led me to an acting career on stage and in films. After 15 years of acting, I decided that I needed a more lucrative and stable career and I went back to school for mental health.
During my educational career, and my struggles with mental health and alcohol, addiction I found that traditional mental health was not deep enough. I experienced a transformational psychedelic experience that changed my life for the better. From that moment on I knew that I was going to make psychedelics and mental health my career focus. I was not sure how but I was going to make it my reality.
I have dedicated the past 10 years to my mental wellness, my educational career, and my psychedelic exploration. I am now 2 years sober from alcohol and in the spring of 2022, I completed my BSW and my MSW in June of 2023. Now for the exciting part I am a full-time psychedelic coach and am starting my career as a psychotherapist this fall.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not, what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
I have mentioned challenges from my childhood and have had many in my adulthood that have made it very difficult to gain and maintain success. My childhood obstacles planted wounding that, as an adult, I have spent master hours sitting with, working through, and healing. As an adult, I suffered from several abusive relationships, alcohol addiction, and tending to my family members struggling with mental illness.
One of the most notable obstacles was caring for my mother after her motorcycle accident. She was reduced to the faculties of an infant and had to relearn how to do everything from eating to speaking and everything in between. When I was 24, I was in a court struggle to gain guardianship over my mother. Luckily for me, the court did not approve it. I was not ready to mother my mother.
My educational career was a challenging one as I was providing for myself, fighting for sobriety, tending to my mental health, and attempting to focus on my studies.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your business?
Earnest Power is a mental health-based coaching practice. I specialize in psychedelic preparation, integration, and sitting. My populations of focus are those struggling with substance use disorders, trauma, and mental health disorders.
I am known for my approach based on somatic awareness, energy work, and my integration of spiritual and clinical practices. Brand wise I am proud that I have embodied the meaning of my last name. I strive to be an earnest human and strive to continue to grow personally to provide the most grounded support for my clients.
I will never ask my client to do something that I have not done or am not willing to do. Ultimately, I am not here to fix anyone or provide answers. I am here to help walk people home to themselves, re-discover and embody the power within themselves.
I do not just offer psychedelic-based services. I also offer mental health coaching, energy work, and somatic coaching. All of these practices can be practiced in concert with one another or individualized to each person.
Let’s talk about our city – what do you love? What do you not love?
I love that Baltimore is built by the people. It is a community of bright people, from all walks of life, and filled with creativity. I enjoy that I can connect with people with many different passions. I enjoy walking around the city and meeting people from all walks of life, cultures, and backgrounds. I have built a community of loving, creative, and supportive human beings.
I least like the lack of strong resources for those struggling with addiction, financial disparities, and being unhoused. I think it is appalling that there are so many suffering and striving to stay alive all around us. It breaks my heart to know that there is only so much I can do to support those around me.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://calendly.com/earnestpower
- Instagram: @Earnestpower
