08/27/2026
SECRETS FROM A COACH: I STRUGGLE TOO.
Too many times we look at people and think they have it all together.
We think because they make it look easy, it IS easy.
It’s not.
Yesterday, I struggled.
And guess what? I woke up this morning with some of the same struggle.
Last night, after an AMAZING time speaking in Maggie Valley with my Broken Chains family, a man asked me a question that caught me completely off guard.
He started asking me about the business side of Emotional Recovery Clinic.
Profit margins. Costs. Money.
Those of you who really know me are already laughing. 😂
But the question rattled me.
I’m so grateful my training kicked in before my emotions took over.
I went and got a very dear friend and asked her to join the conversation.
I DIDN’T ISOLATE.
Then I began to speak truth, even though it was uncomfortable.
As we continued talking, he shared that he personally had a problem with money and needed to talk to someone about it.
And suddenly I found myself taking him right back to the lesson I had JUST taught:
🔥 WHAT GOD HASN’T TRANSFORMED IN US, WE WILL TRANSFER TO SOMEONE ELSE.
Then I felt it.
The plummet.
My spirit knew the truth, but my soul had taken a hit.
I started questioning myself.
Why? Why am I doing all of this?
I travel all over this country teaching people how to walk in wellness.
And yes…
SALVATION IS FREE.
But airline tickets aren’t.
Rental cars aren’t.
Food isn’t.
Airbnbs aren’t.
Materials aren’t.
And working for the Lord costs more than money.
It costs TIME. ENERGY. SACRIFICE. OBEDIENCE.
I try to put my BEST on the altar—not for people, but for Jesus.
But that doesn’t mean things don’t hurt me.
COACHES HURT TOO.
So how did I fight?
1️⃣ I LET IT HURT.
I didn’t pretend I wasn’t bothered. I felt the pain.
2️⃣ I DIDN’T MASK IT.
I didn’t cover it up with a fake smile or a spiritual answer.
3️⃣ I BROUGHT IN PEOPLE WHO SPEAK THE LANGUAGE OF WELLNESS.
Be careful who you call when you’re wounded. Some people help you heal. Others help you stay hurt.
4️⃣ I ASKED MYSELF THE HARD QUESTION:
Why does this hurt? What inside of ME still needs healing? What did this touch in my own story?
🔥 A TRIGGER ISN’T ALWAYS AN ATTACK. SOMETIMES IT’S AN INVITATION TO HEAL.
5️⃣ I STARTED DECLARING TRUTH.
My value isn’t determined by money.
My calling isn’t validated by a profit margin.
My obedience isn’t measured by whether everybody understands it.
🔥 HEAVEN CALLS ME ANOINTED, AND HELL CAN’T CANCEL WHAT HEAVEN PURCHASED WITH BLOOD!
And slowly, my spirit began to rise even while my soul was still hurting.
THAT’S WELLNESS.
Wellness doesn’t mean nothing ever hurts you.
🔥 WELLNESS MEANS HURT DOESN’T GET TO DRIVE YOU.
And here’s what I know about that man:
He wasn’t mean.
He wasn’t rude.
And he wasn’t my enemy.
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood…” — Ephesians 6:12
Actually, I’m proud of him.
Something was bothering him, and instead of letting it grow in the dark, he brought it into the light.
So what’s my next step?
BLESS HIM.
I’m praying I find him today.
Because when I do, I’m going to give him $800 OFF an Emotional Recovery Clinic.
And let me make something VERY clear:
🔥 THAT $800 IS NOT COMING FROM OUR SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
IT’S COMING FROM ME.
Personally.
ERC isn’t paying it.
A donor isn’t paying it.
I’m not taking one dollar away from someone else’s scholarship.
I’m choosing to bless the person who unknowingly touched a place in me that still needed healing.
Because I can’t teach “bless those who hurt you” and then only practice it when it’s convenient.
Yep. $800.
Why 8?
Because 8 represents NEW BEGINNINGS.
Do I have an extra $800?
NOPE. 😂
But when your Daddy owns the world, you don’t have to live afraid of scarcity.
🔥 I WILL NOT ASK GOD TO HEAL MY HEART WHILE MY HANDS ARE STILL HOLDING THE OFFENSE.
So I’m opening my hands.
Yesterday I TAUGHT wellness.
Last night I had to LIVE wellness.
Today I’m choosing to WALK IT OUT.
And maybe somebody reading this is thinking:
“That sounds great, Keisha…but I don’t know HOW to do that.”
I don’t know how to stop reacting.
I don’t know how to find the lie underneath the feeling.
I don’t know how to replace it with truth.
I don’t know how to walk through hurt without transferring it to somebody else.
That’s why Emotional Recovery Clinic exists.
And there are only a few clinic spots left.
You don’t have to already know how to walk in wellness before you come.
WE TEACH YOU HOW.
How to feel it without becoming it.
How to identify the lie.
How to replace it with truth.
How to respond instead of react.
How to stop transferring what hasn’t been transformed.
Maybe your next step isn’t trying harder.
🔥 MAYBE YOUR NEXT STEP IS LEARNING HOW.
I struggle too.
I just refuse to let the struggle have the final word.