I’m Emma Churchman
3x best-selling author, leadership consultant, keynote speaker, nationally certified Trauma Chaplain, creator of the Trauma Recovery Certification Program, and mentor to entrepreneurs and high-level leaders for over 25 years.
I’ve helped leaders grow themselves, their clients, teams, and businesses in ways that are both strategic and deeply aligned - because in volatile seasons, your results are only as strong as your resilience.
Here's what that looks like in the real world:
- Mentorship: Thousands of business leaders and entrepreneurs mentored over the past 25+ years.
- Endorsements: My work, speaking, and writing endorsed by organizations like Enterprising Women Magazine, FEMA, Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS), National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC), National Voluntary Organizations Aiding in Disaster (NVOAD), SUCCESS Magazine, the Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC), Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) and Women Presidents Organization (WPO).
- Execution + Impact: 3 bestselling books published in 16 months and author audience. Audience grown to 18,000 within just a few years.
- Traditional Publishing Wins: 3 traditional book contracts landed in 10 months (non-fiction, memoir and leadership).
- Keynotes + Trainings: Keynotes and practical trainings delivered on national stages for leaders and teams on resilient leadership, trauma-informed performance, and real-time regulation - so people can think clearly, communicate well, and lead with integrity under pressure.
- Trauma Recovery Leadership: Trauma Recovery Certification Program created to bring real-time, nervous-system-informed recovery tools to practitioners, leaders, and communities.
- Business Growth: Millions in revenue generated through aligned strategy, offers, and visibility.
- Manifestation with Receipts: Husband in 48 hours - and dream home on a property that wasn’t even for sale during COVID-19.
This is where we work together.
Volatility doesn’t just test your strategy - it tests your nervous system, your identity, and your capacity to stay anchored when the old maps stop working.
I teach resilient leadership for the seasons when the next step isn’t clear - so you can stay present through uncertainty, lead with integrity under pressure, and transform disruption into wisdom and growth.
I help successful entrepreneurs, high-level leaders, and writers expand what they’re building - without burning out to get there. I also partner with corporations and disaster organizations to build trauma-resilient teams through keynotes, trainings, bulk books, and certification pathways.
Choose Your Path
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For Entrepreneurs
You’ve already built something real. Now you’re ready for the next level - your book, your leadership, your legacy, and the internal alignment to sustain it.
Ways to Work With Emma:
- Private Mentoring (3, 6, or 12 months)
- Book Contract Blueprint (5-Week Group Intensive + 90-Day Private Mentoring)
- Book Platform Blueprint (6-Week Group Intensive + 6-Week Private Mentoring)
- Manifest Now (Advanced Masterclass + 30-Day Private Mentoring)
- Trauma Recovery Certification Program (7 months to become certified)
For Corporations & Organizations
In volatile markets, your people are your strategy. When teams are dysregulated, performance drops - decision-making slows, conflict rises, and burnout spreads.
Emma Churchman delivers trauma-informed, resilience-based keynotes and trainings that help leaders and teams:
- Improve decision-making under pressure
- Strengthen communication and boundaries
- Reduce burnout and increase sustainable performance
- Build a culture that can adapt, recover, and lead through disruption
Popular Engagement Types
- Executive leadership keynotes
- Team resilience trainings and workshops
- Trauma-informed leadership intensives
- Ongoing advisory/consulting for leadership teams
- Trauma Recovery Certification Program for HR professionals and claims/customer relations
Bulk Books for Organizations
A practical resilience resource your people will actually use
Books can be a powerful internal tool - especially when paired with a keynote, training, or leadership initiative.
Bulk orders are available for:
- Leadership programs
- Company-wide initiatives
- Retreats and conferences
- Employee wellness and resilience toolkits
For Disaster Organizations
Trauma-informed resilience for responders, teams, and communities
Disaster work changes people. The question is whether it changes them through burnout - or through supported, sustainable service.
I partner with disaster organizations, humanitarian teams, chaplaincy networks, and crisis-response leaders to provide:
Trauma Recovery Certification
Become a Certified Trauma Recovery Practitioner®
For practitioners and organizations who want a structured, trauma-informed framework that supports real recovery.
This program equips participants with practical, nervous-system-informed tools and a clear framework (Rescue, Recovery, Reconstruction, Evolution) to support clients, teams, and communities.
About
Emma Churchman
Emma M. Churchman, MDiv is a nationally certified trauma chaplain and executive mentor who has spent over 25 years guiding individuals and organizations through the unspoken aftermath of trauma. With a rare blend of spiritual insight and strategic leadership, she has helped thousands transform pain into power—drawing deeply from her own harrowing journey through acute childhood adversity.
Emma is the founder of the Trauma Recovery Certification program, a groundbreaking training for professionals who want to address trauma at its roots—not just manage symptoms. Her teachings blend clinical understanding with soul-deep wisdom, making her a sought-after speaker for those ready to engage in real, raw healing.
Her first bestselling book, The Deep End of Hope in the Wake of Hurricane Helene (GracePoint, 2025), takes readers on an unforgettable journey of spiritual resilience during one of nature’s most recent catastrophic events.
Her memoir, Unshattered: Surviving My Mother’s 123 Personalities and Transforming a Legacy of Abuse (GracePoint, 2025), is a bold invitation to rewrite the stories we inherit.
Her forthcoming third book, Navigating the Deep End: Resilient Leadership in a Volatile World, explores navigating leadership in crisis (GracePoint, June 2026).
Whether she’s speaking to Fortune 1,000 leaders, faith communities, or trauma survivors, Emma teaches practical, evidence-informed trauma recovery techniques that empower individuals and organizations alike to reclaim agency, reconnect with their core selves, and navigate life’s storms with integrity. As a PhD candidate in Conscious Business Ethics, she bridges the gap between soulful leadership and actionable strategy.
Emma is the founder of the Trauma Recovery Certification program, a groundbreaking training for professionals who want to address trauma at its roots—not just manage symptoms. Her teachings blend clinical understanding with soul-deep wisdom, making her a sought-after speaker for those ready to engage in real, raw healing.
Her bestselling book, The Deep End of Hope in the Wake of Hurricane Helene (GracePoint, 2025), takes readers on an unforgettable journey of spiritual resilience during one of nature’s most recent catastrophic events.
Her forthcoming memoir, Unshattered: Surviving My Mother’s 123 Personalities and Transforming a Legacy of Abuse (GracePoint, October 2025), is a bold invitation to rewrite the stories we inherit.
Her third book, The Deep End: Resilient Leadership in a Volatile World, explores navigating leadership in crisis (GracePoint, June 2026).
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