Breakout Sessions

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2025 TNSTRONG Summit Breakout Sessions

If you are registered for the 2025 TNSTRONG Youth Summit and have not registered for your Breakout Sessions Sign Up Today to Reserve Your Spot: https://tdhrc.health.tn.gov/redcap/surveys/?s=JXPRDHPREYRKWNFW

 

THE M&P RECIPE - Matt and Phil (Room 3)

Through their years of professional speaking, Matt and Phil’s lives have continued to improve because of the positive messages they present on and consistently attempt to live out every day. Come prepared to be inspired by
the simple points of focus that can make all of our lives more meaningful, successful, fulfilled, and fun. The “M&P Recipe” will leave your audience hungry for a happier and healthier you.

 
The Resilience Bank Account: Mastering Your Mental Wealth - Chris Romulo (Room 4)

What if resilience worked like a bank account, with every thought, action, and habit serving as either a deposit or a withdrawal? In this session, we’ll break down the concept of the Resilience Bank Account and explore how to make consistent deposits through positive self-talk, breathwork, visualization, and other healthy habits. You’ll also learn how to identify withdrawals—like negative self-talk, stress, and unhealthy routines—and how to minimize their impact. Together, we’ll build a toolkit for strengthening your resilience balance so you can lead with confidence, make empowered choices, and inspire others to create a healthier, tobacco-free community. By the end, you’ll understand how small, intentional deposits can add up to big wins—not just for yourself, but for the people you lead. It’s time to invest in your mental wealth and rise as a champion.

 
Turn Up Your Voice: From Advocacy to Action – Kristin Jimison (Tobacco Free Kids), Shannon Baker (American Lung Association) and Griffin Nemeth (#iCANendthetrend) (Room 5)

Want to change the world—or your community? Learn how to use the most powerful tool you have - your own voice! You’ll discover how to:

  • Use social media to advocate like a pro
  • Speak up in front of crowds or cameras
  • Nail a meeting with decision-makers and elected officials
  • Rally your friends and community to care about issues that impact them.

Plus, we’ll help you become media-savvy so you can spot fake news, find trustworthy sources, and share real calls to action that matter.

 
No Nic Nate - Nathan Wray (Room 6)

Nathan shares his personal journey from youth tobacco use and navigating adverse childhood experiences to cultivating emotional regulation and mastering mindset resilience. Participants will gain insights and actionable
techniques to identify, understand, and manage their emotions. Attendees will explore the role of adaptability in personal growth, understanding how a flexible mindset can lead to improved problem-solving, increased
resilience, and enhanced overall well-being. Participants will delve into the neurobiological impact of nicotine on developing brains, exploring the specific risks and consequences associated with youth tobacco use.

 
Fit4Success – Chase Livingston (Room 11)

Many teens struggle with the idea of whether they fit in or not. This emphasis on how cool they look, how many followers they have, and how much money their parents make leaves them battling in areas of mental and emotional health, body image, and confidence. Studies show these things negatively impact student performance and well-being. In this dynamic training session, students learn how to grow strong, healthy, and confident in
physical, mental, and emotional areas to help them navigate issues like low self-esteem, social media pressures, and emotional abuse. If we want to see our teens succeed, it begins with giving them real strategies to transform
from the inside out. In this presentation, let's redefine what success really means so we can begin to live empowered lives of meaning and purpose. You will laugh, you will cry, and you might even get in a workout.
Who is ready to become Fit for Success?

 
FOUR 24’s Unplugged - Kyle Wimmer (Room 12)

Attend a humorous yet very real and informative session regarding the dangers of addiction, the predatory practices of “Big Vape.” Attendees will learn strategies to overcome acting upon temptations as well as support to stay away from these vices in the first place 24 hours, 24 days, 24 months at a time until eventually 24/7.

 
TNSTRONG Youth Ambassadors (Room 13)

First-Hand Experience as a TNSTRONG Ambassador: This session will highlight our experience as a TNSTRONG Ambassador and explain why we would love to have others join us in our fight against nicotine. An interactive session will be held to show the dangers of nicotine.

 

Your Life is the Perfect Lyric - Urban Poetry – Timothy “Urban Thoughts” Moore (Room16) 

This workshop empowers students’ self-image and mental health using art, poetry and music. 

 
Adult Only – SPARK – J’la Jenkins (Room 17)

In this breakout session, J’la will engage parents in a conversation about the importance of fostering open, honest discussions with their children regarding relationships, sexual health, and decision-making. By providing
valuable tools and resources, J’la aims to help parents support their youth in navigating these critical issues while empowering them to make healthy choices.

 

Adult Only – Addressing Vaping Through an Environmental Lens: Talking to Gen Z and Bridging the Disposal Gap in Your Community – Chipper Smith (Room 18)  

According to the EPA, all vape products are considered "hazardous waste" and are not to be disposed of in the trash can. In this session, attendees will learn how to utilize an environmental lens when talking about vape cessation with Gen Z and also learn how to dispose of used vape devices in an environmentally friendly manner.