Breakout Sessions

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.
The Real Cost Campaign - FDA (Room 5)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) launched its first youth tobacco prevention campaign, “The Real Cost” in 2014. “The Real Cost” campaigns for youth e-cigarette and cigarette prevention have been effectively reaching teens using mass media and changing the way they think about the risks of tobacco use for over a decade. These campaigns are part of CTP’s comprehensive public education approach to prevent tobacco initiation, which protects a new generation from using tobacco products. CTP’s health communication work is based in science and data from beginning to end, including formative research to develop communications content, and post-implementation evaluation to ensure continued impact. The campaign’s success is anchored by its comprehensive evidence-based approach and ability to adapt to landscape changes. In the past decade, change is the only thing that has remained the same: tobacco usage patterns have changed, the media landscape is dynamic, and teens are ever-evolving. In this session, we will review the evolution and adaptation of the campaign, key successes, and best practices. The goal is to share public health insights that can benefit health leaders and educators, especially those focused on prevention in their communities. The audience will engage in an interactive activity to understand how campaigns are developed, implemented, and measured so they can take these practical skills back to their communities.
Roane Prevention Coalition - 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, 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 will be done 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 – Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) – TBI Agent Robert Burghardt (Room 18)
This presentation focuses on raising awareness about child sexual exploitation, sextortion, and other internet crimes against children. It delves into the tactics used by offenders, the dangers children and teens face online, and the emotional, psychological, impacts of these crimes. The session will cover preventative measures, warning signs, and resources available to help protect young people from becoming victims. By fostering understanding and promoting vigilance, the presentation aims to equip parents, educators, and community members with the tools and awareness to safeguard children in the digital age.