From Surviving to Thriving: How to Take Your Power Back
- brittanysharper
- Jul 18
- 2 min read
We all go through seasons where survival mode becomes our norm.Where you're just trying to make it through the day, pay the bills, manage the pain, hold it together.But you were never meant to live there.
Thriving isn't about pretending everything is perfect.It's about choosing to rise anyway and coming out stronger, wiser, and more grounded in your power than ever before.
Step One: Recognize the Shift Has to Happen Inside First
The move from survival to thriving doesn’t start with your bank account, your relationship, or your job. It starts in your mindset.
When you're in survival mode, your mind is focused on “just getting by. ”But to thrive, you have to start asking: "What do I want? What do I need? Who am I becoming?”
You can’t move forward while mentally rehearsing the past. Healing begins when you stop identifying with your wounds and start envisioning your next chapter.
Step Two: Honor What You’ve Been Through, But Don’t Stay There
You’ve overcome things that would’ve broken someone else and that deserves acknowledgment. But survival isn't the destination. It was a bridge.
You’re not weak for having gone through it. You’re powerful for coming out on the other side.
Thriving means allowing yourself to experience joy again. To trust again. To believe in the possibility of more.
Step Three: Reclaim Your Power—One Decision at a Time
Taking your power back isn’t always loud. Sometimes it’s:
Saying no without over-explaining
Setting boundaries and actually sticking to them
Leaving environments that no longer align with your peace
Choosing healing over repeating old cycles
Asking for help and not attaching shame to it
Every time you choose you. Your future, your growth, your well-being. You take your power back.
Step Four: Surround Yourself With People and Tools That Support the Journey
Thriving doesn’t mean doing it all alone. Find people, resources, and routines that reinforce the version of you you’re growing into.
Get a mentor or life coach
Take that course you've been putting off
Spend time with people who speak life into you
Prioritize therapy or healing spaces that feel safe
Rebuild your confidence through small, consistent wins
Your environment should match your elevation.
You Are Allowed to Thrive
Sometimes we feel guilt around thriving, especially when we’ve been through trauma, loss, or lack. You’re not selfish for wanting more. You’re ready for it.
You didn’t survive just to settle. You survived to rise, to shine, to inspire, to lead.
And now, it’s your time.
Ready to move from surviving to thriving? We offer workshops and coaching designed to help you shift your mindset, rebuild your confidence, and walk in your purpose, fully and unapologetically.
📩 Contact us today to begin your transformation.
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