Today we’d like to introduce you to Robin Emmerich.
Hi Robin , we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
Yes, thank you for having me! I’m a native Austinite, and this city has played a big role in shaping who I am and the work I do.
I started out in the corporate world, following what looked like the traditional path to success. My dad worked at Motorola, and growing up I saw both his dedication and the quiet cost of overwork. When he passed away from cancer, his company created work-life balance programs in his memory. That experience stayed with me. It planted questions I wouldn’t fully understand until later about success, health, and how we’re actually meant to live. Austin’s culture of creativity, nature, and independence gave me the space to question the traditional definition of success and imagine something more human.
After climbing the corporate ladder and realizing something still felt missing, I met Dr. Coletta Long who became an important mentor in my life. Working with her helped me finally understand something that changed everything for me. Our emotions shape our health, our relationships, and the choices we make every day, even when we’re not aware of it. I began to see how much of my own life had been influenced by emotions I hadn’t fully processed, and it finally gave language to what I’d felt for years but couldn’t explain.
That period became the foundation for my book, Love The Mess. I wrote it as an invitation to stop waiting for life to feel perfect and start trusting ourselves where we are. It came from a very real desire to help people find meaning in the in-between moments, the ones we usually rush past. As I continued healing, leaning into my faith, and doing my own inner work, my path became clearer. I started to see how emotions and intuition influence not just our personal lives, but also how we lead, create, and build.
Today, I work with women, especially leaders, creatives, and entrepreneurs, who are ready to reconnect with themselves and lead from the heart. Whether it’s through coaching, courses, art, fashion, or retreats, my intention is simple. I want to help people build lives and businesses that actually feel like their own.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
It definitely hasn’t been a smooth road, but the challenges are truly what created the work I do today.
One of the hardest things for me was learning how to slow down and actually listen to myself in a world that rewards being busy all the time. I spent years pushing forward without realizing how disconnected I had become. Stepping back from everything I had built forced me to see how much I was overworking and tying my worth to what I could produce. I realized I had unconsciously followed my dad’s footsteps.
Another big challenge came when my health took a turn I didn’t expect. I had to adjust to a new level of capacity and, honestly, rethink who I was. I had to relearn how to live, work, and create in a way that supported my nervous system instead of pushing through. Letting go of old timelines, expectations, and the version of success I once chased took a kind of surrender I wasn’t used to.
Trusting my intuition when the path didn’t look conventional wasn’t easy. Choosing alignment over hustle brought uncertainty, financial stress, and plenty of doubt, especially when I chose healing and integrity over moving fast.
What I’ve learned is that those challenges were the path. They were invitations to build something more honest and sustainable. Each one asked me to meet myself with more compassion, and that inner shift became the foundation of how I now support others.
As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
At the heart of what I do is helping women reconnect with themselves and trust their own inner guidance again.
I work with women who are in some kind of transition. Often they’re leaders, creatives, or entrepreneurs who’ve achieved a lot, but still feel burned out, disconnected, or unsure about what’s next. On the outside, things might look good, but inside something feels off. My work helps them slow down, tune back into themselves, and move forward in a way that actually feels right.
What I’m known for is creating spaces that feel safe and honest. Through my work, including my Love The Mess course, I help women move through emotional patterns and life changes without trying to fix themselves or force an outcome. I don’t believe growth has to be hard or rushed. I believe it happens when we feel supported enough to listen to ourselves again.
The women I work with are what I’m most proud of. There’s nothing more meaningful to me than watching someone come back to themselves and trust their own voice again. My work also goes beyond coaching. I created Beauty and the Mess, a clothing line rooted in self-expression and confidence, as a reminder that growth doesn’t have to look polished to be powerful. The designs come from my art and from the same way I create, by allowing rather than forcing.
What sets me apart is that I live the work I share. Everything I offer comes from real experience, not theory. I don’t lead from perfection. I lead from presence, compassion, and deep respect for each person’s path.
How do you think about luck?
I think of luck less as something that happens to us and more as something we notice when we’re paying attention.
In 2020, I lost almost everything. My health, my home, my finances, my sense of safety, and relationships I thought would last. There wasn’t a single area of my life that didn’t fall apart. At the time, it didn’t feel like bad luck or a lesson waiting to be learned. It felt like standing in the wreckage of a life I had worked hard to build. I wasn’t trying to find meaning. I was learning how to breathe again and trust one small step at a time.
Looking back now, I see that losing everything gave me the chance to rebuild in a way I never would have chosen, but deeply needed. I rebuilt from the inside out, with honesty, faith, and a willingness to listen to what was real. That season showed me that even when everything is stripped away, something essential remains. And from that place, it’s always possible to begin again.
What I’ve learned is that luck tends to meet us when we slow down and stay present. When we trust ourselves and take the next honest step, things begin to line up in a way that feels natural. I don’t believe luck replaces effort, but I do believe it meets us when we’re willing to listen.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://robinemmerich.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robin_emmerich
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinemmerich
Image Credits
Hayden Walker- Personal photo. Peggy Kohn- last two photos.
