Hi, I'm Kristina...
I help aspiring female writers and entrepreneurs step into their strengths & strut their stuff.
Why do I do what I do?
Because I’ve been where you are, and I know how hard it is
After going into a ton of student loan debt getting my Master’s Degree in Creative Writing, I still felt like I didn’t deserve to call myself a writer. I struggled to find the time to write (outside of my day job) and follow my own passions because I was so terrified my work wouldn’t meet my own ridiculously high standards. Though so many things in my life were going right (I met my husband, had a super cute baby girl and was being paid to write for a living.), I couldn’t understand why I felt like
something inside me was slowly dying.
Once upon a time, I’d had this dream of helping women
through my words and it wasn’t letting me go...
"When we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.”
- Marianne Williamson
Meanwhile, my health began to fail me. The grind of day-to-day life as a new mom, with three hours of my day spent commuting, was taking it’s toll. I found myself sick and completely exhausted all the time. I knew I’d feel more fulfilled if I was writing in my own voice and pursuing my dream of helping other women through personal growth. Instead, I felt completely depleted and stuck in my own circumstances. That’s when I decided to hire a Life Coach to help me see where I was sabotaging myself.
I got brave. I dug deep. I got super honest with myself (and my coach). I finally started to see how my limiting beliefs were keeping me safe...and small. Once I took an honest look at my life and had someone else's outside perspective, I understood how not having healthy boundaries and my constant need to make other people happy were holding me back from embracing what I truly wanted.
I mustered the courage to take my love of personal development a step further and learn how to be a coach myself. I enrolled at a coaching institute. Eventually, I decided to leave my 9 to 5 to pursue my dream of writing and coaching full-time.
After graduating from my coaching program, I invested in top business programs to help me hone my skills and teach me how to build a thriving business. I still wanted more. More trainings. More certifications. More outside proof that I was legit.
Then, one day, it hit me...
-I got my MFA and still didn’t feel like a writer.
-I graduated from a reputable coaching institute and still didn’t feel like a coach.
-I worked with amazing writing, business and life coaches and still didn’t feel ready to press GO on my dreams.
What I came to realize was:
I had to make myself useful to the world BEFORE I felt ready.
I got brave. I dug deep. I got super honest with myself (and my coach). I finally started to see how my limiting beliefs were keeping me safe...and small. Once I took an honest look at my life and had someone else's outside perspective, I understood how not having healthy boundaries and my constant need to make other people happy were holding me back from embracing what I truly wanted.
I mustered the courage to take my love of personal development a step further and learn how to be a coach myself. I enrolled at a coaching institute. Eventually, I decided to leave my 9 to 5 to pursue my dream of writing and coaching full-time.
After graduating from my coaching program, I invested in top business programs to help me hone my skills and teach me how to build a thriving business. I still wanted more. More trainings. More certifications. More outside proof that I was legit.
Then, one day, it hit me...
-I got my MFA and still didn’t feel like a writer.
-I graduated from a reputable coaching institute and still didn’t feel like a coach.
-I worked with amazing writing, business and life coaches and still didn’t feel ready to press GO on my dreams.
What I came to realize was:
I had to make myself useful to the world BEFORE I felt ready.
Today… My life looks how I’d always dreamed it would
- I get to write about things I’m passionate about.
- I get to create meaningful connections with my amazing clients and get a deep sense of fulfillment from knowing I’m helping them embrace their gifts and pursue their dreams.
- I get to work from home and never worry about traffic jams, train delays or what I’m going to wear.
- I have the freedom to work from anywhere and make my own schedule that works for me and my family.
- I live on the coast and get to take bike rides in the middle of the work day.
- I have an amazing, supportive partner, who gets me and believes in my dreams.
- I’ve finished a novel and have been paid to write articles as MYSELF.
- I have a new book idea I can’t wait to get started on.
Now I want to help you own your life
Because your life should be a reflection of who you are and what you value
Because you have something inside you that wants to be shared
Because you deserve to feel confident in what you offer and be connected to yourself and to others
Because I believe a woman who’s in her full power is an unstoppable force for good
I want you to be the force you were created to be!
My clients work with me because of my unwavering empathy and my genuine desire to see them step fully into themselves and OWN every aspect of their lives. If I select you for my program, you’ll know that I believe you can succeed and all that’s required is to show up honest, real and ready to break through.
My promise is I’ll always choose to see the absolute best in you and hold up that mirror so you can see it, too.