coaching

Hi, I’m Kristi.

When I was little, I wanted to be a doctor, a ballerina, and cast member of SNL. No joke - I wanted to do ALL of that and genuinely thought I could. I knew I wanted to help people, I loved to get lost in dance, and I’ve always been a weirdo with a keen sense of humor. It’s no wonder that coaching felt like the warmest, most familiar, and invigorating career move for me 10 years ago. You see, coaching is an incomparable, empowering dance of dreaming and discovering, using relationships as the playground to unlock and uncover desired ways of life, and exploring with tools to foster the changes that align with your personal calling. It’s been my honor to have coached thousands of clients over the past 10 years to explore what they want and why; and to empower their learning, growth, and development to reach their goals, and more importantly…enjoy the life they want to be living! I attended Pepperdine University to study Sports Medicine and Nutrition, but left there to attend a small, liberal arts school closer to home (Augustana College) - earning a Bachelor’s degree in Business Admin/Marketing & Management (a story for another time). Health and Wellness have always been desired areas of learning - I became a Certified Dietary Supplement Specialist through Huntington College of Health Sciences, an ACE and NASM certified personal trainer, a group fitness instructor & MadDogg Spin Instructor. I then received my health coaching certification from Wellcoaches in 2015 and was part of the first cohort of National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coaches (NBHWC) in 2017.  My experience includes community, group, and individual coaching: Wellness Director of the YMCA, Coach/Group Leader for Instinct Health Science, Inc., Health Coach and Health Coach Manager at Noom, Inc., and a private practice health coach.

Can I help you reach your goals and live your healthiest, best life? Yes, I absolutely will help you do that. Can I help you explore and overcome challenges, build self-efficacy, and embrace your self-worth to know and honor yourself in this world? Yep, without a doubt. These are all important. AND, what I will do that might feel different…is show up with genuine curiosity about you, to know you, and to see all of you so that you too, can see yourself.