For as long as I can remember, I have had an ache within me that yearned to belong. From a young age, I could sense that I was different from those around me. I unconsciously became a chameleon that was skilled at giving people what they seemed to want.
I did not feel safe
to be me.
Alongside the chameleon,
I had a rebellious spirit.
I knew in my heart I was a leader.
On the outside, I was perceived as
confident, strong, and bold.
On the inside, I felt passionate, yet contained, caring, yet detached.
More than anything
I felt alone.
Around 14 is also when I had a spiritual awakening of sorts. It was a subtle sort of knowing that came in with great clarity that I was a spiritual being, that we all were. I did not grow up with any religious or spiritual influence from my family.
I just knew.
This knowing was a spark that continued to be fanned into a bright fire within me. I began to seek communities that could foster the inquisitive stirring I had. For years, I traveled far and wide seeking, finding, and seeking some more.
I was looking for something outside of me
to tell me I was worthy of being all of me …
For years, personally and professionally, I attempted to “fix” others’ problems
(that is how we are conditioned after all)
unknowingly thinking this would bridge the gap
in my heart and dissolve the guard I had so well assembled.
My comfort zone was
in the spiritual realms.
It was time to come home
to my body.
Like many women, I experienced sexual trauma as a girl.
It took me many years to have compassion for this little girl within me and not blame myself.
debilitating
self-shaming & blaming
kept me
contained & small.
Coming home to my body, my femininity, and my sexuality has been an arduous and subtle journey.
It became about creating safety within myself, for myself.
It has been a journey of
becoming a master boundary setter
&
being my greatest advocate and protector.
I have a profound curiosity about the body and understanding this magnificent vessel.
I contemplated going to med school and opted not to as I was aware of the limitations of the conventional medical system (plus I was a touring musician.) I sensed an even more expansive and comprehensive relationship to healing than these systems taught. I spent many years exploring and learning alternative healing modalities that came closer to what I sensed was possible.
Still, I knew there was more.
One of my biggest desires is
a non-hierarchical system of health care
where all are encouraged to believe in their body’s innate healing capacity
where being the expert of our bodies
and honoring our bodies’ whispers and desires is the norm.
The Wheel of Whole Body Healing is
a framework for fulfilling this desire.
PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY
Kristen is an author, speaker, musician, educator, and conscious leader.
With her abilities to psychically see and intuitively know information about people's health concerns, she became a medical intuitive and psychic healer two decades ago. She’s helped many relieve their symptoms without drugs and surgeries, inspiring empowerment in their healing journeys. From all Kristen learned about our innate power to heal, she created the Wheel of Whole Body Healing, a health and wellness model that places the power of wellness back into the hands, hearts, and minds of the individual so they can become confident co-creators in their healing journey.
Kristen is an entrepreneur and founder of Come to Life, a business centered on transformation through health and intimacy. Along with a Master of Science in Mind-Body Medicine with a certificate in Contemplative End-of-Life Care, and doctoral research in Mind-Body Medicine, she is also a certified sex and relationship coach, trained energy medicine practitioner, and has decades of expertise using food as medicine.
Kristen is a poet, mother, dancer, nature lover, artist, and passionate devotee of living an ecstatic life. She believes every person has valuable gifts that contribute to the well-being of the global community and aims to guide as many people as possible to live the fullest expression of their gifts for maximum joy and vitality. She currently resides oceanside in Los Angeles.