Wayfinding through our existential crisis…
with creativity, integrity, & joy.
The world’s gone mad in its endless pursuit of profit maximization, and the beast feeding it all—capitalism—is rotten to its core. But if you’re tired of pursuing ‘The (ever elusive) Dream’ and long for more freedom, fulfillment, and purpose in your life, I’ve got this nifty 1:1 coaching program called Aligned & Free that guides you to do just that. Maybe check it out?
no more playing small, sister
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no more playing small, sister ✳
This journey will change your life.
And tHere's no going back to the way things once were (you know, 'just fine'). Sister, we’re going deep. We’re bypassing the land of transactional SMART goal-setting—you know, the stuff your corporate coach makes you do (#smellslikecapitalism)—and we’re diving into the work of true transformation. We’re gonna find out what it is that your soul longs for…and then we’re going to go there (if you let us). You’re gonna learn how to use your body like the magnificent compass that it is, confidently make decisions without overly relying on your brain, and live in integrity with who you truly are. Oh, and you’re gonna get the tools to stop wasting your precious energy on people-pleasing activities (#thankmelater).
The result—if you are committed to doing the work—is a fulfilling, purpose-driven, and liberated life…on your terms and despite capitalism (and the other icky ‘-isms’). Sister, that’s a helluva way to live—as our favorite poet Mary Olive so famously wrote—your one wild and precious life. Would you have it any other way?
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Welcome, sister! Wise Woman Wayfinding exists because...I’m passionate about you living in integrity with who you truly are.
[Because when you do, you help heal our world.]I remember being at a crossroads and feeling crazy restless, as my soul was guiding me down one path, while my family (and culture) expected me to don horse blinders and stay the course.
In the end—and after much inner torment—I chose to follow my inner compass. Doing so was hard as hell, and it absolutely upended a lot of things in my world. But that moment liberated me and changed the trajectory of my life. Decades later, I discovered that there is a profession—Wayfinder Coaching—that helps others do the same, and so I became a coach…and then later, a master coach.
Now, I help women tap into their inner compasses and live in integrity with who they truly are via Sacred Circles and my Wayfinder Coaching program: Aligned & Free.
reclaim your right to take up space
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reclaim your right to take up space ✳
follow your inner gps
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follow your inner gps ✳
About me: I'm Kristi, a Wayfinder master coach. And...I said no to ‘the dream’.
That’s because—like clockwork—within a year of landing each new ‘dream’ job, I’d get that crawling-out-of-my-skin feeling coupled with the knowing that I’d go mad if I didn’t quit.
While I had the potential to climb ladders (thanks to an MPA and extensive post-graduate study in applied economics), my soul just couldn’t stomach it. I’d remember my 23-year-old self, who—after learning about capitalism’s “collateral damage”—responded by dropping out of college and pitching her tent on sacred lands slated for a highway reroute [psst—you can read that story here.] That experience deeply shaped me, and even today, the notion of embracing an exploitative system by climbing its ladders just doesn’t vibe.
That’s where one story ends and another begins—of navigating our capitalist world on my terms. Of living in it but not of it. Of reclaiming the freedom I felt when I dropped out of Purdue and followed my inner compass…even as I earn money and live well in 2025 (and in a lovely bungalow instead of a tent!). Of feeling wildly alive, peaceful, and in deep integrity with who I truly am. Click the button if you’re curious to learn more about me.
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Featured postHow to change your life one turtle step at a time.
“A "turtle step" is the least I can do, divided in half. It's also the only way I've ever achieved anything.” —Martha Beck (Twitter post from a bazillion years ago).
begin your hero's journey
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begin your hero's journey ✳