Daughter, sister, aunt, friend, mentor, solopreneur, community builder, holistic wellness advocate, lifelong student. I have a gift of connecting with and empowering others and since I was a kid people always felt safe to open up to me. I have a memory from when I was 5 of watching my younger sister, who was 3 at the time, almost drown because my mother was so messed up on drugs she forgot that she put her in the bath. If I didn't find her there she probably wouldn't have made it. Since I can remember I've had a fear of abandonment. I've worried about not being good enough and if I was worthy of love. Most of my life if it was a 98 I wanted a 100. If it was 5lbs I wanted 10. If it was Northeastern I wanted Harvard. Never enough. I'm insecure about my back and my stomach - it never seems to be flat enough. I love my smile and my legs though. I work every day to overcome my struggles through personal development, yoga, finding my tribe, meditation, rewriting my story and learning to release and surrender. I've held onto an old story that I'm never going to find someone to love all of me - that I'm unworthy and unlovable. My new story is that I am more than enough! I am sexy and smart and ambitious. I'm resilient and brave. I'm an entrepreneur a motivational speaker and a catalyst for positive change. I'd tell a 12 year old me to stop worrying about outside approval and to show herself the same grace and love she shows everyone else. I wish women would let go of competition mindset and ego. I wish they’d nurture themselves more as opposed to always giving so freely to others. My positive mindset has been my coping mechanism through the pain. It has not been easy or without struggle but I didn't allow myself to be a victim of my circumstances or environment. It was my choice to create a better life and I work at it every day, especially on the hardest days. I am Kristyn. I am confident, courageous and committed. And I am proud of my ability to grow, expand and heal while helping others along the way.