Born to Coach®️

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The Born to Coach podcast is a living breathing permission slip for heart-centered humans who are ready to fully step into their higher calling of becoming a transformational life coach. Krista gives practical advice, real coaching, step-by-step trainings and spiritual wisdom to help transform your pain into purpose through creating an abundant and thriving online coaching practice.

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June 6, 2026Episode 2331 hr 2 min

From Hustle to Higher Guidance: How I bring Spiritual Practices into my Business

Krista pulls back the curtain on something that has quietly shaped every major decision in her business for the last decade: spirituality.After a conversation with a prospective student who asked how spirituality fits into the Born to Coach Training Academy, Krista realized that what feels normal to her now is actually a completely different way of approaching business than most entrepreneurs have ever been taught.From intuition and meditation to psychics, journaling, gratitude, and trusting the nudges that don't always make logical sense, she shares how spiritual practices have helped her navigate uncertainty, make big decisions, find clients, and build a thriving coaching business.This isn't about following a specific religion or belief system.It's about learning how to tune out the noise, trust yourself, and create a business that's aligned with who you truly are.In this episode:Why spirituality has become one of Krista's most powerful business tools and how it helps her make decisions with more confidence and clarityThe surprising psychic reading that predicted a major life transition and changed the course of her business foreverSimple spiritual practices that can help you access guidance, trust your intuition, and stop overthinking every moveThe concept of client "soul contracts" and why the right clients often find you without forcing, chasing, or convincingHow to build a business that feels more aligned, abundant, and sustainable by listening inward instead of constantly looking outside yourself for answersWondered if there's another way to grow your business without constantly pushing harder? This episode offers a different perspective.One rooted in trust, alignment, and learning to listen to the wisdom that's already within you.🔗 Apply for the mastermind here → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.borntocoach.org/mastermind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔗 Learn more about the Born to Coach® Training Academy → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.borntocoach.org/certification⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔗 DM Krista on Instagram with your favorite takeaway → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/borntocoachacademy⁠

May 27, 2026Episode 2321 hr 31 min

What the Costa Rican jungle taught me about authenticity and business

A week in the Costa Rican jungle cracked something open in Krista and she’s not putting herself back together the same way!What began as a retreat experience turned into a deep unraveling of old identities, people-pleasing patterns, the need for male validation, and the lifelong habit of abandoning herself to be loved.Through sacred conversations, plant medicine, ecstatic dance, emotional breakthroughs, and witnessing the raw stories of others, Krista found herself confronting what authenticity actually looks like when you stop performing and start telling the truth.This episode is vulnerable, emotional, deeply reflective, and very much unfolding in real time.In this episode:The moments that became more healing than the retreat itselfLearning how to fully be yourself without needing everyone’s approvalReclaiming feminine power through movement, expression, and embodimentPregnancy, slowing down, and softening into a new season of lifeWhy authentic stories create deeper connection than polished perfectionIf you’ve been craving deeper connection, real honesty, and a place where you can finally stop holding it all together and just be yourself, this episode is for you. 🔗 Apply for the mastermind here →⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.borntocoach.org/mastermind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔗 Learn more about the Born to Coach® Training Academy →⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.borntocoach.org/certification⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔗 DM Krista on Instagram with your favorite takeaway →⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/borntocoachacademy⁠

May 13, 2026Episode 23129 min

From Victim to Creator: how to help your clients escape their drama triangle

Krista opens up about a breakthrough that hit her at exactly the right time: the Drama Triangle.And once she saw it, she couldn’t unsee it.From relationships and family dynamics to coaching clients and codependency, this episode is a raw, honest look at how easily we fall into the roles of victim, rescuer, and persecutor and why those patterns keep us exhausted, stuck, and emotionally drained.Krista shares personal reflections about ending her romantic relationship while pregnant, navigating unsupportive reactions from family, and realizing that constantly rescuing, fixing, and over-explaining was costing her peace.The big shift? Moving from victim to creator.This episode is about radical self-awareness, boundaries, emotional responsibility, and learning how to stop participating in dynamics that keep everyone stuck.In this episode:Why the Drama Triangle keeps you stuck in exhausting relationship patterns and how to finally break freeThe sneaky ways people cycle through victim, rescuer, and persecutor roles without even realizing itHow rescuing, fixing, and codependency actually disempower the people you’re trying to helpThe mindset shift coaches must make to stop over-helping and start creating real transformationHow boundaries, self-awareness, and protecting your inner peace change everything in relationships, business, and lifeIf you’ve been feeling emotionally exhausted, stuck in unhealthy dynamics, over-explaining yourself, or trying to save everyone around you, this episode will hit deep.And it might just help you finally choose yourself.Key Reminder From This Episode:You do not need to justify your healing to people who are uncomfortable with your growth.Sometimes the hardest, healthiest decision is the one that finally brings your nervous system peace.Resources Mentioned:The Drama Triangle by Dr. Stephen KarpmanThe Empowerment Dynamic (TED)JADE:JustifyApologizeDefendExplain🔗 Apply for the mastermind here →⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.borntocoach.org/mastermind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔗 Learn more about the Born to Coach® Training Academy →⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.borntocoach.org/certification⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔗 DM Krista on Instagram with your favorite takeaway →⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/borntocoachacademy⁠

May 6, 2026Episode 23034 min

I’m Done People-Pleasing My Way Through Business...and you should too

Krista gets real. Like… full moon, life-is-lifing, nothing-is-filtered real.From navigating motherhood, pregnancy, and a relationship shift to making a bold CEO decision in her business, this is a behind-the-scenes look at what it actually takes to lead when things feel messy.The big shift? No more bending over backwards to make everything work for everyone.This is about cleaner boundaries, simpler offers, and finally running your business in a way that supports you too.In this episode:The hidden cost of people pleasing in your pricing and policiesWhy over-flexibility leads to burnout, drama, and lost incomeThe moment Krista decided “this doesn’t work for me anymore”A simpler, cleaner approach to payment plans (and why it matters)How strong boundaries create safety for you and your clientsIf you’ve been over-giving, overcomplicating, or over-accommodating, this is your permission slip to tighten things up.And trust yourself while you do it.🔗 Apply for the mastermind here →⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.borntocoach.org/mastermind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔗 Learn more about the Born to Coach® Training Academy →⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.borntocoach.org/certification⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔗 DM Krista on Instagram with your favorite takeaway →⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/borntocoachacademy⁠

April 27, 2026Episode 22916 min

The Lie Keeping You Underpaid as a Coach

Krista records post-gym in her “mobile podcast studio” and dives into a mindset block almost every coach faces:“Is what I’m doing actually valuable?”After a coaching student hesitated to charge $50 for a session that focused on something as simple as a grocery list, Krista unpacks why coaches often undervalue their work—and how that thinking keeps them stuck, underpaid, and second-guessing themselves.This is your reminder that coaching isn’t about the topic. It’s about the transformation.In this episode:Why coaches undervalue their work and question if it’s “enough”The real reason even simple conversations can be deeply impactfulHow to stop assuming and start asking clients what’s actually valuableWhy not every client is ready to go deep (and why that’s okay)The importance of charging for your work and trusting your role as a coach🔗 Apply for the mastermind here → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.borntocoach.org/mastermind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔗 Learn more about the Born to Coach® Training Academy → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.borntocoach.org/certification⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔗 DM Krista on Instagram with your favorite takeaway → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/borntocoachacademy⁠

April 16, 2026Episode 22837 min

The Boundaries Your Coaching Business Is Begging For

Recorded mid-hike, this episode is a real-time reminder that your business doesn’t need more strategy, it needs stronger boundaries.Krista breaks down how unclear boundaries are the root of burnout, resentment, and inconsistent income and how clean, well-communicated standards actually create more respect, better client results, and more money.With real client scenarios and a $92 no-show lesson that changed everything, this is your nudge to stop over-accommodating and start leading.In this episode:Why your business boundaries mirror your life and where they’re quietly leakingHow weak or missing policies lead straight to burnout, resentment, and lost incomeWhat to do about late clients, no-shows, and people not using what they paid forHow to communicate boundaries clearly (without over-explaining or softening them)The two big ones most coaches avoid: pricing boundaries + deciding what you’re no longer available to tolerate🔗 Apply for the mastermind here → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.borntocoach.org/mastermind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔗 Learn more about the Born to Coach® Training Academy → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.borntocoach.org/certification⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔗 DM Krista on Instagram with your favorite takeaway → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/borntocoachacademy⁠

April 7, 2026Episode 22719 min

How to upsell your coaching offers so clients can keep working with you

In this episode, Krista shares a simple but powerful strategy she fully implemented at her recent Sedona retreat—and it worked. After years of hearing clients ask “what’s next?”, she realized she was missing a key opportunity to continue supporting them and growing her business. She breaks down how she created a natural next step for her clients and how you can do the same in your own offers.In this episode:Why your clients are already thinking about what’s nextThe opportunity you might be missing after your offers endHow Krista introduced her mastermind in a way that felt natural and alignedSimple strategies to keep your clients in momentum (and in your world)🔗 Apply for the mastermind here → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.borntocoach.org/mastermind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔗 Learn more about the Born to Coach® Training Academy → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.borntocoach.org/certification⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔗 DM Krista on Instagram with your favorite takeaway → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/borntocoachacademy⁠

April 2, 2026Episode 22617 min

In Your Initiation Era

In this episode, Krista shares a real-time reflection on life initiations—those intense seasons that crack you open, humble you, and change you (whether you asked for it or not). She talks about how initiations can show up through money, business, pregnancy, identity shifts, and relationships—and how learning to meet them with awareness (instead of panic) makes you stronger, wiser, and more resourced as a coach.In this episode:What a “life initiation” is—and why it often hits right after an expansion seasonReframing hard seasons: from “why is this happening to me?” to “what is this here to teach me?”How nervous system regulation, embodiment, and spirituality help you move through the mess with more graceWhy your initiations don’t disqualify you as a coach—they actually deepen your credibility and capacity🔗 Apply for the mastermind here → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.borntocoach.org/mastermind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔗 Learn more about the Born to Coach® Training Academy → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.borntocoach.org/certification⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔗 DM Krista on Instagram with your favorite takeaway → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/borntocoachacademy⁠

March 17, 2026Episode 22534 min

12 Weeks Pregnant: Baby Girl, Blood Clot Scare, & Big Changes

Krista records from the bathtub (rose petal + honey face mask included) and shares a real, rapid-fire life update: a pregnancy scare that led to the OBED, relief after clear test results, finally finding out baby is a girl, and the big personal and business shifts she’s navigating as she prepares for motherhood again.Pregnancy update: bleeding scare → OBED check-in + reassuranceNIPT results: low risk + it’s a girlSharing the news with Lincoln (and family starting to find out)Big life shifts: moving plans + relationship/co-parenting clarityBusiness downloads: building systems that sell without her + retreat prep🔗 Apply for the mastermind here → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.borntocoach.org/mastermind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔗 Learn more about the Born to Coach® Training Academy → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.borntocoach.org/certification⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔗 DM Krista on Instagram with your favorite takeaway → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/borntocoachacademy⁠

March 7, 2026Episode 22419 min

Pregnancy Update: 10 Weeks In

Krista shares a real-time pregnancy update—fresh off a family weekend in Colorado—about what the first trimester has felt like after two previous miscarriages, the moments that have helped her breathe a little easier, and what she’s focusing on next as she approaches 10 weeks.In this episode:A quick life update from the car after a family trip (plus why she skipped skiing this time)What’s felt tender and nerve-wracking in this first trimester—and how she’s staying present anywayThe 9-week ultrasound + hearing the heartbeat (and why it hit differently this time)Symptoms and body updates: fatigue, breathlessness, bloating, cravings, and “listening day by day”The next milestone: NIPT bloodwork + genetic screening and finding out baby’s genderHow Reiki, mindset, and slowing down are helping her protect her peaceWhat’s coming soon: telling family, planning care, and deciding what support feels best🔗 Apply for the mastermind here → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.borntocoach.org/mastermind⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔗 Learn more about the Born to Coach® Training Academy → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.borntocoach.org/certification⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔗 DM Krista on Instagram with your favorite takeaway → ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/borntocoachacademy⁠