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Born to Coach®️
by Krista Kathleen
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.
Episodes
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39 Weeks Pregnant: What I’m learning about surrender, business & letting go of the “rules”
At 39 weeks pregnant, I’m learning one of the biggest lessons of this season: how to surrender in life and business. In what may be my final podcast episode before giving birth, I’m sharing some raw reflections on what pregnancy and preparing for birth are teaching me about self-trust…
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Why Great Coaches Don't Need to Be the Expert with Dan Vincent
In this episode, I sit down with Dan Vincent, ACC, a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach and leadership development professional, to explore how coaching skills can completely change the way we lead, communicate, manage people, and navigate the workplace. Dan shares what he learned coaching…
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Fear Means You're Leveling Up: Sharon's Journey From Stay-at-Home Mom to Life Coach
What does becoming a life coach actually look like? Not the polished Instagram version. The real version...the fear, awkward first coaching sessions, self-doubt, life changes, practice, and moments when you wonder, “What the hell am I doing?” In this episode, I sit down with Born to Coach®…
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Learning to Slow Down Without Feeling Guilty
What If You Didn’t Have to Push So Hard? What if slowing down doesn’t mean you’re falling behind in your business or any area of life? At almost 36 weeks pregnant, I’m finding myself in a season where my body, my life, and even my business are asking me to operate differently. In this episode…
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I'm Getting Off Social Media: Can You Build a Coaching Business Without It?
What if growing your coaching business didn’t require constantly posting, creating Reels, checking Instagram, or feeding the social media machine? At 35 weeks pregnant, preparing for maternity leave, and navigating a lot behind the scenes in my personal life, I’ve been taking a serious look at…
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Build a Business that Runs Without You with Adrienne Dorison
What happens when the business you built for freedom starts depending on you for everything? Krista and leadership and operational efficiency expert Adrienne Dorison unpack how to build a business that supports your life instead of slowly taking it over. As Krista prepares for maternity leave…
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How to Build a Referral Based Coaching Business with Faisal Ensaun
Krista sits down with coach and mentor Faisal Ensaun for an honest conversation about what it really takes to build a sustainable coaching business. From leaving a successful engineering career to embracing years of uncertainty, growing through collaboration instead of competition, and creating a...
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Getting Ready for Baby Number 2: Third Trimester Challenges, Boundaries and Maternity Leave
Krista shares a real life update on everything that's been unfolding as she enters her third trimester. From preparing for birth and navigating unexpected pregnancy challenges to setting difficult family boundaries and building a business that can thrive while she's on maternity leave, this is an...
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Madison’s First Paying Coaching Client: Lessons on how to start before you feel ready
What does it take to stop coaching for free and start getting paid? Born to Coach graduate Madison Doherty shares how she overcame self-doubt, people-pleasing, and learned to set boundaries, leading to her first paying coaching client. She opens up about the mindset shifts, courageous steps, and...
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What an Ultramarathon Can Teach Us About Life, Business and Coaching with Ben Pages, PCC
Krista sits down with Ben Pages, trainer and ICF assessor at Born to Coach and coach in his own private practice, to explore what it really takes to achieve a goal that feels impossible. Through the story of coaching an ultramarathon runner who completed a 37 hour race, they unpack the mindset,...
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Your Permission to be Spiritual and Prosperous
Krista dives into one of the biggest challenges she sees aspiring coaches and business owners face: charging for their work. After ten years of running her own coaching business and working with hundreds of coaches, she's learned that money fears aren't a sign that something is wrong. They're…
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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…
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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...
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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...
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How Nico Hit His First $1K as a New Coach
Nico Perez (Born to Coach student) shares how he landed his first $1,000 in paid coaching clients just a few months into training—plus the mindset shift that helped him stop feeling weird about charging and start getting paid. In this episode: The “charging feels weird” hurdle (and how to move...
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Stop Overcomplicating Your Ideal Client
In this episode, Krista shares a simple, no-fluff way to define your ideal client—without getting lost in avatar exercises or overthinking demographics. You’ll learn the three core signals that make someone a great fit (and the red flags that usually create stress later), plus how to handle money...
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Poolside CEO: St. Barts Edition
In this episode, Krista talks about turning 40 in St. Barts, setting clear intentions for how she wants to feel, and rewriting old money stories while traveling with family. She shares what working-from-anywhere looks like (and what she’s not willing to sacrifice), how she stays grounded with...
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My Highest Income Month (Without the Hustle)
In this episode, Krista talks about making December feel radically different—choosing calm over chaos, caring for her nervous system (meditation, microdosing, self-Reiki), and how that shift helped create one of her highest-income months. She shares the T-FAR mindset model, why our thoughts shape...
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New Year Debrief: 2025 Wins & 2026 Vision
Krista gets candid about the past year—personal milestones, business growth, hard moments—and how she’s setting intentions for an abundant, ease-filled 2026. Expect reflections on travel, launching the Born to Coach Mastermind, deepening spiritual practices, simplifying strategy, and the mindset...
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Design Your December: Intentional Holidays, Less Hustle, More You
Krista gets real about ditching over-strategy and creating a calmer, more intentional holiday season. She shares a funny astrology mix-up, why creativity returns when she ignores “perfect SEO,” and simple ways to design December on your terms—fewer obligations, minimalist décor, clearer…
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Aligned by Design with Dr. Kelly
In this episode, Krista sits down with Dr. Kelly—leadership and nervous system expert, transformational speaker/author, business coach, and advanced Human Design reader—to explore what it really means to build a business in alignment. They unpack how Human Design can shape your offers, schedule,...
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How Get Clients Without Social Media
In this episode, Krista shares simple, low-pressure ways to get coaching clients without living on social media—think local workshops, referrals, guest speaking, sample sessions, and letting your website/SEO quietly work in the background. She also names why social can feel hard (visibility…
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Masterminds, Money & Mindset: A Deep Dive with Jessica Riverson
In this episode, Krista sits down with spiritual business coach Jessica Riverson to unpack what masterminds really are, how they help coaches grow, and the mindset required to both join and lead them successfully. Jessica shares her journey from teen mom to highly sought-after mentor, why…
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What to Do When Your Partner Isn’t Spiritual (Bathtub Talk Edition)
In this episode, Krista talks about loving a partner who isn’t into spirituality or personal development—and the shift that saved her relationship. From releasing judgment to practicing unconditional acceptance, she shares how removing pressure actually invited more connection (and occasional...
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Fear of Success: Why We Resist What We Want (and How to Rewire It)
In this episode, Krista unpacks one of the sneakiest mindset blocks coaches face — the fear of success. She explains how this fear isn’t about lacking motivation or discipline, but about what your nervous system believes will happen after you succeed. Krista shares how this shows up in real life…
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Crypto, Coaching & Courage: A Conversation with Chris Masloski
In this episode of the Born to Coach Podcast, Krista chats with Chris Masloski, founder of New World Awakening and graduate of the Born to Coach Training Academy. Chris wears many hats—life coach, health coach, financial coach, and crypto educator—and in this candid conversation, he opens up…
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Imposter Syndrome in Coaching: 7 Proven Ways to Overcome It
In this episode, Krista talks about one of the most common struggles coaches face—imposter syndrome. She shares seven practical strategies to help you quiet self-doubt, own your unique voice, and build confidence in your coaching practice. From tracking your wins and leaning on your credentials…
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From Coaching Calls to Climbing Kilimanjaro
This episode takes you behind the scenes with Krista Kathleen as she trades her coaching chair for hiking boots — and sets out to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Krista shares the mindset, preparation, and grit it takes to tackle a challenge of this size, both on the trail and in life. Whether you’re...
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How She Did It: A Born to Coach Grad’s Path to $8K Months
This episode is a heart-to-heart between two coaches who get it. Krista sits down with Sydney, a Born to Coach Training Academy graduate, to talk about what really happens after coach training—and why the biggest transformations often take time to unfold. They dive deep into the real...
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Why I Got Back Together with My Ex (And What Changed My Mind)
In this deeply personal episode, I’m sharing the full-circle story behind why I chose to reunite with my son’s father after four years apart. 💔➡️💖 It’s not something I ever thought I’d do—but spirit had other plans. You'll hear: How I surrendered the need to “find the one” and healed myself…
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How Much to Charge for Life Coaching in 2025
How much should you charge for life coaching? Whether you’re still in training or already coaching clients, this question can bring up all the doubt and pressure. In this episode, I’m sharing real numbers, real stories, and real guidance to help you set your rates with confidence and integrity....
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Future You is a Problem Solver Too: Coaching Kids, Pivoting Paths & Redefining Power with Samantha Buck
In this deeply inspiring alumni episode, Krista reconnects with Samantha Buck—an original graduate of the Born to Coach Training Academy, ICF-certified coach, and soon-to-be therapist—about the evolution of her coaching path. Samantha shares her powerful story of pivoting from entrepreneur life…
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The Climb of a Lifetime: 6 Women, 1 Mountain, and a Mission to Build a School in Africa
Get ready to be moved, inspired, and maybe a little teary—in this special episode, Krista gathers a panel of brave, brilliant women gearing up to climb Mount Kilimanjaro… for a cause that’s bigger than all of them. Together, they’re raising $111,000 to build a school for children in Tanzania. But...
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How ChatGPT Helped Me Reclaim My Energy (and My Wednesdays)
In this deeply personal (and slightly pajama-clad) episode, Krista shares the moment she realized her "freedom-based" business was still running on hustle fumes—and how ChatGPT, her astrology chart, and some serious nervous system work changed everything. 🌿 Inside this episode: Her exact...
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I Took Myself on a Money Date—and Realized I Was a Real CEO.
In this episode, Krista shares what happened when she finally sat down for a “money date”—not with a glass of wine and wishful thinking, but with spreadsheets, Stripe reports, and a high-key identity crisis in tow. What started as a simple review of her business finances turned into a powerful...
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🔮 Inner Voice Meditation: Find Your Answers Within
Feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure about your next move in work, life, or business? This quick and potent Inner Voice Meditation is your sacred permission slip to pause, breathe, and ask your higher self what’s really going on. In just over 10 minutes, Krista guides you back into alignment...
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From Fighter Jet to Healing Retreat: Bill Phillips' Journey to Keep F*cking Going
In this soul-shaking episode of the Born to Coach Podcast, Krista sits down with graduate Bill Phillips—retired Navy commander, cancer survivor, and founder of the Keep Fucking Going (KFG) Project. Together, they unpack how trauma, intuition, and transformation collided to build a nonprofit...
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From Burnout to Embodiment: Finding Your Magic in the Coaching Journey
In this heart-led episode, Krista reconnects with Born to Coach® Training Academy scholarship student, Deandra Carter, as she nears the final month of her training. From leaving behind city chaos to manifesting the dreamiest countryside retreat, Deandra shares what it means to live — and coach —…
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The Birth of a Mastermind: Behind the Scenes of My Most Soul-Led Offer Yet
Ever wonder what really goes into launching a next-level coaching offer? In this behind-the-scenes episode, Krista shares the full journey of creating her newest (and most soul-aligned) program: the Born to Coach® Mastermind. You’ll hear about: ✨ The fears she had to overcome (yes, even as a…
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I’m an MCC Coach—Real Talk.
What does it really take to become an MCC-level coach? Spoiler: It’s more than just checking boxes—it’s a journey of mastery, vulnerability, and profound personal growth. In this powerful solo episode, Krista Kathleen, MCC, shares her full-circle moment of passing the ICF exam and becoming a…
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The Energy of Success: Embodying Your Coaching Offer
Are you truly embodying the coaching offer you’re selling? Or are you just talking about it? In this episode, Krista Kathleen, PCC & spiritual business mentor, shares why embodying your coaching offer is essential for success. She takes us behind the scenes of her own journey—from overcoming…
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Trusting Your Inner Yes: The Power of the Sacral Center in Human Design
What if your body already knows the answers you’ve been searching for? In this episode, I sit down with Nou, a Human Design coach and mentor, to explore the sacral center—the intuitive powerhouse that guides decision-making and alignment. Nou shares her personal journey of pausing her business to...
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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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