You are entering a new season.
What will you make of it?
Let’s figure it out—together.
I help mission-driven professionals navigate the turn toward a midlife chapter shaped by meaning, purpose, and a legacy only they can define.
You've given a great deal—to a mission, an institution, a calling you believed in. Now you're standing at a turning point.
For those who feel the turn coming…
The outer circumstances of your work no longer match your inner commitments. You’re ready for a final professional chapter that pays fairly, fits who you've become, and lets you give in a way that brings you joy rather than depletes you.
This isn't about reinventing yourself overnight or rushing to the next thing. The work starts on the inside—internal grounding before external strategy—so that whatever comes next is genuinely yours.
You've given years—maybe decades—to work you believed in. A mission you trusted. An institution or cause that once reflected your values.
Lately though, the demands have outpaced the meaning that drew you in. Budget cuts. Expanding responsibilities. Leadership that no longer reflects the values it claims to hold. The sheer pace of change.
It is a lot to navigate and to carry.
You wonder if this work—the work you've devoted so much of yourself to—is still compatible with your own vitality.
Hello. I’m Krista. And I’ve been there.
Let's imagine together what vitality could look like for you. We'll pause to take a deep breath, map your current resources and challenges, and design a path forward that is supple, sustainable, and uniquely yours.
I'm an ICF-credentialed coach with a background spanning teaching, academic leadership, and mission-driven nonprofit work. Those experiences have honed my gifts for creating transformative experiences for people—in the classroom, in professional development, and now in coaching.
My approach is built on a simple conviction: real change starts from the inside. I support thoughtful, values-driven professionals in the back half of their careers to find clarity, stability, and direction—so they can step into a final professional chapter defined on their own terms, whether they stay where they are or make the choice to pivot to new opportunities.
Coaching is not a cure-all. It does not fix institutional dysfunction or repair a culture misaligned with its own mission. But it can renew, empower, and help sustain those who remain committed to meaningful work, even within imperfect systems (which, let’s be honest, all systems are). That is my goal.
The Work: Around the Bend
Around the Bend is my signature coaching framework—a deep, 1:1 coaching engagement for professionals ready to do the internal work that prepares you for real external change. It gives you a chance to slow down and to get clear on what really matters. And then to make a plan.
If this is where you find yourself, I would love to chat.
“I worked with Krista during a moment of my life that was full of professional upheaval and transition. Her consistent, steady guidance meant that this incredibly stressful time became manageable and, indeed, meaningful.”
— Kathleen
“Through our coaching relationship, I was able to clarify and untangle some key thoughts and emotions related to my work world. With Krista's support, I took tangible steps toward making the changes I need to live a more balanced life.”
— Kim K.
“Krista is a gifted coach. She creates a space where it is easy to go deep within without being overwhelmed. Her questions are probing yet not intrusive.”
— Carole C.
