Hey there! I’m Kreed!
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Mama of two daughters and mother-in-law to two sons. Gigi to four grandbabies.
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Change catalyst. Heart-Finder. Holy Witness. Thought Leader. Wayfinder.
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Lifelong student of psychology & human behaviors.
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Lover of curiosity, non-violent communication, belly laughs, greyhounds, cozy blanket weather (also known as autumn & winter months), and all things pregnancy & birth, to include babies and the bellies that carry them.
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A consultant & coach, podcaster, author, visionary, speaker, and teacher.
COACHING BIO
As a certified estrangement consultant and coach, I find purpose and meaning mentoring others to shift their hearts, transform their relationships and heal generations. I thrive on helping others to choose curiosity as they work to repair their relationship with their estranged loved one and opt-in for heart-centered connection instead of continued distancing through judgment and blame.
My experience as a formerly estranged and now reconciled mother AND adult child, I bring a unique and different perspective to estrangement consulting and coaching practices. Having been on both sides of the fence so-to-speak, I provide clients with an inside look at what adult children or a parent is likely seeking in order to be in relationship with the other? After my own estrangements and subsequent reconciliations, as well as facilitating two support groups for estranged moms, I gained valuable experience about where challenges were most prevalent and what worked to either end or successfully heal and then transform relationships.
I’ve been coaching and mentoring others through life transitions for nearly two decades and today I specialize in working with estranged people, having been certified as an estrangement coach in 2023, who feel disconnected and or stuck and are seeking new ways to repair their relationship with their estranged loved one so as to reconnect in healthy and loving ways. The trajectory of each parent & adult child relationship is individual and therefore, each has very unique needs. Knowing what those needs are and how best to support them is a very specific art form. While I am always learning and growing, this particular art form is one that I have significant experience in.
I live, work, play and podcast in Seattle, Washington and Tampa/Orlando, FL, USA.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
* Navigating Unhealthy Family Dynamics, Emotionally Immature Parents, and Estrangements: Clinical Tools to Set Boundaries, Release Guilt and Shame, and Create Authenticity, Nedra Glover Tawwab, LCSW, Lindsey Gibson, PsyD, and Joshua Coleman, PhD, 2024
* Certified Estrangement Coach Training, Levels 1, 2 & 3, with Dr. Becca Bland, 2023
* Estranged Relationships: Clinical Tools to Navigate The Divide Between Family Members training with Dr. Joshua Coleman, 2022
* Estrangement Facilitator training with Dr. Joshua Coleman, 2020
Other:
Conflict Management w/Emotional Intelligence, 2024
Psychotherapy & Body Language, 2024
How To Develop Emotional Resilience to Manage Stress, 2024
Master Your Emotions During Conflict, 2024
Certified Trauma-Informed Coach, 2023
Internal Family Systems Practitioner (training in progress, 2023)
Relational Trauma Treatment, 2023
Trauma Treatment Workshop, 2023
Certified Master Coach, 2018
The Art of Parenting, 2014
Parenting to Potential, 2014
Say It Straight Trainer, 2013
Cultivating the Heart of Leadership, 2013
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills, 2013
Also:
My Children - University of Parenthood