Coaching with Kristin Czerminger

02/11/2026

07/10/2026

I did a podcast! Have a listen 😄

Many thanks to Mandy for having me on her podcast 💫💫💫

In this deeply personal episode of Grateful by Lady Law, Mandy sits...

26/09/2026

What coaching with me is actually about

Sometimes people hear “life coaching” and imagine someone telling them what they should do with their life.

That's not really what coaching with me is about.

I don't think you need someone else to become the expert on your life.

Instead, I help you slow things down enough to understand what's actually happening.

We might look at:

Why you keep overthinking the same decision.

Why setting a boundary feels so difficult.

Why you keep putting yourself last.

Why you feel overwhelmed even when you know what needs to be done.

Why you keep getting caught in the same relationship or communication patterns.

Or why you know what you want but can't seem to move toward it.

We get curious about the patterns underneath the problem.

We make room for what you're feeling.

We look at what matters to you.

And then we work toward choices that actually fit you.

Not some ideal version of you. Not who you think you should be.

You.

That's really the heart of Room to Be You.

If you're curious about what coaching could look like for you, you can learn more at RoomToBeYou.com.

23/09/2026

Are you actually indecisive?

Or have you just learned that making the wrong choice feels dangerous?

Sometimes what looks like indecision is actually:

“What if I disappoint someone?”
“What if I regret this?”
“What if I choose wrong?”
“What if someone thinks badly of me?”
“What if I don't have enough information?”
“What if there is a better option and I just haven't found it yet?”

That's a lot to carry into a simple decision. No wonder it can be hard to choose.

Sometimes the work isn't becoming better at making decisions.

Sometimes it's learning that you can make a choice without having a guarantee.

You can choose.
You can learn.
You can change your mind.
You can recover from mistakes.

And you can discover that a decision doesn't have to be perfect to be yours.

Have you ever mistaken fear of getting it wrong for indecisiveness?

20/09/2026

Before you decide what to do, notice what state you're in.

One of the simplest things I’ve learned about making decisions is this:
The state you're in matters.

When you're overwhelmed, exhausted, angry, frightened, or anxious, your brain is not necessarily giving you the same information it would give you when you're grounded.

That doesn't mean your feelings aren't valid.

It means it's worth noticing what state you're in before assuming you need to act on the first thought that shows up.

Sometimes the best next step isn't:

“What should I do?”

It's:

“What is happening inside me right now?”

Am I overwhelmed?
Am I afraid?
Am I trying to get rid of discomfort?
Am I reacting to an old pattern?
Do I need more information?
Do I need a break?
Do I need to come back to this when I have a little more space?

Sometimes creating a little space between what you're feeling and what you decide to do changes everything.

You don't have to ignore your emotions.

You just don't have to let the most activated version of you make every decision.

Save this for the next time you’re making a decision from a really activated place.

17/09/2026

I’m learning that I don’t have to make everything mean something.

I've been thinking lately about how often we try to make everything mean something.

If we're resting, we should be recovering.
If we're learning something, it should be useful.
If we're spending time outside, we should be exercising.
If we're doing something new, it should lead somewhere.
Even fun can become a project.

I'm noticing how much I want to practice letting some things simply be enjoyable.

Watching birds because I like watching birds.
Taking a walk because I want to be outside.
Listening to music because it makes me feel something.
Trying something new without needing it to become a new hobby.
Having a conversation that doesn't need to accomplish anything.

There is something really freeing about letting an experience be enough on its own.

Maybe not everything has to improve us.

Maybe some things are allowed to simply give us a life we enjoy living.

I'm curious if anyone else has been noticing this in themselves lately.

27/08/2026

I think we sometimes wait for certainty before we're willing to move.

We want to know that we're making the right choice.

That we'll handle it.
That it will work.
That we won't regret it.
That we won't look foolish.
That we won't disappoint anyone.

And because we can't know those things ahead of time, we stay where we are.

But what if you don't actually need certainty before you begin?

What if you can simply find out?

Try the conversation.
Take the class.
Apply for the thing.
Say what you want.
Take one small step.
See what happens.

You don't have to know the entire path before you take the next step.

Sometimes self-trust isn't knowing that everything will work out.

Sometimes it's knowing:

I'll pay attention.
I'll learn.
I'll adjust.
And I'll meet myself there.

25/08/2026

Sometimes what we call “keeping the peace” is actually keeping ourselves quiet.

We don't say what we really think.
We don't mention that something bothered us.
We say yes when we mean maybe.
We say maybe when we mean no.
We adjust.
We accommodate.
We explain ourselves.

And afterward, we tell ourselves: At least there wasn't a conflict.

But avoiding conflict and creating peace aren't always the same thing.

Sometimes peace requires honesty.
Sometimes it requires a boundary.
Sometimes it requires allowing someone else to be disappointed.

And sometimes it means being willing to tolerate a little discomfort rather than abandoning ourselves to make everyone else comfortable.

That doesn't mean becoming rigid or uncaring.

It means remembering that your experience gets to be part of the conversation too.

22/08/2026

There’s a strange kind of frustration that comes from understanding something intellectually but still struggling with it in real life.

You know you should set the boundary.
You know you don’t need everyone to be happy with you.
You know overthinking isn’t actually helping you.
You know you’re allowed to rest.
You know what you want to do.

And yet… you still find yourself doing the old thing.

I think we sometimes interpret that as evidence that we haven’t learned the lesson well enough.

Maybe we need to try harder.
Understand more.
Read another book.
Find the right strategy.

But sometimes knowing something and being able to live it are two different things.

Our patterns aren't just ideas. They can be deeply practiced ways of responding.

And changing them usually takes more than information.

It takes noticing.
Experimenting.
Practicing.
Sometimes getting it wrong.
And gradually building enough trust in ourselves to try something different.

So if you understand exactly why you do something and still find yourself doing it sometimes…

That doesn't necessarily mean you're failing.

It might simply mean you're human.

18/08/2026

I used to think self-trust meant knowing the right answer.

Knowing which choice to make.
Knowing how things would turn out.
Knowing I wouldn’t make a mistake.

But that isn’t really trust. That’s certainty.

And life rarely gives us very much of that.

I think self-trust is something quieter.

It’s knowing that I can listen to myself.
That I can make the best decision I can with what I know today.
That I can change course when I learn something new.
That I can survive being disappointed.
That I can repair a mistake.
That I can find out instead of needing to know.

Maybe self-trust isn’t: “I know exactly what will happen.”

Maybe it’s: “Whatever happens, I trust myself to meet it.”

And that kind of trust is built slowly... every time we listen to ourselves and discover that we are capable of responding to what comes next. 🤍