HELPING
MAGNIFICENT
WOMEN THRIVE
DESPITE THESE
LIMINAL TIMES
My philosophy
Following ‘Their Rules’ Will
Trap You in a Mediocre Life
And for feminists, rebels, and old souls, this entrapment can become unbearable. If you're feeling restless and dissatisfied, the solution is to stop trying to fit your square peg booty into culture's round hole and start listening to the guidance your soul's sending you. Can't hear it? That's where I come in.
I’m a Wayfinder Master Coach
& Women’s Circle Facilitator
Hi! My name’s Kristi Amdahl.
There is nothing special about me. I'm no more enlightened than you. I still struggle sometimes—I can get caught up in my thinking, be unaware of my blindspots, and stay stuck in my old, disempowering stories. And yet my life—a life that I nearly lost due to an intentional overdose in 1996—has turned out to be the greatest gift I could have ever imagined.
Why? Because I've dropped the stories that once haunted me about not being 'good enough' or worthy of love or that life should flow a certain way. Because I've adopted a genuine attitude of gratitude for the life that happens for—rather than to—me. Because I've dedicated my life to learning from those who live in integrity with who they truly are and embodying the ways of BEing that speak to my heart. Because I've created rituals that support my spiritual wellbeing and a lifestyle that supports my mental and physical health (the physical health part is currently my biggest challenge, btw).
My life changed because I’ve done my best to embody the principles I share with you here and in the work I do with my clients. Namely, I do my damndest to live in integrity with who I truly am, get coached by other skilled (and soul-aligned) master coaches, and create a nourishing support network. Most importantly, I trust my inner GPS to guide my decisions.
It took me a long time to remember who I am (LOVE) and what my purpose is (to live as an expression of LOVE), and it took many, MANY dark nights of the soul to get to where I'm at today. But I'm here. And I can help you get to your 'here'—a place where you feel free, fulfilled, and wildly alive—if you let me. If you're willing to get vulnerable, be (lovingly) challenged, and do things that will sometimes scare you. If you're willing to 'do the work' and live in integrity with who you truly are. To borrow from Steve Chandler, "I'll meet you at any level you choose to play at." How deep are you willing to play?
You're a Kind, High-Achieving
Gen X or Millennial Woman
Maybe you’re a professional who’s climbed ladders and is well-respected by your colleagues and the people you manage.
Maybe you’re an entrepreneur who’s worked hard to build a values-aligned business…or maybe you’re a ‘solopreneur’ like me.
And/or maybe you’re ‘high-achieving’—even unstoppable—when you are deeply inspired but are unable to function at this high of a level when you’re disillusioned and uninspired.
Regardless, you are wise enough enough to recognize that you cannot effectively compartmentalize yourself in your different life roles AND thrive at the same time.
And so, as a Wayfinder Master LIFE Coach, I don’t compartmentalize our work.
Your LIFE includes your work and how you relate to it—whether it’s your career or the business you’re building or the book you’re writing. It includes your relationships. It includes your spiritual practices. And it includes every aspect of your BEing.
“Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
— Steve Jobs
EXPECT TO:
01 | Gain Confidence
One of Wayfinder Coaching’s tenets is to get your inner GPS’s take on things. Once you learn how to access it—and there are many fool-proof ways to do this—it’s going to blow your mind just how trustworthy it is! The more you lean into it and use it to guide you, and the freer you feel from doing it, the more your true confidence will grow…all without affirmations or decision-making hacks.
02 | Heighten Creativity
Creativity and curiosity are a Wayfinder's best friends when things don't go as planned. They're also some of the most useful approaches for 'finding your purpose' (as if it were actually 'lost'!), getting unstuck, and moving through liminal spaces. Creativity and curiosity are like magical unicorns because they rescue us from our analytical minds and transport us into consciousness and flow.
03 | Create Alignment
Integrity is about undivided wholeness. The fastest way to transform your life is to live in integrity—in deep alignment—with who you truly are. This is not for the faint of heart. It is simultaneously the easiest and hardest thing you will ever do. But if you want to free yourself from culture’s vice grip and navigate these crazy times without selling your soul, living in integrity is non-negotiable.
Credentials Matter.
So Does Lived Experience.
My Extensive Training, Lived Experience, & Inner GPS Guide My Work.
In a time when everyone is calling themselves a coach, it's hard to know who has the integrity to be of genuine service to your deepest vision and dreams. A lot of coaches will try to sell you the solution that worked for them, but will it actually work for you? And is it even aligned? The promises hawked by some coaches are steeped in capitalist, patriarchal, and supremacist values. Wayfinding is different.
I've spent 400 hours training under Martha Beck and her mentor coaches to become a certified Wayfinder Master Coach and ICF-credentialed coach. It's this training combined with 26+ years navigating life as a Wayfinder that qualifies me to deliver on my promise to help you live in integrity with who you truly are and create the life your soul yearns for.
WHO I AM BEYOND
THE ZOOM ROOM
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I’m a HSP, and as is the case with most highly sensitive humans, nature grounds me.
Walking barefoot in the grass or on a dirt trail does something to my spirit, and so you'll usually find me sans shoes when I'm outdoors. You may also find traces of pine sap on my cheek or in my hair, as connecting with and leaning into conifer trees feeds my spirit in a way that few things do. Pretty much any experience in nature simultaneously grounds me and inspires awe.
Meditation also grounds me.
I've been meditating--sometimes daily, sometimes sporadically--since 2013. Meditation was one of the most important actions I took to navigate through a particularly grueling dark night of the soul, and I fully can attest to the power of silent sits. [Side note: I once trained to teach meditation and pranayama (yogic breath work).]
Journaling also grounds me.
Sometimes my guides show up when I'm journaling. It's always so clear to me when it happens, and their presence grounds me deeply. Also, the mere act of 'thinking with my pen' helps me to feel less flighty and more grounded. I don't currently have a writing practice like Morning Pages, though I have in the past. But I often write in the early morning hours by lantern light, where the insights that come are as illuminating as the flame.
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Mama Earth and her incredible capacity to restore balance when left to her own devices.
Humans who choose the path of integrity over 'The [American] Dream'.
‘Weeds’ that sprout in sidewalk cracks.
Clay. I can't explain it, but I'm inexplicably drawn to it. I think it's time I take a pottery class!
Humans who refuse to bypass difficult experiences by 'loving and lighting' them away and who are instead willing to sit in liminal spaces…with curiosity.
Humans who embody integrity, who don't 'other' people they don't like, and who are willing to be wrong.
Marginalized or less-privileged humans who are willing to share their experience with and educate their more privileged sisters, brothers, and kin. #somuchrespect
Humans who lead with and embody love.
What doesn't inspire me?
Wealth. When I see wealth flaunted, I am reminded of that scene in Schindler's List where at the end, he comes undone because had he sold more of his possessions, he could have saved more Jews from the gas chambers. That being said, I would absolutely LOVE to work with mind-bogglingly wealthy humans who long to use their resources in ways that are in true service to humanity and Mama Earth.
Status. If I found myself at a table with Elon Musk or Oprah Winfrey or some fancy world leader, I would relate to them the same way I relate to you. That is, respectfully but as a peer. I have no time for ‘othering’ anyone, nor will I ever bow down to anyone.
Power. Same deal ^.
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I believe in myself. I believe in YOU. I believe that you carry the answer to every question you long to have answered. I believe that when you live in alignment with who you truly are, you will live the most fulfilling, purpose-driven, and joyful life imaginable. I believe that capitalism is a thoroughly rotten, irredeemable system. I believe that colonialism, white supremacy, and the patriarchy are equally rotten. I believe in the power that women’s circles hold to elevate our collective consciousness. I believe that all life is sacred. I believe that the world would be a much more beautiful place if women and humans with balanced masculine and feminine energies ran the show. I believe in synchronicities, spirt guides, and past lives. I believe in all humans' capacity to change, be it through their own will, a catalytic event, or Divine intervention. I believe in a loving and benevolent Universe, cosmic Love, or God--they're all the same to me. I believe that climate change is a grave, existential threat. I believe that Big Ag, pesticides, and factory farms need to be abolished. I believe that all humans are equal; that not a single human on this planet it above another. I believe in far too many things to list here…
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I cherish the early morning hour and fiercely protect it (and my solitude). I start my day in darkness in silent meditation. I then light my lantern—I just can’t stand artificial light before the sun rises!—and steep some herbal tea while I prepare ceremonial cacao (purchased from Soul Lift Cacao—check them out!). I then spend time reading, reflecting, or journaling until I discover that it’s bright enough to extinguish my lantern. #soexquisite
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Demographics and random factoids:
⇒ I claim membership to the oft-ignored Gen X cohort.
⇒ I live in Chicago with my comedian partner, his offspring, and a couple of rescue kitties.
⇒ I find shoes completely unnecessary once it’s 60°F(ish).
⇒ I got rid of my car years ago. While I relied on public transit between 2020 and mid-2025, I now rely on my bike for transportation.
Some more random factoids:
⇒ In Human Design, I’m a 1/3 Reflector with my conscious sun in gate 33.
⇒ In astrology, my Sun is in Leo, my Moon is in Libra, and I’m a Cancer Rising.
⇒ I’m an economist by education, and I’m a staunch anti-capitalist.
⇒ I’ve hopped freight trains, was once recruited by the CIA, and held a stint as a union spy.
My condensed cv:
⇒ ICF-credentialed and Martha Beck-certified Wayfinder Master Coach.
⇒ BS in economics, extensive post-graduate study in applied economics, and MPA (Master of Public Administration).
⇒ 600+ hours of trainings in teaching trauma-informed yoga and meditation and pranayama, and facilitating circles and trauma-informed gatherings.
Okay, that’s all I’ve got.
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I am both an economist (by education) AND a staunch anticapitalist. My transition from being a mindless ‘cog in the machine’ to adopting strong anticapitalist sentiments began in 1998, when I forayed into environmental activism.
In the nearly 30 years since, it hasn’t always been at the forefront of my mind. And yet even during its greatest periods of dormancy, the niggling knowing that capitalism is exploitative as hell, is rotten to its core, and runs contrary to human nature has remained omnipresent.
I wrote a highly abridged backstory about my history as an anticapitalist (if you can call it a history?) in the form of a blog post. Click here to read that post.
How to work with me.
How to work with me.
