At Collier Connections,
we help people find their sparkle with practices that rewire the brain for more joy, greater health, and happier relationships.
About Me
Photo credit: Eva Happy
Hi, I’m Kristin, and I’m so glad you’re here!
I’ve spent the past 20 years helping over a thousand people transform their lives with Compassionate Communication (a.k.a. Nonviolent Communication).
And I know a thing or two about transformation. In 2019, I suddenly found myself bedridden with debilitating pain that no Western or alternative medicine could fix. A mysterious neuropathy had settled into all 4 limbs and my neck. I couldn’t sleep, my heart raced, and I lost muscle tone. I feared I was losing my life. Then I realized I essentially already had.
In the months that followed, I developed my own evidence-based practices and healed myself from the inside out with a synthesis of joy and the Compassionate Communication I’d been sharing all along. Ever since, I’ve been passionately supporting people to decrease their pain, anxiety, and sense of limitation so they can show up for the relationships that matter to them and take the roof off of what’s possible in their lives.
Writing:
Housewife, Home-remaking in a Transgender Marriage is a memoir about my personal awakening when my former husband shared that she was a transgender woman. The book caught media attention internationally and won 4 awards, including the Nautilus award whose slogan is "Better Books for a Better World.” Former recipients include Barbara Kingsolver, Thich Nhat Hanh, and the Dalai Lama. It can be ordered here.
My former-life parenting-young-children blog is here.
I co-wrote The Heart of Nonviolent Communication: 25 Keys to Shift from Separation to Connection, with NVC certified trainer and assessor Stephanie Bachmann Mattei. This book is being translated into five languages. I think of it as a deeper dive into the key distinctions of NVC, with consideration of systemic oppression and ways to work with that. It’s full of neuroscience with a tender dose of mindfulness to support self-compassion and greater awareness. I like the chapter-end somatic practices and life-stories from around the world. It’s written with greater formality than my usual and does not focus on joy. The book can be ordered here.
Some of my human teachers:
NVC certified trainer and author, Inbal Kashtan
NVC certified trainer Susan Skye, Pacific Leadership Program (NVC)
Dr. Joe Dispenza, Advanced Weeklong Retreat 2019 and four Advanced Follow Ups.
Guidance from the Wilder Ones:
Dogs (on a rough day, they are the only ones that make sense)
Cats (for other reasons)
Horses (obviously)
My urban farm
Flora and fauna, primarily of the Pacific Northwest
Get to know me better on Eva Happy’s The Shadows Run Podcast.
In 2022, I started a YouTube Channel. It is so. Much. Fun.
You can find it here.
Watch me put the joy practices to work in my own life. It’s real, it’s raw, and it’s learning on the edge. :)
What People Are Saying about Collier Connections
“As a licensed clinical social worker I have a solid foundation in personal growth and healing modalities. However, Kristin introduced me to fresh new techniques and information that have enhanced and deepened my personal growth as well as my skills and awareness for supporting others on their healing journeys. Every moment I have spent in her presence and classes has been enriching and enlightening!”
— JANE H.
“The Joy Collective is transformative. Joining the Joy Collective is the single best venture I've embarked on for self-care, growth and evolving mind and spirit.”
— Andrea R.
“I was blessed to be a part of Core Alignment with Joy series in the spring of 2022. I admit I was feeling some resistance in joining. Will I have time for this? Will it be worth my time? Will it align with my current belief system? Will I feel too vulnerable in a group setting of folks whom I don't know? Typical feelings that at one time would hold me back from personal growth. I feel pure joy while typing this. What a different person I am now.”
— Jamie C.
“Collier Connections is LITERALLY life changing. Cannot express the breadth of self-exploration she creates space for and the gratitude I feel in my bones about the work Kristin offers the community! If you are interested in expansion, relief, and release - you’re exactly where you need to be”
— Amanda Jo B.
Get in Touch
Email me, kristin@collierconnections.com, or subscribe to my monthly newsletter and hit “reply” to chat. I read every email and reply to most.
I also welcome snail mail at P.O. Box 50002, Eugene, OR 97405.
If you have a question best answered by phone, I will find a way to support you there! (541) 359-6436, U.S. calls only, please.
If you are outside of the U.S. and want to connect on WhatsApp phone or voice message, let me know via email. My business phone is not yet set up there.
You can also reach me on Facebook Messenger through Collier Connections.
