Re-connecting You to Yourself.

I'm Kristen Schwartz, MA, CTRC. I'm a counselor with a Master's degree in Counseling and a Certified Trauma Recovery Coach, and I founded Realized Empath for highly sensitive people who've spent years keeping everyone else okay. I wrote The Healed Empath, and my new book, The Realized Empath, is in presale now. You can find me every day on Instagram at @realizedempath, where 150K of you hang out with me.

 

Maybe you feel the room shift before anyone says a word. Maybe you've spent years keeping everyone else okay and lost track of yourself along the way. If so, I'm really glad you're here.

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I earned a Master's degree in Counseling because this work felt like a calling. It still does. It's my passion and my purpose, and I feel lucky to do it.

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My own story has some hard chapters. Like a lot of people, I've lived through big life challenges, the kind some would call "big trauma."

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Those years taught me that the darkest moments can lead you toward your purpose. Leaning into my creativity is a big part of how I found my way back to myself and to some peace.

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Outside of work, I'm an adventurer at heart. I feel most alive in nature, especially in the mountains. All that quiet and space fills me back up. You're more likely to find me hiking in Alaska than lying on a beach.

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Nature is a big part of who I am, in my work and everywhere else.

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I try to live with authenticity and resilience, and close to the natural world. I bring those same values into my counseling work. I want it to be a place of trust, understanding, and real care for every person I work with.

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xx,
Kristen