About
Your Guide
Through the Tide
I am an author, certified life coach, IPV advocate, and speaker dedicated to helping survivors and seekers step fully into their power. My work sits at the intersection of healing, spirituality, and practical transformation.
After years on the front lines of intimate partner violence advocacy, I channeled those lived experiences and the stories of resilience I witnessed into my debut book, Out of the Water.
Whether you're navigating the aftermath of trauma, seeking clarity in your life's direction, or simply ready to grow — you are welcome here.
“You did not survive the water to stay on the shore. You were made to rise, to rebuild, and to thrive.”— Kristin Coad
My Story
The Woman Behind the Work
I am Kristin Coad — survivor, healer, storyteller, and certified life coach. I know firsthand what it means to rebuild a life from the inside out. After leaving a violent and soul-breaking relationship, I embarked on a profound journey inward — through grief, silence, and spiritual awakening — emerging with a calling to help others do the same.
For years I worked in a professional environment deeply rooted in psychology and ethics — a world that gave me a framework for understanding human behavior, and eventually, a language for my own healing. Being immersed in that space while privately navigating abuse required me to learn how to hold hard truths with clarity. That discipline became my survival tool and is now the foundation of how I coach and guide others.
As the trauma cleared, something deeper emerged. Gifts I had carried since childhood — intuition, heightened perception, a sensitivity to energy — came forward with a clarity I had never known. Healing didn't just restore me. It unlocked me. Those abilities now shape how I hold space, how I coach, and how I serve.
My experience as a survivor led me to House of Ruth Maryland, where I co-led a storytelling program for IPV survivors. Sitting in those rooms — witnessing women find words for their pain — confirmed everything. I am a mother, a seeker, and a woman who turned her deepest wounds into her greatest purpose. Out of the Water is that purpose made visible.
