Hey! I'm Kristin Francis
Here's a little backstory to how the Uncommon Alchemist was born…
The Unexpected Beginning
The Origins
Let's start with the truth: my childhood was a masterclass in survival.
Instead of breaking me, it built me. While most kids were learning math, I was learning to read energy, become self-sufficient, and transform fear into focus. By thirteen, I was practicing as a spiritual healer and channeling healing energy through my hands in the Catholic church. A unique beginning, perhaps, but that was my normal.
Then I made a choice that would shape everything: I flipped the switch off. I set off into adulthood with my degree from the School of Hard Knocks and immersed myself in a Marketing career at the ripe age of 19.
The "Success" Chapter
Shiny Emptiness
For twenty years, I crushed it in corporate America and entrepreneurial pursuits. Built businesses, climbed ladders, checked all the boxes society told me meant "winning." I was that person with the impressive LinkedIn profile and the exhausting schedule.
But here's what nobody saw: I was painfully insecure beneath that power suit. Every achievement came with a side of imposter syndrome. Every promotion felt like I'd fooled them again. I worked twice as hard because deep down, I believed I wasn't worthy of success without suffering for it.
That unworthiness message didn't just hurt—it held me back. I hit ceilings of my own creation. I sabotaged opportunities. I burned out repeatedly because I couldn't accept that growth could feel good.
I had the career, the family, the life that looked perfect on paper. I made money. I made impact. I made it work. But the toll was getting steeper, and something was missing: that nagging feeling that success without soul is just shiny emptiness.
The Awakening
The Path Is Found
In 2022, the universe got tired of subtlety. The "happenings" started small—weird coincidences, dreams that felt too real, spontaneous knowing about things I had no business knowing.
Then it ramped up. Hard. All those gifts I'd shut down at nineteen came flooding back, but now with the wisdom of a mature woman who'd seen both boardrooms and rock bottoms.
The most profound healing? Finally addressing that core unworthiness message that had been driving me since childhood. Once I healed that wound, everything changed. Success started flowing with ease instead of struggle. Growth felt graceful instead of painful. I stopped working against myself and started working with my gifts.
And the strangest part? My career took off even faster. But this time, I wasn't exhausted. I wasn't burnt out. I was magnetic. People started asking what changed. Then they started asking for help making the same shift.
I didn't go searching for this path—it hunted me down. The skills that made me successful in business (seeing patterns, cutting through noise, building from nothing) turned out to be the same ones that make transformation possible.
I've collected knowledge and experience along the way, walking the path myself. Necessity, as the mother of invention, drove me to pursue education in various holistic fields and as I applied strategies to myself I found an abundance of benefit for others.
Your Journey
Why My Journey Matters To You
Here's the deal: your pain isn't punishment—it's potential energy waiting to be redirected. Your obstacles aren't accidents—they're opportunities for alchemy. Your success means nothing if your soul is starving.
I've walked the path from trauma to triumph to transcendence. I've built the external success AND found the internal peace—and then discovered they're actually two sides of the same coin.
The breathwork I teach? I use it for physical and mental rejuvenation. The healing techniques? They've helped me become a better leader, professional, wife, parent and friend. The transformation I guide? It's practical magic that works Monday morning, not just Sunday on the meditation cushion.
Whether you're a skeptic who needs evidence or a mystic who needs grounding, I've been both. Whether you're successful but unsatisfied or struggling but sensing more, I've been there too.
Your path won't look exactly like mine. But the process of turning your wounds into wisdom and your challenges into superpowers? That's universal alchemy.
Why People Come To Me
My clients are successful on paper but hungry for something more authentic. They come when:
The therapy helped but didn't transform
Meditation apps aren't cutting it anymore
They're tired of feeling like two different people (public success/private struggle)
Something's calling them to a more aligned life
What Makes This Different
No spiritual bypassing or toxic positivity here. We do the real work:
Custom approaches instead of one-size-fits-all formulas
Shadow work alongside the light-and-love stuff
Practical integration tools for lasting change
Ancient wisdom translated for modern challenges
Space for both deep examination and tender support
I don't promise miracle cures or instant enlightenment. I offer something better: a powerful space for your transformation, practices that actually work, and guidance from someone who's walked through fire and knows the way out.
