Hi!  I'm Kristina (she/her), the founder and owner of Compassion Evolution, LLC.  

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My Story

I have treated others better than myself.   

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Since I was a young child I have always been concerned with the well-being of others; people, animals, plants - all living creatures.  It upset me to witness any suffering.  I dutifully took punishments for not eating the meat on my plate. 

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Unfortunately, as a result of being sensitive, experiencing abuse and intimate partner violence, and being exposed to certain cultural messages throughout my childhood, I internalized the (incorrect) beliefs that love hurts and I am not enough. 

Being dissatisfied with the existence that resulted, my adulthood has been a journey of healing and adopting a new set of beliefs for myself.  It has been an uncharted and imperfect evolution.

I long for a more compassionate world where our planet and all of its inhabitants  are safe and have the opportunity to reach their full potential.

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One thing that has become apparent to me (again and again!) is that compassion starts at home.  So, although I have always wanted to save the world from suffering, I know I will not get very far without first practicing compassion for myself.  

Of the MANY conventional and unconventional healing modalities and self-compassion practices I have tried, I found a few that have consistently worked for me:

• living a vegan lifestyle

• spending time in Nature

• yoga

• meditation

• container gardening

• decluttering and organizing my home

• creating (anything from social service programs to art)

• listening to music

• essential oils

• reflecting on quotes

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Wanting to share what I had learned with others, I established a small alternative healing business in 2011 named Shanti Healing, LLC.  Ten years later, after continued learning and discovery, I refocused and renamed my business Compassion Evolution, LLC.