Kristin Collier - Relationship Coach

Kristin Collier - Relationship Coach I can help you move from stuck to joy✨ in your relationship—even if you’re the only one ready to begin. Message to work with me👇
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08/05/2026

You have history. You’ve been through some things. And yes, you could have done better. Maybe they could have too.

But this relationship feels like home. And you’re ready to fight for it. Ready to find your blind spots and try again. You just hope they’ll hold on, too. 

It’s pretty lonely coming home to this weird purgatory. You’re not together, but you’re not not-together either. Yet.

So there’s hope, right?

My thoughts, after 20 years of coaching relationships? Could be. And while it may seem like the answer is more emotional processing, I’d suggest something else. 

The missing link is joy.

And that’s hard to find when you’re feeling lonely and worried about the relationship you depend on. But here’s the thing: What matters most isn’t communication. It isn’t “getting to the bottom of things.” 

It’s joy. Can you still enjoy one another? Can you enjoy things together? 

Without that sweet lubrication, you’re pretty wound up, right? Fixated on what’s broken. Feeling defensive and not in your power. 

How easy is it to laugh together, to find a new way when you’re starting from that place?

What my clients learn is this: The new way begins with you. It begins with your willingness to feel joy for its own sake, regardless of relationship. It begins with you starting to take responsibility for your own needs instead of expecting someone else—or even a relationship—to make you feel good.

What if the things you don’t like can point you to what you DO want instead? 

You don’t like the yelling? Maybe you want more peace and harmony. Then cultivate those within yourself and bring them to the relationship.

Breathe. Learn to slow down and take in the wonders around you. Find awe. I guarantee that will help you be less reactive.

And when you’re less reactive, your partner will be less reactive too. Your grace and goodwill seed grace and goodwill into your relationship. Then things can begin to turn around more easily.

I have the honor of watching this happen daily in my community. It’s awesome. 

Message me “Coach” for help in bringing joy to your relationship, even if you’re the only one ready to

08/04/2026

One little phrase has changed thousands of conversations for me and my clients.

“I love it when...”

It’s such a small shift. Instead of starting with what’s missing, you begin with what matters to you.

Instead of asking your partner to guess what you want, you paint a picture of what brings you joy.

“I love it when we snuggle at night.”
“I love it when we clean up together.”
“I love it when we check in with each other before making plans.”

These aren’t just requests. They’re invitations.

And most of us would much rather be invited into something wonderful than reminded of where we’ve fallen short.

That’s why this simple practice has become one of my favorites. Not because I think it’s a communication trick. But because it helps bring a little more joy, goodwill, and partnership back into the room.

And that’s where so many relationships come back to life.

Message me “Coach” for help with finding your way to joy.

07/30/2026

Has couples therapy ever put you on the defensive?

You’re not alone. Communication strategies often fall flat when something major is missing.

What’s missing? Curiosity.

But here’s the catch.

You can’t force yourself to become curious about someone while you’re starving for love and wanting to be seen, yourself.

When your own heart is aching, you focus on what’s missing. You defend. You explain. You wonder why they don’t see you.

Curiosity doesn’t grow there.

It grows when your own heart begins to receive a little of what it’s been longing for.

That’s why I don’t start by asking my clients to understand their partner better.

I start by helping them reconnect with what matters most to them.

As their own heart softens, curiosity begins to bloom.
And curiosity is where intimacy starts to find its way home.

That’s what makes my approach different.
Message me “Coach” if you want help. It only takes one person to begin.

07/28/2026

The spark flickers a few times before going out.

It fights for air as it gets buried beneath grocery lists, bills, chores, and conversations about everything that needs fixing.

Then one day you look at each other and wonder how you got there.

Here’s a simple practice my spouse and I have used for years: Before talking about what’s hard, we start with three good things.

Not because we’re pretending life is perfect.

Because what we put our attention on grows.

When your partner shares something good, listen for what’s underneath the story. What mattered to them? What need was being met? Maybe they felt seen, surprised, peaceful, accomplished, or deeply connected.

Reflect that back.

Something as simple as, “It sounds like it felt so good to slow down for a minute and just appreciate,” or “I can hear how much that laughter meant to you.”

Moments like these help us feel known.

And when people feel known, they naturally want to share more of themselves.

That’s how intimacy grows—not through one big conversation, but through hundreds of small ones where we make room for each other’s inner world.

Try it tonight.

Share three good things. Listen for what really matters. Then come back and tell me how it went. I look forward to hearing from you! 💛

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