From pain to power
a raw journey of healing, truth, and self-discovery.
Kia ora koutou, I'm Krystie.
What I’ve discovered along the way is that healing is not a straight line. It’s messy. It’s unpredictable. It takes courage to face the shadows and even more courage to embrace the light. I’ve sat in silence at retreats, walked through fire in ceremonies, cried rivers of grief, and laughed in circles of sisters who held me when I couldn’t hold myself.
Music, especially the handpan, became my medicine. It gave me a way to express the parts of me that words could never reach. Travel became my teacher, showing me that freedom doesn’t come from having it all together, but from letting go. And life itself became my greatest guide reminding me again and again that even in the hardest moments, beauty is always waiting to be found.
Today, I share my journey not because I have all the answers, but because I know I’m not alone. My hope is that in my raw stories of eating disorders, diabetes, gut health, love, loss, and rediscovery you’ll find reflections of your own courage, your own resilience, and your own possibility for freedom.
This is not just my story. It’s an invitation. An invitation to live fully, love deeply, and embrace every imperfect, unpolished part of life.
My name is Krystie, and my life has been anything but ordinary. I was born in New Zealand, raised with an Australian accent, and today I live as a nomad—carrying everything I own in a backpack and following the path that feels true to me. For over 20 years, I struggled with an eating disorder.
It was a cycle of shame, secrecy, and self-destruction that shaped so much of who I was. At 20, I was also diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, which meant that every meal came with calculations, injections, highs, and lows. And on top of all that, I discovered colonics first as a quick fix for weight loss, later as a business, and eventually as both a tool and a trap in my healing journey.
Through all of these experiences eating disorder, diabetes, addiction, colonics—I learned that healing isn’t linear. I went to retreats, sat in silence for days, experimented with plant medicines, played with different spiritual practices, and for a long time I thought I was broken. But somewhere along the way, I discovered something that changed me forever: music. Picking up the handpan gave me a voice beyond words. It became my medicine, my therapy, and my way of connecting to myself and to others.
My life has been full of challenges, but it has also been full of gifts: the amazing people I’ve met, the sister circles I’ve been part of, the clients I’ve helped, and the freedom I now live. Today, I am committed to sharing my story as openly and honestly as I can because I know I’m not alone. My hope is that by being real, I can inspire others to break free from shame, face their struggles, and embrace life fully, no matter what.
I am not here to pretend I have it all figured out. I’m here to share the journey as it unfolds raw, real, and unfiltered. If you join me, we’ll walk this path together: through the highs and lows of diabetes, the truth about eating disorders, the deeper meaning of gut health, the healing power of music, and the freedom of living as a nomad.
This is my story. And it’s still being written.
Eating Disorder
For more than 20 years, I lived in silence with an eating disorder. It was a cycle of shame, secrecy, and self-destruction. But it also brought me to places, people, and lessons that changed my life. Today, I can finally speak freely from a place of strength and freedom.
In this playlist, I share the raw truth of my journey: the pain, the addiction, the healing, and the unexpected gifts hidden in the struggle. If you’ve ever felt trapped in your own body or mind, you are not alone.
Type 1 Diabetes
I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when I was 20. Since then, every meal has meant calculations, injections, highs and lows, and moments where I felt like I was failing. But this journey has also taught me resilience, awareness, and how to honor my body instead of fighting it.
I share my real experiences the struggles, the mistakes, and the small victories that helped me create balance.
It’s not just for people with diabetes, but for anyone who wants to understand what it means to live fully with challenge and still choose freedom
Colonics & Gut Health
My journey with colonics began in my twenties. At first, I used them as a quick way to lose weight and to deal with lifelong constipation. Later, I turned it into a business, and eventually I realized I was also using them to cope with addiction and escape my pain.
In this playlist, I share my personal story openly and honestly including the mistakes, the dependency, and what I learned from working with clients for many years. I discovered that gut health is never just physical; it’s deeply connected to trauma, suppressed emotions, and our sense of self.