Ask any woman you meet, and you will likely hear tales of how she was told to stay small, or struggled with confidence, or has battled against people-pleasing. I know that I have had firsthand experience with ALL of those things, and likely, you do too.
But take heart, friend–you are in the right place! If you stumbled upon this page by searching ‘how to be more confident’ or ‘how to overcome people-pleasing’, it most likely means you are more than ready to start the journey toward rock-solid confidence and inner stability.
I know this journey it can feel a bit like walking on a dark road, not fully seeing what’s ahead. But my hope is that this blog can offer guidance on how to move forward on this (quite honestly) brave and badass journey you’re on!
How Kristen Neptune started
One morning in 2023, I had an epiphany come to me out of nowhere.
I had been struggling for years with literally not knowing how to function when other people were angry or displeased with me. While I had already separated from my husband, the same problems of people-pleasing and self-hatred kept coming up over and over again.
I seemed to be handing my self-worth over to other people in my life, again and again–and felt I could only be happy with myself when they were happy with me. I would work tirelessly to make things right, figuring that just endlessly apologizing and being what they wanted me to be would reduce conflict and make things better (newsflash: it didn’t).
But one morning I just decided out of nowhere that I was going to do things differently. I found myself in that same old situation again, but instead of beating myself up like normal, I decided to try something radical:
I decided to talk kindly to myself. I decided that this time, I wasn’t going to abandon myself just because someone else criticized or disagreed with me.
And it felt good–so I kept doing it! Over and over again until I could finally see the dramatic effect it was having on my mind.
And my first thought was, I need to share this with the world! Specifically other women out there who struggle with the same things.
What I offer
Wisdom and guidance for your own confidence-building, life-reinventing journey.
I’ll share my tips, tricks and anything I learn along the way when it comes to embodying your most confident self. You’ll find journal prompts, helpful how-to’s and hopefully loads of encouragement to keep you going on this journey.
You will learn that that confident, badass version of yourself has been there all along. It’s not a journey of ‘faking it ’til you make it’, but instead embodying the true you that is finally ready to be revealed!
I’ll also share practical advice on how to create the life of your dreams, including productivity tips, goal setting, and creating a vision that will act as your roadmap to success.
A safe place to deconstruct the belief systems that have systematically kept women small.
If you’ve heard the saying ‘none of us are free until all of us are free’, that is the idea here. As women, we have been taught in some subtle (and not-so subtle!) ways that we are to be meek, submissive, quiet and out of the way.
There is not a woman on the planet who has not been touched by patriarchy in some way.
This little space on the internet is meant to be a place where women can safely dive into how these beliefs have infiltrated and oftentimes hijacked our sense of self. While this can be a challenging process, it is extremely eye-opening to discover how for most of us, patriarchy has literally been the air we breathe.
If you are undergoing this process, just know that you are brave, but not alone! You are full of a growing sisterhood of women who are willing to bravely question the status quo and blaze a trail for all young women out there.
One-on-One Coaching
If you are ready to dive deeper into these things, coaching may be for you!
I offer hour-long sessions where I will get to know you and your specific needs and develop a personalized roadmap toward living a more confident and fulfilling life!
For more information, schedule a free discovery call by clicking here.