Hi, I'm Kristin!

I’m so thankful you’re here.

I’m a wife and mom of three, born and raised in southern Minnesota, and I’m passionate about building a health-filled life for my family and my community.

I haven’t always been interested in health. My mom was a nurse when I was growing up, and I had absolutely no interest in the human body.

But life has a way of introducing us to new things—sometimes through circumstances we never would have chosen—and changing what we think we know about ourselves and what we’re called to do.

For me, that journey began with the addition of our second child, a little girl named Clara Sue who has Down syndrome.

Our family was suddenly thrust into a world of surgeries, hospital stays, respiratory illnesses, and inflammatory challenges. Over the course of a very difficult year, much of what I thought I understood about “health care” was turned upside down.

I will always be incredibly grateful for acute medical care. Clara would not be here today without the doctors, nurses, specialists, and medical interventions that cared for her when she needed them most.

But I also began asking a different question:

What can we do every day to support our bodies and build a stronger foundation for health?

A Different Approach to Health

After a long and dramatic hospital stay in January 2025—including intubation—we were told there wasn’t much we could do to prevent another hospitalization beyond the usual recommendations.

So I started looking for answers.

We eventually worked with a functional health practitioner, and through that process discovered that Clara had an extremely high sensitivity to dairy. We began making significant changes to her diet, including removing dairy and gluten, while also focusing on nutrition, gut health, and the simple, God-given resources found in nature.

I’ve always loved gardening and herbalism, and this season of life deepened that love even more. It reminded me that God has given us exactly what we need—we’ve just forgotten how to use it.

And slowly, things began to change.

After spending seven weeks in the hospital during 2025, we celebrated a full year without a hospitalization.

That experience changed me.

I’ve seen firsthand how the choices we make every day—what we eat, how we move, how we rest, how we manage stress, and how we care for our bodies—can become an important part of our overall health journey.

I’m not here to promise that food, herbs, or lifestyle changes can prevent every illness or replace medical care. Life is still hard. Bodies still get sick. There are battles we wish we never had to fight.

But I believe there is tremendous value in learning how to steward the bodies we’ve been given and rediscovering the wisdom God has already placed in creation.

My Background in Fitness & Movement

Alongside my personal health journey, I’ve also spent the past five years working at gym. In that role, I’ve had the opportunity to work with a wide range of people—each with different goals, limitations, and starting points.

What I’ve learned is that most people don’t just need a workout plan. They need a realistic, sustainable approach to movement that fits into their actual life. And even more than that, they need support in the bigger picture of health.

Because exercise alone is rarely the full answer. True wellness is holistic.

It includes:

Simple, consistent movement that builds strength and confidence
Nutrition that supports the body without being overwhelming or restrictive
Lifestyle habits like sleep, stress management, and daily rhythms
And often, mindset shifts and accountability to help things actually stick

This experience has shaped how I approach health today. I don’t believe in extreme programs or one-size-fits-all solutions. I believe in meeting people where they are and helping them build small, realistic changes that add up over time.

Called to Something More

Through everything our family has experienced, I’ve felt a growing tug to learn more about health and to use what I’ve learned to help other people.

I began searching for a program that would give me a deeper understanding of the incredible human body while equipping me to walk alongside others in their own health journeys.

That’s when I found Holistic Health Educators and their Holistic Health Coach program.

It was exactly what I had been looking for—a place to learn, grow, and gain practical tools that I could use to help others make meaningful changes in their own lives.

And the name Rejoice Wellness Co. came from a very personal place.

God placed those words on my heart while I was attending a women’s retreat called Called—a retreat I was able to sneak away to between hospitalizations.

The timing was not lost on me.

“Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.”
— Romans 5:3–5

Our circumstances don’t always make sense. The world is broken, and there will always be sickness, suffering, and battles we wish we didn’t have to face.

But I believe we can choose how we walk through them.

We can learn.
We can grow.
We can care for the bodies we’ve been given.
We can rediscover the gifts God has placed in creation.
And we can use what we’ve learned to serve others.

My Mission

I’m so grateful God has led me down this path.

My goal through Rejoice Wellness Co. is simple:

To help people understand their bodies, make informed and intentional choices about their health, and learn how to steward their bodies well—so they can live with greater health, purpose, and hope.

Because ultimately, I don’t want wellness to be about chasing perfection or living in fear of illness.

I want it to be about being healthy enough to live the life God has called us to live—to love our families, serve our communities, and be the hands and feet of Jesus.

I’m so glad you’re here.

— Kristin