We had the good fortune of connecting with Kirstin Leigh, The Founder of The Change Your Story Workshop, and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Kirstin, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?

There are so many people struggling silently. People with big dreams and so much going for them—except for that “one” thing that is keeping them from succeeding, from achieving their goals… from truly living.

The Change Your Story Workshop offers a faith based, scientific, and holistic approach to “Breaking Free from what is breaking you and Discovering how Purpose is the Key to Breakthrough.

I’m originally from a tiny town in KY. I never fit in, was constantly bullied, had a very turbulent relationship with my dad, and as a teenager, I developed an eating disorder that I managed to keep a secret. But despite this, I had big dreams! I was going to be a singer and an actress. I practiced all the time, got a job when I was 12 (you can do that in KY!), and moved to New York City when I was 18. I was ready to conquer the world.

If you had told me that right before my career was getting ready to take off, I would run away from everything I ever dreamed of… that one day I’d be drinking a 42oz beer before I went to work, that I’d cry myself to sleep with regrets, or that one day I’d be lying on the floor of my Madison ave. apartment, dying of alcohol poisoning, I would have said, “You’re crazy.”

And I would have been wrong. Alcohol had never been a problem for me, but it became a habit. And when “life happened” that habit became an addiction that stole years of my life.

The Change Your Story Workshop is what I needed when my life needed a major rewrite.

What should our readers know about this program that makes it unique?

The Change Your Story Workshop is a holistic program that combines faith and science. Science has proven that we can rewire our brain. Which goes right along with what God has said since the beginning of time. We are transformed by the renewing of our mind

The Change Your Story Workshop is for people who are battling bad habits, addictions, faulty mindsets, depression, anxiety, people pleasing issues, perfectionism, childhood trauma, or just feel stuck. It’s for people who want to live life at their highest potential.

Throughout the course participants learn to: *Unravel cognitive dissonance *Identify their “why” *Understand the psychology behind their desires and unwanted cravings *Find freedom from emotional eating, alcohol and related substances *Break free from dysfunctional patterns and self-sabotaging behavior *Process feelings and emotions *Understand spiritual warfare *the power of our words *fully forgive *Embrace truth & regain control over their life *Discover—or Re-Discover their dreams, and Pursue Purpose–the Key to Breakthrough.

Life makes it easy to fall into the trap of thinking that where you are, whether it’s a physical place or a mental state, is WHO you are. But that’s not the truth. At any point in your journey, you can choose to say “this is not how my story is going to end.”

We have to Deal to Heal. And that is what The Change Your Story Workshop is all about.

One of the unique aspects of my breakthrough is that I used everything I learned in Acting school to break free from a decade of addiction and negative through patterns. I broke down my life like an actor breaks down a scene.

Throughout the workshop, I teach participants how to apply basic acting principles and elements of story structure to their own life, empowering them to leave the role of the victim and/or villain behind, and become the hero of their own story.

Another unique aspect is that The Change Your Story Workshop doesn’t promote living life in recovery mode. It equips you with the tools it takes to live in the freedom God provides.

Do you wish to share your pricing with our readers?

Absolutely! I don’t want anyone to miss their breakthrough because of money, so I keep it very inexpensive. It’s $575 for the 9 week course and that includes the workbook. And for the next month, if you use the PROMO CODE: SHOUTOUT LA, you can get a 25 % discount. https://www.thechangeyourstoryworkshop.com/contact

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?

The beach, church, one of the rooftop lounges in Hollywood, and probably some dancing! 

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?

Brenda Crouch of “Inside Voice,” and Kim Crabill, host of Coffee with Kim. Both Brenda and Kim had me as a guest on their awarding winning programs. Also the Hollywood Prayer Network. If you are interested in Faith and Entertainment, definitely check them out. And my acting school- Baron Brown Studio in Santa Monica. Little did I know that I’d use everything I learned in acting to “Change My Story.”

Website: www.thechangeyourstoryworkshop.com and www.Kirstinleigh.com

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