i’m amber krzys

I HELP PEOPLE HUMAN WELL—BY REMEMBERING AND LIVING FROM THEIR INNATE WHOLENESS.

My Personal Journey

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childhood

I was raised in a single-parent home in Charleston, WV, where my mom worked hard to provide for us. Early on she enrolled me in dance class which became my joyful safe haven, and years later my career. My biological father was a hot-tempered alcoholic who I visited a few times a year. Growing up I traveled between two different homes—one of loving and struggle, and the other of fear and unpredictability. I saw a lot—and early on learned how deeply our environments shape who we believe we have to be.

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defining moment

My mom wasn’t allowed to follow her dreams when she was younger so she supported me in following mine. I graduated from Point Park University with a BFA in musical theater. My plan was to take Broadway by storm! After moving to New York and spending years auditioning and facing rejection after rejection, I finally made my Broadway debut in the musical, Mamma Mia. I genuinely believed this moment would finally make me good enough—and when it didn’t, my striving only intensified.

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lost and found

I left the big apple to pursue tv and film in Los Angeles. It was here that I reached my breaking point. After twenty years of disordered eating, hating my body, and striving for perfection, I found myself lost. Within a two-week time frame, I went through a painful breakup, reached my goal weight and still loathed my body, and received a scathing review in a play. I felt broken and alone. At this point, I discovered The University of Santa Monica where I enrolled in their two-year masters degree program in Spiritual Psychology. During that time, I didn’t become someone new—I remembered who I was beneath perfection, self-judgment, and control. I had a healing with my relationship with my body, let go of patterns of perfection, and created a more loving/kind way of being with myself.

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new path

Because of the changes I shared above, other people started to notice—women especially. They would express how different I was…that I was more confident and free in my body. Could I help them experience that too? I said yes and put together my first-ever workshop to support women in their relationship with their bodies. After leading it, I was hooked…and bodyheart, my first company, came to be. I led programs, spoke across the world, and created a movement devoted to helping people come home to their bodies with kindness, trust, and respect. See more at bodyheart.org.

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AN ADVENTURE IN FIERCE LOVING

As much as I loved the work I was doing, I wasn’t making ends meet. In fact, at one point I had $44K in credit card debt. I judged myself as a failure and felt so much shame. I knew the work I was doing was good, but I couldn’t seem to fill my programs or find clients—that is until I met and started working with Michelle Bauman. Michelle saw me and what I was capable of before I did. With her guidance, I untangled the beliefs and fear-based patterns shaping my relationship with money and worth, while also implementing new and different actions in my coaching practice. Within a year and a half, I paid off my debt, made multiple six-figures, and knew how to be a professional coach. Michelle dramatically transformed my life. I was devastated when she passed away from cancer in 2015. It was only after she died that I realized she loved me fiercely. Here is when Fierce Loving, Inc. was born. I decided to carry on her legacy with myself, clients, and community.

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today

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Today, I lead a thriving coaching practice supporting individuals, leaders, and coaches who are ready to step out of urgency and survival mode and live from a deeper sense of truth, presence, and sufficiency. I work with creatives, entrepreneurs, parents, and executives who want to relate to their lives, relationships, and work with greater clarity and ease.

I am the creator of The School for Humaning Well—an immersive six-month program devoted to integrating spiritual understanding into everyday human life. I also facilitate groups, retreats, and conversations that support embodied living and honest self-leadership. In addition, I serve as guest faculty for The CFJ Coaching Success School, where I teach coaches how to grow their practices through service and relationship rather than pressure or tactics.

I live in Los Angeles with my husband and rescue pup, Matzah. I remain deeply committed to my own ongoing learning and to humaning well—living from inner truth rather than fear—and supporting others to do the same.

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Live Your Best Day Today

Get my free guide with three simple, yet powerful, actions to CREATE your day (rather than react to it) so you can feel more alive, abundant and on purpose.

I Want It!
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official bio

Amber Krzys is a coach and spiritual guide who helps people human well—by understanding the mind, heart, and body and living from their innate wholeness rather than fear, striving, or self-improvement. Her work supports a return to presence, trust, and inner sufficiency, where clarity, peace, and meaningful change naturally arise.

She is the founder of Fierce Loving, Inc. and the creator of The School for Humaning Well, a six-month program devoted to integrating spiritual insight into real, lived human experience. For nearly two decades, Amber has supported individuals, leaders, and coaches in unhooking from survival-based patterns, softening urgency, and learning to live and lead from truth rather than pressure.

Amber’s approach is grounded, embodied, and relational. Rather than fixing or forcing change, her work invites deeper understanding of how human experience works—allowing nervous systems to settle, inner wisdom to surface, and life to move with greater ease and integrity.

A former Broadway performer, Amber is also a sought-after speaker, retreat leader, and group facilitator, known for her warmth, clarity, and ability to translate deep spiritual principles into practical, lived application.

Amber holds an MA in Spiritual Psychology and has trained with teachers including Byron Katie, Rohini Ross, Robert Holden, and Drs. Ron and Mary Hulnick. She is also the founder of bodyheart, a body-acceptance movement that supported thousands of people in cultivating a more compassionate relationship with their bodies.

Amber is committed to helping others connect with their inner wisdom and live lives of greater fulfillment, joy, and purpose. To begin, she invites you to receive the Live Your Best Day Guide, a free resource offering three simple, powerful practices to create your day from presence rather than reaction.

When not working, Amber lives in Los Angeles with her loving husband and rescue pup, Matzah.

education and training

I'm deeply committed to upleveling my life and work, continuously engaging in education and training that aligns with my values and empowers me to walk my talk. These ongoing learnings allow me to make an even greater impact with my clients, helping them reach their fullest potential.

Individual Coaching:

Currently coaching with Rohini Ross. Past coaching includes individual work with Dr. Robert Holden, Dr. Mary Hulnick, Ron Wilder, Carolyn Freyer-Jones, and Michelle Bauman.

Some Past Trainings:

Byron Katie’s Nine Day School
Ziva Meditation and Evidence of Magic with Emily Fletcher
Robert Holden Masterminds: Success Intelligence, Love-Centered Coaching, The Hero’s Journey
The Life Coach School Certification
Amplified Impact Mastermind with Trudi Lebron
Soul-Centered Professional Coaching by The University of Santa Monica Certification
Professional Training Weekend with George and Linda Pranksy
Weekend Thinking Environment Workshop with Nancy Kline

Degrees:

MA in Spiritual Psychology with an Emphasis in Consciousness, Health, and Healing from The University of Santa Monica
BA in Musical Theater from Point Park College (now University)

Testimonials

  • Effie Brown

    ceo gamechanger films

    “I am unapologetically ambitious. I love the fight because I know how to fight, and I'm grateful to these behaviors because they got me to where I am. I also knew something wasn’t right. I was mentally and spiritually exhausted. Through working with Amber, she helped me recognize that these behaviors have served their purpose but will not get me where I am supposed to go. I needed help to identify, receive and implement grace into my life. This is the crux of the work that we do. These sessions are sometimes confronting but truly in the best possible way. Amber creates a safe space for me to freak out, cry, grieve but ultimately let these labels and behaviors go. Each session with Amber I come away feeling supported with new insights and tools to step into the next phase of my career and life.”

  • Gabby Bernstein

    spiritual leader and NYT #1 best selling author

    “Amber embodies a feminine form of leadership that beautifully blends authenticity and compassion with get down dirty results. Her heart-centered message empowers women to embrace and celebrate their bodies and lives so they can play big in the world. Amber is one to watch.”

  • MICHAEL KRAMER

    Composer

    "I’ve finally been able to establish a solid routine in my life, including things like daily meditation to keep focused and centered. In my career as a creative person, I feel more confident than ever in expressing my authentic voice. I can clearly hear the change in the music I write these days. Probably the most profound changes in me have happened on the inside though. I've learned how to find balance, to forgive myself, to express gratitude, to stay curious, and to be courageous in the face of my fears. I needed my entire life to change - and that’s kinda what happened.

  • Mary Gallagher

    life and business coach

    "Through our coaching work, Amber has supported me both professionally and personally to create my most sacred and big-hearted dreams and deeply heal some of my most painful past experiences. Her coaching is dynamic. Her guidance is fierce and loving. And she has always had my back—even when I was uncertain or self-doubting. On the personal side, I've learned to soften past patterns of overworking and perfectionism. As a result, there is more ease, trust, and joy in my life today! Professionally, I'm stretching and growing and hitting my goals like bowling pins, while also working less and creating a business that serves me.”

  • Carolyn Freyer-Jones

    author, master coach and creator of the CFJ Coaching Success School

    "There are many coaches out there who work with coaches in their businesses. None of them are Amber Krzys. I have witnessed Amber help coaches go from under earning to finally earning, and from a modest income to an excellent one (multiple six-figures). She's not a good coach of coaches—she's a great one. That's why she's on the faculty at the CFJ Coaching Success School and it's why I know that if a coach gets to work with her one-on-one, great things are going to happen. She coaches deeply on the inner terrain and the outer one with deep love and dedication. Any coach I know who’s worked with Amber considers it one of the best decisions that they have EVER made."