i’m amber krzys

I HELP PEOPLE DISCOVER, LIVE AND TRUST THEIR TRUTH.


My Personal Journey

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 learned what I didn’t want my life to be.

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 “fix” me and make me good enough–which was not the case. Reaching this goal only intensified my desire for perfection.

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 found a new me. 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.

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 love the skin they were in. See more at bodyheart.org.


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 worked through my internal limiting beliefs about money and what was possible for me, 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.

today


I have a thriving coaching practice where I serve a wide range of individuals, including actors, producers, parents, small business owners, coaches, and corporate and creative executives. I also create and facilitate coaching groups for discovering, living, and trusting your Truth. I am on guest faculty for The CFJ Coaching Success School, a six-month program for coaches focused on the art of client acquisition through service. I live in Los Angeles with my husband and two rescue pups. In addition to continuing my own education about leadership, loving, equity, and inclusion, I also volunteer at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. I am committed to living and trusting my Truth and helping my clients and community do the same.

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official bio

Born and raised in a single-parent home in Charleston, WV, Amber attended Point Park University where she received a BFA in musical theater. She moved to New York City to pursue her passion of acting, ultimately working on Broadway and touring with the musical Mamma Mia. In 2009, she left the world of theater and earned an MA in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica. She founded two flourishing businesses as a professional coach and facilitator—bodyheart and Fierce Loving, Inc.

Amber has a thriving coaching practice where she serves a wide range of individuals, including artists, producers, moms/dads, small business owners, coaches, and corporate and creative executives. She also creates and facilitates her own coaching groups for discovering, living and trusting your truth.

Amber’s work as an international speaker has been featured at TEDx Malibu, MSN, the White House blog (Obama administration), Camp Climb, University of Southern California, Penn State University and more. She is on guest faculty for The CFJ Coaching Success School, a six month program for coaches teaching on the art of client acquisition through serving. 

Located in Los Angeles, Amber lives with her husband and two rescue pups. In addition to continuing her own education about leadership, loving, equity, and inclusion, Amber also volunteers at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. She is committed to living and trusting her truth and helping her clients and community do the same.

giving back

As a compassionate advocate for humanity, I believe change begins within—but it doesn’t remain there. When we become more conscious, it is our responsibility to share our loving-kindness. One of the ways I do that is by supporting the organizations below. Know, when you invest in yourself through my work, you are contributing to the transformation of the planet.

Testimonials