Kristin Meekhof, MSW's Linkedin Analytics

Kristin A. Meekhof is a business and brand strategist, author, writer, and life coach. She earned her M.S.W from the University of Michigan and has more than 20 years of clinical experience. A nationally recognized expert on resiliency and gratitude, her best-selling book, "A Widow’s Guide to Healing", was inspired by her own personal experience with widowhood, grief, and healing. A Korean-American adoptee, she was left on the streets of Korea as an infant. She came to the US in 1974 and became a naturalized citizen. As a confidential advisor, she privately works with some of the most influential people in media and politics and has developed high-level strategic plans and partnerships. Kristin graduated from Kalamazoo College with a B.A.in psychology. In March of 2020, Kristin created a wellness guide for Katie Couric's community to help keep people calm during this time of social distancing. The guide is available on Katie Couric's You Tube Channel and on Kristin's Medium profile. Also, for Katie, Kristin wrote "8 Ways to Manage Your Corona Virus Related Anxiety" which was featured in CNN's Newsletter as well. Kristin was interviewed as a wellness expert on CNN's New Day morning show (live) on March 19, 2020. Kristin created and curated content for Deepak Chopra's 31- Day Gratitude Journal and was named an "Architect of Change" by Maria Shriver. Kristin has spoken at Harvard Medical School, the United Nations, the University of Michigan Medical School, and Parliament of World Religions. Kristin wrote about the healing power of gratitude for the Live Happy book (Harper Elixir) , and has written for the newsletters of Katie Couric and Maria Shriver. Kristin's work has appeared in Katie Couric Media, "Live Happy" magazine (online), "Organic Spa" magazine, Huffington Post. She has been interviewed as a grief expert by CNN (live), "Today" show (online), "People" magazine (online), "The Chicago Tribune", "The Doctor Nandi Show" (aired May 2020), American Greetings (card company), and quoted in "Architectural Digest" (online), "Esquire" (online), "Reader's Digest", "Success Magazine" and Inc. Kristin has been seen in "USA Today", "Redbook" magazine, "Detroit Free Press", Yahoo Health with Katie Couric, among others. Kristin's best- selling book "A Widow's Guide to Healing" received support from Dr. Deepak Chopra, Maria Shriver, Katie Couric, Dr. Mark Hyman , Pulitzer Prize winning author Doris Kearns- Goodwin, Lord Loomba, CBE, Elizabeth Gilbert, among others. Contact Kristin at [email protected]