ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Her Comeback with host Michelle Thompson, https://www.michellethompsoncoaching.com/
Description
What if your someday never comes? Kristy Halvorsen was a firefighter station officer with a home she loved, a good life, and a health scare that made her stop waiting. She sold everything, moved into an Airstream, and has spent almost nine years wandering solo and off grid, rarely knowing where she's headed next.
In this conversation, Kristy joins Michelle to talk about the difference between being pushed by pain and pulled by possibility, the hidden belief that her mom helped her uncover (and the two months it took to act on it), and the question she asks at every fork in the road: What would I do if I knew I couldn't get this wrong? She also shares what solo travel taught her, how grief reshaped what it means to live fully, and why it's never too late to follow the tickles of your soul.
If you've ever felt a quiet pull toward something more, this episode is for you.
You’ll Learn
• What it looks like to be pulled, not pushed: why Kristy left a career and home she loved, with no crisis pushing her out.
• The sneakiest limiting beliefs: how a single sentence from her mom surfaced a belief she didn’t know she carried.
• "What would I do if I couldn’t get this wrong?" a simple question that quiets the chatter and points to the next step.
• The tickles of your soul: how to listen to your inner knowing, and why it’s always been there.
• Living with the unknown: a roadside breakdown, a stranger, and what happens when you just take one step.
• Midlife identity shifts: loosening the labels you hold and seeing who arrives.
Grief and living fully: what her mom’s illness and loss taught her about ending "someday."
Quotable Moments
• "The sneakiest beliefs are the ones we don’t know we have."
• "What would I do if I knew everything was going to work out just fine?"
• "Age and time is just some made up stuff… it’s never too late."
About
Kristy Halvorsen is a former firefighter station officer with a master’s in engineering. She is the author of Perfect Unfolding: Seven Years of Life-Changing Solo Adventure, One Year That Broke Me Open, a transformational memoir about travel, trust, and following your inner knowing.
Connect with Kristy
• Website: perfectunfolding.com (includes a 90-second book trailer and newsletter sign-up)
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristy.halvorsen/
Resources
• Courageously You: Michelle’s book, Courageously You: 7 Simple Frameworks to Create the Life You Love, available on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H5717G3D
• Work with Michelle: Book a call at michellethompsoncoaching.com.
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