Julie Kirschke
Keynote Speaker & Transformation Coach
Why Coaching
One thing I know for sure: you can’t bypass healing—you have to go through it to truly transform.
This work goes beyond quitting alcohol, food, or chaos. It’s about getting underneath the perfectionism, people-pleasing, and self-sabotage that kept you in survival mode. Recovery may have started the process, but transformation is where the real freedom lives.
For me, that meant facing not just what I did to cope—but also the stories, trauma, and secrets I carried. Things I couldn’t say out loud. Parts of myself I hid to feel safe. I’ve learned that secrets breed shame—and shame keeps us stuck. When we finally name what’s been hidden, we take our power back.
I help women reconnect with who they truly are—beyond the roles, the pressure, and the pain. My coaching supports:
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Breaking cycles
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Parenting high-needs or neurodivergent kids
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Releasing self-sabotage and rewriting limiting stories
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Healing from substance use
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Letting go of long-held secrets and reclaiming your voice
This is a space for truth, laughter, and the kind of growth that sticks. You already have the answers—I help you uncover them.
About Julie
Julie Kirschke is a transformational speaker, authenticity/recovery coach, and storytelling powerhouse devoted to helping women rewrite the stories that keep them stuck. With a background rooted in personal reinvention, Julie specializes in guiding women through identity shifts, emotional healing, and deep personal transformation.
Her work has been featured in collaborations with international movements like She Walks Canada and She Recovers, where she’s become known for her raw honesty and unshakable belief in the resilience of the human spirit.
Julie is certified through the International Association of Professional Recovery Coaches (IAPRC) and is a member of the International Coach Federation (ICF). But her greatest credential is the life she’s rebuilt—from self-abandonment to radical self-trust.
Whether she’s speaking on stage in front of hundreds (as she has in Chicago and San Francisco), coaching women through identity loss, or sharing her story on award-winning platforms like The Moth, Julie brings humor, depth, and unfiltered truth to everything she does.
Her philosophy is simple: Recovery may have started the journey—but the real work is transformation.
