Natalie Kirkpatrick is a Certified High Performance Coach (CHPC) in transformational travel, and an Ally of the Transformational Travel Council. She holds an education degree in psychology and business from Western Illinois University, and also owns an interior design company, Natalie Kirkpatrick Design, LLC. Natalie is certified in Forward-Facing Trauma Therapy and is a Healing and Grief Circle facilitator.

Combining her love of nature, background in psychology, and passion for coaching and healing, Natalie is working toward an advanced certificate in ecotherapy at Eartheart Ecotherapy in Sydney, Australia. She has completed CE courses in somatic practices, trauma and healing, mindfulness, and the brain. As an ecotherapist, she will work in both clinical and community settings, facilitating nature-based immersions and experiences while applying contemporary therapeutic frameworks to stimulate and awaken the environmental imagination, or Eco-Self.

Natalie is passionate about serving the planet with a disruptive spirit, helping others discover their origin in nature, and inspiring human collaboration toward a brighter future for all beings. She enjoys creating beauty through storytelling in photography, writing, living altars, and energy, especially playing with the idea of using “good” tension to tap into emotion, and wants to teach others how to weave their own stories.

A lover of awakening, peaceful early-morning hours, and sensory exploration, Natalie can often be found watching the sunrise with a cup of tea in hand while listening to music. Her house plant obsession is an extension of her love for the nurture of nature. She loves connecting through meals around a community table, creatively communicating across language barriers, and keeping up with her toddler grandson. Natalie also enjoys yoga, hiking, riding roller coasters, dark chocolate, good kombucha, and bird symbolism.