Hi, I’m Kristen.
I’m the founder of The Culinary Cure™ and Active Grandparenting™ and the Author of Active Grandparenting
I’m a Culinary Wellness expert, motivational speaker, and mentor for women ready to step into their next chapter with strength, intention, and style.
What sets me apart?
I share the tools no one else is talking about – practical wellness and life strategies that help modern grandparents thrive as relevant, healthy, fit, and dynamic contributors to family life.
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More About Kristen
You’re probably on this page because you’re wondering if I’m the right person to help you figure out what’s next.
You’ve done some living, and yet, you never really imagined yourself in life’s Third Chapter.
It can be a little shocking when you feel 35… but suddenly realize you’re your mother’s age.
Let me share why my story is a little of every woman’s story.
In my 50s, I experienced a tsunami of real-life struggles.
My mother was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer. My estranged father with Alzheimer’s.
My marriage was in trouble. We sold our home to get out of debt.
I became an empty nester, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, and lost my beloved dog.
After a decade of being all things to all people — caregiving, depleted, stressed — I reached the end of a very long rope.
Honestly, I couldn’t imagine this was how my life was supposed to be.
So, in a “thrive or die” moment, I chose to thrive.
I focused only on what helped me feel better:
Hydration. Real food. Caring people. Movement. Mindset.
I did the research, tested everything, and rebuilt myself — inside and out.
That became The Culinary Cure™ a wellness practice for midlife women rooted in biology, real food, and hormone-balancing habits that actually work.
It’s helped thousands of women reclaim their health, energy, and excitement for life.
Then I became a grandparent… and boom!
I realized there’s no practical training to meet the physical and emotional challenges of this role.
It’s the Super Bowl of life — physically demanding, emotionally complex, and soul-shifting in every way.
And as ready as I thought I was… I wasn’t.
I wanted to be strong and capable enough to be trusted with the big moments…
And included enough to experience the everyday magical ones.
To be up for the physical challenges.
To embrace modern parenting practices.
To show up in ways my own parents often couldn’t.
To step away from parenting, and lean into partnering with my grown kids in meaningful, consistent ways.
As the founder of The Culinary Cure™, I’ve spent decades helping women energize their lives. But when I became a grandmother, I realized…no one talks about how to do that in this chapter.
That’s why I created Active Grandparenting™ — to inspire modern grandparents show up actively in this role: with energy, purpose, and intention.
It combines the proven wellness strategies of The Culinary Cure™ with practical resources to navigate grandparenting today.
I hope you’ll use the wisdom I share — shaped by both my struggles and my successes — to create a next best chapter that truly feels like your own.
Because you aren’t broken.
You just need to believe that how things are now… doesn’t have to be how they stay.
You’re not too late.
You’re right on time to create some of the best years of your life.
Stay Strong,
Kristen
Pre-order your copy of my new book!
Active Grandparenting:
A Guide to Healthier Habits, Functional Fitness, and Defining Your Role
By Kristen Coffield