About Me

Something was wrong.

Right out of high school, my subterranean self-esteem kept me from even applying for colleges. I had no idea what I was good at, who I was, what I liked, let alone what I wanted…

True to my Leo Rising, no matter what, I believed the “show must go on”… so while I might have appeared to be “fine” and “strong” and “doing great”, just under the surface there were dark bouts of depression that felt like I would never come back into the light. I’d learned from my Mom that “feeling sad and lonely” was just “the way it was”. She told me that there would be times you would want to crawl into the back of the closet, pull the coats over your head and never come out. I learned by observing my Mom, that life would only be sprinkled with brief moments of happiness and wonder, but mostly, life was pain.

“The Show Must Go On” Oh… really?

With the help of therapists, shamans & astrologers, my darkness started to lift, and my own identity began to emerge. I discovered that my true self was optimistic and joyful! I learned that all of that darkness, wasn’t actually “me” at all!  It was learned/conditioned behavior. While I still carry that darkness with me to this day (and can slip into it when I’m not paying attention), I understand that it was taught to me, just as it was taught to my mother, and her mother before that, and that I can always, eventually, choose the light. Astrology and Human Design have played key roles in this awareness: I always have a choice.

All of the above gave me the courage to face my challenges because I was born with the tools to grow beyond them!

I couldn’t have done it alone…

Know this: while learning through reading can be powerful, it was the people I worked with who helped me shift my perspective, and supported my greatest awareness. As I wrote in my article “When is “Self-Help” Procrastination?” all of areas of perceived brokenness start with our inability to relate to ourselves and therefore to others. (None of us are really “broken” we are just in pain.)

We simply cannot heal alone: healing comes through working with others. Period.

I finally graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Hunter College. I have written two feature length screenplays, and have written and directed three short films (the last shot on 35mm, appeared in three NYC film festivals, and won “Best Narrative Short”).

My curiosity about… everything has led me to study astrology (since 16!), Co-Active coaching (certified with CTI in 2010), Life Between Lives, reincarnation, tarot, the iChing, Humans Design, and shamanic practices with world renowned Yogis, Astrologers, Shamans, Psychologists, Coaches & Quantum Physicists.

Concurrent with my esoteric studies, I have been a Director of Technology and an Information Technology professional for over 20 years. I’ve led technology teams of up to 75 members at medical conventions in the US & Canada. I’ve been in the corporate world and have been an entrepreneur for over 15 years.

This is why I can help you.

I have been where you are and today I can say that I know who I am (most days!), I know why I’m here, I am co-creating my life and I know I can help you too!

My grounded corporate/entrepreneurial/IT experience blended with my esoteric training, allows me to bring a life-centered approach to soulful self-discovery.

With Love & Luminance,

Christine Faucher-Kelley, cpcc, acc
Luminance Empowerment