Dr. Kristen Hobby
Dr. Kristen Hobby is a dedicated counselor, spiritual director, and an established meditation and mindfulness teacher. She is a passionate and curious life-long learner, with research interests that include languages, spirituality, craft, cooking, traveling, and writing.
Education & Professional Roles
Ph.D. through the Australian Catholic University in 2018
Her research focused on exploring the spirituality of young children.
Leadership Roles
She has been involved in international spiritual organizations, serving six years on the coordinating council of Spiritual Directors International as both Secretary and Chair.
Expertise & Focus
Dr. Hobby’s work provides resources intended to promote wellbeing and happiness. Her professional focus centers on moving readers “from a life of overwhelm and stress” to one where they feel more in control and happier through easy-to-follow steps. She shares simple steps designed to help create calmer, happier families.
Mindfulness and Meditation
She provides resources covering breath techniques, mantras, relaxation, and guided meditations for audiences including teenagers and adults. She emphasizes that mindfulness is a special way of paying attention to cope with everyday life and bounce back from tough times.
Spirituality in Children and Parenting
As a parent herself, she aims to provide resources to gently invite young children to experience relaxation and quiet, to learn to be happy within themselves, and to know the deep wisdom within them. She explores “The Spirituality of Preschoolers”.
Strengths-Based Approach
Dr. Hobby promotes identifying and amplifying one’s key strengths (rather than focusing on weaknesses) to create a joyful and fulfilling life, and offers tools for creating a personal manifesto based on top strengths
Self-Care and Emotional Intelligence
She offers methods for goal setting, decision making, self-care, self-awareness, and developing compassion. She also provides techniques focused on helping parents and caregivers let go of guilt.
Guides and Workbooks
Unplugged: How to Disconnect from Technology and Reconnect with Each Other (Copyright © 2021).
Personal Life
