Episode 168 · January 21, 2025
Kristy Eller Deboer: Beginning the New Year with a Heart Full of Gratitude
with Kristy Eller DeBoer, Founder of KED Styled
48 min
Kristy Eller Deboer: Beginning the New Year with a Heart Full of Gratitude
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In this episode
In this episode I sit down with Kristy Eller DeBoer for the second time, and what a joy it is to revisit where she's been since we first talked when KED Styled was brand new. She's helping me kick off my ninth season with a heart full of gratitude, and you'll feel her energy the moment she starts talking. Kristy is an entrepreneur, a mother of two boys, a wife, and a woman who has put in the work — brick by brick — to become who she is today.
We talk about so much: training for her third marathon (the Houston Marathon, just nine days away when we recorded), why she chooses sobriety, and what motherhood really means to her now that she's learned to pour into herself while still pouring into her boys. I love how honest she is that the hard is often the good — that doing the things you don't want to do is sometimes exactly the recipe for success.
Kristy also shares the next chapter she's about to step into: launching her own podcast, bringing together her journalistic roots, her "Just Happy Mommy" blog days, and the styling work that lights her up. We get into vision boards, words of the year (hers is "full," mine are "flourish" and "thrive"), and her "ins and outs" list. If you're carrying a dream you keep second-guessing, I think this conversation will spark something in you. Keep going.
Key takeaways
- Build brick by brick — Kristy describes the bricks as the work and the mortar as the rest. Going all in matters, but so does recovery, or you crash and burn.
- The hard is the good. Whether it's running 20 miles or telling your kids 'no' for a real reason, the hard decision is often the right one — it just doesn't feel good in the moment.
- Investing in yourself is a daily practice, not a one-time choice. Kristy's growth came from sobriety, self-reflection, and learning to take care of herself the way she cares for everyone else.
- You don't need someone's permission or a specific degree to step into your God-given gifts. Kristy faced the 'who does she think she is?' fear and went for KED Styled anyway.
- Other people's reactions are usually a reflection of where they are, not a verdict on you. 'Be the vibe, don't match the vibe.'
- Make your goals visible. Vision boards, words of the year, and 'ins and outs' lists keep your intentions top of mind — and keeping old boards reaffirms your faith when you see what's actually come true.
- Walking in your passion and purpose feels like a buzz of its own — scared and nervous in a good way, fully fulfilled, and worth showing up for every single day.
Chapters
- 00:00Welcome to Sharing Passion and Purpose
- 00:45Meet Kristy Eller DeBoer — a second visit
- 03:00Investing in yourself: brick by brick
- 05:00Training for the Houston Marathon
- 08:00Motherhood, her two boys, and a safe space at home
- 13:00Choosing sobriety and finding herself again
- 17:00Starting KED Styled and pushing through fear
- 22:00Caring (maybe too much), being a feeler, and the 'mirror'
- 27:00Launching a new podcast
- 31:00Growing the business in 2025
- 34:00Words of the year, vision boards, and goals
- 41:00Ins and outs, where to find Kristy, and wrap-up
“Brick by brick. The bricks are the work and the mortar is the rest.”
“The hard is the good. Sometimes when you make hard decisions, that's the right decision — it just may not feel good in the moment.”
“This is my buzz. This is where I vibe. This is my growth. This is my passion. This is my purpose.”
“Be the vibe. Don't match the vibe.”
Resources mentioned
- WebsiteKED Styled
- WebsiteSharing Passion and Purpose
About Kristy
Founder of KED Styled
Kristy Eller DeBoer is the founder of KED Styled, on a mission to inspire growth and confidence in women. A wife and mother of two boys, she's a marathon runner, writer, and stylist whose own journey of self-discovery and sobriety shapes the confidence work she does with clients. She's about to launch her own podcast.
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