The Krystal Effect

In this episode, I'm calling all of us out — practitioners, coaches, and wellness professionals included. If you've ever built marketing around what another practitioner is doing wrong, or talked down to a client about the advice they got elsewhere, this one's for you. We love to criticize Western medicine for being a "fix-it system" while quietly doing the exact same thing in a different package....

It's been over a year since I've been here, and honestly, it would be easier to not come back. But five years of building Solluna cracked something open in me, and I couldn't not say it out loud. Here's the truth: business has been my greatest teacher — not about strategy or scaling, but about life. About who I become under pressure. And about lanes. Because sometimes the express lane is exactly w...

In this episode of The Krystal Effect, host Krystal Appleby delves into the profound journey of embracing honesty and stillness in life's chaotic seasons. Krystal shares her personal experiences of navigating through phases of reactivity, and societal expectations, and finding solace in silence and self-restraint. Krystal invites listeners to explore the transformative power of sitting with discom...

Welcome to Episode 10 of The Krystal Effect. I'm your host, Krystal Appleby, here to share the honest, wild truths from my journey as a practitioner and business owner. In today's solo episode, we dive into the nitty-gritty of navigating seasons of fear, scarcity, and frustration. Life often serves us back-to-back seasons of abundance and challenging times. How do we cope when we're not in the cha...

In this solo episode of The Krystal Effect, we delve deep into the transformative power of restraint and stillness. Our host shares insights on how embracing restraint can guide us from where we are to where we want to be, without the usual zigzagging and backtracking. Discover the importance of mastering restraint in various aspects of life, from personal growth to professional endeavors. Learn h...

In this transformative episode of The Krystal Effect, host Krystal Appleby welcomes friend & Quantum Magician/Practitioner, Pam Dillon. Together, they delve into the deep truths and wild journeys that come with being a healing practitioner. Krystal and Pam discuss the courage it takes to leave behind a regulated profession, like massage therapy, and fully step into the unique, integrative prac...

In this introspective solo episode of The Krystal Effect, host Krystal Appleby delves into the profound cycles of death and rebirth that we all experience. Krystal shares her personal journey, highlighted by the challenging process with her aging dog, and reflects on how these cycles invite us to let go of old constructs and embrace new beginnings. Krystal offers insights into recognizing and navi...

Join us for a transformative journey in this episode of "The Pivot Party" as we delve into the dynamic & internal transformation initiated when we choose  leaving behind the conventional 9-5 matrix. Hosted by Krystal Appleby and featuring a captivating conversation with Mike Elliott, an intuitive coach and relationship expert, this episode is packed with insights, wisdom, and actionable advice...

Welcome to the fifth episode of The Krystal Effect podcast, hosted by Krystal Appleby. This captivating episode dives into the gritty transformational experiences we all face in life, known as "tower moments". Krystal provides a highly personal and relatable take on these life-altering moments, offering deep insight gathered from her life experiences. The episode offers valuable lessons on convert...

Kyla Penner of 24 hour innovative childcare, KP Squared, joins Krystal to talk about the dynamic, or projected dynamic between the masculine and feminine energies as a strong woman and an evolving woman in business.  Kyla shares her experiences in building a business, in going to bat with parliament and also with her dance with both the healthy masculine in her life & both of her marriages.  T...

Krystal reflects on 2023 and what it took to move through forgiveness, anger, frustration and access more moments of aliveness, more moments of allowing something bigger than her to help move through stagnation that can be felt when we are ruminating in grief, sadness, anger etc. and it feels like we aren't getting anywhere on the progress scale.  Followed by a tangent into the importance of our i...

In this episode Krystal is joined by her good friend JF Turcotte @jeanfelixturcotte_jft as they pull out and compare their comprehensive lists compiled to build clarity and call in an end to this era of singledom and the journey it has been.  As two die hard cheese balls looking for THE one, THE soulmate connection we share our frustrations and our longings to go find more moments of sparks we've...

A humbling new beginning always feels imperfect, messy, vulnerable. In this first episode of The Krystal Effect  Krystal plunges into a bit about her story with some tangents along the way to set the foundation for the conversations to evolve within TKE.