I am Caroline of Fire

My name is Caroline Klein and I am Caroline of Fire. The idea of the brand came to me after years of practicing yoga, mindful meditation, and health and wellness when I became passionate about sharing everything I’ve learned to better the lives of others.

I graduated college from the University of Kentucky and shortly after moved to Chicago, IL, to work at Groupon. Yup, that online coupon company! It was full of fun, low paying wages, and a drink fridge filled with all the diet coke and beer one could ever want. There wasn’t a music festival I didn’t attend, a club floor that wasn’t danced on, or a restaurant where I didn’t know the best thing on the menu. I thrived in that city, all the while cheering on my new favorite sports teams! I left the concrete jungle life for a job opportunity in Austin, TX.

Austin, it’s food, music culture, and everything it entailed was beyond amazing. Due to some family health issues, I left Texas for home. I moved back to Louisville, KY, and started working for the family business. During my time there, I went on to complete my RYT-200hr certification. I also completed the Integrative Restoration (iRest) Level 1 certification in California under the direction of Dr. Richard Miller, a great clinical psychologist, yogic scholar, spiritual teacher, and someone I have really come to admire.

As I continued to work for my family business and try and figure my life out in Louisville, the stressors of life began to take hold. I was on the verge of moving again because I felt that my world was closing in. I was lost and wasn’t able to get myself out of this funk. I was so unhappy, extremely stressed out, and found myself escaping in the wrong ways. My lack of physical exercise, eating bad foods, and really high stress levels got the best of me. It was so bad that I became ill.

I was taken to the ER twice in one weekend for Cyclic Vomiting and nausea, and the Immediate Care twice before that. After medical tests, hospital visits, a CT scan, a gastrointestinal doctor visit, and an endoscopy, there was nothing they could find that was causing it. They sent me on my way with NO answers, they said nothing was wrong. How could nothing be wrong if I have been hospitalized four times? It didn’t make sense and I was not settling without answers.

That is when I decided to take things into my own hands and I sought help at the Cleveland Clinic in their Functional Medicine Department. After all of their tests, which are a lot more extensive than conventional medicine, the Clinic came to the conclusion that the main things causing my health problems were stress, diet, and lifestyle choices. How do I solve these problems without numbing myself with medication? Is it possible? How in the heck am I going to diet? I don’t diet. My life is pizza, not salad! 

By prescription, I changed my diet to eating healthy, whole foods that support optimal health. Additionally, I am incorporating yoga, weight-lifting, and fitness regimens. Lastly, I have increased my meditation and mindfulness practices to regain control of my life. I am practicing what I preach so I can preach what I practice.

After seeing my health and happiness increase so drastically, I decided to attend the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy, a school created by the Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM) to become a health coach. I am now a Certified Functional Medicine Health Coach and can help people achieve their health goals on a deeper and larger scale.

So that is where I am, on my quest for optimum personal health and happiness. I want to share my light by helping others with their own mind and body connection. I offer private and group health coaching, meditations, recipes, inspiration, and other awesome things that my new and improved lifestyle brings me.  Please follow along!

I look forward to connecting with you soon!

If you would like to connect or learn more about Caroline of Fire, please reach out and I’ll be in touch within one business day.