India Kern shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.
India, a huge thanks to you for investing the time to share your wisdom with those who are seeking it. We think it’s so important for us to share stories with our neighbors, friends and community because knowledge multiples when we share with each other. Let’s jump in: What makes you lose track of time—and find yourself again?
Creating.
I’ve been an artist my whole life—started in TV and graphic design, studied sculpture in Italy, and never stopped making things.
Creating isn’t just what I do—it’s how I think. It helps me solve problems, see patterns, and tell stories that stick.
That creative drive fuels my business. It’s how I create content that connects—and help others bring their ideas to life, too. It’s also what inspired me to launch Kern Creative Studio, where I get to blend strategy and storytelling to help brands stand out.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m a Certified Divorce Coach and lifelong creator.
In almost every divorce, one spouse struggles more than the other—and that’s who I support. I help them go from overwhelmed and uncertain to clear, confident, and back in control of their life—what I call the journey from “bitter” to “better.”
Alongside that work, I founded Kern Creative Studio to help business owners stop struggling with social media and start showing up with confidence. We handle the heavy lifting—shaping their message into content that connects, filming on-site, editing and posting for them, and turning one video into weeks of strategic content—so they stay focused on their business while their brand shows up everywhere.
Whether it’s rebuilding after divorce or reinventing how you show up in business, I help people create what’s next—with purpose.
Thanks for sharing that. Would love to go back in time and hear about how your past might have impacted who you are today. What part of you has served its purpose and must now be released?
For a long time, I believed I had to stay in one lane to be credible. Pick one thing. Stick to it. Be easy to define.
But that belief is no longer serving me.
I’m a Certified Divorce Coach, yes. But I’m also an entrepreneur—a content strategist who helps businesses show up, stand out, and grow through content and visibility. Those roles may look different on the surface, but they’re rooted in the same mission: helping people rebuild and move forward with confidence.
So what I’m releasing is the idea that I have to choose. That doing more than one thing somehow makes me less focused. It doesn’t. It makes me fully myself.
Was there ever a time you almost gave up?
When I first started as a Certified Divorce Coach back in 2017, I was building something out of nothing. Most people didn’t even know what divorce coaching was, so I wasn’t just building a business—I was explaining my existence.
I had to be an evangelist. I had to educate before I could serve.
And that was hard. It felt like shouting into the void some days.
But that season taught me something invaluable: how to communicate clearly. How to say what I do in a way that people get. And that skill became the foundation—not just for helping my clients through their divorce, but for helping others create powerful content and messaging that actually moves people.
Because I believe our words create our world.
What we think becomes what we say. What we say becomes what we do.
And the story we tell ourselves? That becomes our life.
That season almost made me give up. But instead, it made me a better communicator—and a better coach, creator, and guide.
Next, maybe we can discuss some of your foundational philosophies and views? Is the public version of you the real you?
Ask my husband—he’ll tell you: what you see is what you get.
I’m not someone who puts on a polished persona for the public and saves the truth for behind closed doors. If I’m upset, you’ll know. If I love something, I’ll rave about it. I don’t fake it. I don’t hide well. Honestly, I’m a terrible liar—and my husband would back me up on that, too.
Authenticity isn’t something I strive for. It’s just how I’m wired. And I think that’s why my work resonates—because I bring that same realness into everything I do.
Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?
I actually ask my clients this question—because it gets to the heart of what really matters.
For me, I hope people say:
She made me laugh.
She heard me in a way most people don’t.
And she helped me—truly helped me.
I want to be remembered not just for what I did, but for how I made people feel. That I showed up with joy. That I served. That I used whatever gifts I had to lift others up—whether they were navigating heartbreak or building something new.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.indiakern.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indialkern/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/divorcerecoverymentor/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/indialkern
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@indiakerncoaching
- Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/uHicJ1b2wRwNm2lCpB
Image Credits
Chris Fragiskatos
