/* Stories / Testimonials - Krystal Larkins Consulting */
const { useState } = React;
const FEATURED = {
name: "A woman finding steadiness", meta: "After 12 weeks of mentorship",
quote: "I came into coaching believing I was failing God because I couldn't stop feeling anxious and overwhelmed. Krystal helped me understand what was happening in my body without shame. She taught me to slow down, to ground myself, and to come back to my breath before I tried to think my way out of anything. She showed me how grace and nervous-system science could live in the same conversation. I no longer feel trapped in constant self-criticism. I feel more grounded, emotionally steady, and secure in God's love for me — for the first time in a very long time.",
};
const ALL = [
{ name: "A homeschooling mother", meta: "Mentorship · regulating an overwhelmed nervous system",
quote: "I felt emotionally overwhelmed and reactive almost every day. Krystal helped me learn how to regulate my nervous system, create gentler daily rhythms, and respond more calmly to stress instead of constantly living in survival mode. For the first time in years, I feel like I can actually breathe again." },
{ name: "A mother in coaching", meta: "After 3 months of mentorship",
quote: "For the first time in years, I don't feel like I'm drowning inside my own mind. I still have hard moments, but now I know how to slow down, ground myself, and reconnect with God instead of spiraling. The tools are small — small enough to actually do — but they have changed the texture of my days." },
{ name: "A mother in coaching · continued", meta: "Same client · what changed",
quote: "I'm more present with my children and finally starting to feel peace in my body again. I used to think I needed to try harder spiritually to feel better. Now I understand my body needed something different — and that God was never disappointed in me for being exhausted. That truth alone has been worth everything." },
{ name: "Stacey", meta: "Friend & former boss · endorsement",
quote: "Krystal is my go-to for advice on how to calm down and reframe my thinking. She always has the words I need to get a hold of my emotions so I can return to rational thinking. She remains my favorite source for Biblical wisdom with practical psychology methods mixed in." },
];
function Featured() {
return (
✦ Featured story
From self-criticism{" "}
to grounded grace.
"
{FEATURED.quote}
— {FEATURED.name}
★★★★★
{FEATURED.meta}
);
}
function Grid() {
return (
✦ More voices
Mothers, friends, and{" "}
women coming home.
Words from women who have walked with me — through overwhelm, through caregiving, through the slow work of learning safety again. Their voices, lightly edited only for privacy, never for substance.