Rev. Criss Ittermann, aka The Crisses

Author and founder of The Crissing Link series, Rev. Criss is also a life coach, Interfaith minister, Shaman, herbalist, Reiki Master, and more. For more information see Liberated Life Coaching.

Criss grew up in Brooklyn, New York and spent the majority of her life wanting to get out of New York City. At the age of 10 she knew she was meant to live in nearby Upstate New York. At the age of 16 following an avalanche of tragic events, Criss spent 9 months in a mental hospital. The adolescent ward of the hospital was far from what you may have seen in movies. It was much more like a Breakfast Club vacation than a traumatic experience from a psychothriller movie. Quiet, observant, and wise beyond her years, Criss became a mother hen for other people who were outcast from society, for whatever reason.

While in the hospital, Criss confessed about her "other people" in her head to her doctor. While he didn't put her diagnosis on paper until 2001, Criss was diagnosed with multiple personalities in 1986 and refused to integrate.

Criss knew from the age of 16 on that she wanted to be a healer, and spent time learning several holistic disciplines. She felt the call to become a Life Coach in her 20s but didn't have a name for it, and didn't think she was old enough to guide people to find their own wisdom. She held off her true life purpose until she had grey hair. In the meantime she also became an ordained Interfaith minister and furthered her training in the healing arts.

By 39, the world was ready for Rev. Criss to step into her true vocation. Life Coaching is becoming a recognized profession, and Rev. Criss has been trained. As part of her exploration of honesty, integrity and authenticity, Rev. Criss published her poetic autobiography titled Poetic License, the first of a series of books called The Crissing Link. Other books in the series will be Multiple Choice and United Front.