About Us

Guide Your Heart exists to strengthen relationships and support families through life’s most complex transitions. Founded by Kristine and Mike Stensland, the organization grew out of their lived experience with divorce and blended family dynamics. Over their 19 years of marriage, they have transformed personal pain into purpose by walking alongside couples, parents, and caregivers who are seeking clarity, connection, and hope.

Through this work, a clear insight emerged. Families flourish when the people who support them feel equipped, confident, and connected. Although Guide Your Heart offers some direct services, our greatest impact comes from equipping others. We provide relationship education, practical tools, and accessible resources that strengthen the practitioners and organizations already serving families.

We partner with community organizations, schools, and family-serving agencies because children do better when the relationships around them are strong. Stable and connected families reduce stress, improve emotional wellbeing, and create the secure foundation children need to grow and succeed. By investing in the people and systems that walk alongside families every day, we extend support far beyond what any single program could offer.

Guide Your Heart was created to cut through the noise of inconsistent information and to offer clear, research-informed guidance that helps people navigate complicated family dynamics with confidence. Our work blends compassionate support, accessible education, and innovative tools that make it easier to understand relational patterns and move forward with purpose.

At the heart of Guide Your Heart is a simple commitment. We strengthen the relationships that strengthen families so that every child has the opportunity to thrive.