Today we’d like to introduce you to Kaleigh Smith.
Hi Kaleigh, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
I started studying astrology when I lived In Bali, Indoensia. I was pregnant with my daughter at the time and I had reconnected with a friend of mine whom I had done yoga teacher training with. She was studying astrology at the time and had offered to do an astrology reading for me. At the time I was really struggling with my career and jumped at the opportunity to understand what was happening. I was also super introverted at the time and losing a lot of friends, so hoping an astrology reading would clarify things. Interestingly enough I was going through my saturn return, Saturn rules my career which was restricting career options. I also had jupiter in the 12th house expanding solitude and alone time! I got a lot of clarity from that reading and decided to start studying astrology myself.
Over the next several years I absorbed as much information as I could, attended Norwac astrology conference, read books and attended lectures. My friend and I also started and astrology podcast called two girls talk transits. During the time I was studying astrology I was also in my Master’s program for expressive art therapy. I decided to create a business that blended all of my learning and my talents. Helping people to transform through deeply understanding themselves. I think Astrology provides a unique viewpoint on our life and our story, an understanding of who we are on a soul level.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
No way! I had lived in Bali for the first year of my daughter’s life. There were so many financial and health struggles. Back to astrology, I was going through a 6th house profection year. The 6th house is all about your health and routines, and profection years change with every year you age. For example at 29 your in a 6th house year, 30 a 7th house year, 31 and 8th house year etc etc. During my 6th house year I got a parasite in Bali which turned into an auto-immunte disorder. Bali didn’t have medications that were advanced enough so I moved home to the United States to live with my parents. It took me months to stabalize, there were points I was so sick I couldn’t leave the house. But so much happened at one time, I moved home, became a single mother, worked on stabilizing my health, had just entered into my graduate program and studied astrology alongside everything.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your business?
My business focuses on providing astrological counsel for people. Right now I can’t offer therapeutic services as a part of my business because of licensure legalities. I will be associatively licensed at the beginning of 2026. So right now I focus on astrocartography and astrology readings. However, Astrocartography is my big seller. This is where I do astrological readings for different localities on the globe. So let’s say you want to bring love into your life, there is a specific location on the map that your love life will likely thrive the best.
We’d love to hear about how you think about risk taking?
I do think I’m a risk taker. I’m non-traditional in the way that I do work. I love to work individually with people and I really don’t resonate with the 9-5 experience and like it or not, I have never actually worked a traditional 9-5. I just don’t believe it’s for me. I’ve applied for them, but never gotten the job. Entrepreneurship and freelance work has always been a part of my life.
I also think I took a huge risk deciding to move to Asia. I spent 4 years there and moved there knowing I wouldn’t make much money. But for me it wasn’t about the money, it was about the experience.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://thestudioofself.com
- Instagram: thestudio.ofself
Image Credits
The one photo of me on the rock is by Dean Raphael (@deanraphael on IG)
