We sit down with Kit Ross, stroke survivor, health coach and sound therapist…
Kit, how did your experience recovering from two catastrophic strokes in 2010 shape your journey into wellness and healing?
After a lifetime of do-do-doing, working in TV, shredding my health, I finally learnt the value of being. While I was enormously grateful to have survived, being forcibly ejected from my old life was tough. One minute, I was show running a high-stakes series; the next, I had to relearn how to lift a cup of tea. I wouldn’t change it though, when everything is stripped away, you meet yourself properly for the first time. I’ve realised that health is the foundation of everything. Now, I help people bypass the need for a life-altering catastrophe and go straight to the good bit: healing, alignment, and purpose.
What has it been like transitioning from a 25-year career in TV production to becoming a sound therapist and health coach?
Going from TV to tuning forks was a slow process. In fact, when I first started studying sound healing, back in 2019, the aim was never to switch careers, it was simply to add to my own healing toolkit. As the years went on though, I realised that no one needs any more TV programmes. What people desperately need, especially women in Ireland, is a regulated nervous system. In TV, I was producing nice stories. Now, I help people rewrite their own. The biggest shift has been realising that success isn’t about status and things; it’s about how aligned you feel when you wake up in the morning.
Why do you believe frequency, breathwork, and hypnotherapy are the most powerful tools for transformation?
Because they bypass the thinking mind—the overanxious narrator who insists on running the show. Frequency, breathwork, and hypnotherapy speak directly to the subconscious, where real change happens. You can’t negotiate your way into healing; you feel your way into it. A sound bath can do more for your nervous system than a two-week holiday.
Can you share simple techniques readers can incorporate into their daily routines to improve their wellbeing?
Absolutely. Start with 30 seconds of deep belly breathing before you check your phone in the morning—because doomscrolling is no way to meet the day. Or try humming for a few minutes (yes, like a bee)—it stimulates the vagus nerve and lowers stress instantly. And for the truly time-starved, here’s a quick one: put one hand on your heart, one on your belly, take a deep breath, and sigh it out. Congratulations, you’ve just done something great for your wellbeing.
What misconceptions do people often have about sound therapy or hypnotherapy?
That sound therapy is just ‘nice music’ and hypnotherapy involves swinging pocket watches and mind control. In reality, sound therapy recalibrates your entire nervous system—it’s science, not wishful thinking. And hypnotherapy? It’s not about clucking like a chicken; it’s about rewriting outdated mental scripts. Have you ever driven home and forgotten the entire journey? You’ve been in hypnosis. The difference is, in a session, you’re using that state to change your life, not just mysteriously ending up in your driveway.
How do you stay grounded and maintain balance while helping others on their wellness journeys?
Honestly? My husband. We met in 2010, a few months before my diagnosis, and he’s been with me through every appointment and every terrifying dark night. He never wavered, not once. Love saved me – and continues to save me. It’s a cheesy, clichéd thing, but love really is all you need. And also, we laugh a lot, mostly at ourselves and our young children.
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