Kristy Hurst

With skills in healthcare copywriting, SEO writing, and copyediting, Kristy Hurst works with Catalyst clients to write clear, compelling SEO content that educates and engages current and prospective patients.

Kristy earned her bachelor’s degrees in English (creative writing) and journalism (magazine) from the University of Kansas. As a former trade magazine editor, Kristy has worked in publishing and marketing communications since 1991, specializing in healthcare. She has been an independent writer, editor and creative marketing professional since 2000. A former IVF patient and infertility treatment advocate who overcame steep odds to become a mother, Kristy has an exceptional level of understanding and compassion related to fertility treatment and the women and men who need it.

Kristy lives in New Braunfels, Texas, with her husband and two young boys. Her family loves to take to the open road seeking adventure, hauling their vintage Airstream behind them.

Always planning family adventures in the Silver Twinkie, a 34-foot Airstream
Wasn’t born in Texas, but got here as fast as she could (she was six weeks old)
Apparently emits some kind of “I will adopt you” vibration that attracts stray cats

Travel to ancestral homes in England, Ireland and Scotland
Write a novel and see it published
Successfully grow an organic vegetable garden, or at least keep houseplants alive

Writer and Copyeditor