Hi, I'm Karen!

proud to be a...
  • ✔ Super-mom and totally figuring it out as I go,
  • ✔ Keynote speaker who still gets bubbly butterflies (learn my trick to turn those anxious nerves into uplifting excitement),
  • ✔ Healthy eater who also loves pizza and greasy burgers,
  • ✔ Super organized person who can almost never find her AirPods,
  • ✔ Amateur musician who sings off-key sometimes while cooking, cleaning, and driving.

I'M PROUDLY 100% HUMAN️

which means I’m full of amazing strengths, quirks, and imperfections—just like you.

I'm also no stranger to life's curveballs.

When my husband died suddenly and tragically, I set off on a downward spiral that almost consumed me for good. My life was a mess, I was a mess, and I was in so much pain that I was living on autopilot. In one year, I lost my husband, my car, my house, my job, and so much more.

At just 29 years old, I felt completely and utterly stuck and, honestly, ready to give up. But my 2-year-old son needed me to do more than just hang in there—he needed me to thrive.

So I made an intentional choice

I rebuilt my life by letting go of perfectionism and surrendering to the flawed, human messiness that is life.

I opened my mind, my heart, and my arms to let the light in; I stopped overthinking and started living.

In the process, I created a life I love.
I stopped wishing for things to be “just right” and started embracing my WHOLE life - tragedy, imperfections, challenges and all. And while it might sound too good to be true, once I realized the power of mindful choices the switch was instant.
  • 🌱 I started making better decisions,
  • 🌱 I learned to manage my anxiety,
  • 🌱 I stopped feeling sorry for myself,
  • 🌱 I rebuilt my confidence,
  • 🌱 I started my business,
  • 🌱 I got healthier, and became a better mom,
  • 🌱 I gave a TEDx talk,
  • 🌱 I reclaimed my life.

AND THEN, I CREATED A movement...

My big, bold mission is to pour into each person I reach with the mental skills and practical tools that support healthy thinking, lead to positive actions, and build meaningful lives that ripple out into the world.

I teach people how to consciously transform their thoughts so they can develop a growth mindset and live a life of sustainable joy. Because the undeniable truth is, when you choose to be better, you make the people around you better, and the world a little better, too.

Let's Grow Together!

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