I'm on a mission to help other working moms create and live an intentional life.
My story
When I returned to my corporate job after having my first child, I did everything I could to pick up where I left off -- early mornings, late nights, and nursing a baby in between just wasn’t sustainable. I knew something had to give; it wasn’t the life I saw for myself any longer. It wasn’t fulfilling. I made the decision to stay at my company, but find another role. “Maybe it was just my division,” I thought to myself.
My next role wasn’t fulfilling me in the way I expected either, but it was the first time in my career I was logging off at 5pm and not returning until 8am. Aside from an evening of finishing up a presentation here and there, I had balance. I accepted this season of my life and was grateful for new skills and experience, but I still felt something missing. We were living in pandemic times, and I often blamed the lack of “normal” for the void I felt.
I started to realize I was being called to do something else and my personal and professional goals had changed. I reluctantly spent a pretty penny and signed up for a 9-month coaching certification 2 days before finding out I was pregnant with our second baby. This program took me out of my comfort zone, but was incredibly validating. It opened my eyes to the power of perspective, mindset shifts, had me digging deep into why I am the way I am, what I wanted to do about it, and how to quit responding so damn defensively.
I returned to work after my 2nd maternity leave with a new mindset, new focus, and new position. I began asking for what I wanted, was given some great opportunity, built a strong team and was really doing well. I even began coaching working parents within my company, then something shifted. Work got more intense, the workload more extreme, and I became less intentional and ultimately, tired and bitter. “I did it,” I found myself thinking one day. I successfully burned myself out and boy was it a slooow, sneaky burn.
So, what pulled me out of the ashes?
When I think back to the burn-out I was experiencing, I realized I let living in alignment to my priorities slip. My signs were thoughts like:
I have everything I’ve aspired for – why am I not happy? Or rather…why can’t I seem to maintain joy?
This job is sucking the life out of me.
I just want to be a present mom…I want to have enough energy left over in the day to give to my kids and my partner.
There’s more to life than this. I want more for my one life.
After some wallowing, I went back through my coaching toolbox to get renewed clarity on what I want and more importantly why I want it.
I let go of my anger and replaced it with gratitude. I began pouring myself back into coaching within my company and it felt really good. I wasn’t as fulfilled by my “day job” as I wanted to be, but I began to see the coaching opportunity I had within my corporation as a chance to sharpen my skills and continue to hear from working moms and learn about the challenges they face. Life is a journey and this is all part of my story.
I find this work incredibly fulfilling and I’m privileged to be able to serve other working moms in this capacity.
Find your most authentic self in motherhood
I’m here to offer other women what I wished I’d had -- someone to help me navigate the grey of the motherhood transformation. I never really fit in, it felt as though there were moms on one side that just seemed to have so easily given up work or never wanted it to begin with and moms on the other that were 100% devoted to their careers. In my experience, there’s a large core group in the middle who at some point will find themselves in the midst of this transformation/identity crisis thinking:
What the heck is happening / has happened to me?
I don’t know what I’m doing anymore.
I’m struggling with what I want, work doesn’t feel the same as it did before.
How do I get from here to there?
How do I maintain or build my career and be the mom I want to be?
If you’re a working mom trying to figure it out. I’m your people, you're mine. Let’s build a community together.
Let’s Work Together
Unlocking harmony and purpose for working moms, one confident step at a time.
Group Coaching
12 week transformational program where you’ll learn to slow down and show up. Define your big picture, then create habits and a lifestyle that allow you to step into your femininity, embrace your calling, and live intentionally.
1:1 Coaching & Mentorship
Tailored one-to-one sessions designed to breakthrough challenges faced in motherhood and as a working mom. If you’re ready to commit to transforming your mindset, clearing stress, and identifying and overcoming personal struggles this may be a good fit for you.
Workshops
Offered to business and community leaders looking to support working moms in their organizations; specialized workshop focused on gratitude, identifying core values, planning for maternity leave, and more.
“Kari's coaching helped me uncover what I want out of my career and how to navigate advocating for myself…"
"My biggest aha moment while working with Kari was when I prioritized my values to better understand the personal and professional goals I wanted to set for myself since becoming a working mom. Kari's coaching helped me uncover what I want out of my career and how to navigate advocating for myself and setting professional boundaries so that I can find the work-life balance that suits this stage of my life."
- Carly K.
“She helped me reconnect my heart back to my purpose and truly align my values with my work.”
"Kari met me in such a powerful way as we processed through feelings of burnout, overwhelm and uncovered what beliefs were keeping me stuck…she helped me reconnect my heart back to my purpose and truly align my values with my work…I can confidently say I love where I’m at today and without Kari, I’m not sure I would have had the courage to take the leap of faith I needed to."
- Caela V.