My Story

Hi, I’m Karen. I’m a pediatrician, mom of 3, writer and certified coach. Like many high-achieving women, I spent my twenties working towards a career that felt meaningful. I was lucky enough to find my calling in Pediatrics. Yet after I became a mother, I found that the demands of motherhood and career often felt overwhelming. I felt pulled in multiple directions and struggled to stay connected with my core sense of purpose, or even my sense of self. The frenetic pace of life often made me feel like I was just struggling to stay afloat, and barely succeeding at that. 

 

Getting coached was a transformative experience that helped me gain clarity about what I value most in life, and empowered me to create the type of life and existence I craved. After 18 years as a pediatrician, I left private practice. I realized I could still practice medicine, but on my own terms. I started writing again. I channeled my medical expertise into a role as medical editor and podcaster for medical education of pediatricians. I started a coaching business to help other working mothers redesign their own lives and connect with their truth. I restructured my life so that I could balance parenting 3 young children with the type of flexibility I’d always craved. In short, I made some pretty bold changes. But the truly dramatic shifts came from within. My life now fuels me instead of draining me.  

 

One of the biggest life lessons I learned was: It doesn’t have to be so hard. It is truly amazing what can happen when we confront our own limiting beliefs and let go of them. I am passionate about helping others experience the powerful transformation that comes from reconnecting with one’s core self and consciously designing professional and personal lives that match those deepest desires.  

 

As a coach, I help working mothers move from overwhelm to a life of meaning and joy. I specialize in career and life transitions, parenting support for those with neurotypical and neurodiverse children, work-life integration and questions around life purpose.