How are you, really?
maybe it's because you don't have the words yet for what you're feeling.
Nothing is wrong. But nothing feels right, either.
You've spent decades being the capable one. The one who handles it, remembers it, and makes sure everyone else is okay. And now the way they need you has changed.
You've simply outgrown the goals, roles, and routines that used to shape your life.
You're not looking to burn your whole life down. You just want to finally start living it for YOU.
What feels like "being stuck" is actually the discomfort of standing in the in-between, not sure how to step though.
If you answered "fine,"
Private Coaching
for Women in Midlife
Coaching is where we do that together.
EXPLORE PRIVATE COACHING
Threshold:
You already know what another year of waiting looks like. You've lived a few of them. The tab is still open. There's one more program to research, one more list.
Someone asks how it's going, and you say "I'm still figuring it out," the same way you said it last fall.
You keep saying yes to things you don't have room for. Something big happens in someone else's life, and your plans quietly move to next year. Again.
Nothing falls apart. That's the hard part. Life keeps working. It just keeps working for everyone but you.
Picture something different. You make a decision and trust it. You take a whole Saturday for yourself without having to earn it first. For the first time, your life gets built around what you actually want.
If Nothing Changes
THE SIX MOVEMENTS OF MIDLIFE
Every woman comes to this work from a different place. Some of us have ignored ourselves for so long that we have to start by noticing what we need. Others know exactly what they want and keep slipping back into old habits the minute life gets loud.
CADENCE
Threshold Coaching Program
Cadence comes from my own midlife and from the women I've walked with across this threshold. The same six movements kept showing up. Where each woman started was different.
It's not a straight line. You start where you are. You'll circle back sometimes, and that's part of the work.
In every session, we take what's real in your life right now and find your next best move. Then you take it, and we work through whatever shows up: the self-doubt, the overthinking, the pull to put everyone else first.
You leave each session knowing what's next and ready to do it.
01.
Signature Coaching
3 months
9 private sessions
Investment: $1,500
For when you're ready for real change and want it to last. We meet three times a month, and the fourth week is yours to put what we worked on into practice. We move through Cadence at your pace, including the part that's easiest to lose: staying with your choices when life gets big and old habits come back. There's room to shift around holidays and vacations.
02.
Jumpstart
For when there's one decision in front of you and you're ready to move on it. We meet every week, with no gaps, so there's no time to talk yourself back out of it.
TWO WAYS TO BEGIN
4 weeks
4 private sessions
Investment: $720
What's Included:
- 9 private 50-minute sessions on Zoom. Meet from wherever you're most comfortable.
- Text support between sessions, weekdays 9am–5pm. When the old habit shows up on a Tuesday, or something goes right and deserves a celebration, you don't have to wait for our next call. I'll reply within one business day.
- Recap notes after every session. Your takeaways and next steps land in your inbox, so nothing gets lost in a busy week.
What's Included:
- 4 weekly 50-minute sessions on Zoom.
- Text support between sessions, weekdays 9am–5pm. I'll reply within one business day.
- Recap notes after every session.
Not sure which fits?
"Things started to slowly change when I started working with Carlene. All my friends tell me how blown away and inspired they are by my progress. I’m consistently asked what my key to success is. They say they see a huge positive change in me, that I’m stronger and more confident than I ever was before."
got her groove back:
Ania
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Made six figures:
Joshua
"Carlene is a listener. She is deeply empathetic. She notices and takes in everything and then calmly and intelligently, guides with understanding. She has great depth and insight. She is a truth-teller and delivers those truths with compassion."
Alicia, General Surgeon
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"When feelings of being an impostor creep in, or I feel myself going back to my people pleasing and perfectionist ways, I now have the tools to manage myself in the moment."
"I wish I would have found Carlene years ago. I would’ve saved myself so much anxiety and unhappiness. I wasted so much time avoiding things in my life."
Chris
"I had no idea I could practice confidence"
"Carlene has helped me to stop beating myself up for my perceived failures. I learned to stop focusing on what others thought about me. Without her, I could not have identified or carried out the steps required to start my own business. I never imagined I could help people like this. I no longer doubt myself at every turn. She has been a huge source of encouragement."
"I no longer doubt myself at every turn."
"My past failures were no longer an excuse."
Nia
Yes, It Really Works
Maybe your body feels different lately. You walk into a room and forget why. A word you’ve used your whole life disappears mid-sentence. You’re tired in a way a good night’s sleep doesn’t fix. And most days, you just feel meh.
Then there’s everything else. Your kids are grown, and you’re still figuring out your place in their lives, mom guilt and all. Work looks different, or you want it to. And underneath it is a question you don’t say out loud: Where do I fit now?
No calendar app or better morning routine is going to answer that.
I’m not a doctor, so I’ll leave your body to yours. What I help with is everything this season stirs up about who you are and what you want next. As a certified life coach, I help you reconnect with yourself, figure out what matters to you now, and start dreaming again.
I believe you already have your own best answers. You don’t have to believe that yet. I’ll believe it for you until you do. I won’t hand you advice. I’ll bring the questions and tools that help you hear yourself again.
You don’t have to keep doing this alone.
Everything is the same, but different.
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