The You Habit

Is it any wonder we dream about getting hit — just a little — by a car so we can take a well-earned rest?

What if I told you that you didn't need a car accident to start enjoying your life again? (Full disclosure: I thought this for many, many years.)

What if — by dedicating only 15 minutes a week — you could start feeling like yourself again? Could start enjoying your life and family again?

What if you could build the habit of YOU back into your life?

I'm going to share a way of thinking that's counterintuitive to what all of us moms have been taught, and might make you uncomfortable for a hot second. Which is okay. (Being uncomfortable won't kill you, pinkie swear.)

The best way to take care of your family isn't to do more for them. It's to take care of YOU first.

To make your needs and wants a priority, so you have something left in your emotional bank when things get rough. To have fun and laugh so your kids see, up close, what lightness and joy look like. To live a life aligned with your strengths, dreams, and priorities, so they have permission to do the same.

And I know — you have so much to do! You can't add more to your already overflowing plate! You don't want to feel guilty about one more thing! I totally get that.

And, can I just say, you are absolutely worth the time and energy it takes to show up in your own life — whether or not it helps your family. You deserve a life that looks and feels like you simply because that is your human right.

And, let's be real, it also helps your family. You're the center of it, and we all know what happens when you aren't your best — slammed doors, temper tantrums, and crying in the closet (so much closet crying).

But when you feel like yourself — when you're operating from a space of overflow, when you like yourself and your life — it's fun, ease-full, and, omg, so much less closet drama.

Are you ready to start feeling like yourself again?

And, listen — I'm not some special unicorn. You can absolutely do the same for your life.

When you commit to The You Habit, you can:

• → Make time every day to read, rollerskate, lounge in the bath with candles and the sweet, sweet sound of Michael Bublé crooning in the background — or whatever fills you up!
• → Make time for date nights, deep convos, and actual real connection with your partner, so you stop feeling like roommates who share a Google Calendar.
• → Have intentional family time (that includes things you like to do!) so you’re not constantly feeling guilty about not spending enough time with your kids.
• → Remember what used to light you up and get back at it (join a volleyball team, learn to sew, book a trip to Africa, audition for a play, sing in a choir, take a gourmet cooking class — have fun again!)
• → Learn to stay present so you enjoy your actual life instead of always thinking about your to-do list and what comes next.
• → Start writing that book you’ve always wanted to write, take that yoga training, go back to school for your Masters, put down the money for that business class you’ve been eyeing — get started on that dream that won’t let you go.
• → Stop the doomscrolling and take real, meaningful action that makes you feel powerful and on purpose.
• → Start setting boundaries in a way that’s kind and thoughtful, but keeps your life clear for what gives you energy and feels fun.
• → Make time for friends who fill you up and want the best for you, and are delighted to see you succeed.
• → Get going on whatever makes you feel like your old self again (exercise regularly? start a new business? take a solo trip? YOU CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN!)

You are not stuck. You are not too old. You are not too busy. (Even if you feel like you are.)

If you commit to one action a week, in 12 weeks your life will be different. That's just the way it works.

But here's the thing.

You're going to have the best of intentions. You're going to commit to The You Habit — carving out time for yourself each week — and probably do an amazing job for the first two weeks.

And then life's going to get busy. You'll skip a day, then a couple, and before you know it, another year has gone by and you're still feeling resentful, annoyed, and unseen.

But what if you had support? Not another big commitment where you have to remember what time to get on Zoom and then listen to other people yammer on while you worry about whether you signed up for spring soccer.

Instead, what if you had an easy, super-quick check-in every week to keep you on track?

I'm talking 15 minutes a week — by private email, with me — for a more fulfilling, joyful life that looks and feels like you. (The you from before kids stole your time and collagen.)

The You Habit is your opportunity to make the smallest of shifts over the next 12 weeks, so you can walk through the world filled up.

Once a week, I'll send you a short, fun, motivating email to keep you on track. Your only job is to report back and answer my three questions, which I'll then respond to.

It's so simple, yet it works. Why?

• → You spent the moolah, so you’ve got skin in the game!
• → Accountability works! Knowing I’ll be watching out for your email will get you moving, pinkie swear.
• → You’ll have a record of where you started and can see your changes over the course of the 12 weeks — a huge motivator.
• → You’re standing up and saying you’re ready to commit to yourself, which is tougher to back out of when somebody else (me!) is involved.
• → You’ll get a gentle, weekly reminder to prioritize what’s important. You.
• → It’s easy enough to do consistently, so you actually get to feel that sweet momentum and progress.

We'll do this for 12 weeks and, if you commit, you can't help but change your life.

I email you. You reply. I email you back. That simple.

But, Kara! That's too easy! I can ask myself those same questions! It needs to be bigger, harder, more complex!

Listen — if more difficulty equaled more success, I'm pretty sure all of us would be living it up on our yachts while our kids brought home Honor Roll grades and never touched their devices.

But trying harder is actually getting you farther from who you used to be. Who you really are.

So maybe it's time to do it differently. Maybe it's time to lean into the simple and trust that enough tiny movements will take you somewhere completely different.

Because this program — The You Habit — is easy, it's fast, and it keeps you accountable. Think of it like a really excited coach who wants the best for you, but also totally gets what it feels like to have 397 unresolved to-dos on your list.

You deserve a space that's just for you. A coach who's cheering you on and can hold the vision. A life where, every week, you prioritize yourself — even if it's just for 15 minutes.

Now, because I'm also a mom with a ton on her plate (eek!), I'm not opening a ton of spots. I'm limiting this round to 50 people, because I want to be sure I'm giving you my total attention. You deserve the best of me — and that means I have to keep it small and focused.

I'm also closing the doors after that, so we can have a full 12 weeks to really hunker down and get you feeling like your most TA-DAH self again.

So, how much does this cost?

Jk. But seriously, I should charge that, because we're talking about YOUR LIFE.

The minute you sign up, you're prioritizing yourself. You're saying, "I am important enough to commit time and money to." BECAUSE YOU ARE.

FAQs!

I really hope you'll join me for these 12 weeks.

It's going to be a blast, and I'd love to support you.