KAREN CLARK SALINAS
My passion is coaching working moms of busy school-age kids to redesign how they work and parent so their goals and dreams don’t get lost in all the craziness.
You’re a high achiever who doesn’t make excuses. But you’re stretched too thin.
Tired of being tired and feeling powerless, wondering when things will get better. You want to:
Limit the destruction of unhealthy stress to you and your family.
Fit work into life instead of the other way around.
Divide parenting and home management responsibilities fairly.
Slow the pace of work + life so you have enough time and energy for important relationships and activities.
Show up everywhere as a whole person — and true to yourself.
I’m here to help with coaching and courses that provide:
GUIDANCE
SUPPORT
ACCOUNTABILITY
Despite your best efforts to reduce the competing demands of work and family, you’re overloaded and don’t have time or energy to find a better way.
You shouldn’t have to sacrifice your wellbeing to work and parent.
You’re meant for more … but it’s hard to know how to get there on your own.
That’s why I’m applying my:
10+ Years as a
WORK-LIFE PRO
20+ Years as a
WORKING PARENT
4 Years as a
COACH
to help you rebalance work + life so your goals and dreams don’t get lost in a crazy busy life.
My values include:
INTEGRITY & RESPECT
Act in alignment with what is right + true, especially when it’s challenging. Approach all interactions seeking first to understand, then to being understood. Treat others fairly and respectfully — regardless of gender, age, sex, race, class, religion, ethnicity, ability, language, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
OPEN-MINDED GROWTH
Be curious and willing to try new ways of thinking + doing. Have the courage to take risks and make mistakes.
EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS
Live life on your terms so you make your highest contribution to a better world. We’re here for a reason and the world needs our unique talents and gifts. Everyone loses when we play small. Go BIG!
I worked for Johns Hopkins University for 20+ years on school, family, and community partnerships, teacher professional development, and work, life, and community engagement.
In 2017, I became a national board certified health and wellness coach after receiving my training through the Mayo Clinic. I have a Master of Education in adult learning from Johns Hopkins University and a Master of Social Work from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.
Motherhood, marriage, chronic illness, divorce, and resilience make up my story. I know for sure that, with my support, you rebalance work + life so your goals and dreams don’t get lost in a crazy busy life. I want to be the coach I wish I’d had when I was a working mom. Someone to help me get unstuck and live my life more intentionally and on my terms.
Get more done in a day with strategies that have nothing to do with better time management.
Karen helped me recognize that I was setting unrealistic goals for myself and helped me set smaller, more attainable goals. She helped me keep in mind I should not set goals according to my comparison to or admiration of someone else. ~GV
I changed my ways while working with Karen. She listened and had good respect for my wellbeing. I learned a lot. ~NP
After working with Karen, I am functioning very well, I can face the unexpected, sleep well, and enjoy life as I used to. It almost feels like a new me. ~CB
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10 Unknown Facts About Me
I go to bed looking forward to my morning cup of coffee.
I really like bowls & blankets because of their comfort value.
I struggle to stop buying books.
I used to clean the entire house after everyone went to bed (still wondering what I was thinking).
I like to be interviewed.
When each of my kids started college, I bought a charm from each university bookstore to put on my key ring, so I had something representing them with me all the time.
Intermittent fasting comes naturally to me.
A therapist told me I have an overdeveloped pattern of not wanting to make people feel uncomfortable — I’ve made progress but still have a ways to go.
I’m working on featuring the fun side of me in addition to the practical side.
Being at the ocean makes me feel like I’m home.
