About Me

Hello! I'm Carissa a passionate life coach dedicated to helping women break free from perfectionism and step into their most joyful, authentic selves.

I began my professional life with a degree in teaching, spending four years in the classroom. While I enjoyed mentoring and leading, I honestly couldn’t stand a room full of kids.

So, I pivoted and spent the next decade as a hairdresser and entrepreneur. Styling hair was just the backdrop; the real highlight was connecting with incredible women from all walks of life. We shared stories, struggles, and triumphs, and those conversations lit a spark in me. I found myself thriving on the energy of these interactions, discovering a love for listening and supporting women as they navigated life's ups and downs.

Throughout my time behind the chair, I noticed a common theme: many women, including myself, were wrestling with perfectionism and a sense of not truly knowing or embracing their best selves. This realization was a turning point for me. I began questioning my own path and recognized that I wasn't fully living as my favorite version of myself.

Two years ago, I started to question everything. I realized I was really disconnected from my body, I lacked boundaries, and definitely lacked fun. The words I would have used to describe myself were workaholic, slightly neurotic, anxious, impulsive, lost. At work and social settings I could show up looking happy and put together but that was not what I was experiencing on the inside. I wanted to be fun again so bad. I decided to make a change. I sought out coaching and experienced firsthand the transformative power it holds. Working with coaches helped me uncover my true potential and reignited my passion for mentoring and leading. I knew then that coaching was my true calling—a path that combined my love for teaching, mentoring, and connecting with women on a deeper level.

I am also a mother, and motherhood really rocked me. One of my biggest fears about becoming a mom was being seen only as a mom. That label made my body feel some kind of way. I was so afraid that once I attached it to myself, I would no longer be me. Motherhood is lonely. Even though it’s something I wanted and am so grateful for, I didn’t know how I fit into it. Hearing women talk about their mom roles for years also made me fearful of many things that I didn’t want to do or become.

As moms, we are so much more. That is not who we are, regardless of whether you have a second job outside the home or that is your sole job. I feared getting lost in motherhood, and I think by being afraid of it, I briefly was completely lost in it. As women, whether it’s mom, CEO, friend, coworker, daughter, wife, etc., we often get lost in a title, striving for perfection, and it costs us our joy, freedom, health, wonder, fun, and so much more.

I want to help women, not just mothers, turn around and start chasing joy over perfectionism. Let's work together to uncover your favorite version of you and create a life that lights you up from the inside out.