Life As Chapters™

Memoir Therapy to reframe your past and write your next chapter on purpose

Memoir Therapy exists to remind you of three things:

  1. What happened matters.

  2. You get to choose what it means.

  3. Your story is not over.

You’ve been through things that changed you.
You’re not trying to erase them.
You’re trying to understand them — and figure out what comes next.
Memoir Therapy helps you do that, through the power of writing, reflection, and re-authoring your life.
Because your story isn't over. Not even close.

Warm Truth

  • Start telling the truth about what made you — and where you’re going next.

  • Let’s write what you’ve lived. And maybe change what comes next.

  • You’ve survived the plot twists. Now it’s time to reclaim the pen.

  • It’s not just about where you’ve been. It’s about who you get to become.

  • Start now. Because your story isn’t done telling you things.

You’ve now got two core truths that define Memoir Therapy:

  1. “Your story is not over.”

  2. “You are not just a character in your life story — you are the author.”

You’ve lived through so much. But do you feel stuck in the wrong chapter?

Maybe it’s:

  • The divorce you thought you’d “moved on” from but still sneaks into your mornings.

  • The career you worked for that doesn’t feel like yours.

  • The grief you keep folding into closets and calling “fine.”

  • The middle years that feel like a holding pattern, not a life.

You’re not broken. You’re not behind.

You’re just in a chapter.
And chapters, by definition, turn.

The Problem Nobody Tells You

Therapy can leave you circling the wound.
Journaling can leave you swimming in your own words.
Memoir coaching? That’s for publishing, not for healing.

You don’t need more analysis.
You need a way to make meaning.
To close the chapters that still ache.
And to step into the ones you actually want to live.

Introducing Life As Chapters™: Memoir Therapy

I’ve created a proprietary process that blends:

  • Narrative psychology (how story shapes identity)

  • Memoir craft (naming and framing the turning points)

  • Behavioral change tools (so reframing becomes real-life action)

It’s not therapy. Not just writing.
It’s the space between — where something shifts.

Here’s How It Works

Step 1: Chapter Mapping
We identify your current chapter and the unfinished ones still shadowing you. (Naming them is a revelation in itself.)

Step 2: Reframing
Together we re-see your story — the same events, but with a new lens of meaning.

Step 3: Future Chapters
We write forward: what do you want the next chapter to be called? How do you want it to feel?

Step 4: Integration
You leave with a written mini-memoir (2–5 pages), clarity about your past, and a map for what’s next.

What You Get

  • A deeply personal guided session with me (yes, me, not an AI bot or ghostwriter)

  • A short memoir piece that feels finished, even if it’s raw

  • Emotional closure on old stories that have kept you stuck

  • A framework to author your future chapters

  • Relief. Pride. And often, joy.

Who This Is For

  • You’re in transition and don’t know what comes next

  • You’re carrying an old chapter that still bleeds through your life

  • You want meaning, not mantras

  • You want to leave something true behind — even if it’s just for you

Why Me? Why Now?

I’m Karen Salmansohn — bestselling author of 2M+ books, behavioral change expert, and someone who’s lived through enough chapters to know: you can either get stuck in them, or you can rewrite them.

I’ve taught people around the world how to transform pain into growth, regret into clarity, and endings into beginnings.

Now I’m offering this in its most intimate, personal form: Memoir Therapy.

Ready to Begin?

You don’t have to know the ending.
You just have to be willing to start the next paragraph.

👉 [Apply for a Memoir Therapy Session]
👉 [Book a Discovery Call]

Does this sound like you?

  • You feel stuck in a chapter you didn’t choose — divorce, loss, burnout, an endless middle.

  • You’ve tried journaling, therapy, or “moving on,” but the story still lives in you.

  • You want meaning. Not mantras. Closure, not clichés.

  • You secretly wonder: Is this all there is?

The truth is:

You’re not broken. You’re not behind.
You’re just in a chapter.
And chapters, by definition, turn.

The Problem With What’s Out There

  • Therapy helps you understand the pain, but not always how to move forward.

  • Journaling lets you vent, but rarely brings closure.

  • Memoir coaching helps you publish, but doesn’t necessarily help you heal.

You don’t need more analysis. You need a new story.

Introducing Life As Chapters™: Memoir Therapy

This is my proprietary process that blends:

  • Narrative psychology (how story shapes identity)

  • Memoir craft (naming & reframing your chapters)

  • Behavioral change tools (so the new story actually sticks)

It’s not therapy.
It’s not writing class.
It’s the space between — where healing happens.

How It Works

Step 1: Chapter Mapping
We name the chapter you’re in, and the old ones still echoing. (Naming alone is a revelation.)

Step 2: Reframing
Together, we re-see your story. Same facts, new meaning.

Step 3: Future Chapters
We design aspirational chapters ahead — the ones you want to live.

Step 4: Integration
You leave with:

  • A short personal memoir (2–5 pages)

  • Closure on old chapters

  • A roadmap for your next ones

What You Get

  • Private sessions with me (yes, me — not an AI, not a ghostwriter)

  • A short written memoir piece that feels complete

  • Tools to reframe your past

  • A forward-looking map for your future

  • Relief. Pride. Even joy.

Who This Is For

  • You’re in transition (career, relationship, identity, midlife).

  • You’re craving meaning, not just motivation.

  • You want to close a chapter and start a new one.

  • You want to leave something meaningful behind — even if it’s just for you.

Why Me

I’m Karen Salmansohn — bestselling author of 2M+ books, behavioral change expert, and someone who knows how to transform regret into clarity, endings into beginnings.

I’ve been featured on Oprah.com, CNN, Psychology Today — and I’ve spent my career helping people shift their lives.

Now I’m offering the most intimate version of that work: Memoir Therapy.

Maybe it’s divorce. Or grief. Or a career that doesn’t fit anymore.
Maybe it’s not even bad — just blank. A holding pattern.

Whatever it is, it doesn’t have to be the whole book.
It’s just a chapter. And chapters turn.

That’s why I created Life As Chapters™: Memoir Therapy.

It’s not therapy. Not writing class.
It’s the in-between space where you:

  • Name the chapter you’re in

  • Reframe the old ones that still ache

  • Write forward into the ones you want

You don’t need to be a writer. You just need to want clarity.

💡 I’m testing this now in a small beta round:

  • $997 for the full Memoir Therapy Journey (3–4 sessions)

  • $397 for a single mapping session

This won’t stay at this price — I’m building this into a larger program with retreats and a digital platform.

For now, you can get me 1:1.

👉 [Apply for Memoir Therapy]

Because your story isn’t over.
You’re just in the middle.

Life as Chapters is not just a writing process.

It’s a healing process disguised as writing.

This is where storytelling meets soul work.
Where you finally make peace with your past,
and put it in words that feel like freedom.

You won’t just walk away with a written piece.
You’ll walk away with a new relationship to your life.

✨ This is for you if…

  • You want to make sense of a chapter that won’t let you go

  • You feel like you’ve lived through too much to keep it all inside

  • You’re tired of journaling in circles with no clarity or resolution

  • You want to leave something meaningful behind — even if it’s just for you

  • You’ve considered writing a memoir, but feel blocked, afraid, or overwhelmed

  • You’re not looking for a ghostwriter. You’re looking for guidance.

What makes this different from writing software or therapy?

AI can help you write words.
I help you find meaning.

Memoir Therapy is part narrative coaching, part emotional excavation, part creative midwifery.

  • It’s not a writing app.

  • It’s not traditional talk therapy.

  • It’s not about “fixing” your story — it’s about finally owning it.

🪄 How it works

Step 1: Emotional Mapping Session
We begin with a 60–75 minute call to explore the story (or season) you want to work with. You talk. I listen. Deeply. I ask questions that open doors you forgot were there.

Step 2: Guided Story Shaping
Together, we’ll identify the throughline, themes, and emotional truth you want to explore. You’ll receive gentle prompts, reframes, and real-time insight to move you from confusion to clarity.

Step 3: Memoir Meets Meaning
You’ll write (or speak, or voice-note, if that’s easier). I’ll help shape it — for structure, for truth, for resonance. You’ll feel seen. Safe. And stronger than you thought.

Step 4: Closure + Craft
You’ll walk away with a piece of writing that feels finished — even if it’s raw. Not because it’s perfect, but because it’s honest. Beautiful. Yours.

🗂️ Your final takeaway

You’ll leave with:

  • A short personal memoir or story piece (2–4 pages)

  • A new lens on your past — and a lighter heart

  • Tools for writing (and living) with more emotional clarity

  • And often… relief. Pride. Even joy.

❤️ A few things clients have said (or will say after their first tears)

“I came in wanting a memoir. I left with forgiveness.”
“This felt like therapy that actually moved somewhere.”
“I didn’t just tell my story. I reclaimed it.”
“I thought I needed a writer. What I really needed was this.”

Because this isn’t about becoming a writer.

It’s about becoming whole.
One sentence at a time.

memoir therapy also reminds you YOUR STORY IS NOT OVER

Your story is not over. But it’s time to understand what’s already been written.

  • The past doesn’t get the last word. You do.

  • This isn’t the end. It’s the meaning part.

  • You’ve lived through so much. Now it’s time to write through it.

  • The story that shaped you isn’t the story that has to define you.

  • Memoir Therapy: because your story deserves a second telling — and you deserve a second chance.

  • What if the hard parts were just the middle?

  • You’re not broken. You’re just mid-paragraph.

  • It’s not just a story. It’s your becoming. And you’re not done yet.

There was a time I thought healing meant pretending I was already fine.
So I did that. I pretended. I was brilliant at it.
I smiled so brightly at dinner parties I needed Advil after.
Meanwhile, I was quietly unraveling.

Assault. Miscarriage. The betrayal of someone I loved and lifted up.

There are some things I thought I’d gotten over.

I was wrong.

I thought time would be enough.
That if I just kept going, the ache would shrink.
Instead, it quietly unpacked and stayed awhile.

The heartbreak.
The miscarriage.
The assault.
The loss.
The betrayal.

They became background noise I learned to live with. Until I didn’t want to anymore.

That’s when I created Life As Chapters

It’s not about rehashing.
It’s about releasing.

I wore my pain like invisible Spanx—tight, hidden, holding it together. Until I couldn’t anymore.

Eventually I sat down with the stories I had tried to outrun.
And I listened. And forgave. And rewrote.

That became Life as Chapters

If you're tired of dragging them from chapter to chapter, I’ll meet you in the margins.

More in the comments. Or just whisper: I’m ready.

I started writing.
not because I was healed. because I was UNHINGED and needed to make something other than more Amazon purchases.

and little by little, the story stopped being a dumpster fire and started being…a thing.
a chapter.

I wrote a bunch of books.
hosted a Sirius radio show.
invented the phrase “near-life experience” to describe those days where you’re alive but not really in there.
made a whole-ass brand out of surviving the sh*tstorm.

and now I do this thing called Life As Chapters™.

once a month, I hang out on Zoom with a bunch of cool weirdos who’ve been through it.
and we write.
about the messy stuff. the hard chapters. the stuff you’ve been shoving in a drawer with expired vitamins and that one ex’s hoodie you swear you were gonna donate.

we don’t fix it.
we don’t tie it up in a bow.
we just get honest.

and somehow?
that helps.

so if you’ve lived through some garbage, and you’re ready to write your way into something better—but still real, still a little crooked, still you—
come do this with me.

Life As Chapters™.
one ugly-beautiful, healing-ish, not-ready-for-Oprah chapter at a time.

bring snacks. bring baggage.
I’ll bring the prompts and the deep sighs.

xo,
karen
(who is mostly fine now, thank you for asking)

ach month, I get on Zoom with a bunch of people who’ve lived through something.
(That’s all of us.)

We write about one chapter from our lives.
The hard ones. The strange ones. The ones that won’t stop whispering even after all these years.

We don’t try to fix them.
We try to understand them.
Sometimes we even laugh.

It’s not therapy, but it’s therapeutic.
It’s not school, but you’ll learn something.
It’s not group healing with a talking stick, but it’s close. Just with less wood and more honesty.

If you’ve ever looked at your life and thought, “What the hell was that?”
Congratulations.
You’re ready.

Join Life As Chapters™.
Bring your stories. Bring your weirdness.
No need to be a writer. Just be human.

We’ll take it from there.

And hey—thanks for showing up.
That’s no small thing.

— Karen

P.S. We start with the chapter you’ve been avoiding.
You know the one.

That’s why I created Life as Chapters

Hi, I’m Karen Salmansohn.

I help people remember that their life belongs to them. And give them tools (backed by behavioral science) to stop spiraling and start making bold, better choices.

I’m a bestselling author of personal development books — with over two million sold. And a leading behavioral change expert, known for turning complex psychology into strategies people actually use.

I’ve spent decades helping people to break patterns that no longer fit the life they truly want.

I’ve been a columnist for Oprah, Psychology Today, CNN, and MindBodyGreen.

My teachings have received rave reviews in many media outlets!

xxxx

Hello. I’m Karen.

And I’ve been through some stuff.
By “stuff,” I mean a swirling tornado of grief, betrayal, hormonal chaos, and one very bad haircut I thought would fix everything. It didn’t.

I’ve sometimes described my life as a Pinterest board titled:
“Cute Ways the Universe Breaks You Open Like a Piñata Full of Emotional Snakes.”
(It’s not popular. Yet.)

Somewhere between the Prince Harming breakup, the miscarriage, the sexual assault, the loss of my dad, the anxiety snack-binges, and the betrayal by someone I mentored into actual success (???), I just sort of… evaporated for a while.

Not completely.
I still looked like a person.
But inside I felt like an out-of-office auto-reply:

“Hi. I’m not here. Or maybe I am. Either way, I’m crying in the bathroom.”

BUT.
(And this is important.)
Eventually I picked up a pen and started writing.

Not because I had answers.
But because I had feelings and also no more room under the bed for hiding from them.

And over time, all those awful, weird, lumpy chapters of my life?
They became actual chapters.
In books. In courses. In things that helped people. Including me.

Now I run this monthly thing called Life As Chapters™, which is basically a writing group for people with complicated pasts and excellent taste in internet personalities.
(That’s you.)

Once a month, we meet on Zoom.
We pick one chapter of your life that’s been sitting in the attic with your abandoned craft projects and unprocessed grief,
and we gently write about it.

You don’t have to be a “writer.”
You just have to be human, with at least one moment you’ve survived that you still don’t know what to do with.

We don’t force closure.
We don’t do toxic positivity.
We don’t judge your story if it includes crying in a CVS parking lot while clutching a rotisserie chicken.
(I mean, that’s oddly specific. But relatable.)

We do make space.
We make peace.
We make beautiful messes into something kind and maybe even funny.

So if you’re carrying a few chapters you haven’t made sense of yet,
you should come.

Life As Chapters™
Where we take all the weird, hard, beautiful pieces of your life and do something gentle with them.

There will be writing. There will be sighing.
There might be crying.
And there will definitely be snacks.

Bring your baggage.
I’ll bring the prompts.

We’ll sort it out together.

Love,
Karen

Why Chapters?

Why chapters?

Because a life isn’t a straight line.
It’s not one brand. One story. One identity.

It’s a book with torn pages, rewrites, footnotes, highlights, and things you’re still trying to underline.
We don't heal by erasing the past.
We heal by reframing it.

And each month, that’s what we’ll do together.

You don’t have to be a writer to tell your story well.

You just need a safe place to remember it.
To name it.
To shape it.
To take the sting out and leave the strength.

That’s what Life As Chapters™ is for.

at is Life As Chapters?

Some chapters are hard to revisit.

Others are hard to name.
But none of them are meant to define you forever.

Hi, I’m Karen.
I’ve lived through more than a few “how-is-this-my-life” moments:
The betrayal. The miscarriage. The Prince Harming.
The anxiety spiral disguised as ambition.
The loss that hollowed me out.

And for a long time, I didn’t know what to do with those chapters.

Until I started writing them.

Not for a book deal. Not for closure. For clarity. For peace. For power.You’re not broken. But you might be carrying an old chapter that never got the ending it deserved.

I created Life as Chapters to help you rewrite those pages.

After surviving a heartbreak that gutted me, a sexual assault, a miscarriage, a betrayal, and the death of my father…I tried to move on. I smiled at parties. I said “I’m fine.”

But behind the scenes? I was still living in those past chapters. Until I finally faced them. Forgave them. And wrote something new.

Now I help others do the same.
✔ We take inventory of what hurts.
✔ We rewrite the part that keeps looping.
✔ We pardon the version of you who did her best with what she had.

If you're ready to let go of the past and step into the best chapters of your life, this is your moment.

Some chapters in your life don’t get a title until years later.

Mine include:
– “This Better Be a Joke”
– “I’m Too Old for This Sh*t”
– “Almost”
– “Still Becoming”

I’ve learned how to turn the mess into meaning, the regret into a reframed paragraph.

Now I help other people do the same.

Life As Chapters™ is where we meet your old stories with new eyes—and make space for a future that feels like yours.

what Life As Chapters™ is for.

A monthly group experience where we meet on Zoom,
and I help you write one meaningful chapter of your life—
and make peace with it.

Not as a performance.
Not as therapy.
But as a sacred re-authoring of the life you’ve lived
and the self you’re still becoming.

NAME CHAPTERS

1. The Chapter of Panic That Pretended to Be Productivity

There was a chapter of my life when I couldn’t sit still.
If I stopped working, even for five minutes, the quiet got too loud.

So I stayed busy. Hyper-capable. Looked like success on the outside, felt like panic on the inside.

Eventually, I stopped sprinting and started listening.
That’s when I began to heal.

Now I help others pause and reflect in Life As Chapters™.
We write not to perform, but to understand.

2. The Chapter Where My Body Kept the Score (And the Snacks)

There was a chapter when I coped with stress by eating. And then shaming myself for eating.
I called it “comfort food,” but it rarely left me comforted.

What helped wasn’t willpower. It was storytelling.
Writing about what I was really craving—belonging, safety, rest.

Now I help people explore the deeper hunger beneath the habit.
Life As Chapters™ is where we write toward wholeness, not perfection.

3. The Chapter Where I Didn’t Trust Good Things to Last

There was a season when I stopped believing in “safe.”
Every joy felt like a setup.
Every good moment was the start of a countdown.

Eventually, I realized it wasn’t cynicism.
It was grief—dressed up as preparation.

Now I help people untangle that too-familiar tension between hope and fear.

In Life As Chapters™, we rewrite what trust looks like, one page at a time.

4. The Chapter That Looked Like Success but Felt Like Disappearing

I had a chapter where everything looked amazing on paper.
Awards. TV deals. Book buzz. Press blurbs.
And yet—I felt like I was watching my life from the rafters.

It took honesty—and quiet—to realize I was exhausted from performing someone else's version of my story.

That’s what I offer now in Life As Chapters™:
A way to step back into the role of narrator.
Not just character.

5. The Chapter Where I Thought I'd Waited Too Long

After my miscarriage, I feared I'd missed the window.
That I'd waited too long. That I’d lost something unrecoverable—not just the baby, but time.

That chapter held so much ache I didn’t know where to put it.

Eventually, I found the only thing big enough to hold it: meaning.

Now I help others find meaning, too.
Life As Chapters™ is a place to explore what you’ve carried, and what you still long for.

6. The Chapter of Almosts

I’ve had chapters that almost turned into something beautiful.
The almost-marriage.
The almost-movie.
The almost-miracle.

It’s easy to dismiss the almosts.
But they shape us, too.
They become the soil of who we become next.

That’s the work of Life As Chapters™:
To name the in-between seasons.
To give weight to what never fully happened—but changed you anyway.

7. The Chapter Where I Thought I Was Helping, But Got Hurt

There was a chapter where I mentored a young woman into a book deal.
She took my ideas and walked away.

At first, I thought: “I should’ve seen that coming.”
But the truth is: I believed in her. And that’s not a flaw.

Some chapters are about learning how to protect your gift without shrinking it.

In Life As Chapters™, we find that boundary line—and walk it with love.

8. The Chapter Where I Didn't Know Who to Be Anymore

After a series of personal losses, I didn’t feel like myself.
I didn’t feel like anyone.

I remember looking in the mirror and thinking: “Am I still me, if I’m not the woman who was going to have that life?”

Eventually, I started writing.
And found her again—older, wiser, more tender.

That’s what I help people do in Life As Chapters™:
Find the thread again.
Even if it feels lost.

9. The Chapter of Imposter Syndrome in High Heels

There was a chapter when I was winning awards and still hearing an inner voice that whispered, “You got lucky.”

It was like being invited to the party and spending the whole night hiding in the bathroom.

What helped wasn’t proving myself harder.
It was telling the truth, and choosing to stay anyway.

Now I help people reclaim their own credibility.

In Life As Chapters™, we write past the old voices—and find a truer one.

10. The Chapter I Didn’t Talk About for Years

There was a chapter I kept quiet about for a long time.
I was sexually assaulted.
And for a while, I pretended I wasn’t.

Because I wanted to be fine.
Because I was scared not to be.

Eventually, I told the truth—to myself, to others, and on paper.
And in doing so, I started to feel real again.

That’s the sacred work of Life As Chapters™:
Not re-living the trauma.
But giving it a safe shape, so you can finally lay it down.

The Details

  • Here’s how it works:

    Once a month, we gather live on Zoom.
    Each session is 60 minutes long and includes:

    • A short, soulful lesson on narrative psychology & healing

    • Reflective prompts to guide your writing (not overwhelming—think friendly, not final draft)

    • A live writing segment with support and silence

    • Optional sharing + reflection

    • A simple framework for naming and shaping a chapter

    • Tools to integrate what you’ve uncovered into your present life

    You’ll leave with one written chapter of your life—
    and one less knot in your chest.

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Praise from Pros…

  • Marie Forleo | NYTimes Bestselling Author

    Karen Salmansohn is a creative force of nature. I love her insights and relentless commitment to helping people live happy and successful lives. Her smart sense of humor and unusual metaphors make changing your life not only do-able but, totally fun. I simply adore her!

  • Deepak Chopra | NYTimes Bestselling Author

    Karen Salmansohn's writing is bold, playful, insightful with powerful metaphors that provoke and inspire. And she's brilliant at using kinetic images to amplify messages. Highly recommend!

  • Kristine Carlson | NYTimes Bestselling Author

    Over the years I have spent a lot of money on hot shot marketing pros--or so they say! Karen Salmansohn is the first person I've ever worked with that actually improved my traffic and monetization on my website - as well as upgraded my branding. I tell people--you should invest in your website as if you want to be seen on Park Avenue in New York City. Karen can help you brand and market yourself and your business in the way you want to be seen--Park Avenue style.

  • Seth Godin | NYTimes Bestselling Author

    If you're not happy with what you're getting, maybe you need a whole new plan. Karen Salmansohn offers you one. Start now!


  • Goldie Hawn | Award Winning Actress & Founder of The Hawn Foundation

    Karen Salmansohn is a big brain in high heels.

  • Tony Hsieh | Founder of Zappos

    Tony Hsieh | Founder of Zappos

    Karen Salmansohn is wildly creative and highly innovative – a creative genius of sorts.


Praise from Clients…

  • Lori B., NYC

    In our first session Karen joked with me that she's a "Psychological Detective.” Well, she's a definite Sherlock Holmes! Karen quickly discovered how I had created limiting beliefs and limiting behaviors around speaking up and handling conflict - all because of the home where I was raised. We then worked on busting through these conditioned beliefs.

  • Cris C. - Los Angeles, CA

    Karen Salmansohn’s tools helped me to fight through anxiety around both my relationship and my entrepreneurial goals. I will never forget the tools, inspiration and encouragement she gave me!

  • Lisa A., New York

    For years I wasted time trying to prove to my partner that I was good enough. After my terrible break up, Karen helped me to heal my shattered heart and dig deep into my buried beliefs. Ultimately I realized that low self-esteem issues were allowing me to set the bar far too low in love. We then worked on these issues & I let go of my “negative programming.” I began to date smarter & found a loving partner.

  • Stephanie R., New York

    I was in an unhealthy marriage for far too many years. Karen helped me to see that my “tragic divorce” was a "blessing in disguise" because it set me free to wake up and make needed big changes, like letting go of old, dangerous, limiting beliefs around love – created because of my childhood – being raised by alcoholic parents. I’ve since finally stopped unhealthy patterns in love.

  • Deborah K.

    Karens coaching methods proved to be insightful, helpful and fun. Unlike traditional therapy, Karen's laser focus and sense of humor made it possible for me to get quickly and effectively past childhood abandonment trauma, which haunted all my adult relationships. Each week, she assigned “homework” that helped me gain clarity plus allowed me to fully forgive myself, my former partners, and dysfunctional parents.

  • Kate F.

    Karen is truly gifted. After working with Karen I was able to release my deep-set past wounds, recognize and identify my toxic patterns, while gaining clarity in what I was looking for. I have allowed her words to marinate and as a result I am happier now because I have let go of my fear that was holding me back and my shrine to painful past wounds has been released. I am grateful that Karen came into my life.

  • Colleen R.

    I came to Karen because I felt I give too much and get taken advantage of, both in personally and professionally. I desired more balance in the "give and take" and wanted to be more assertive. I found out that I had 2 issues. Firstly, with what Karen calls “pendulum swings” (I wouldn't speak up at all or I'd speak up too strongly). And "pain softeners" (I’d tell myself “this is OK. It’s not so bad” when my life could be much better. ) I shared a childhood memory and Karen helped to me realize how early on I learned not to trust my own feelings, because they’d been invalidated by one of my parents. Karen got into the heart of things very quickly. Just cut to the chase. I would recommend Karen a thousand times YES!

  • Richard, New York

    Karen helped me save what I thought was an unsave-able marriage! It was one of the toughest times of my life. I was especially worried because my wife was not interested in saving our relationship and I didn't think I could do it myself without her. But Karen shared with me some techniques which helped me to communicate better - and not do my "knee jerk" reactions - which were actually "me being a jerk reactions." (Those were Karen's tough love words!) The changes I ultimately made created a ripple effect into my relationship - and these tools eventually saved my marriage. Karen's ability to explain complicated ideas in relatable and simple ways is a gift. I'm forever grateful.

  • Gayle C. - Pittsburg, PA

    Before working with Karen, I was binging a few times per week for YEARS. I’d downward spiral and it’d turn into a week or two of consistent overeating and feeling bad. It’d take weeks to get back on track and to what I felt was a more normal mode of eating. With Karen's help, I’ve been able to significantly change this behavior with her guidance. I’ve had a few ‘slips’ but have been able to quickly reset myself and avoid the long downward spiral. It feels GREAT! I’ve been able to identify my triggers and the real feelings underneath that so often led to me stuffing my face and emotions.

you can’t erase the past, you can reframe the story.

That’s why I created Life As Chapters™.
I help people write about their lives in a way that makes peace possible.
It’s not therapy.
It’s storytelling with a spine.

  • Understand your hidden patterns and how they’ve guided your choices

  • Reconnect with your values, voice, and vitality

  • Stop apologizing for wanting what you actually want

  • Begin rewriting habits that fit the life you want to live

  • Leave with a clear, personalized roadmap for your next chapter

You’ll feel lighter, braver, and more in charge of your own story.

Who Is This For…

Who is this for?

  • You’ve lived through something difficult—and it’s still echoing.

  • You want to understand the meaning of a past season, not just survive it.

  • You’re craving a gentle place to reflect, write, and grow—without judgment.

  • You feel like you’re “between chapters” in your life—and need language for what came before.

  • You’re a writer. Or not a writer. You just want to feel like your story makes sense.

 What They Walk Away With

1. A New Way of Seeing Their Life

  • They stop seeing life as a mess of regrets and random events.

  • They start seeing it as a story with chapters.

  • That shift alone brings clarity and compassion.

  • “I’m not broken. I’m just in the middle of a chapter.”

2. A Chapter Map (the tangible)

  • Together, you help them identify and name the chapters they’ve lived.

  • Could be 10, could be 20 — it depends on their life stage.

  • Not everyone needs the same number. A 30-year-old might map 8–10. A 65-year-old might map 20.

  • Naming gives power: “The Chapter Where I Thought Work Would Save Me.”

3. A Reframed Story

  • Old painful chapters get new meaning:

    • Not just “The Divorce” → but “The Chapter Where I Learned How Strong I Was.”

    • Not just “The Failure” → but “The Chapter That Saved Me From the Wrong Path.”

  • This changes how they talk about their life to themselves and others.

4. A Written Memoir-In-Progress

  • They leave with a short personal memoir piece (2–5 pages), written in collaboration with your prompts, reflections, and coaching.

  • It’s not a book. It’s not for publishing.

  • It’s a keepsake: raw, real, deeply personal.

  • Some may choose to expand it later into a full memoir — but the immediate purpose is healing + clarity.

5. A Future Chapter Blueprint

  • They design 2–3 aspirational future chapters.

  • Titles like: “The Chapter Where I Stop Waiting for Perfect” or “The Chapter Where I Let Someone Love Me Without a Catch.”

  • These become a behavioral roadmap: identity-based goals that guide how they live.

6. A New Language for Their Life

  • Instead of telling their story with shame or confusion, they can now frame it with humor, perspective, and pride.

  • This makes them feel lighter, more coherent, more in control.

  • They gain a way to talk about themselves that feels redemptive, not regretful.

💡 So, What Do They Actually Leave With?

  • A personalized Chapter Map of their life so far.

  • A reframed narrative for old pain points.

  • A short written memoir piece (2–5 pages).

  • A blueprint of new chapters ahead (action + aspiration).

  • A language shift in how they talk about their story.

  • A feeling of relief, closure, clarity, and pride.

  • And maybe most importantly: hope.

✨ Feelings They Walk Away With

  • Relief: “That story doesn’t own me anymore.”

  • Clarity: “I finally understand what that part of my life meant.”

  • Compassion: “I can see myself differently — kinder, wiser, not broken.”

  • Coherence: “My life actually makes sense when I see it as chapters.”

  • Hope: “There are still chapters ahead, and I get to write them.”

  • Empowerment: “I’m not just a character in my story. I’m the author.”

oom out: you see the pattern.
Zoom in: you see the pain.
Name it: you start to feel less crazy.

That’s what I do in Life As Chapters.
We take your messy timeline and find the structure inside it.

Because not everything needs fixing.
Some things just need narrating.

I’ve coached everyone from stay-at-home moms navigating identity shifts, to CEOs battling burnout, to celebrities seeking meaning beyond the applause, and countless midlife seekers ready to trade autopilot for deeper aliveness.

They all arrive at the same crossroads:

“Am I spending my life the way I truly want?”
“When did I stop choosing and start drifting?”
“How do I want the rest of my story to unfold?”

If those questions feel familiar, this session is your turning poi

The Chapter You’re In Right Now Might Not Be the One You Want.

Maybe it’s called The Divorce That Still Echoes.
Maybe it’s The Career That Ate My Life.
Maybe it’s The Quiet Middle Where Nothing Happens.

Whatever it is, it doesn’t have to be the whole book.
It’s just a chapter.
And chapters, by definition, turn.

The Problem With How We Usually Deal With This

  • Therapy can keep you circling the wound. Helpful, but sometimes endless.

  • Journaling often collapses into lists and rants. You drown in your own ink.

  • Memoir coaching helps you publish, but doesn’t help you heal.

So you stay stuck: overanalyzing, overtalking, overdrafting.
Living in ellipses instead of endings.

Here’s What Life As Chapters™ Does Differently

This is not therapy. It’s not a writing workshop.

It’s the space between — where memory and meaning collide.

Together, we:

  1. Map Your Chapters – name the ones you’ve lived, and the one you’re in. Naming is power.

  2. Reframe Them – turn The Failure into The Chapter That Saved Me From the Wrong Path.

  3. Write Forward – design the future chapters you actually want to live.

  4. Integrate – leave with a written memoir piece, a map of your life so far, and a blueprint for what comes next.

What You Walk Away With

  • A Personalized Chapter Map of your life so far.

  • A Short Memoir Piece (2–5 pages) that reframes your story in your own words.

  • Closure on Old Chapters you’ve been dragging like luggage.

  • A Blueprint for Future Chapters (your aspirational roadmap).

  • A New Language to talk about your life with more clarity, compassion, and pride.

What You Really Walk Away With (The Feelings)

  • Relief: That story doesn’t own me anymore.

  • Clarity: Now I see the pattern. It makes sense.

  • Compassion: I can talk about myself without shame.

  • Hope: There are still chapters ahead, and I get to write them.

  • Empowerment: I’m not just a character. I’m the author.

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What you’ll get

  • ✅ 1x Monthly 90-min Live Zoom Session with Karen
    ✅ A guided writing journey focused on one life chapter per session
    ✅ Gentle prompts and narrative healing tools
    ✅ Replay access if you can’t attend live
    ✅ Optional sharing space (but introverts welcome)
    ✅ A growing library of your own reframed life
    ✅ Peace. Insight. The good kind of goosebumps.

  • Each chapter you write becomes a part of the person you’re becoming.

    This is not just a writing class.
    It’s a becoming class.
    A making-sense-of-it-all class.
    A finally-putting-it-down class.

    Only $299

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You don’t have to keep carrying the unnamed, unfinished, unsorted stories.

Yes, there are memoir-writing tools and journaling software—but none offer the deep, legacy-driven, emotionally anchoring therapy + memoir combination that Memoir Therapy does. And that’s exactly why your offer stands apart—and matters.

“Yes, apps can turn your memories into words. Good. But only humans—with empathy, intuition, emotional presence—can help you understand them. That’s memoir therapy.”

  • “Software gives you transcripts. I help you make meaning.”

  • “AI can capture your life; I help you process it, close it, narrate it—so it becomes wisdom, not just words.”
    You can put them down—gently.
    And start writing something new.

I’ll be there, pen in hand, flashlight ready.

xo,
Karen

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Life as Chapters

Write your story. Reclaim your life.

A one-of-a-kind journey to closure, clarity, and creative legacy.

You don’t just want to tell your story.

You want to understand it.
You want to feel okay with it.
Maybe even proud of it. Maybe even ready to move on.

But when you try to write, you get stuck.
In the shame.
In the mess.
In the voice that says:

“Who cares? This isn’t important.”
“You’re not a writer.”
“It’s too late anyway.”

It’s not.
And you are.

Everyone lives through “chapters of life.” Some are messy, painful, or unfinished. Others are beautiful but forgotten. What people long for is a way to make sense of their story — to close old chapters with clarity, and to author new ones with intention.

Life As Chapters™ is the first proprietary system that helps people:

  1. See the chapter they’re in.

  2. Name it (because language changes how we experience it).

  3. Reframe it, so it becomes meaningful rather than paralyzing.

  4. Look forward to new chapters — aspirational ones they can actively write.

This is not therapy. It’s not journaling. It’s not a writing class.
It’s the intersection of narrative psychology, memoir craft, and behavioral change.

And it’s desperately needed.

The Pain Points We Solve

  • Stuck in the wrong story: People feel trapped in “failure,” “loss,” “divorce,” “aging,” “irrelevance.” They don’t know how to turn the page.

  • Therapy fatigue: Talk therapy often circles the wound but doesn’t transform the narrative. People want resolution, not just rumination.

  • AI-era overwhelm: Apps can churn out “memoirs,” but they don’t give meaning, closure, or healing. People don’t need more words — they need better stories about themselves.

  • Midlife and beyond malaise: Millions are asking, “Is this all there is?” They want new possibility, but can’t see it until they reframe the past.

  • Your story is not over.
    And you’re not just a character in it.
    You’re the author.
    You get to write what happens next.

Memoir Therapy
You’re not done yet. And you’re the one holding the pen.

  • Memoir Therapy
    Help others with your story. Heal yourself by owning it.

  • Memoir Therapy
    Your past shaped you. It doesn’t get to define you.

  • Memoir Therapy
    Because you're not just surviving your life. You're authoring it.

  • Memoir Therapy
    What if the messiest parts of your life held the most meaning?

You’re not just a character in your life story. You’re the author. Start acting like it.

  • Memoir Therapy doesn’t just help you tell your story. It helps you understand it.

  • The past doesn’t get to write your future. That’s your job.

  • This is where “what happened” turns into “what now?”

  • Rewriting your story starts with retelling it truthfully.

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Memoir Therapy to help you turn the page, find the plot, and reclaim the pen.

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