“I help Caregivers and Mothers
overcome caregiving challenges and
reclaim balance, peace, and purpose."
overcome caregiving challenges and
reclaim balance, peace, and purpose."
A Powerful Endorsement from Leadership Coach Bill Carmody
This powerful testimonial comes from none other than Bill Carmody — a globally respected leadership coach, bestselling author, and TEDx speaker. Bill has dedicated his career to empowering individuals and transforming lives, and has worked with some of the most influential voices in personal growth and transformation.
Hearing these words from someone with such depth of experience is an incredible honor and a reflection of the meaningful mission I strive to fulfill every day.
Hearing these words from someone with such depth of experience is an incredible honor and a reflection of the meaningful mission I strive to fulfill every day.
This guide is the first step to reclaim control and create lasting balance on your caregiving journey.
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, I’m inviting you to join the Pay It Forward Initiative ...
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Is this you?
If you're feeling snowed-under with trying to manage your life while caring for your loved ones and you cannot imagine having time or energy to tend to your own needs, let alone talking about taking on something new that will help you manage your load and move forward with your life, this was created for you.
Many caregivers face hidden challenges that impact their peace and fulfillment. There are many types of caregivers. There are those caring for babies, the elderly and those in between. Sometimes, we are caring for relatives and sometimes not. Caregivers are special people who step in to help others live life when they cannot do so for themselves. When you add special needs on top of the usual daily needs, there is another level of challenges caregivers face.
Having this role during the golden years can bring, yet, another level of challenges. The wear-and-tear on the body, the mental strength required, and the emotional tug-of-war will quickly deplete you in more ways than you ever thought. Add all this to trying to provide loving care for another human being while encountering a too often less helpful system and a non-understanding and sometimes insensitive population, you can feel, to say the least, helpless.
Well, you don't have to feel helpless.
If you're feeling snowed-under with trying to manage your life while caring for your loved ones and you cannot imagine having time or energy to tend to your own needs, let alone talking about taking on something new that will help you manage your load and move forward with your life, this was created for you.
Many caregivers face hidden challenges that impact their peace and fulfillment. There are many types of caregivers. There are those caring for babies, the elderly and those in between. Sometimes, we are caring for relatives and sometimes not. Caregivers are special people who step in to help others live life when they cannot do so for themselves. When you add special needs on top of the usual daily needs, there is another level of challenges caregivers face.
Having this role during the golden years can bring, yet, another level of challenges. The wear-and-tear on the body, the mental strength required, and the emotional tug-of-war will quickly deplete you in more ways than you ever thought. Add all this to trying to provide loving care for another human being while encountering a too often less helpful system and a non-understanding and sometimes insensitive population, you can feel, to say the least, helpless.
Well, you don't have to feel helpless.
There is a Path to Peace. You can get there
even if you don't see it right now.
even if you don't see it right now.
If You Ever Find Yourself …
... there is help for you.
The cost of emotional juggling is just too costly to continue.
- Thinking no way you can even think about caring for yourself when stressed by dealing with the problems of your adult child
- Feeling helpless and need some direction for moving forward
- Carrying guilt and blame for things being what they are
- Having guilt about not wanting to deal with your adult child’s problem any longer
- Confused by what to do and what not to do
- Angered or frustrated by the lack of support
- Overlooked, not heard and misunderstood by society
- Living in chaos and disruption to the family functioning and wellbeing
- In declining or poor health
- I'm supposed to be doing this so I can't do anything else
... there is help for you.
The cost of emotional juggling is just too costly to continue.
“Welcome ...
I specialize in helping caregivers and mothers over 50 with challenges that are uniquely related to caregiving and parenting adult children with mental health issues."
I specialize in helping caregivers and mothers over 50 with challenges that are uniquely related to caregiving and parenting adult children with mental health issues."
Why Choose Me?
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I understand. I understand the unique challenges faced by caregivers and mothers with adult children facing challenging issues. I've spent many years as a caregiver, caring for and acting as Power of Attorney for an older relative with mental health diagnoses, and working with mothers of adult children with addictive and mental health challenges.
My experience ranges from overseeing medication application and participating in medical appointments to handling legal aspects, with so much more in between. My personalized coaching approach empowers you. It is a partnership that supports you learning what you need to know and do for yourself so that you can overcome burnout, reduce stress, and find peace and fulfillment. I approach each person as the individual you are so you can have resolutions and a plan that is tailored to your needs. |
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Are You Struggling With ...
- Caring for a loved one to the point of draining you? - Feeling overwhelmed by your child's mental health issues? - Experiencing burnout and stress? - Finding peace and fulfillment in your life? - Guilt, uncertainty and embarrassment? - Feeling stuck and at a loss for options and possibilities for a better life? - Physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion? - Feelings of resentment and discontentment? - Frustration with lack of answers and support? |
I offer personalized coaching solutions to help you navigate these challenges and achieve a balanced, fulfilling life.
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What You Can Achieve ...
- Reduced stress and burnout
- Enhanced emotional resilience
- Improved mental well-being
- Healthier relationships
- Increased performance in life
- A renewed sense of purpose and fulfillment
- Reduced stress and burnout
- Enhanced emotional resilience
- Improved mental well-being
- Healthier relationships
- Increased performance in life
- A renewed sense of purpose and fulfillment
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Meet Carol
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Hello, I’m Carol Stokes. I help caregivers, including mothers with adult children, go from burn-out and overwhelm to peace, fulfillment and renewed purpose.
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Want to learn more?
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You can read my featured article in Daily Word. Read what I share about how my caregiving experience working within an uncooperative system, dealing with my relative, and coming to terms with my role as caregiver changed me and, as a result, I changed my life! |
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Are You Saying "Yes" When You Want To Say "No"?
Learn Why in this Free "Understand Your Boundary-Setting Challenges Quiz"
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There is a time for "yes" and a time for "no" even when we are caring for someone. Sometimes, we do things when we don't really want to do them at all.
Why? This Quiz will help you begin to understand why. Downloading the Understand Your Boundary-Setting Challenges Quiz is a first step to your new beginning. |
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"I help women put on their oxygen mask so they can help others."
So ... What Is Coaching?
Life Coaching is a process for helping someone identify some of their greatest pains, identify the results they would like to achieve, and create a plan that takes them from those pains to their desired results.
How? …
As your Coach, I become your accountability partner, teacher and supporter. I use practices, tools and resources that guide and inspire you along the path you and I create to achieve your goals.
Coaching is another way of saying we work together as partners, to get to the bottom of your biggest challenge and create the solution to resolve your challenge - once and for all.
How? …
As your Coach, I become your accountability partner, teacher and supporter. I use practices, tools and resources that guide and inspire you along the path you and I create to achieve your goals.
- Individual Coaching is tailored one-on-one sessions to address your unique needs.
- Group Coaching allows you to Join a supportive community of women with shared experiences, challenges and desired outcomes.
- Workshops and Webinars are interactive sessions to equip you with practical tools and strategies.
Coaching is another way of saying we work together as partners, to get to the bottom of your biggest challenge and create the solution to resolve your challenge - once and for all.
How Would We Work Together?
Coaching is tailored just for what you need to get from where you are now to where you want to be. We work toward creating tools that will deliver permanent, desired outcomes for you.
By working with you one-to-one, you will:
This coaching relationship is a partnership to give you the support and tools you need to create the life you've been missing.
By working with you one-to-one, you will:
- Clarify your short-term and long-term goals
- Assess where you are in your life now
- Identify your biggest and hidden challenge and start there
- Learn how to identify what works for you and what you want to achieve
- Manage those things that do not support your goals
- Create a plan that sets you up for maintaining lasting desired results
This coaching relationship is a partnership to give you the support and tools you need to create the life you've been missing.
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- We establish the specific actions you need to take for short-term relief and long-lasting success.
- For deep and long-term transformation, I incorporate evidence-based methodology, in the work we do together.
- During a Complimentary Discovery Call, we determine what coaching package will meet your desired goals.
- We strive to get you mentally fit for whatever life hands you. Mental fitness is a focus to grow "muscles," equip you with a new set of options, and prepare you to make decisions and choices that support your total wellbeing as you manage whatever life hands you.
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