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About Karen

Karen’s passion for helping women transform their lives–mind, body, and soul–has been her driving force for over two decades.  Karen lives in Madison, Alabama, and graduated from Ouachita Baptist University in 1996. With years of experience as a Preschool and Children’s Pastor, she has dedicated much of her life to helping others transform their lives.   Whether leading small groups, making hospital visits, organizing retreats, or offering words of encouragement, Karen has been a source of inspiration and support to countless other women.  

In addition to her ministry work, Karen is a certified health and life coach with mastery level training in transformational life coaching. She teaches Pilates, helping women strengthen their mind-body connection while building physical resilience. 

As the owner of Embrace Health and Life Coaching, Karen offers coaching services and private Pilates lessons tailored to each client’s unique needs.

Karen is also the author of Nearsighted: Choosing to See Eating Disorders Differently, a book that provides compassionate guidance to those walking alongside loved ones struggling with eating disorders.