I used to think midlife was the beginning of decline. Midlife didn’t bum me out particularly, and I was always hopeful that I would beat the curve and remain healthier than my mom and grandmother. But the decline was out there, it was dreaded, and it definitely began around midlife.
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- A Seasoned Professional of 25 Years
Meet Kara Stamback, M.S.
Seasoned professional with 25 years experience in coaching, with a focus on midlife reinvention.
Kara believes that midlife is the time when every woman should show up for herself, own her power, and become the author of her own extraordinary story. Her practice is focused on supporting women in their midlife reinvention.
In her 25 years in the coaching field, Kara has firmly established herself as a seasoned professional. Her journey includes pivotal roles as a coach, partner, and COO at Pransky and Associates, the prestigious international training center for the Three Principles. While there, Kara engaged with a diverse array of clients, from high-performing executives, couples, individuals and families to nonprofits, small businesses, and international corporations. She established the online learning division and a suite of online courses reaching 42 countries.
As the demand for midlife coaching has increased, Kara has shifted her focus to meet this important need. She believes in the boundless power of women and this belief is at the heart of her work.
Why Midlife?
Something remarkable happens for women in midlife. We are called to our greatness.
Midlife offers a sacred opportunity because there is a pause at this time—due to biology and the natural rhythms of life. Within that pause is an opportunity to reevaluate, reconsider our priorities, and embark on a journey of reinvention without the weight of judgment and societal expectation.
This moment, whether it arrives as a clear message or a quiet voice urging further exploration, is an opportunity to create something new, drawing from experiences, knowledge, skills, networks, and resources we’ve collected over the years.
Midlife, as its name implies, marks not an endpoint but rather the commencement of a second act in the grand journey of life. It’s a phase where we can show up for ourselves, actively embracing the untold potential that lies ahead. The world is waiting.
The time to act is now. The confident, happy, and free woman you’ll be in a few years is counting on you.
Travel and Retreat
The ideal backdrop for midlife reinvention
We are different when we travel. Studies have shown that travel changes our perspective, making us better and more open-minded. It’s a state-of-mind phenomenon. The normality of life lulls us, and as a result, there’s little space for new. When we travel, however, normal is not an option; therefore, we become more open.
Travel and retreat
accelerate and facilitate
the transformation on
offer in midlife.
Reinvention requires a new setting.
If there’s an issue you want to address in your life—a persistent bad habit, a dysfunctional relationship, a latent purpose that is quietly knocking, or the elephant in the room that you are tired of working around, it requires dedicated time, space and the support of a professional.
Are you ready to reinvent?
Enter travel and retreat as a backdrop for the enduring and meaningful change you seek.
Retreat in any form allows for the mindful focus needed for this endeavor, removing the persistent noise of our daily lives. A new setting draws us out of ourselves to rewire the areas that most desperately need it. Retreat in a group becomes a momentary and unique sisterhood that provides support and solidarity.
Are you ready to retreat?
Opportunities to
Work With Me
To support the diverse needs of my clients, I offer several different settings and formats for my coaching.
- 1:1 Coaching sessions via zoom or in person
- 1:1 Immersion retreat in La Conner, Washington
- Group retreats in La Conner, Washington
- National and international midlife excursion group retreats
Are you ready to work with me?
Get in touch to explore working with me or learn more about my retreats.
Featured Midlife Content
When I read Ada Calhoun’s book describing the state of the Gen X woman at midlife, I was quite distressed. There was something about being so deeply seen, the solidarity of realizing I wasn’t alone, and the depressing truth that my lifetime dream of “having it all” was basically debunked. It was overwhelming.
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La Conner is sweet, quaint and sleepy small town built on farming and fishing. It’s a destination trip from both Seattle and Vancouver, which accounts for the exceptional number of excellent restaurants, galleries and museums.
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