As someone who went from a shy, bullied wallflower to an award-winning jazz diva, I help creative neurodivergent women stuck in overwhelm find courage, clarity, and take joyful action so they can break through their limits.
Using a blend of expert coaching, somatic work, psychology, holistic well-being, and trauma‑informed support, we gently untangle the patterns that keep you stuck, center your body, and reconnect you with your creative voice.
The result is more emotional steadiness, clearer direction, and greater joy in making art and life choices that actually feel like you again.
My mission is to lift unheard voices and help them to SOAR!
Your voice matters. Your life matters.
Are you ready to soar?
* DISCLAIMER: This is a growth-focused coaching space designed for forward movement and empowered action, and while it can be deeply transformative, it is not therapy.
As someone who went from a shy, bullied wallflower to an award-winning jazz diva, I help creative neurodivergent women stuck in overwhelm find courage, clarity, and take joyful action so they can break through their limits.
Using a blend of expert coaching, somatic work, psychology, holistic well-being, and trauma‑informed support, we gently untangle the patterns that keep you stuck, center your body, and reconnect you with your creative voice.
The result is more emotional steadiness, clearer direction, and greater joy in making art and life choices that actually feel like you again.
My mission is to lift unheard voices and help them to SOAR!
Your voice matters. Your life matters.
Are you ready to soar?
* DISCLAIMER: This is a growth-focused coaching space designed for forward movement and empowered action, and while it can be deeply transformative, it is not therapy.
CERTIFICATIONS
AVP, EMF, LMA, LMAFT, SMA, Genesis, and Expert Coaching
AVP, EMF, LMA, LMAFT, SMA, Genesis, and Expert Coaching
FREE OFFER
One-on-One 5-Day✨Reignite Your Spark✨Tiny Challenges
for creative neurodivergent women!
Receive 1-on-1 structured, supportive creative clarity coaching with me 5 days in a row for 30 minutes per day, at a good time for you. Take action with daily homework and accountability. Explore your joys, strengths, and weaknesses. Take empowered action with a blueprint for a bright future.
One-on-One 5-Day✨Reignite Your Spark✨Tiny Challenges
for creative neurodivergent women!
Receive 1-on-1 structured, supportive creative clarity coaching with me 5 days in a row for 30 minutes per day, at a good time for you. Take action with daily homework and accountability. Explore your joys, strengths, and weaknesses. Take empowered action with a blueprint for a bright future.
TINY CHALLENGE TESTIMONIALS
“I am grateful to Karen, who is a fantastic and resourceful coach . I just did her 5-day Reignite Your Spark Challenge and it was really surprisingly very good. Before the challenge, I was bumping along and scattered with ADD challenges. I’ve been spinning my wheels for such a long time. Now, after the challenge, I feel I have a couple of great tools for guiding my decisions plus her unswerving dedication and input to my cause. Would I recommend her? A resounding ‘YES’.”
~ Christine Uomini
“My Reignite Your Spark Tiny Challenge was a blast - exhilarating, mentally stimulating, and thought-provoking. I loved Karen’s lists of suggestions personalized just for me. I had breakthroughs in thinking about myself running a business on my own as part of a group. I felt really inspired by dreaming about what was most enjoyable for me. It felt so good. I decided to do the 5 sessions to stimulate the possibilities, and it definitely did that and left me with several resources as well. If I hadn’t worked with Karen, I would have continued to be indecisive and unsure of what to do. I probably wouldn’t have done as much brainstorming, and I would have had fewer resources and ideas. And, I would have made fewer connections to the patterns in my life. II saw different factors about myself that I can mix and match. Would I recommend Karen’s Tiny Challenge? Yes! It was fun and amazing! I feel inspired and excited!”
~ Sharon Mandel
"I wasn't sure what to expect and had cold feet, but was pleasantly surprised at how it worked out and felt perfect for where I was at. The Tiny Challenge turned out to be very positive. I’d say that it was a steppingstone. The exercises showed that I have had pretty significant growth. Some of the exercises got me thinking in ways that I hadn’t. It gave me new perspectives. I had been stuck for 2 months. And, it got the wheels moving again. Day 5 of the 5-Day Tiny Challenge was my most positive day in almost two years."
~ Sara Jerpseth-Glendinning
“My Reignite Your Spark Tiny Challenge was pretty good! I entered a T-shirt design contest and finally moved to PA. I gained more confidence in my art, created a Threadless art website, moved to PA, and got a new job. I love that this Tiny Challenge was personalized for me. If we didn’t work together, I would not have my Threadless art website and I would be struggling with bills in my old apartment where my toxic roommates abandoned me. Now I have great roommates! I would most definitely recommend Karen!”
- Jocelynn
“I am grateful to Karen, who is a fantastic and resourceful coach . I just did her 5-day Reignite Your Spark Challenge and it was really surprisingly very good. Before the challenge, I was bumping along and scattered with ADD challenges. I’ve been spinning my wheels for such a long time. Now, after the challenge, I feel I have a couple of great tools for guiding my decisions plus her unswerving dedication and input to my cause. Would I recommend her? A resounding ‘YES’.”
~ Christine Uomini
“My Reignite Your Spark Tiny Challenge was a blast - exhilarating, mentally stimulating, and thought-provoking. I loved Karen’s lists of suggestions personalized just for me. I had breakthroughs in thinking about myself running a business on my own as part of a group. I felt really inspired by dreaming about what was most enjoyable for me. It felt so good. I decided to do the 5 sessions to stimulate the possibilities, and it definitely did that and left me with several resources as well. If I hadn’t worked with Karen, I would have continued to be indecisive and unsure of what to do. I probably wouldn’t have done as much brainstorming, and I would have had fewer resources and ideas. And, I would have made fewer connections to the patterns in my life. II saw different factors about myself that I can mix and match. Would I recommend Karen’s Tiny Challenge? Yes! It was fun and amazing! I feel inspired and excited!”
~ Sharon Mandel
"I wasn't sure what to expect and had cold feet, but was pleasantly surprised at how it worked out and felt perfect for where I was at. The Tiny Challenge turned out to be very positive. I’d say that it was a steppingstone. The exercises showed that I have had pretty significant growth. Some of the exercises got me thinking in ways that I hadn’t. It gave me new perspectives. I had been stuck for 2 months. And, it got the wheels moving again. Day 5 of the 5-Day Tiny Challenge was my most positive day in almost two years."
~ Sara Jerpseth-Glendinning
“My Reignite Your Spark Tiny Challenge was pretty good! I entered a T-shirt design contest and finally moved to PA. I gained more confidence in my art, created a Threadless art website, moved to PA, and got a new job. I love that this Tiny Challenge was personalized for me. If we didn’t work together, I would not have my Threadless art website and I would be struggling with bills in my old apartment where my toxic roommates abandoned me. Now I have great roommates! I would most definitely recommend Karen!”
- Jocelynn
🔥 RECLAIM YOUR FLAME AND RISE 🔥
12-Week Coaching Program
Reclaim Your Flame and Rise is a one-on-one 12-week once-a-week coaching experience for creative neurodivergent women stuck in overwhelm that breaks through the limiting beliefs blocking their creative identity to step boldly into who they truly are, so that they can move forward with confidence, handle triggers with more calm, and make decisions that finally feel aligned.
This is for you if you want to:
🔥 Feel clear, calm, and capable in your daily life.
🔥 Trust yourself and make decisions with less anxiety.
🔥 Finally follow through on goals without constant internal friction.
🔥 Turn your sensitivity and creativity into strengths.
🔥 Create routines that actually work for their brain and body.
🔥 Feel more regulated, grounded, and emotionally steady.
🔥 Clearly state and keep your boundaries.
🔥 Build momentum without burnout.
🔥 Stop shrinking and start owning their voice.
🔥 Feel successful while staying aligned, creative, and whole.
12-Week Coaching Program
Reclaim Your Flame and Rise is a one-on-one 12-week once-a-week coaching experience for creative neurodivergent women stuck in overwhelm that breaks through the limiting beliefs blocking their creative identity to step boldly into who they truly are, so that they can move forward with confidence, handle triggers with more calm, and make decisions that finally feel aligned.
This is for you if you want to:
🔥 Feel clear, calm, and capable in your daily life.
🔥 Trust yourself and make decisions with less anxiety.
🔥 Finally follow through on goals without constant internal friction.
🔥 Turn your sensitivity and creativity into strengths.
🔥 Create routines that actually work for their brain and body.
🔥 Feel more regulated, grounded, and emotionally steady.
🔥 Clearly state and keep your boundaries.
🔥 Build momentum without burnout.
🔥 Stop shrinking and start owning their voice.
🔥 Feel successful while staying aligned, creative, and whole.
COACHING RAVE REVIEWS
"I met Karen through an event that we were both taking. I have never consulted with a life coach before, and she has such a calm presence that she set me at ease immediately. I am a mom, professor, and not for profit leader who is passionate about helping others and making a positive difference in the world. And I feel so strongly about helping others and I am so energetic, that I also have a history of pushing myself very hard, sometimes too hard, and often not making time for myself to rest enough.
Karen took me through her visioning exercises using “The Expert Coaching Belief Breaking framework” it helped me reframe my habits to visualize how I could make more time for myself and to empower me to set appropriate boundaries. Karen also shared the “Formula for Setting a Boundary” which helped me to more easily communicate my personal boundaries with those who are closest to me so that they would help support for my new habits.
Karen’s coaching style is joyful! She even sang to me at times, and this is a real treat because she is a professional singer. It was such a pleasure working with her as my coach. Having someone who “gets you” and helps you with doing something important to your personal well-being is very empowering and has improved my quality of life. I often reflect on her advice and methodologies to pause and center myself to ensure that I am considering my own well-being.
I recommend Karen very highly!!”
~ Dr. Jacqueline El-Sayed
"I have been working with Karen Lyu as my life coach. Her approach is clear, concise, and easy to understand. Karen gently guides you through thought-provoking questions. She skillfully guides you to look from a different perspective. Mentally and emotionally.
In the past, I just survived. On autopilot. Not really living. Relationships were challenging. I was depressed.
After working with Karen, I feel that I can face difficulties. I feel a competence, an ability to handle life and be involved in it.
In the past, I lived in survival mode. Doing just enough. Not really engaging much. Reacting to everything and nothing. A living stress ball.
Now I am more present in my life. I am actively engaged taking care of my body and my emotions. I have a different perspective. I take responsibility for my actions. I have a change of perspective. I make different choices today because Karen has helped me to see and understand that today I have choices.
I am calmer and more peaceful. I catch the negative thoughts, situations, and interactions and make the choice for what is best for me. I am more in touch with who I am.
My creativity has returned. I am singing. I have new ideas. I want to try new things.
I thank you, Karen, for your guidance. I am finally living my life instead of surviving it."
~ Sybil Joy Lee
"After working with Karen as my vocal coach, which was amazing, I also worked with her as my Clarity Coach.
Working within that capacity has helped become clearer on my goals and helped me work through my limiting beliefs as I plan to get back on stage and move forward in my transformational coaching business.
She coaches with care and is deeply committed to making sure you reach your goals...she holds you accountable with love, and I appreciate that more than words can say!"
~ Monica Moka Harris
"I met Karen through an event that we were both taking. I have never consulted with a life coach before, and she has such a calm presence that she set me at ease immediately. I am a mom, professor, and not for profit leader who is passionate about helping others and making a positive difference in the world. And I feel so strongly about helping others and I am so energetic, that I also have a history of pushing myself very hard, sometimes too hard, and often not making time for myself to rest enough.
Karen took me through her visioning exercises using “The Expert Coaching Belief Breaking framework” it helped me reframe my habits to visualize how I could make more time for myself and to empower me to set appropriate boundaries. Karen also shared the “Formula for Setting a Boundary” which helped me to more easily communicate my personal boundaries with those who are closest to me so that they would help support for my new habits.
Karen’s coaching style is joyful! She even sang to me at times, and this is a real treat because she is a professional singer. It was such a pleasure working with her as my coach. Having someone who “gets you” and helps you with doing something important to your personal well-being is very empowering and has improved my quality of life. I often reflect on her advice and methodologies to pause and center myself to ensure that I am considering my own well-being.
I recommend Karen very highly!!”
~ Dr. Jacqueline El-Sayed
"I have been working with Karen Lyu as my life coach. Her approach is clear, concise, and easy to understand. Karen gently guides you through thought-provoking questions. She skillfully guides you to look from a different perspective. Mentally and emotionally.
In the past, I just survived. On autopilot. Not really living. Relationships were challenging. I was depressed.
After working with Karen, I feel that I can face difficulties. I feel a competence, an ability to handle life and be involved in it.
In the past, I lived in survival mode. Doing just enough. Not really engaging much. Reacting to everything and nothing. A living stress ball.
Now I am more present in my life. I am actively engaged taking care of my body and my emotions. I have a different perspective. I take responsibility for my actions. I have a change of perspective. I make different choices today because Karen has helped me to see and understand that today I have choices.
I am calmer and more peaceful. I catch the negative thoughts, situations, and interactions and make the choice for what is best for me. I am more in touch with who I am.
My creativity has returned. I am singing. I have new ideas. I want to try new things.
I thank you, Karen, for your guidance. I am finally living my life instead of surviving it."
~ Sybil Joy Lee
"After working with Karen as my vocal coach, which was amazing, I also worked with her as my Clarity Coach.
Working within that capacity has helped become clearer on my goals and helped me work through my limiting beliefs as I plan to get back on stage and move forward in my transformational coaching business.
She coaches with care and is deeply committed to making sure you reach your goals...she holds you accountable with love, and I appreciate that more than words can say!"
~ Monica Moka Harris