How do I define it?
→ Authenticity is the gutsy act of aligning your life, choices, and actions with what actually matters to YOU—not what Instagram or your family insists you ‘should’ care about.
→ It’s about peeling back the layers of “shoulds” and “musts” to rediscover the version of yourself who danced around the kitchen at midnight, unapologetically dreaming big.
→ It’s speaking your truth, even if your voice shakes, and waking up each morning without the sinking feeling that you’ve betrayed yourself.
→ Living authentically is the magic that makes your professional life feel purpose-driven and your personal life feel like a deep exhale at the end of a long day.
Yet authenticity can feel like trying to untangle a pair of headphones in a dark room.
You’re torn between the version of yourself that fits neatly into what others expect and the person who’s screaming to come out.
That tug-of-war leaves you drained, overthinking every decision, and lying awake at 3 a.m., wondering...
Why does it feel like something’s missing?
Split between trying to find the “right” way to show up and how to be true to you.
You feel like you have to choose...
You’re caught between the polished professional version of you and the “dance like nobody’s watching” version secretly Googling studying astrology on the side.
It’s like living a double life, and honestly?
It’s exhausting.
The Problem?
You’ve been taught to pick ‘one thing’, to choose one part of yourself to lead with while banishing the rest.
But here’s the truth: you’re not just one thing. You’re a dynamic, beautifully contradictory, walking Pinterest board of passions, ideas, and quirks.
And right now?
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Trying to fit all of that into a life that feels whole probably seems downright impossible.
You long for wholeness.
The Authenticity Lab is designed to help you break free from this exhausting cycle and create a life where you don’t have to
choose anymore.
You’ve always been the go-getter, the passionate one, the “bring it on” type who took on challenges like a pro. That’s how you landed the career you have—or built your own business.
What you really want is to...
Meet Your Coach
I've been called a Thought Translator and personal organizer for your brain, your energy, and your life!
I'm uniquely qualified to help lead you on the road to Authenticity because I spent the first few decades letting few people see my WHOLE self.
I was painfully shy well into my early twenties, carrying an internal fire to speak up, yet constantly holding back out of fear of saying the wrong thing.
Once I learned how to decode my energy signature and how to manage my thoughts, my life started to open up.
I started as an introverted licensed massage therapist, working quietly in a dimly lit room where self-promotion wasn’t necessary—my services spoke for themselves. Over time, I transformed into a Certified Life and Leadership Coach with an international practice, showing up boldly, using my authentic voice, and making meaningful change in the world.
Now, I help others step into their unique, self-defined expression of authenticity.
My background as a massage therapist gave me invaluable somatic tools to support nervous system regulation and burnout recovery—essential for making sustainable life changes. This means that while you realign your life, we’ll also focus on helping you feel grounded, energized, and resilient.
Inside The Authenticity Lab, I combine evidence-based coaching tools with embodiment practices to awaken the brilliance of your mind and connect it to the wisdom of your body.
Together, we’ll:
✨ Find your middle place instead of swinging from one extreme to the other.
✨ Find your connection with Universal Energy and get the promotion or build the business.
✨ Create a practical, actionable plan to realign your life authentically
✨ Build the confidence and energy you need to sustain these changes
I’ll hold a compassionate, judgment-free space for you, offering truth, support, and accountability every step of the way.
It’s time to reclaim your power, vibrance, passion, and authenticity—and I’m here to guide you.
From the Masculine Energy of Hustling in NYC to writing her novel...
"Working with Carly has been transformational in my life. As a coach and as a person, she truly comes from a place of integrity and truth, and you can feel that when you work with her.
Four years ago, when I was at the beginning of my self-discovery journey. I thought she was going to make me quit my job right away!
Instead, Carly met me where I was. I needed to get to know myself and why I wanted to leave so I could figure out where I needed to go next.
I got to really know myself, so I had the internal trust to take the big leap.
I'm so grateful for her warmth, genuine curiosity, no-nonsense, direct feedback, and ability to guide me through whatever I'm going through at any time.
If you're considering working with her, just take the leap.
You'll be happy you did."
P.S. For anyone on the fence, this best decision and investment you will ever make.
Seriously!
Allison C.
Author, Yoga & Meditation Teacher
New York, NY USA
When you lead from authenticity, you:
✨ Make smarter decisions with clarity and confidence.
✨ Have the energy to show up fully in work, relationships, and life.
✨ Create space for creativity and inspired action.
✨ Inspire others by being your whole self—without burning out.
Getting there requires clearing the noise, integrating all parts of yourself, and embracing your “both and”—the mystical and the logistical, the spiritual and the strategic.
The Authenticity Lab goes beyond surface-level changes—it's a space for profound and lasting transformation.
Who this program is for:
✅ You’re ready to embrace your “both and”—the mystical and the logistical.
✅ You value deep, transformational work.
✅ You’re done with surface-level fixes and ready to go all in.
✅ You’re craving alignment, energy, and a life that feels true to YOU.
✅ You value spaces where you are Seen and Supported, not passed over and lost in a big group.
✅ You want someone who understands the energetics AND has a gift for systems, strategy, and logistics.
The Authenticity lab is NOT for you if:
Get ready to dive deep into these transformative areas, where you'll explore, experiment, and carve out your own uniquely aligned path to authentic self-expression.
꩜ The Online Portal: You will have access to the online portal with short video training and tools for defining Authenticity, learning how to understand your energy signature, powerful mindset tools, boundary setting and integration, and the power of asking.
꩜ The Mystical: We're going to tap into the sense and connect to your creativity with visuals, scents, textures, and environment... we're digging deep so that you have a solid foundation to build upon for the rest of your life!
꩜ The Logistical: We're going to look at your schedule, your boundaries, and your habits to make sure you have space for authenticity to lead.
꩜The Group Clarity Calls
꩜ The Playbook: You will also get the Authenticity Playbook to help you deeply root and connect into your authentic expression.
It's all waiting for you—this transformation, this empowerment—alongside my commitment to building a safe, non-judgmental community.
Because true change can only happen in a state of rest and digest, where the parasympathetic nervous system allows space for growth and healing.
“Frustration goes way down when you’re supported.
Carly makes it feel like my goals are possible and I don't have to be stressed financially or mentally, emotionally. The central nervous system can remain in balance when working with you.
I appreciate that we celebrate the subtle.
This work has been helpful all areas of my life because what's helpful in my career is also helpful in my life. ”
- Aine S.
Canada
Cross-Cultural Competency, Awareness, and Equity Pledge:
I stand in solidarity with Black, Brown, Indigenous, Minority Ethnic, and People of Colour, LGBTQIA+ & those who hold culturally and systemically marginalized identities to dismantle systemic racism. I pledge to continue to comb through my cultural bias, vet coaching tools and philosophies, and question business systems & practices for their equality and effectiveness instead of blindly following what has been done before. After all, if you've read this far you know that this is everything I'm here to dismantle both systemically and within ourselves.
My communities have a strict vetting process so that we can provide a safe, trauma-informed space for people of all identities to learn, grow, ask questions, and provide their own valuable insight and feedback for us all to learn from.
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