The Carin CONFIDENTial

In this episode, we're wrapping up Season One of The Carin CONFIDENTial by talking about something every one of us will face if we decide to grow: change. It sounds exciting until you're actually in the middle of it. Changing who you are means letting go of patterns that once felt safe, sitting in the discomfort of the unfamiliar and accepting that not everyone will come with you. It can...

In this episode, we’re talking about one of the most exhausting things so many of us do without even realizing it: trying to manage other people's emotions - their moods, reactions, expectations, disappointment, happiness. For years, I believed it was my job to keep everyone around me happy (spoiler alert: it wasn't).  This is for anyone who's ever found themselves shrinking, overex...

n this episode, we’re talking about something that seems to be an epidemic among women—and honestly, a lot of men too: Why is it so damn hard to sit still? Why do so many of us feel guilty when we rest? Why do we tie our worth to productivity? And why does doing absolutely nothing for 15 minutes feel harder than running around all day doing ALL the things? Spoiler: If you’re constantly in motion,...

In this episode, I’m talking about something every single one of us has experienced…walking away from a conversation replaying it in our head thinking, “Welllllll that did not go how I planned.”  As a professional communicator, I wish I could tell you I always nail hard conversations. I absolutely do not. Sometimes I overexplain. Sometimes I shut down. Sometimes I react emotionally and let the “K”...

In this episode, we’re talking about the thing I spent most of my life not having…boundaries. Not fake boundaries, not “you need to change” ultimatums…real boundaries - the kind where you change what you’re willing to tolerate and participate in. Because here’s the hard truth: if you don’t have boundaries with yourself, you’ll struggle to have them with anyone else. And if you’re exhausted, resent...

In this episode, I’m getting into one of the fastest ways to destroy trust, confidence and connection…when words and actions don’t match. You’ve experienced it. Someone says all the right things…but nothing actually changes. And over time, it makes you question everything. This isn’t just about other people. It’s about the ways we do this to ourselves, too...and how that quietly wrecks our confide...

In this episode, I’m calling out the one thing quietly running your life and wrecking your communication…your inner critic. You know the voice - the one that overthinks everything, replays conversations, tells you you’re not enough and has you reacting in ways that don’t even feel like you. Spoiler: you’re not reacting to other people nearly as much as you think you are…you’re reacting to what’s h...

In the very first episode of The Carin CONFIDENTial, I’m starting with the truth. I got married when I knew I shouldn’t have. I ignored my gut, spent 25 years riding an emotional rollercoaster and slowly lost myself trying to keep everything (and everyone) together. Like a lot of us, I became someone I didn’t recognize (or like). This episode is about what it took to finally choose myself, take ac...

Garden hose water, feral childhoods and the emotional patterns we’re still dragging around. In Episode 2 of The Carin CONFIDENTial, I’m talking about what growing up in the 80s and 90s did to a lot of us - and no, I’m not just talking about the hot hose water, feral summers, metal playground equipment, and random parties in the woods...I’m talking about the emotional stuff. The way many of us were...

In this episode, I break down the realization behind my IG video that unexpectedly reached over 1.5 million people and why it hit such a nerve. What happens when you say the right things, in the right way, at the right time…and it still goes nowhere? Yeah - we’re talking about that. Spoiler: it’s not always a communication issue. Sometimes, it’s a capacity issue. 💥 Key Takeaways: The uncomfortabl...