about carley

Hi, I’m Carley. Nice to meet you!

I’m mom to two of the coolest kids I know and a rambunctious puppy. I have a wonderful, tolerant husband who is my best friend and a darn good pancake flipper. We all live in the sunny suburbs of Los Angeles. Did I say sunny? I meant sweltering.

I’m also a life and career coach obsessed with empowering moms to find careers they love, create systems to simplify their lives, prioritize what’s important and get a HEAP more done in a day. I eat, sleep and dream this stuff. Mostly happy dreams, except for one recurring nightmare about a pile of laundry that chased me down the street while my neighbors looked on with disapproval. (True story.)

Mothercraft was born out of the chaos that ensued when I left my hip and lucrative dot-com career and became a “Homie” (that’s Mothercraft-speak for stay-at-home mom). Life looked peachy from the outside, lots of picnics at the park and board book marathons. How I felt on the inside was another story altogether. I was suffering from what I can only describe as a full-blown identity crisis. I had traded my job with all its perks, notoriety, travel and fabulous income (friendships, social status… I could go on) for sweatpants, diapers and Blues Clues. Many of my friends swiftly returned to work, and though I knew they were struggling with their own emotional tug-of-war, I envied their life away from domesticity and I longed to use my skills and talents. I adored being home with my son, but I often found myself looking in the mirror and thinking, Who the heck is this puffy-eyed woman? And what has she done with the old me?

In the years that followed, I put myself back together like a giant puzzle. And I can help you do it too. It’s time to create a NEW vision of your motherhood, one that honors and respects ALL PARTS of you, not just the ones that you think belong to a “perfect mother” (News flash– there’s no such thing).

Here are some things I learned along the way:

You are not your job. (Or perks, or travel, or fabulous income… or sweatpants for that matter!) Through the loss of your pre-kid life comes a priceless opportunity to find out EXACTLY who you really are. Thank you, motherhood!
The key to success in relationships, parenting, career, whatever– is to root yourself in the things you’re naturally interested in and passionate about (a.k.a. your Core Values).
Disorganization, chaos and “letting yourself go” don’t have to be occupational hazards of motherhood. You can throw your hands up and give in, or you can implement ninja-mom systems to get “momganized!”
Clarity of vision and unrelenting focus are essential if you want to show up big in the world and make great things happen. Talk is cheap– you’ve got to really want to live up to your full potential.
There is absolutely, positively NO reason why you can’t live the life you want, right NOW. You just have to know how to ask the universe nicely.

Watch some videos on my blog or follow me on Twitter to get to know me better, or if you’re ready to make some mind-blowing changes to your life this minute, let’s get right to it and work together!

Welcome aboard the Mothercraft!

Here’s to your growth and development as a mom,