WHEN CHANGE FORCES YOU TO FACE YOURSELF
You’ve Spent Your Life Taking Care of Everyone Else. Now It’s Time to Come Home to You.
You’ve spent your life keeping everyone else afloat. Now it’s time to come home to you.
You’ve been the helper, the fixer, the one who holds it all together—but the old coping patterns aren’t working anymore. Whether you’re rebuilding after a breakup, retirement, or reinvention, you’re done abandoning yourself for peace.
I’m Carie Giroux, creator of The Authentic Yes Blueprint. I help adults in transition—especially recovering people-pleasers—reclaim confidence, rebuild self-trust, and live life on their own terms.
“Before coaching, I was stuck in my head, second-guessing myself and afraid to speak up. Carie’s caring way made me feel safe. For the first time, I’m not trying to be who everyone else wants me to be. I actually feel good about who I am and excited about my future.”
— Melanie, Teacher
The Psychology of Change
We don’t resist change because we’re broken—it’s our brain’s job to keep us safe.
Authority Bias seeks approval.
Consistency Bias clings to old roles.
Loss Aversion fears letting go.
Once you see the pattern, you can choose differently—with compassion instead of guilt.
My coaching helps you see those patterns and finally outgrow them.
What Life Looks Like After Coaching
My clients say they feel:
Grounded. Trusting their decisions.
Free. Saying no without guilt and yes without fear.
Confident. No more chasing approval.
Alive. Energized for the life they’re actually living.
Six months from now, you could still be stuck—or finally free.
Why You Feel Stuck
When you’ve spent years meeting everyone else’s needs, your own voice gets buried under guilt and noise.
You fear disappointing others.
You replay every conversation.
You wait for permission to change.
You don’t need more advice—you need your voice back.
MY STORY
I Know What It’s Like to Look Successful but Feel Invisible
For years, I lived what looked like the “perfect” life—thriving corporate career, busy family, stability, all the boxes checked. But beneath the surface, I was quietly exhausted. I was the go-to person, the dependable one, the fixer. I built my entire identity around keeping other people comfortable—even when it came at the cost of my own peace.
I am a recovering people-pleaser. For most of my life, I equated being loved with being needed. I said yes when I wanted to say no. I over-explained, over-performed, and over-functioned, terrified that if I stopped earning approval, I’d lose my worth. Every achievement bought me validation but never calm. Every compliment landed like a temporary reprieve from the fear of disappointing someone.
When the foundation of that life began to shift, I couldn’t ignore the truth any longer: I had built everything around who I thought I should be. The voice I trusted least was my own. That realization cracked everything open.
That breakdown became my turning point. I made a deliberate plan to leave corporate life—not to burn it all down, but to build something real. Something honest. A life based on truth instead of performance.
Now, I help others do the same: people who’ve spent years taking care of everyone else finally learning how to take care of themselves.
Ready to Rebuild the Life That’s Yours?
Let’s quiet the noise, rebuild your self-trust, and map your next chapter—one choice at a time.
Why Clients Trust This Work
• Over 200+ coaching hours helping women navigate major life changes
• Special focus on identity, confidence, and purpose during transition
• Proven, repeatable results highlighted through detailed client case studies
• Values-driven, judgment-free support built on empathy and strategy
Coaching from the Tri-State, Serving Everywhere
I’m a certified life coach headquartered in the U.S. Northeast—working with clients world-wide, and across New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and the greater Tri-State area. Sessions are held virtually (or in-person when geography cooperates), so whether you’re dialing in from downtown Manhattan or the Jersey Shore, you get high-impact coaching without the commute. Let’s turn your next chapter into an Authentic Yes.