About Me

KAREN HOOD-CADDY

Over the twenty-five years of my professional career, I have catalyzed people individually and in groups to reach their full potential.That’s what I do, what I’m good at and I love it!

I help people listen to the truth of themselves and support them taking appropriate risks. I how them stay the course in tough times and hold them accountable to the best lives. And I’m the first to cheer when the ideas, which were once no more than tiny, fragile buds, grow and blossom.

When I’m not coaching, I write articles and books, some fiction, some nonfiction. My articles have been published in in Europe, USA and Canada. I also have 4 books out. The first three are novels. They are entitled Tree Fever, Flying Lessons and The Wisdom of Water. You can read/order them HERE.

My nonfiction book is called The Findhorn Book of Everyday Abundance and you can read about it and/or order it HERE. This last book offers many of the fundamental principals and technologies I use when helping someone create their Best Life.

What do I do when I’m NOT coaching or writing? If it’s summer, I’m kayaking! Here in Ontario where

I live, we have a place called Georgian Bay, which is like a lake to itself on the east side of Lake Huron. It has miles and miles of wilderness along its northern part, and rock formations that I love.

Here’s a pic for you to get a feel for the area.

Growing up in an alcoholic family, I learned a lot about how Not to live well. As a child, I was riddled with anxiety, but somehow managed to keep the belief that life could be wonderful- – I just had to figure out how to get beyond my family’s programming.

My degree in psychology from York University helped, but during my school years I was far more interested in being an agent for change. Vice President of the student body for 2 years, I was instrumental in creating several socio-political programs to make student life better.

After university, I continued my commitment to be a “force for good”, by working as a social worker. During that time I explored a variety of “cutting- edge” self -improvement technologies, rather than follow traditional academic training. The ones I have studied seriously are:

The Mastery (Scotland).

Empowerment Teacher’s Training (New York).

Hoffman Quadrinity Process (Toronto).

Process-Oriented Psychology (Switzerland).

Reiki Training (Scotland).

Yoga Teacher’s Training (Toronto)

Mindfulness Meditation (France).

Insight Training (Scotland).

EFT (Internet training)

Focussing (5 levels)

Each of these trainings gave me more tools to help others. This was important because as I worked with a variety of people and a variety of issues, I found that everyone is unique and needs an approach calibrated just to them. I believe my work has been success because:

I am courageous enough to dig for what truly matters. Who wants to create a life that doesn’t stir one’s soul?

I work hard to build inner confidence so a person CAN go for what they want.

I expand a person’s vision of what’s possible.

I deeply respect how each person does their lives. It’s always “your way”, but with more skills and confidence.

I foster autonomy by teaching tools for self-regulation.

In brief, you might see me as self-taught, but really I’ve been taught by the greatest teacher of all—Life. The gift of my challenging childhood was that it made me highly motivated to make the most of every life lesson. And I have.

Now, I can truly say, I am living the life that I love. You can do that too.

If you’d like some Ideas about how to do that, click HERE for a 30 minute free consultation. You’ll come

* A clearer picture of exactly what you want to create to make your life the BEST it can be.

* A deeper understanding of what’s stopped you in the past (lack of confidence, negative self-talk . . .)

* An assessment of support required (new skill sets, reading material . . . )

* A strategic action plan.

* Awesome accountability for getting your life moving.

Also, there is absolutely no obligation to go for more coaching after our “Idea” session and even if you do sign on for more, there are no contracts–I work from session to session and you can stop at anytime!