Coffee with Carly
Most women have no idea how good they’re supposed to feel — and it’s definitely not for lack of trying.
We’re waking up at 6am, crushing workouts, chugging protein shakes, grabbing salads for lunch, pushing to succeed at work, and holding everyone else together in the process. We’re doing everything we’re “supposed” to do. Following the rules. Checking all the boxes.
And yet…
So many of us feel off.
Burned out.
Bloated and inflamed.
Anxious and overwhelmed.
Exhausted but wired.
Running on guilt more than fuel.
Something isn’t adding up.
Fueled by my early career as a dietitian — watching women be fed the same cookie-cutter version of ‘wellness’ — and my own burnout in what was supposed to be my dream job, I realized the problem wasn’t effort or discipline. It was the system itself. The way we’ve been taught to live, work, love, and lead simply doesn’t support how women actually function.
And once a scientist, always a scientist, so off I went searching for what actually makes women feel good. Not just on paper, but in real life. Mind, body, and soul.
Coffee with Carly was born from that question.
Like a strong cup of coffee, this podcast is a wake-up call — an invitation to rethink health, success, and what it means to truly thrive as a woman. It’s about questioning the rules we inherited, understanding our biology, reconnecting with our bodies, and learning to live from the inside out instead of forcing ourselves to keep up.
Because being “healthy” is so much more than food and workouts.
It’s nervous system safety.
It’s intuition and self-trust.
It’s boundaries, fulfillment, creativity, and feeling at home in your body.
It’s giving yourself permission to live in alignment — even when it doesn’t make sense to anyone else.
Through personal riffs, honest storytelling, casual conversations, and guest interviews with women who are living differently, we explore what it really looks like to build a life that feels good — not just one that looks good. I blend science-backed physiology with real-life application, mindset, and embodied wisdom to help you understand why your body feels the way it does — and what to do about it.
Coffee with Carly is a space for women who know “good enough” isn’t the final destination — and are ready to listen to their bodies, rewrite the rules, and create lives that actually feel like theirs.
Stay bold. Stay balanced.
I’m Carly, and I’m so glad you’re here.
Coffee with Carly
24 | What If You've Already Made It? The Simple Secret to Getting What You Want and Enjoying What You Have
We’re all chasing success. More money. More milestones. More freedom.
But… what if the thing you’ve been working so hard for is already here?
In today’s episode, I’m unpacking a powerful realization I had after a weekend surrounded by friends who’ve “made it," and still don’t feel fulfilled. We’re diving into the two types of people I see the most in my life and coaching work: the ones who have it all but can’t feel it, and the ones who want it all but are forcing it.
Whether you’re stuck on the hamster wheel of hustle or sprinting toward the next goal, this episode is your reminder to slow down, ground into the present, and redefine what success actually means to you.
We’ll talk about:
- How to stop chasing and start feeling your life
- Why nervous system regulation is the secret to fulfillment
- The science (and magic) of gratitude
- And why slowing down might just be how you speed up
This is your permission slip to stop measuring your worth by your output and start celebrating what’s already working.
Because feeling good is not a reward for later. It’s the starting point.
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Stay bold, stay balanced, and I’ll see you next week.
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