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 You know your patterns.
You still feel stuck....

Karen Thom

Coaching for women living and working abroad who’ve “done the work” but still don’t feel at home in their own skin.

Move from awareness in your head to real change in your life without fixing or performing a different version of you.

Or learn more about how we can work together ↓

“All in your head, not in your life”

You’ve done the work. So why does it still feel like this?

You know your patterns.

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You know your triggers.

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You can list your limiting beliefs on demand.

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You’ve read the books, listened to the podcasts, maybe done therapy or workshops.

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You’re living and working abroad.On paper, it looks great: career, lifestyle, friends, experiences.

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People say you’re brave, sorted, inspiring.​

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But inside, it’s a different story.

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You still feel:Stuck in the same cycles

 

Disconnected from yourself

 

Behind in your personal life, like you missed a step somewhere

 

You can explain why you are the way you are

 

But the changes you actually want in how you feel day-to-day and the choices you make aren’t really happening.

 

It’s all living in your head, not in your life.

What The Foundation Studio is about 

The Foundation Studio: where your awareness becomes real change

The Foundation Studio is a coaching space for women living and working abroad who know their patterns       but still feel stuck and are ready to feel at home in their own skin.

 

This isn’t about fixing you.


It’s about finally coming back to you.

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Knowing your patterns → to changing them
Not just spotting the cycle, but actually doing something different in the moment.

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Understanding your story → to living differently
Letting go of old roles, expectations and “shoulds” that no longer fit — especially in a life abroad.

 

Awareness in your head → to safety in your body
Feeling grounded, present and at home in yourself, wherever you are in the world.

Hi, I’m Karen.

I’m a Women’s Coach and founder of The Foundation Studio.

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I work with women living and working abroad who’ve “done the work” but still feel stuck because that was me.

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From the outside, my life looked great:

new country, solid career, friends, a life people said they envied.

 

Inside, I felt:

Restless

Disconnected

Tired of performing the version of me that “should” exist

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I could explain why I was the way I was… but it didn’t change how I actually felt.

 

Things started to change when I worked with a coach, not to become a better version of myself, but to come back to myself.

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That experience led me to train as a certified coach and create The Foundation Studio:

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a grounded, honest space for women abroad who are done understanding themselves and ready to actually live differently.

How we can work together

In Her Skin: 1:1 coaching for women living and working abroad

In Her Skin is my 1:1 coaching program for women living and working abroad who’ve “done the work”, know their patterns, but still feel stuck and are ready to feel at home in their own skin.

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Who it’s for


This is for you if you’re ready to move from:

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  • Understanding yourself → to actually living differently

  • Seeing your patterns → to changing them in real time

  • Feeling lost or disconnected → to feeling grounded in who you are, wherever you are

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What our work focuses on

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Inside In Her Skin, we:

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  • Untangle the stories, roles and “shoulds” that keep you stuck

  • Work with your body and nervous system, not just your mind

  • Build new ways of relating to yourself, your work and your life abroad

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So your awareness stops living only in your head, and starts shaping your actual life.


 

 

 

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This is not about fixing you

You don’t need fixing.

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You’re not broken.

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You’re just buried under everything life and living abroad has told you to be.

 

At The Foundation Studio, our work is:

 

Gentle but honest, we don’t bypass, but we don’t bulldoze either

 

Deep but grounded, no performance, no pressure to be “more”

 

Rooted in your reality, your work, your relationships, your life abroad

 

This is about building a foundation you can actually live from not just think about.

I didn’t know I was looking for a life coach till I started chatting with Karen, and her coaching honestly has helped me in so many aspects of my life. I would 100% recommend Karen if you want some clarity or help on any area of your life, she offers such sound advice and her ability to pinpoint issues and make everything so much clearer is spectacular. I felt like I could chat to Karen about anything and feel so much better, clearer and more confident in myself since our sessions.

Emily

I was lucky enough to be introduced to Karen at a time when I was feeling particularly lost and lacking direction. The coaching sessions have been absolutely instrumental in helping me get some mojo back! And the focus and support Karen has provided me has had a really positive impact on my career prospects and general happiness. 

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Ready for your life to match your awareness?

If you’re a woman living or working abroad who knows her patterns but still feels stuck, this is your invitation to do the work that actually changes things.      

No more “I know all this, so why am I still here?”

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