Work With Carmen

The Luminous Web

Stories, Strategy, and Soul for the New Economy

Saying Yes

On building a business—and a life—that listens with the ear of the heart

When I booked the trip to California, I didn’t expect to find myself weeping in a rotu...

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The Freedom to Choose Raspberries

A Birthday Reflection

When I started my business, freedom looked like flexibility.

It meant building a life that bent around the realities of being a single m...

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From Almost Failing Fourth Grade to Sacred Business

How a report card, a Marine, and a ruined weekend shaped everything I teach today

Report card day!
I loved it—until I didn’t.

As I slid the report card out of ...

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Build for Trust, Not Trends

Social media is optional. Integrity isn’t.

I’ve been thinking a lot about tools lately.

Not notebooks and pens. Although I do love a good journal store wander...

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The Luminous Web

A field guide to the soulwork of reconnection

I was driving along the coast of Maine when I noticed something shift in me. The fog moved softly through the tre...

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Tending the Sacred Thread

From metrics to mycelium—reclaiming the deeper reason we do this work.

Lately, I’ve been tangled in the weeds—strategy, structure, timelines, metrics, spreadsh...

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