Alumni Spotlight: Carolyn McGuire

Nov 7

"Yeah, it's not going to be sunshine and lollipops.” – Carolyn McGuire

This episode profiles MRA Alumna Carolyn McGuire, co-founder of Heart Lifting Solutions. Her organization trains parents, caregivers, educators, and treatment professionals in the Nurtured Heart Approach empowering them with new tools to see what’s going right with a child’s behavior. Carolyn shares her fascinating journey from retirement to joining the MRA and how it transformed her life.

Carolyn talks about empowering educators and parents to address children's behavior and her vision of surrendering to the unknown. This episode is a deep dive into the power of embracing change and trusting one's intuition.

Key Highlights:

Carolyn's multifaceted roles and her journey with the MRA.
Transitioning from retirement to reinvention.
Trusting intuition and embracing change and prioritizing personal growth.
Balancing work with retirement and personal life.

Carolyn's story is a testament to the transformative power of self-discovery and intuition. Tune in to be inspired by her journey and insights.

About Carolyn –

Carolyn is a knowledge seeker, a wisdom sharer, a fun explorer, a confidante, a difference maker, a writer, an acceptor, a forgiver, a giver, and a receiver. She deeply honours her roles as a mother of 3 adult children, a grandmother to one sweet toddler, a wife soon to celebrate 34 years of marriage, a sister, a friend and a soft place to land for many.

Professionally, Carolyn is a teacher with 32 years of classroom experience, an MRA coach and a Nurtured Heart Approach trainer. She is the co-founder of Heart Lifting Solutions - a practice where she empowers educators and parents with new tools to see what’s going right with a child’s behavior. This lens lights the path for kids to shift challenging behavior such as tantrums, aggression, defiance or anxiety to behaviors that leave both kids and adults feeling successful, connected, confident, and hopeful.

Carolyn’s super power is the ability to see What’s Going Right, especially when things seem to be going wrong. This gift has been the catalyst in transforming the lives of many children.