It's a pleasure to meet you! My name is Heidi Carlson, founder of Heidi Carlson Coaching. And when the struggle is with our mother, the impact is exponential.
Mother Wound Coach | Empowering Women to Heal Generational Trauma, Overcome Self-Doubt & Reclaim Their Voice & Power—For Themselves & The Generations That Follow I'm a Certified Master Life Coach specializing in relationships, particularly Mother-Daughter dynamics. I passionately guide women to heal their struggle and build thriving relationships. At age 19, I dove into self-discovery and personal
growth work: therapy, coaching, and then various growth programs, including The Gottman Institute, The Life Coaching School, and later, The Elementum Coaching Institute where I graduated among the top percent of my class and earned my master life coach certification. Raised with dedicated, loving parents who had an unhealthy relationship and numerous marital struggles, I knew early on I had a lot to learn about relationships, including the dynamic w/my mother—a person whom I adored and owed my life to. Through my journey, I mastered the art of transforming relationships, including the relationship with myself, my mother─ with everyone in my life. In 2021, amidst COVID, I ended my three-decade Corporate Marketing career to pursue my life’s mission and become a life coach. I graduated from a rigorous nine-month coaching training program and have helped hundreds of people heal relationship struggles─ resulting in life changing outcomes. When we encounter relationship struggles, it can significantly impact our health, well-being, and mindset, affecting every area of our lives. If we choose to ignore the struggles, assume they'll go away, they instead escalate & worsen, and take an even greater toll on us. And if you are a parent, it’s "crucial, and your duty” to model healthy relationships for your children, allowing them to distinguish healthy patterns and behaviors from unhealthy ones that they might otherwise inherit. Working with clients, I customize each session to meet their unique needs. I offer both one-on-one and small group coaching, providing a compassionate, non-judgmental space where each client instantly feels seen, understood, and comfortable. And for businesses: I provide workplace (employee) coaching, do speaking engagements, and relationship workshops.
“Heidi helped me with all my relationships. She helped me understand why I get triggered and helped me create new ways of responding in my relationships. Now I know how to show up differently and create deeper/richer relationships. Heidi transformed my life.” - Ivan Tran
We all deserve healthy, empowering relationships, it's a choice we each get to make─ if we feel we deserve it. VALUES I LIVE BY:
Community, Connection, Authenticity, Health, Growth, Helpfulness, Integrity
INTERESTS & HOBBIES:
Tennis, Health + Fitness, Nature/Outdoors, Live Music, Dancing, Immersing myself in other cultures/new experiences, always growing/evolving
I’m so excited to share that I’ll be speaking at INSPIRE 2026 ✨
I’ll be leading a conversation on The Invisible Inheritance of Generational Patterns and how these patterns quietly shape how we show up in business, leadership, and life.
This work is deeply meaningful to me, especially when it comes to supporting women in understanding themselves on a deeper level and expanding what they believe is possible for their lives and leadership.
If you’re a woman in business, leadership, or building something of your own, I would absolutely love to see you there
"5 Foundational Steps to Breaking Generational Trauma and the Mother Wound"
Generational Trauma & Mother Wound Healing | Heidi Carlson
Repeating patterns you can’t explain? Discover 5 foundational steps to heal generational trauma and the mother wound—and learn if a supportive six-week mastermind is your next step.
03/25/2026
My latest blog:
"Perimenopause and Generational Trauma: 5 Awareness Shifts That Break Silent Suffering"
Generational Trauma & Mother Wound Healing | Heidi Carlson
Explore how perimenopause and generational trauma intersect in midlife. Learn 5 awareness shifts that help strong women stop minimizing their pain, understand repeating patterns, and begin healing with clarity, self-trust, and emotional freedom.
03/25/2026
My latest blog:
"Losing Uncle Teddy and Aunt Mary: A Reflection on Family, Love, and Healing Generational Trauma"
Generational Trauma & Mother Wound Healing | Heidi Carlson
A personal story of loss revealing how generational trauma and mother wounds shape family patterns, emotional pain, and grief—and how awareness begins healing. Book a free Clarity Call.
03/25/2026
My latest blog:
"You Swore You'd Never Be Like Your Parents, But You Are"
Three generations, and one extraordinary mother and grandmother.
Happy 88th birthday to my mother — the most positive, resilient, generous, selfless, big-hearted, loving, dedicated, strong, adventurous, and progressive woman I know.
Her life was not easy. Forced to marry young, she raised five active children in a marriage that struggled from the start. She kept fighting for her family, for her children, and never gave up — often at the cost of her own peace and happiness. She stayed committed, never abandoned us, and somehow found a way to make it through. Not once did she complain.
What continues to amaze me is that she never stopped growing. She continued learning, adapting, staying curious, and fiercely independent her entire life. She built strength where there was immense hardship. She chose faith over bitterness. She created stability where there was chaos. And she still wakes up every day with a smile.
God has always been her power, her light, her love, and her hope.
I am endlessly grateful for the woman who raised me and for the strength, goodness, and resilience she passed on to me.
Happy Birthday and Happy Valentine’s Day, Mom. ❤️
You are a beautiful light ✨in my life.
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Are you unknowingly carrying generational trauma?
In my 4-minute video, I share everyday signs that generational trauma may be quietly impacting your life, relationships, sense of peace, emotional health, and everyday challenges.
Your pain shows up in the struggles that keep repeating.
In the relentless judging, blame, guilt, and self-critical thoughts you can’t seem to quiet.
In choices shaped by the generational trauma and patterns you were raised under—and never asked for.
Pain that isn’t healed doesn’t just go away. It persists. It and hides in repeat patterns, in relationship struggles, in insecurities, in the unkind way you treat yourself, and in the way you continue to show up in the world.
Instead of spinning your wheels trying to outrun your pain, what if you tried to understand the source—so you can finally heal it?
Click the ‘link in my bio’ to schedule a Healing Clarity Call snd begin your path to healing, for good.
I’ve been on your journey. I healed my emotional pain and generational trauma decades ago—and now I help other women reclaim their peace, their power, and their lives.
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