Carolyn McGraw

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I am a Certified Professional Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and an active member of the organization. My coaching is grounded in a lifetime of experience navigating change, resilience, and reinvention.

My life has been a true adventure—sometimes easy, often challenging, always meaningful. I’ve walked through marriage, raised two children, become a grandmother, served as a full-time caregiver, and relocated multiple times. After the death of my husband of 45 years in 2021, I began asking a powerful question: Who am I now?

I’ve never been afraid to say yes to the unknown. When I married a sailor, I helped him build two ocean-going boats, despite having no sailing or carpentry experience. We lived aboard and sailed across the Pacific, Atlantic, Aegean, and Caribbean. Later, we moved to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, built a home near the Snake River, and learned to live in harmony with the rugged Tetons, where resilience and cooperation are survival skills.

Wellness has always been a priority. I taught nutrition and yoga to college students for years, and believe good food, movement, and simple habits build vitality at any age.
My professional journey has been equally diverse: teacher, political activist, advisor to UC San Diego CONNECT program, commercial actress, mayoral advisor, board member, elected official, and Partnership Director. Each role required new skills and fresh perspective—and taught me to see failure as growth in disguise.

Life constantly invites us to change. Sometimes we need a coach to help us see the possibilities. I believe we all have the power to choose joy, even in adversity, and to create a meaningful next chapter.

I look forward to hearing your story and walking a part of your journey with you.