Courses of Courage
An online platform offering a wide range of courses to help individuals deal with grief, interact effectively with youth, and improve their mental health and overall well-being using art and writing.
About Karrie
Who Is Karrie? What's Her Why?
I speak, create courses, and write because I’ve lived through profound loss, and I know the healing power of sharing our stories and expressing our emotions through art. My life has been shaped by challenges I never expected—losing my nephew Nicholas in a senseless act of violence, navigating the pain of that tragedy, and making the difficult decision to let him go by donating his organs. Nicholas’s death changed me in ways I can’t fully explain, but it also deepened my understanding of resilience and the strength we can find in the darkest times.
Being a single parent, I’ve faced many other struggles, from raising two children on my own to trying to balance my own personal healing while being their rock. I've lost people I loved, battled my own grief, and at times, felt overwhelmed by the weight of it all. But what has kept me going is the belief that even in the hardest moments, there is always a way to transform pain into something meaningful. Art has been my lifeline—it gave me a voice when I couldn’t find the words and a path to healing when everything felt broken.
Through my work, I want to help others find that same sense of hope and empowerment. Whether I’m speaking to a group, designing a course, or writing, my goal is to provide a space where people can explore their emotions, face their challenges, and turn their grief or struggles into something that gives them strength. I believe we all have the capacity to rise from our hardships and create something beautiful out of them, and I’m here to guide others on that journey.
Being a single parent, I’ve faced many other struggles, from raising two children on my own to trying to balance my own personal healing while being their rock. I've lost people I loved, battled my own grief, and at times, felt overwhelmed by the weight of it all. But what has kept me going is the belief that even in the hardest moments, there is always a way to transform pain into something meaningful. Art has been my lifeline—it gave me a voice when I couldn’t find the words and a path to healing when everything felt broken.
Through my work, I want to help others find that same sense of hope and empowerment. Whether I’m speaking to a group, designing a course, or writing, my goal is to provide a space where people can explore their emotions, face their challenges, and turn their grief or struggles into something that gives them strength. I believe we all have the capacity to rise from our hardships and create something beautiful out of them, and I’m here to guide others on that journey.