Meet Karyn

Karyn Riley helps stay-at-home and working mothers rediscover their identity, have time for their priorities and find balance in their life.

Karyn supports and encourages time-poor, overwhelmed and stressed-out women to prioritise self-care and simplify their life, taking a ‘back to basics’ approach.
Karyn works with women throughout New Zealand and internationally, providing them with a supportive, confidential partnership and helping them overcome challenges, identify their goals and achieve more by focusing on less. She motivates, inspires and empowers women to find time for themselves and what’s important in their life.

Karyn provides individual and group sessions, and online mentoring programmes – perfect for busy women; motivational workshops and presentations; and speaks to women’s and parenting groups, at conferences, workshops and events such as Neighbourhood Trust’s Parenting Week. Karyn is also an Event Facilitator for the Professionelle women’s network, a Toolbox Facilitator for Parents Inc., a Master of Ceremonies, a member of the National Speakers Association and former member of Toastmasters International.

As a women’s well-being specialist, parent educator, author, businesswoman and mother of two, Karyn has experienced many of the issues women commonly face and learned practical ways to overcome these. Her involvement with women’s groups such as the HER Business Network, Professionelle and Selwyn Women in Business has reinforced her expertise.

Karyn has been involved in the personal development and well-being professions since 1995, empowering and inspiring parents since 2000. Passionate about people and their personal and professional development, Karyn says: "I love working with mums and business women. It is extremely rewarding watching them grow in confidence and gaining self-belief to achieve their hopes, dreams and aspirations."

Karyn writes for national parenting publications, providing both feature articles and expert column advice. She also writes articles for newspapers, parenting websites and lifestyle publications. Karyn provides media comment for magazines, radio and television, including Next and Good Health magazines, the Christchurch Press, The Breeze, Newstalk ZB, CTV and TVNZ’s Good Morning.

Karyn Riley is author of the book “How to Keep the YOU in Mum”, the recipient of a Local Heroes Medal in the New Zealander of the Year Awards 2012, a business finalist in the NEXT Woman of the Year Awards 2010, a finalist in the Zonta Women in Business Awards 2008 and is undertaking a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Psychology at Canterbury University.

Karyn believes in living by example, balancing a rewarding career with family life and community volunteering. Karyn has voluntarily established several successful community initiatives since becoming a parent, including fitness classes and a business group with 80 members. She was a Plunket volunteer for 3 ½ years, holding the position of president for 3 years.

Karyn is married with two girls and her interests include spending time with family and friends, reading, sport, fitness, walking and music.

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Professional Affiliations:

International Coach Federation (ICF)

International Coach Federation Canterbury Chapter (Treasurer 2007 - current)

National Speakers Association of NZ  Christchurch Chapter

Her Business Christchurch

Professionelle Women's Network Christchurch

Selwyn Women in Business

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Call Karyn Riley, the Parenting & Well-being Specialist
phone (+64 3) 344 2924 or email results@rileylife.co.nz