Karen Rose Kobylka is a transformational storyteller, spiritual guide, and soul-led entrepreneur whose life reads like a trilogy of reinvention — from beauty mogul to medium, from breakdown to breakthrough, from ambition to awakening.

With over 38 years in the beauty industry, Karen pioneered mobile salon services in Canada, founding In Motion Style Group — a 5,000-square-foot flagship spa, salon, academy, and product line. Her visionary leadership didn’t stop there. She went on to create Golden Age Divas, a heartfelt beauty brand dedicated to serving seniors with dignity and care, scaling her work to 16 locations across Alberta. These milestones are chronicled in her book The Beauty Empire: Lessons in Leadership & Resilience from a Trailblazing Beautypreneur, a behind-the-scenes memoir of hustle, heart, and the high price of success.

But behind the shine of empire-building was a deeper calling — and a series of soul-altering challenges. Karen survived childhood trauma, sexual assault, religious betrayal, and years of battling undiagnosed bipolar disorder. After a spiritual awakening that coincided with a mental health crisis, she lost nearly everything — her business, her identity, and her sense of control. What followed wasn’t a breakdown, but a breakthrough.

Her memoir Soul Dance: A Medium’s Triumph over Bipolar Disorder, Mania, Psychosis & Betrayal reveals this raw journey through collapse, hospitalization, and ultimately, healing through Spirit. It was in the silence of her darkest nights that Karen discovered her gifts as a psychic medium, intuitive, and guide. She began again — from the inside out.

Today, Karen lives a quiet, minimalist life on Vancouver Island — but her impact is anything but small. Her follow-up book Soulful Minimalism: 20 Practices for Passionate Living with Less shares the wisdom she earned by letting go of everything she once thought she needed, and embracing a life built on meaning, not materialism.

Karen is now a certified Soul Coach, Law of Attraction Coach, and Spiritual Life Coach. She is the creator of Write Your Soul Story, a memoir writing course that guides others in turning their pain into power through storytelling. She has also authored more than 20 spiritual journals, workbooks, and tools — including guided meditations, coloring books, and manifestation trackers — all designed to awaken the soul and support healing.

Whether through one-on-one intuitive readings, transformational courses, soulful coaching, or her growing body of published work, Karen meets people where they are — in the mess, the magic, and the mystery of life — and helps them remember who they really are.

She is proof that the soul can rise from the ashes. That a life can be rebuilt from scratch. And that your story — no matter how broken it feels — is the seed of your greatest gift.

Your soul’s transformation begins here.