Meet Karen

Soft Landing Experiences began long before it had a name. It grew out of a lifetime of learning how to depart, arrive, rebuild, and begin again.

I’ve lived in nine countries and crossed continents for love, work, heartbreak, and survival. Through each transition, I learned how to read a place — and myself — with a quiet precision. Belonging wasn’t something I stumbled into; it was something I created, piece by piece, wherever life asked me to begin again..

The moment that changed everything came during the pandemic. I stepped into an old stone farmhouse in Umbria and felt a clarity I hadn’t known in years. I didn’t have the full plan, the financing securely lined up, or even a clear picture of how the life ahead would work. But I had a deep, unquestionable yes.

So I followed it.

I sold almost everything I owned, packed two suitcases, and moved to Italy. The path wasn’t smooth — in truth, it was messy, uncertain, and full of moments where I wondered whether I had made a mistake. But it was mine. And walking it taught me something essential:

You don’t need perfect conditions to begin.
You just need one moment of courage.

That leap became the foundation of my work today — guiding others through their own thresholds with clarity, steadiness, and the grounded support that makes change feel possible.

If you’d like to hear more about that journey and what it really took to start over, you can read my e-book below.

➡️ Read: The Courage to Go (free download)

Soft Landing Experiences is where all of this comes together: the lived experience, the practical knowledge, and the belief that reinvention —
whether through travel, relocation, or a life redesign — is not only possible, but often the beginning of something deeply true.

Wherever life is calling you — toward exploration, Italy, creativity, or a new chapter you can’t yet name —
I’m here to help you land softly.