Fall Clarity

with Carrie Contey, PhD

Fall is on the horizon.
The freedom of summer is giving way to more structure, more responsibility, and more moving parts.

Back to school. Back to schedules. Back to activities, logistics, devices, homework, earlier mornings, fuller evenings, and all the tiny transitions that add up quickly.

Fall Clarity gives you three spacious, practical pauses across the season: a reset before fall gets moving, a clear and compassionate look at screens once the routines begin, and a toolkit for tending the triggers that show up when everyone’s capacity gets thin.

Three live gatherings on Zoom 12-1:30p ET

The Fall Reset — Friday, August 28
The Screen Conversation — Friday, September 18
The Trigger Toolkit — Friday, October 16
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Fall begins with possibility and quickly becomes a lot.

There is the beauty of fresh starts, clearer rhythms, and a return to structure. And then there is the reality of fall.

It is easy to get swept into the season before you’ve had a chance to choose how you want to move through it.

Fall Clarity gives you three places to pause and pay attention.

Before the season begins, we’ll reset.
We’ll get clear about what matters now, what kind of rhythm you want to create, and how you want to meet the season ahead.

Once routines are underway, we’ll talk honestly about screens.
We’ll look at devices, expectations, boundaries, habits, connection, and the places technology tends to create friction.

Mid-season, we’ll look at triggers, capacity, and repair.
We’ll notice what’s working, what’s getting tight, and what helps everyone return when the season gets full.

This is a space to move into and through fall with more awareness, steadiness, and connection.

Together we'll explore:


  • How you want to be with yourself and your people this fall

  • What helps your home feel steady, connected, and resourced

  • How screens, devices, homework, and full evenings affect the whole emotional atmosphere of your home

  • What tends to get triggered when capacity is thin

  • What helps everyone pause, repair, and return

You'll leave each gathering with more clarity, more compassion, and simple ways to stay connected while life is in motion.

The Details

Dates: Friday, August 28 + September 18 + October 16
Time: 12p-1:30p EDT
Location: Zoom
Investment: $75

Can’t attend live? The recording will be available.

What's Included

✔️ Three live 90-minute gatherings on Zoom
Space and time for reflection, writing, and conversation

✔️ Access to all recordings

✔️ Fall Clarity Companion Guides
Printable PDFs filled with reflection prompts, conversation starters, practical tools, and gentle reminders to support you through the season

A note from Carrie

Fall has a way of sneaking up on us.

One minute it’s summer and the next there are forms to fill out, shoes to find, lunches to think about, schedules to coordinate, more screens to navigate, and lots of feelings because of the amount being asked of everyone.

I say that with so much love.

Because this is life. And this is family life in the fall.

Ordinary and astonishing.
Relentless and tender.
Full of tiny moments that shape the whole atmosphere of a home.

And after all these years of sitting with people as the calendar rounds the bend to fall, I still believe one of the most generous things we can do before the season takes over is to stop, sit, and consider...

What matters now?
What wants more perspective?
What needs more care?
And maybe most importantly, what might help us move through this next stretch with a little more awareness, steadiness, and connection?

That’s the spirit of Fall Clarity.

A few well-timed pauses.
Some space to hear what’s true.
A little support as you move into and through the season.

I’d love to have you with me.

With love,
Carrie

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Fall Clarity

A three-part seasonal series to help you enter and move through fall with more awareness, steadiness, and connection.