Karen Goslin & Associates

04/20/2026

What’s the best time for therapeutic interventions?

✅ after the ‘ah-ha’ moments are punctuated
❌ but not too much later, before the fear of change sets in or regression occurs

Because if not timed properly, the power of the insight is lost.

I talk more about this in my book, Yellow Paint - get your copy to learn more about it here: https://www.amazon.ca/Yellow-Paint-Learning-Live-Again/dp/1069068446

04/15/2026

Burnout in helping professions is often misunderstood…

It’s rarely just about the work being “too hard.”

It’s about the emotional demands, workplace pressures, personal histories, and the very qualities that make someone deeply committed to helping others.

If we want sustainable careers in this field, the wellbeing of professionals has to be treated as ESSENTIAL, not optional.

Swipe through to read more about it.

04/10/2026

I’m deeply honoured to be considered for the Canada Prestige Award 2026.

My work as a psychotherapist has always been shaped not only by professional training, but by life itself.

Through profound personal loss and significant health challenges, I came to understand something important about healing:

People are not only looking for more insight — they are looking for what to do with that insight.

Over the past 35 years (including 27 years as founder & clinical director of KG & Associates) this understanding led me to develop the KG Accountable Therapy Method®, a structured approach designed to help clients move beyond reflection toward real, measurable change.

It has been a privilege to support thousands of Canadians navigating grief, trauma, and life transitions, and to extend this work through my book Yellow Paint: Learning to Live Again.

I remain deeply committed to advancing mental health care in Canada by helping people not only understand their lives, but rebuild them.

04/08/2026

“Self-Love” in Entrepreneurship… could it just be avoidance with better branding?

I used to tell myself I was doing my best, while overworking, overgiving, and blaming everything but my own patterns.

Then I applied the bold, honest, compassionate structures I build for clients…

And that’s when things changed.

Self-love isn’t soft, it’s accountable. It’s…

➡️ Keeping promises to yourself
➡️ Calling yourself out
➡️ Taking ownership without tearing yourself down

Your business isn’t just strategy, it’s also self-leadership. And if you don’t trust yourself, you’ll feel it everywhere.

I was very excited to sit down with 5 other business owners on Deborah Drummond official 's podcast, Mission Accepted, to chat more about self-love in business.

Tune in to hear my take on it here!
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6d5QJ7aysjgibKobXMk8oA?si=27ca371b831a46b5
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/ep-351-how-self-love-leads-to-better-business-results/id1535510518?i=1000758385169

04/06/2026

I’m always grateful to hear how my book ‘Yellow Paint’ is resonating with readers.

This book was written as an invitation to look honestly at the negative patterns that keep us stuck… and to build structures to interrupt those patterns in real time.

If you’ve been reflecting on what needs to shift in your own life, this story and its insights may offer a place to begin.

You can get your own copy on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.ca/Yellow-Paint-Learning-Live-Again/dp/1069068446

04/03/2026

What if healing could be heard… not just spoken? 🎶

I was honoured to be on the podcast with to explore how music, storytelling, and self-awareness can transform the way we approach therapy. We do a deep dive into the power and actions of living from the ‘good enough’ place.

Because healing isn’t just insight, it’s action.

🎧 Listen now:

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1474973427596997/

Welcome to Mindset Mastery Moment, the podcast where you'll embark on a transformative journey of personal and professional growth. I'm your host, Dr. Alisa.

04/01/2026

That moment when you make it to the cover! Thanks for the interview Jana Short & Ageless Living Magazine!

03/30/2026

For many years, I’ve been interested in the moments when life forces us to pause and ask deeper questions.

For me, those moments, helped me:

➡️ Understand the complexities of change,
➡️ Realize insight alone wasn’t enough, and
➡️ Identify the real purpose of pain.

All this, led me to uncover:

➡️ How to use pain as information,
➡️ The necessity of language tools and accountability in the change process, and
➡️ The full impact when we get out of our own way.

These questions are at the heart of my book Yellow Paint - learn more about my story and how I bring these questions into therapy by getting your copy here:

https://www.amazon.ca/Yellow-Paint-Learning-Live-Again/dp/1069068446

03/27/2026

For many years, trauma affecting the therapist was seen as a sign of weakness, poor skill, or weak boundaries.

We know better now.

Vicarious trauma is real, and it’s an occupational risk for people who work closely with trauma.

If we want longevity in helping professions, awareness, supervision, and strong support systems aren’t luxuries… they’re necessities.

Because the work matters. And so do the people doing it.

03/25/2026

I recently sat down with Carmen Davailus to explore a deceptively simple question:

How does making the OUTSIDE changes we are needing rely on changes to the INSIDE stories we are telling ourselves?

…When it’s otherwise too easy to get swept away by tasks, pressures, and expectations, which ultimately keep us living by stories that impede that change?

I shared three key narrative shifts that support transformation:

Outwitting Perfectionism — redefining self-worth through excellence, not impossible standards.

“Firing the Judge” — replacing harsh self-judgment with curiosity, allowing us to sit in vulnerability and discomfort without shutting down.

Owning What Comes Next — holding ourselves accountable for the very next step that moves us closer to what truly matters.

From there, we landed on a concept I often share with clients and the therapists I teach:

Swimming like the whale.

Living with gentle power — finding gentleness in your strength and strength in your gentleness.

Always moving forward with clarity and direction.

Not thrashing. Not overshooting.

But steady. Sustainable. Smooth.

Our Authentic Life Meaning, it turns out, isn’t found in frantic striving. It’s created through powerful, intentional flow — moving through the waters of life toward what matters most, stabilizing yourself along the way.

So I’m curious:
How are you finding your flow toward meaning?

See the Full Episode: “Healing Begins When we Change the Story”, here:

Art of a Meaningful Life | Healing Begins When We Change the Story with Karen GoslinWhat does it really mean to live a meaningful life—especially after pain,...

03/23/2026

I believe that my Ukrainian legacy influenced me toward finding responsible courageous directions in my personal life, and at the same time, shaped the kind of therapist I would become.

In my book Yellow Paint, I talk about the keen vision and discipline of my Gigi running a ‘tight ship’, with the brave commitment of my Baba.

I know, as humans, we usually want and need change when we are unhappy.

I also know that we too easily revert back and get in our own way, sabotaging ourselves, and ultimately getting us further away from what we really want.

I talk more about how family legacy has shaped the KG Accountability Method in my book, Yellow Paint - get your copy here: https://www.amazon.ca/Yellow-Paint-Learning-Live-Again/dp/1069068446

03/20/2026

 Here’s Part of the story at My rock bottom - I didn’t have a structure for healing, so I built one