"Busy” is your middle name. So why do you feel so guilty for not doing more?
If you’re a kind & capable person, the problem is not your productivity.
It's probably because you're the go-to person for lots of people and tasks.
The Boundary Academy is a six-week live coaching experience for kind, capable women who want their time, energy, and lives back without becoming harder people to get them.
Learn how to make clearer decisions, say what you actually mean, stop taking responsibility for everything in a ten-mile radius, and have room for work your proud of and a life you have enough energy left to enjoy - without creating drama or being a jerk about it.
Yes I want that →
Some of what you get: Live coaching with Karlee Fain · practical tools + scripts · replays + Boundary Guidance Library · meaningful allies that support you
If "busy"
sounds like you, let's
play a little game here...
Raise your hand if you've found yourself doing or feeling any of these lately
Sound familiar?
YOU’RE NOT ALONE. So many kind, capable women end up here, not because they aren’t doing enough, but because they’ve gotten very good at considering everyone else first.
This isn’t a personal failing. It’s a pattern. And patterns can change.
It’s time to get more of your own life back.
Be Pleasantly Surprised
"Boundaries is such a large word. To be able to scale that down and see that they don't have to be intimidating, they can be a part of who you are, is a pleasant surprise I didn't see this coming, and it's so rich and so wonderful to be able to carry this on into the rest of this year and my life."
Anitza Martins; Client Advisor, Project Manager
What gets easier when your boundaries get clearer?
The Boundary Academy is a six-week live coaching experience designed to help you make better decisions about your time, energy, work, relationships, and responsibilities, without turning every choice into an internal test or battle.
You’ll learn how to notice what you actually want sooner, communicate it more clearly, and stop automatically volunteering yourself for things you never consciously chose.
You do not need to become less generous.
You need enough clarity to know when generosity is actually yours to give, what it can reasonably look like, and when your own life needs to be included in the decision.
YES. I WANT IN →
The Courage To Say No
“It helped me prioritize myself and my needs, and to manage the stress that comes along with owning a business. It has helped me to stop doing a job that I wanted to change in my business and redirect my energy toward something that I have dreamed of and love! The sense of community and shared struggles of the other members helped me to grow and to have the courage to say ‘no’ to what I don’t want to do anymore.”
Sarah Merenda; Business Owner, Mother
How The Boundary Academy Works:
Four live classes. One week at a time. Plenty of room to actually use what you’re learning.
Each week, you’ll join Karlee for a 60–75 minute live class focused on one essential part of building boundaries that work in real life. You’ll also have the replay, practical resources, and space to bring your own questions into the work.
Week 1 | 60-75 MIN
Strengthen Your Boundary Roots:
Learn what healthy boundaries actually require and begin noticing the places where you override yourself, over-accommodate, or agree before you’ve had time to think.
You’ll start building a sturdier internal foundation so boundaries become less about finding the perfect sentence and more about knowing where you stand.
Week 2 |60-75MIN
Become Sturdy + Clear
Get clearer about what matters to you, what you have capacity for, and what is actually reasonable.
You’ll build a flexible way of making decisions you can return to when guilt, pressure, other people’s expectations, or your own very persuasive overthinking enter the room.
WEEK 3 | 60-75 MINS
Know What To Say
This is where clarity gets language.
You’ll learn Karlee’s five-step process for creating boundary scripts that fit the actual situation you’re in, so you can say what you mean without over-explaining, apologizing yourself into a pretzel, or polling six friends first.
WEEK 4 | 60-75 MINS
Make it Stick
Boundaries get easier when the rest of your life supports them.
You’ll identify what helps you stay clear, well-resourced, and able to follow through, then create a realistic plan for continuing the work after class ends.
BONUS
LIVE Coaching Q&A Sessions
After you’ve had time to practice what you’re learning, we’ll come back together for a two bonus live coaching sessions.
Bring the sticky situations, the surprising wins, the conversations you’re dreading, or the boundary that sounded brilliant in your head and somehow came out sideways.
We’ll work with what’s actually happening in your life.
Also included
Your Boundary Guidebook
A practical, printable companion with exercises, scripts, prompts, and tools you can return to when real life gets noisy.
The Boundary Library
You’ll also have access to approximately 40 on-demand classes covering specific boundary situations, including family, finances, healthcare, work, relationships, and more.
Community + Support
Throughout the experience, you’ll have a private online space to ask questions, get feedback, and learn alongside other women doing this work.
And once you’ve joined The Boundary Academy, you can return for a future cohort at no additional cost. Because sometimes the boundary you need six months from now is one you cannot even see yet.
Not Just A Course
“What I would have given if someone showed me this work [many] years ago. Don't think of this as a course with a beginning, a middle, and an end. Think of it as the beginning of a journey that gives you the awareness that you need to practice what you need. And you're not too young, and you're not too old.”
Michaela O'Conner Abrams, Former CEO of Dwell Magazine, Founder of MOCA+
BUILT WITH MORE THAN ONE POINT OF VIEW
Because there is no single “right” way to have a boundary.
The Boundary Academy has been shaped with guidance from our Council of Boundary Makers, a multigenerational, multicultural group of women from around the world whose lives, professions, and experiences bring very different perspectives to the work.
Their perspectives help us resist one-size-fits-all advice about what you should say or how a healthy relationship should work. Instead, we look at the person, the relationship, the circumstances, and what respect and care actually require there.
You’ll learn principles sturdy enough to guide you, with enough flexibility to still sound and feel like you.
TAKE ME TO ENROLLMENT
A Rare Opportunity
“We don’t have a cultural habit around boundaries that don’t involve pain, anger, divorce, cutting you off, or never speaking to you again. To be inside The Boundary Academy is a rare opportunity.”
Suzi Banks Baum; Book Artist, Author, Mother
I'M KARLEE.
Founder, The Boundary Academy · Executive Coach · Author · Host of Messy & Magnificent · 20+ years helping people navigate pressure, relationships, and change
I’ve spent two decades studying what helps capable people thrive without consuming themselves in the process.
My professional education has taken me into some unusual classrooms: touring with rockstars, working around the world, coaching executives, sitting beside leaders and family enterprises, and helping people navigate conversations where the stakes are high and the answers aren’t obvious.
Across all of it, I kept seeing the same thing: smart, generous people can become incredibly skilled at making everything work while slowly disappearing from the equation themselves.
That became the heart of my work.
Today, I’m an executive coach, author, and boundary strategist. I help people get clearer about what matters, communicate more honestly, and build ways of working, caring, and relating that don’t require them to abandon themselves in the process.
The Boundary Academy is where I teach that work in a practical, deeply human way.
You can expect research, real-world tools, candid conversations, laughter, and absolutely no requirement that you become colder, tougher, or less generous.
Just more able to live your own life while you’re busy caring about everybody else’s.
A Life With More Room
“Before Karlee, I secretly suffered for years while everyone thought I was happy and accomplished. Now I have created my dream job, and have more free time than ever! I am authentically joyful, energized and able to help others without burning out.”
Shavawn Boyer; Nurse, Alopecia Coach
CHOOSE HOW YOU'D LIKE TO JOIN
Every option includes the complete eight-week Boundary Academy experience. The first 10 women to enroll, with any option, also receive a semi-private Boundary Coaching session with Karlee.
ACADEMY + PRIVATE COACHING
$1197
The full Academy, plus personal coaching - only 6 spots remaining
JOIN WITH PRIVATE COACHING
What you get: The short version
Four Weeks of Live Learning + Eight Weeks of Support:
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Four live classes with Karlee: Thursdays, October 22–November 12, for 60–75 minutes each at 12pm EST. A recorded version of each week’s lesson is released alongside the live class, so you can learn on your schedule.
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Two live coaching + Q&A sessions: November 19, 10–11am ET, and December 3, 12–1pm ET. Bring the boundary situations you’re facing right now.
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The Boundary Library: 30 on-demand classes on work, family, money, healthcare, relationships, and more.
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A private community: Ask questions, get feedback, and learn alongside other women during your eight weeks in the Academy.
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A printable guidebook: Scripts, exercises, and prompts to use during class and return to later.
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Free return to a future cohort: Come back whenever another round would serve you, at no additional cost.
Your Investment
$397
One payment, with an installment option too..
Your enrollment includes the full Boundary Academy experience, live coaching, the Boundary Library, guidebook, community support, bonus Q&A sessions, and the ability to return for a future cohort at no additional cost.
First 10 Enrollment Bonus
The first 10 women to enroll will also receive a semi-private Boundary Coaching session with Karlee. Value: $297 In this smaller setting you'll have an extra chance to resolve the boundary situation you most want help navigating.
JOIN WHILE THE DOORS ARE OPEN →
Knowing My Worth
"I was offered a new job, I used my boundaries in the offering and it worked out! Thank you ladies for giving me the strength to know my worth. I hope that we continue as a sisterhood, our bond has been such a remarkable experience!"
Sabrina Hopson; Case Management Specialist/Creative Design Owner
THE FIRST-WEEK FIT GUARANTEE
We want you to feel good about being here.
If you join The Boundary Academy and decide during the first week of the program that it isn’t the right fit for you, you may request a full refund of your investment.
No drama. No hard feelings.
You can read the full refund policy here.
FAQ
I need this, but I genuinely don’t have much time. How much time does The Boundary Academy take?
What if I can’t attend the live classes?
I’ve already done a lot of therapy, coaching, and personal development. Will this feel too basic?
Do I have to become more confrontational to have better boundaries?
What if the people in my life don’t like my new boundaries?
My life isn’t falling apart. Do I really need a boundary course?
How personal do I have to get in the community or live coaching?
How long do I have access?
What does The Boundary Academy cost? Can I pay in installments?
How is this different from reading another boundary book or listening to another podcast?
What are the live session dates?
