Dr. Karolina LaBrecque is a behavioral consultant, high-performance coach, and the founder of the Help To Grow Institute — a coaching and education platform dedicated to helping professionals, entrepreneurs, and organizations move from surviving to thriving.

With a PhD in Rehabilitation Science and a master’s in Psychology, Dr. LaBrecque brings together neuroscience, behavioral science, and lived experience to help people rebuild balance, purpose, and performance in their personal and professional lives. Her signature Befriend Your Life™ framework teaches individuals to work with their minds and bodies, not against them — transforming overwhelm and burnout into clarity, confidence, and flow.

As a former researcher and educator turned entrepreneur, Karolina understands what it means to juggle multiple roles — business owner, leader, parent, and partner — while striving for growth and meaning. After facing her own journey through loss, injury, and the pressure of constant productivity, she realized that success without balance isn’t sustainable. The Help To Grow Institute was born from that realization — a space where growth feels aligned, grounded, and achievable.

Through one-on-one coaching, workshops, and the Befriending Your Life Membership, she helps clients strengthen their executive functioning, emotional regulation, and stress resilience — the real foundations of sustainable success.

Karolina’s work blends mind, body, quest, surroundings, and time, the five pillars of her approach, offering a holistic roadmap to personal and professional transformation.

Her philosophy is simple but powerful:

“You don’t need a new life — you need a new way to be in it.”

Whether she’s speaking on stage, mentoring fellow coaches, or guiding clients through deep change, Dr. LaBrecque’s mission remains the same: to help people find flow, purpose, and peace — and to grow from the inside out.