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Karima McKenzie

Education
Emotional Resilience
Empowerment
Inspirational
Mental Health
Mindset
Personal Development
Trauma Recovery
Women's Empowerment
Work Life Balance
Karima McKenzie

EXPERT ON:

◉ Motivation & Mindset
◉ Overcoming Adversity
◉ Work-Life Balance & Focus

EXPERIENCE:

◉ Wellness consultant, trauma-informed educator, and creator of the T.E.M.P.L.E.S. Method™, Karima McKenzie helps high-achieving women and organizations reduce burnout, build emotional resilience, and restore mental clarity through a proven, values-aligned framework.

◉ Former educator and school leader with 22+ years of experience, serving as a teacher, athletic director, and Vice Principal in the Jersey City Public School system, with deep expertise in leadership, education, and emotional wellness.

◉ Author and founder of Temples Consulting, inspired by her own healing journey after a 2021 mental health crisis, Karima empowers individuals and teams to move from survival to sacred living through courses, workshops, and resilience programs grounded in emotional regulation and trauma-informed care.

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About Karima McKenzie

Karima McKenzie is a wellness consultant, trauma-informed educator, and creator of the T.E.M.P.L.E.S. Method™—a transformative framework that helps high-achieving women and organizations reduce burnout, strengthen emotional resilience, and restore mental clarity. With 22+ years of experience in education and leadership, she has served as a teacher, athletic director, and Vice Principal in the Jersey City Public School system.

After experiencing a life-changing mental health crisis in 2021, Karima devoted herself to healing and personal transformation. That journey inspired her book, Temples Are Sacred and So Are You, which now anchors her signature courses, workshops, and resilience programs.

Through Temples Consulting, Karima empowers students, professionals and teams struggling with anxiety, overwhelm, and chronic stress. Her work helps clients regulate their emotions, realign with their values, and rise into their highest potential.

Karima has been featured in Chicago Weekly, The Discovery Pod with Eve Richards, and Houston’s KPRC 2 News for her leadership in emotional wellness and trauma-informed practices.

Karima’s mission is simple yet powerful:
To help others move from surviving to sacred living—one truth, one breath, and one transformation at a time.

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