Episode 263: Karen Curry Parker is a best-selling author of multiple books, creator of the Human Design for Everyone Training System(TM), and the Quantum Alignment System.  She has been speaking, coaching, training and podcasting on these topics for almost 30 years, touching close to 10,000 lives around the world. Her core mission is to help people live the life they were designed to live by discovering who we are, what we are here to do and how to activate our potential and our life path.With degrees in both nursing and journalism, Karen began her work as a midwife and also launched her own publishing company. Upon the birth of her own children, she focused on coaching and educating parents. She then studied advanced energy psychology techniques such as EFT and Belief Point Energy Re-Patterning and Human Design.She blended her nursing training with her training in Human Design and Energy Psychology techniques to create a leading-edge coach training program called the Quantum Alignment System.  She is currently pursuing her PhD in Integrative Health and working on her new book, "Quantum Creativity".Karen’s work has been featured on Fox News, Bloomberg Businessweek, CBS, ABC, and various radio shows and tele-summits.Show notes:CARE/OF: What better way to take care of your purpose within human design than taking care of your physical body? Maddy has been obsessing over her cute individual vitamin packets for a reason: they're easy, compostable, nourishing and they cover ALL the bases in her health needs.Check out the online quiz they provide to help you know which vitamins you're missing out on but may really need.If you're vegetarian or vegan, do not fear! You can customize your vitamins to ensure they align with your ethical values.For 25% off your first Care/of order, go to TakeCareOf.com and enter the code MADDYMOON at checkout!What is human design and why is it relevant to today?Each personal chart contains the code for every human story living on the planet right now. Our Human Design chart is not a predictive tool and it's not particularly spiritual—it’s an energy map. Human Design can tell you how you sleep, how you work, what’s important for you to have healthy relationships, who you are, what your purpose is, who you be, what you’re here to give back and so much more.Listen to my previous human design episode https://maddymoon.com/human-designThere are 5 different energy types: Manifestor, Manifesting Generator, Generator, Reflector, Projector. Each energy type comes with different challenges and a different role that they play."We’re not trained to do what feels right and we don’t often follow the path that is right for our individual selves."Why reflectors are often sad about being a reflector.Maddy's chart is HERE for reference as Karen reads itMaddy is a Projector and it shows in her chart that she’s definitely here to be different.What is an incarnation cross and how does it show your life story?"When you’re being the fullest expression of who you are, you are here to transform the way people perceive themselves."What is a G-center?The crucial art of pacing yourself in this fast-paced world. What Maddy’s chart says about food and exercise.Why hydration is important for Maddy.Why habits, consistency, and rhythm aren’t necessarily good for everyone.Previous Human Design episode HERE Sign up for Maddy's 4-week women's coaching group (10 queens, give or take) to explore sacred feelings, shadow sides, feminine and masculine embodiment and archetypes. To register, send tuition to 'maddymoon' on Venmo.Connect with Karen:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HumanDesignForEveryone/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/humandesignkaren/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRTsiAWe7golAJpPPdziwBwGet Your Self-Discovery Kit: https://www.humandesignforeveryone.com/self-discovery-kit.html