Carolyn Collins is the Founder of Be Healthy Within, PLLC, and the Be Healthy Within Foundation, organizations dedicated to promoting mental health awareness, fostering growth mindsets, and nurturing meaningful connections with self and others.

Her work empowers individuals to achieve balance and well-being through a whole-body, integrative approach that addresses mental, emotional, and physical health. Carolyn guides clients to connect with themselves, their communities, and their purpose, helping them embrace acceptance and make lasting changes to live happier, healthier lives.

Through the Be Healthy Within Foundation, Carolyn extends this impact to the broader community. She invests in programs, initiatives, and partnerships that advance mental health awareness, foster emotional well-being, and cultivate meaningful connection. By supporting organizations and individuals whose work aligns with the foundation’s pillars, she helps create communities where connection, support, and well-being thrive.

Believing that each person holds the innate ability to understand their own healing needs, Carolyn encourages attention to all aspects of self-care, including nutrition, movement, personal relationships, values alignment, and cultivating deeply meaningful connections. Her holistic perspective combines evidence-based mental health practices with wellness strategies such as yoga psychology, meditation, breath work, and shadow work.
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Carolyn holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from Loyola University, Chicago, and a Post-Master’s Degree in Art Therapy from the Adler School of Professional Psychology, Chicago. She is a certified Health Coach and trained facilitator, and has completed extensive professional development in leadership, personal growth, and holistic health.
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She lives outside Chicago, IL, with her family, including her husband, children, and their dog, Coco, all navigating their own journeys of growth and well-being.