Rest Without Permission
You were not built to run on empty.
For Black women founders and nonprofit leaders who are done carrying everything. We build the systems, rhythms, and language of rest so your mission runs without running you.
Introducing Radical Freedom
the sabbatical-ready path for leaders who refuse to burn out for the mission.
This is not a you problem.
It is an infrastructure problem.
Most leaders do not burn out because they lack passion, vision, or drive.
They burn out because everything runs through them, and nothing was ever
built to hold the weight of the mission without their hands on it.
01
Everything lives in your head
Funding gaps, donor notes, volunteer schedules, program details. If you step away, the whole system goes with you.
02
Everything lives in your head
Funding gaps, donor notes, volunteer schedules, program details. If you step away, the whole system goes with you.
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Everything lives in your head
Funding gaps, donor notes, volunteer schedules, program details. If you step away, the whole system goes with you.
You did not build this work to survive it.
You built it to live a liberated life because of it.
We build the support
behind the sabbatical.
Radical Freedom Dreamer is not a coaching program that hands you inspiration and walks away. We use the sabbatical planning process to build the systems, boundaries, and revenue strategy that make rest actually possible, not just aspirational.
Your time back with liberatory systems that save 30+ hours a week
Permission to rest without guilt because your mission deserves a rested leader
Revenue clarity with tools to secure funding without increasing the grind
Powerful boundaries so your team steps up and you stop carrying everything
A Freedom Roadmap built around strategy, rest, and sustainability
We are the new SaaS
Sabbatical Planning
as a Strategy.
Not Software as a Service. Not a subscription. A strategy.
The tech world spent 20 years selling leaders more tools to do more faster. We are building the opposite. Sabbatical Planning as a Strategy treats rest as infrastructure, not an escape plan. It is what you build on purpose so the mission does not collapse when you finally stop. Busyness is aging us internally. Stillness is the new strategy.
The F.R.E.E. Method
Every path to sabbatical follows the same proven framework. No tech
overwhelm. No guilt. No figuring it out on your own.
F
Face the Truth
Get immediate solutions to your challenge through personalized coaching that addresses your unique career needs.
No more waiting for answers, take action now.
R
Reignite the Vision
We clear the busywork so you can reconnect with the mission you started out to build, not the chaos you ended up managing.
E
Establish Plan & Boundaries
We automate where possible, protect your time where it matters, and build the structures that hold the work when you step away.
E
Evolve with Intention
We build systems that scale with you so growth feels supported instead of stressful, and rest becomes a rhythm, not a rescue.
Choose your pathway to rest.
Two clear offerings. Both built for the leader who is done carrying everything.
Both priced so you can start today, not someday.
Self-Guided
Sabbatical Toolkit
Your all-in-one guide to an intentional, stress-free sabbatical.
30+ customizable templates and guides to plan, prepare, and enjoy a smooth, restorative sabbatical. For the leader who is ready to take her rest without waiting for permission or the perfect moment.
Assessment and planning tools
Financial and funding resources
Operations and delegation templates
Communications and announcements
Wellness and sabbatical rituals
Research and best practices
$197
Community Supported
Community Portal
Rest is easier when you are not doing it alone.
A private portal for leaders actively building toward sabbatical. Connection, accountability, and a circle of women who understand the weight of the work because they are carrying it too.
Private community space for members only
Monthly guided reflection and planning sessions
Peer accountability and honest conversation
Resource library and sabbatical stories
Direct guidance from Kara in group format
Ongoing support as your plan evolves
Twice a month masterclasses
$197
Free Live Workshop
Not ready for a package? Start with the workshop.
Before you invest a dollar, come spend 90 minutes with Kara for free. The Sabbatical-Ready Systems Workshop is the front door to this work. It stands completely on its own, and it is yours at no cost.
Why a vacation sends you right back to the same fire, and what a sabbatical actually changes in your infrastructure
The 3 systems you must have in place before you step away, so nothing falls apart while you breathe
How to make rest financially real, not just something you want but cannot figure out how to afford
The exact framework Kara built after her 3-month sabbatical exposed every gap in her organization
What to do before, during, and after so you come back transformed, not right back where you started
FREE
Sabbatical-Ready Systems Workshop
60 minutes of teaching plus live Q&A with Kara.
($0 - Completely Free) No catch. No surprise upsell at minute 59.
(60 min + live Q&A) Plan for up to 2 hours with Kara
2 Free Bonus Gifts
The Sabbatical Readiness Audit
A 15-point self-assessment to reveal exactly where your systems ar leaking and what to fix before you st away.
The Funded Rest Starter Guide
Kara's exact funder conversation scripts and the framework that turned her sabbatical into a fully funded one. Yours at no cost.
Upcoming Dates:
April 30 | May 1 | May 2 | May 5
Leaders who stopped running on empty.
Real women. Real organizations. Real rest that did not cost them the mission.
I had big vision, but everything ran through me. After working with Kara, I finally built the systems that let me step back and breathe. My sabbatical was truly restorative because I knew my organization was thriving without me.
Y. Thompson
Executive Director, Lazera Ministries
My life changed as a result of coaching with Coach Kara Jay. She held me accountable in ways I didn’t even know I needed. The transformation far exceeded my expectations. I walked in stuck and overwhelmed, and I walked out with clarity, a plan, and the confidence to execute it.
M. Baugh
Teacher, Metro Nashville Public Schools
I was in a dark place in my leadership. Burned out, overwhelmed, and unsure if I could keep going. Kara helped me create a plan for my life that pulled me out of that space. She didn’t just give me strategies. She helped me reclaim my power. I walked away transformed, clear, and ready to lead from a place of strength instead of survival.
Get immediate solutions to your challenges
through personalized coaching that addresses your unique career needs.
No more waiting for answers—take action now.
R. Holman
Co-founder and Executive Director, Alexandria, VA
Your Host & Guide
We do not advise from the sidelines. We build from lived experience.
Kara James spent 11 years building FLY Girl Institute from 25 girls in a recreation center to 3,500 young women across 16 Nashville schools with a 95% graduation rate. She raised millions. She built the programs. She gave everything.
Then she took a fully funded 3-month sabbatical that did not cost her organization a single step backward. What it revealed changed everything she knew about leadership, rest, and what it actually means to build something sustainable.
She is not selling rest as a concept. She lived it, learned from it, and built the framework so you can too.
Your sabbatical is calling.
You have poured everything into your mission. Now it is time to pour
back into yourself. Start with the free workshop. Everything else
follows from there.