About Carmel Morrissey
Founder of Rooted & Rising | Career, Life & Mindset Coach | Trauma-Informed Hypnotherapist | Equine & Nature-Based Facilitator
A Note From Me
I know what it’s like to carry more than you show—to be the strong one, the capable one, the one who holds everything together until your body, your mind, or your spirit quietly asks you to stop.
There was a time I couldn’t open my laptop. Couldn’t answer the post. Couldn’t face the next piece of bad news. In just four months, I lost my grandmother (my anchor), my friend Fran to cancer, and my dear friend Jim to suicide— in quick succession all while trying to stay functional, professional, and resilient.
Fran had always dreamed of creating a space where people facing illness could find healing through the presence of horses. That dream lives on quietly in the work I do here. Jim’s kindness and quiet strength also shaped this journey—he is part of why I created one of the early Lessons from the Field.
I was also navigating separation and uncertainty in my personal life—grieving not just people I loved, but the shape of life as I thought it would be.
I didn’t plan to build a program like Rooted & Rising. I built it slowly, season by season, in the quiet moments between lambing and loss, walking the same fields with my horses, whispering back to the woman I once was.
This work didn’t come from a textbook. It came from lived experience.
Why I Created Rooted & Rising
Rooted & Rising is not just a coaching program. It’s a space for women who are holding more than they show—who are tired of pushing and ready to come home to themselves.
It’s for the woman who’s lying awake wondering if this is all life is. The one questioning her career, her energy, her identity. The one who has done the work, been strong for everyone else, and is ready for something different now—gentler, wiser, real.
What I Bring to This Work
I blend professional depth with personal truth. I hold a BSc in Psychology & Sociology, I’m a certified hypnotherapist, a licensed ReWilding facilitator, a trauma-informed coach, and a specialist in career reinvention and interview confidence. I’ve authored books on both mindset and job transitions, and spent over a decade coaching professionals at all levels.
But I’m also a woman who’s stood in the middle of a lambing shed with tears streaming down my face. Who’s felt joy return beside a horse. Who’s learned that real healing doesn’t come from being told what to do—but from being held, seen, and reminded of who you are.
What You Can Expect
Rooted & Rising meets you where you are—whether you’re seeking clarity, rest, reinvention, or simply a place to exhale. The approach is gentle, structured, trauma-sensitive, and deeply personal.
Some clients come for burnout recovery. Others for career shifts. Some to process grief. All are welcome.
This isn’t performance. This is permission.
Let’s Begin
Whether you come in person to my 35-acre parkland estate in Wexford, or work with me online, the intention is the same: to support your return to clarity, confidence, and calm—with nature, animals, and evidence-based tools by your side.
You’re not behind. You’re not broken. You’re just ready for a new way forward.
Book your free connection call and let’s see what’s possible.
Books by Carmel
Practical tools and soulful guidance — created to meet you wherever you are.
A practical, empowering guide suitable for everyone from first-time job seekers to seasoned professionals.
Whether you're launching your first CV, returning to work, or ready for a career pivot, this workbook blends strategic tools with mindset coaching — including a unique system Carmel created: the Wheel of Success.
This signature tool helps readers check in with their progress, recognise blind spots, and regain clarity — saving time, energy, and unnecessary detours.
for professionals navigating career change, redundancy, or reinvention. This workbook blends strategic career tools with mindset coaching to help you move forward — calmly and clearly.
Weekly actions & progress trackers
CV and LinkedIn strategies grounded in real coaching experience
Interview prep with real-world insights
Emotional resilience and confidence tools
A soulful 90-day guided planner designed for anyone ready to reconnect with their energy, confidence, and purpose — gently, consistently, and without overwhelm.
This is more than a journal. It’s a structured rhythm for resetting your nervous system, realigning with your values, and reclaiming the grounded version of yourself that knows what you need.
Created during Carmel’s own season of reinvention, this book has helped hundreds of clients move from burnout and doubt into steadier, softer clarity.
90-day structure with space for daily prompts
Weekly intention-setting & grounding pages
End-of-day emotional check-ins
Seasonal reflections & self-kindness reminders
Used in the Rooted & Rising program and gifted in the Deep Support package, this book encourages sustainable, soul-rooted change.
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