Trekking Poles™ — Steady Your Climb. Build Resilience. Lead with Momentum.

Trekking Poles™

Steady Your Climb. Build Resilience. Lead with Momentum.

Created by bestselling author and transformational strategist Tara Karels, Trekking Poles helps people rise through truth, fire, and momentum.

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This Book Ignited a Movement

Trekking Poles is more than a story—it’s a strategy. Rooted in Tara’s decades of guiding people through transformation, it weaves science, storytelling, and strength into a framework for life’s hardest climbs.

  • The proven P.O.L.E.S. Framework™ for forward motion
  • Stories of courage, comeback, and clarity
  • Tools for steadying your climb and leading with heart
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Your Comeback Isn’t Canceled

The Trekking Poles Course gives you what platitudes never could: a roadmap, honest guidance, and tools that keep you in motion—built by someone who’s helped thousands rebuild their fire and momentum.

🎥 6 Video Modules

Clear, powerful lessons designed for real life.

📄 Printable Journal

Reflect and rebuild as you go with guided pages that move you forward.

✨ Bonus Resources

Exclusive content from Tara to support your climb and sustain your momentum.

Tara Karels

Meet Tara Karels

Tara Karels is a bestselling author, transformational speaker, and resilience strategist who’s spent more than three decades helping people rise through life, leadership, and change. A registered nurse with a master’s in education, Tara has guided thousands through transition and reinvention.

She’s the founder of INSPROW™, a movement empowering women to rebuild their fire, find purpose, and lead with unfiltered momentum. Her book Trekking Poles and the P.O.L.E.S. Framework™ anchor her coaching, courses, and keynotes.

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Truth. Fire. Momentum.

These are the three forces that fuel transformation.
Truth is the foundation. Fire is the fuel. Momentum is the movement.

Truth fuels Fire. Fire fuels Momentum. Momentum fuels Transformation.

What They’re Saying

“Tara didn’t try to fix me. She helped me remember who I was before the burnout.”

— Rachel

“The first person who ever truly called me out and held space for my tears. Life-changing.”

— Melanie

“After Tara’s keynote, we stopped clapping… and started talking. That’s impact.”

— Marcus

“I’ve never felt more seen — or more called up. Hire her. Work with her. Now.”

— Stacy

Bring Trekking Poles to Your Book Club

Ready to climb together? Whether your group is focused on healing, growth, or leadership, Trekking Poles sparks the kind of conversations that move hearts and lives forward.

You can even invite Tara Karels to join your discussion — virtually or in person — for an unforgettable conversation about truth, fire, and momentum.

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From One Climb to a Movement

INSPROW™ stands for “Inspiring One’s Self and Others Toward Positive Growth.” It’s the movement behind Tara’s work—a call for women everywhere to rise, rebuild, and live in unfiltered momentum.

Go to INSPROW.com

You Weren’t Meant to Stay Stuck—You Were Meant to Soar.

Start your climb today. Begin with the course or the book that started it all.