Coming Home: The Path to Your Favourite Self and Permission to Do It Your Way (Paperback or Softback)

THIS IS YOUR PERMISSION SLIP TO REWRITE THE NARRATIVE. TO CARVE YOUR OWN PATH. TO COME HOME TO THE TRUTH OF WHO YOU ARE.

Let this book be a mirror. Because this story is for every woman who’s been conditioned to shrink. To smile through the discomfort. To follow a version of success that never felt like her own.

Coming Home offers a path back to what’s always been yours: your voice, your rhythm, your way. Through rough raw honesty and soul-led reflection, Carly shows us what it looks like to rebuild—more than once. To lead with intuition over strategy, purpose over performance, alignment over approval.

Because coming home rarely happens all at once. It’s a series of quiet reckonings. A whisper you can’t ignore. And your voice is the key—to your clarity, your creativity, your calling, and the wildly aligned life that’s waiting for you.

Let this be the invitation: To find beauty in the ordinary, magic in the everyday, and meaning in the mess. The story you’re here to tell has the power to transform everything, starting with you.

ADVANCE PRAISE FOR Coming Home

“Profound, inspiring, and deeply relatable—A must-read for anyone ready to connect with the truest version of themselves.”

–MARIA TASSI, Co-founder of High Vibe Women

“Reading Coming Home felt like having a late-night conversation with a friend who isn’t afraid to tell you the truth. Carly doesn’t just share her story, she invites you into it, holding up a mirror so you can see your own courage, heartbreaks, and hopes reflected back.”

–MJ RENSHAW, Best-selling Author of How to Cry, Founder of The Being Method

“Riveting, courageous and soul-filled. I cried, I held my breath, I reflected. In reading the pages of Coming Home, I found myself. The parts of me seeking my own permission slip, the courage to share the story I haven’t yet told.”

–YOOSTINA, High Priestess, Writer & Channel, Creator of The Soul Pivot

“Coming Home is a powerful, beautifully reflective read for any mom building a business and life on her own terms.”

–LAURA SINCLAIR, Business Mentor, Founder of This Mother Means Business

“Early in Coming Home, Carly writes: ‘If you don’t see a path that fits who you are, you’re allowed to build one.’ This truth is the golden nugget every human needs to read, hear, and believe. Coming Home is full of cage-rattling insights every entrepreneur should embrace. Carly skillfully reminds us we are free to build whatever we desire.”

–SHANTELLE BISSON, 2x Best-selling Author, Parenting & Relationship Mentor, Entrepreneur

“Carly has a rare gift for expressing those quiet truths we all carry but don’t always say out loud. Coming Home gently nudges you to live a little braver every day.”

–LAUREN MURDOCH, Founder of Murdoch Marketing

“Coming Home is a masterclass in healing and storytelling. A must-read for anyone who wants to create magic in their life and business.”

–SARAH LAMBERT, Business & Self-Mastery Coach for Female Entrepreneurs

“Coming Home is a call to courageously share your story, because the world needs it.”

–ALEX STREET, Author, Storytelling Coach, Founder of StoryArc

Carly Ottaway is a writer, mother, and entrepreneur. She is the founder of the award-winning marketing agency, Web of Words. Her work has been published in Maclean's, Canadian Business, The Globe and Mail and Zoomer Magazine. She lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband and two kids.

Carly Ottaway is a writer, mother, and entrepreneur. She is the founder of the award-winning marketing agency, Web of Words. Her work has been published in Maclean's, Canadian Business, The Globe and Mail and Zoomer Magazine. She lives in Ontario, Canada with her husband and two kids.