Kari is the founder of The SELF Project, an organization created to enhance the well-being of adolescents by teaching them about their own brain and social development, helping them understand what connected, healthy, supportive relationships look like, and develop self-awareness and critical thinking skills. She is the author of an SEL curriculum entitled One Teenager at a Time (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019) and a book for parents and educators of teens entitled Happy, Healthy Teens: Why Focusing on Relationship Works (Rowman & Littlefield, 2022). She runs parent support groups for parents of teens and tweens and teaches workshops on metabolizing grief and rage.