Traveling with anxiety is a real doozy. And I want to be honest about it because too often I’ll post the highlight reel. You see a pretty picture and think “oh wow! Katie is so adventurous…so easy going!” Or maybe you don’t…Idkkk what goes on in your brain. The truth is, I am scared of […]

A few weeks ago, I was diagnosed with endometriosis and a scheduled surgery immediately followed. That word, endometriosis has consumed my life since then. I’m sick of saying it. Typing it. Hearing it. But I don’t get to ignore it as I have for the past 20 years. It’s so in my face that today I’m choosing to […]

Hitting burnout as a counselor was real. I used to talk about it as if I knew what it was. In reality, i hadn’t experienced it just yet but was well on my way to true, real, deep burnout.  It manifested in the form of snapping at people and apologizing after. Feeling like a version […]

I’m sorry. I’m sorry for making you feel like you are too big. Too soft. Too much of anything.  And this apology has been a long time coming. Because for as long as I can remember, I called you  Tree trunks Soccer player thighs And I laughed to avoid feeling the pain of hating parts […]