Reclaim Your Life with Kate

I don’t know about you, but sometimes summer seems even busier than the school year! So, I am bringing you a short and sweet summer series! Each of the next 3 episodes will be short & sweet and will teach one of the greatest coaching lessons I’ve ever learned. In this episode you will learn: - The first lesson, you are not responsible for other people’s feelings - How I know that this is true...

“I have to stop scrolling on my phone at night” “I have to stop getting fast food for lunch” “I have to stop hitting the snooze button” Any of these sound familiar? When we are feeling stuck or overwhelmed, we tend to think that we need to subtract something from our life. That we have to take something away. But in this episode we are going to do the opposite! In this episode you’ll learn: - How...

Have you heard the term, “main character energy”? I’ve been hearing it everywhere and I just love it! In this episode we will talk about what main character energy is and how we can use it to reclaim our life! In this episode you’ll learn: - What main character energy is - How to empower yourself with main character energy (think, Elle Woods) - How to stop making someone, or something, else the ma...

The birds are singing and the buds have bloomed. Spring is here! You may be feeling the urge to spring clean and declutter your home and car. Well, I want to encourage you to clean your BRAIN too! In this episode, I walk you through how to clean up your thoughts. In this episode you’ll learn: - How to do a thought download - A step-by-step process to spring cleaning your thoughts - A downloadable...

Picture your teenage self… awkwardness and all! Now, imagine if you had someone in your life at that time that helped you cultivate confidence? Well, Leslie Randolph is that person and she can help your teen, and you INNER teen, cultivate confidence. Leslie helps her clients ditch doubt and overcome anxiety by teaching them the skill of cultivating confidence! Join me for a conversation with Lesli...

Have you ever reacted to something and regretted it? Or said “yes” to something you didn’t want to do? In these moments, I’ve learned to master “the pause”. That space between something happening and my reaction to it. And that’s what I’m teaching about in this episode. In this episode you’ll learn: - Why the pause is such an incredible tool - 3 ways to master the pause - How to increase the likel...

First of all, I can’t believe we are at 40 episodes! I hope this podcast has helped you because I love making them. Thank you for being on this journey with me. Now, for the episode. Today we are talking about gratitude and glimmers, but my view on gratitude may surprise you. Make sure you send me a message or leave a comment about what you are grateful for, no matter how silly it seems. I mean, I...

We all have a story, and this is mine. From anxiety and depression to divorce to finally showing up for myself and reclaiming my life…THIS is the story of how I got here. The story of why I became a life coach. And why I’m passionate about helping other overwhelmed mom’s show up for themselves, ditch the guilt and “shoulds” and find presence and joy. Thank you for being here! Claim your FREE gift...

Do you find yourself in the pantry when… You feel stressed You feel overwhelmed You’re seeking comfort to deal with everything you have going on! I totally get it. Eating was my go-to stress reliever. Until I learned some strategies that helped me put the cookies down (most of the time). And I’m sharing 3 of the ways I learned to stop stress eating with you in this week’s episode. In this episode...

You might be a people pleaser if… You add 8 exclamation points to your emails/texts You don’t speak up because you don’t want to “rock the boat” You make sure everyone else is comfortable, even if you aren’t Not wanting to be a burden and doing all the work to keep others happy sounds nice right? But it leads to resentment and burnout. Let’s talk about it so we can stop people pleasing! In this ep...

Feelings of fear, dread, and uneasiness … You may start sweating or feel tense or notice changes in your breathing. This is anxiety. There are many ways it can show up. You might want to get rid of or ignore your anxiety. But, spoiler alert, you can’t eliminate anxiety. We are going to work together on this episode to learn how to OWN your anxiety, not avoid it or let it control you. So, let’s get...

Fear, embarrassment, sadness… We often think of these as “negative” emotions. And a lot of us try to avoid feeling them. But that just usually creates more negative emotions. So, let’s talk about it. In this episode you’ll learn: -What creates negative emotions -The science of how to feel our emotions -How to deal with them when they come up P.S. I’m offering a brand new coaching experience! In th...

Imagine this. It’s Monday morning. You hit snooze too many times, you spill your coffee, and then your kid tells you they have a project due for school. What’s your reaction? Anger? Rage? Hide in the closet with a bag of Oreos? We’ve all been there. In this episode you’ll learn: -You are NOT alone in feeling anger/rage -Why we experience "mom rage" -Tools to deal with these feelings P.S....

When you hear someone talking about their “inner child” do you roll your eyes a little bit? It can seem a little woo woo right? I mean, we’re grown ups now. The past is the past. But here’s the thing. We can actually learn a lot from our inner child if we get to know them. So that is what we are talking about this week! In this episode you’ll learn: -How to meet your inner child -How to begin to h...

You know how you’re scrolling and all of a sudden you see an ad for a pair of shoes you were JUST talking about? That is the algorithm. It showed you something that you told it to pay attention to. Our brains have a system called the RAS that does the exact same thing. It shows you what you tell it to pay attention to. I call it ... the human algorithm In this episode you’ll learn: -What the human...

Do you have a difficult person in your life? You know who I mean… The “one-upper”, the “complainer”, or the one that makes everything about them? Do you feel anxious or frustrated when you have to deal with them? Let's talk about it! In this episode you’ll learn: -5 solutions to deal with difficult people -practical tips to navigate these interactions -how to avoid getting stuck in a negative cycl...

Do you give yourself permission? Permission to rest or work less or say what’s really on your mind? Well, since you won’t give yourself permission, consider this episode permission from your life coach. In this episode you’ll learn: -5 permission slips -Why you deserve these permission slips -How these permission slips help you show up for you so you can show up for them I’m offering a FREE coachi...

Too much screen time Snapping at the kids when you’ve just had it Taking time for yourself My clients feel the most mom guilt when these things happen. So let’s talk about it. In this episode you’ll learn: -Why there is no such thing as “dad guilt” -Why we feel guilty as moms -How to start letting go of mom guilt I’m offering a FREE coaching session to help you apply what you learn on the podcast...

It’s February! This month is all about love and celebrating Valentine’s Day. But we aren’t going to talk about our relationships with other people for this one. This week we are going to focus on the most important one, the relationship with ourselves. We tend to ignore our relationship with ourself. Or we have a negative relationship with ourself. Taking the time to work on your relationship with...

Do you find yourself scrolling endlessly? Or grabbing another cookie without even realizing? Or adding another pair of leggings to your Amazon cart? This might be a way of numbing, or avoiding having to feel your feelings and sit in discomfort. In this episode you’ll learn: -What numbing looks like -Why we do it -Action steps to change your numbing habits I’m offering a FREE coaching session to he...

A lot of us can get stuck in all or nothing thinking. This type of thinking can lead to stress and overwhelm. So, this week we are talking about a tool to help us get unstuck in all or nothing thinking. In this episode, you’ll learn: -How two things can be true, with real life examples! -How accepting that two things can be true helps with all or nothing thinking -Action steps to adopt the idea of...

Who doesn't love a BONUS?!?  In this bonus episode I share with you what coaching with me looks like!  Using my signature AAA method, you will gain the tools to handle the ups and downs of this messy thing called life. Awareness: together we will get curious about your thoughts, your feelings and your patterns  Acceptance: you will learn how to accept all the parts of yourself, the...

You know that voice in your head that tells you things like, “you really messed that up” or “you’re too old to wear that”? That is your self-talk. Your internal dialogue. And it’s influenced by your subconscious mind. It reveals your thoughts, beliefs, questions, and ideas. And it can be really mean. This week we are learning about our self-talk and two ways to change our self-talk from mean girl...

Today we are talking about bandwidth, but not the internet/technology kind of bandwidth. The bandwidth we are talking about is our mental bandwidth. Getting to know your bandwidth for different situations and people in your life is going to be a game changer! In this episode, you’ll learn: -What bandwidth is and why it’s important -How to check in and determine your bandwidth -How knowing what you...

Here we are again! I am back from my holiday break and we are starting this year off with a BANG! Another year has passed and of course everywhere I look I am seeing resolution this and resolution that. But this year, we are saying F* Resolutions! Let’s make 2023 the year we don’t set resolutions, but instead, we simply move the needle. In this episode, you’ll learn: -How To Say F* Resolutions -Wh...