Writings & Notes
Stories, reflections, and practical reminders for slowing down and making meaning especially in seasons of grief, change, and feeling stuck. This space is educational and reflective, not therapy or crisis support.
An Above Average Mom: Season 1
The Leprechaun Situation | Comic
An Above Average Mom is about ordinary wisdom that adds up to care. — That Friend Katie Check out the Start With What You Know blog
Start With What You Know | Blog
An Above Average Mom Season One: Episode 1 I Don’t Use Maps I don’t recall ever waiting until I fully knew enough before setting off at 100 miles an hour on an idea. I don’t need coordinates. I need vibes. Just tell me if the place I’m looking for is past the grocery...
Start with What You Know | Comic
An Above Average Mom is about ordinary wisdom that adds up to care. Hazel doesn’t resist wisdom. She, like most of us, just doesn’t want to be made into the problem. In my experience, errors and consequences have never been the best time to offer teachable lessons...
B+ Personality: Season 1
THE STATE OF THE UNION
B+ Personality | Season One: Episode 1 An unofficial annual address covering emotional infrastructure, personal growth, and all matters currently under internal review. Prepared remarks include emotional footnotes and zero policy solutions. A reminder that progress...
Therapy Gods are Undefeated: Seasons 1, 2 & 3
The Therapy Gods Are Undefeated
The Therapy Gods Are Undefeated | Season One: Episode 1 I have two metaphors that continue to prove appropriate year after year, describing how I process the world and am wired to make changes throughout my life: the imagery of slamming a folding chair against...
About *That* Friend Katie
The Therapy Gods Are Undefeated | Season One: Episode 2 My Name is Katie. A few things about me: I'm the type of individual who likes going to restaurants, and the table orders six dishes for two people. Yes, we do need all the food! I like drinking champagne on...
The Stories We Tell
The Therapy Gods Are Undefeated | Season One: Episode 3 I was expecting to see the word #TRIBUTES trending on Twitter. It was somewhere in the year of our LORD 2020 when the real possibility was that the Hunger Games would arrive at any moment. Indeed, Rachel Maddow...
The One I Will Become Will Catch Me.
The Therapy Gods Are Undefeated | Season One: Episode 4 As I reflect over this last year around the sun, as 40 changes to 41 in Katie Years, I can still mentally recall enough history in my life, where I have been, and where I still aim to go. Every year...
Au revoir, 2022. Hello, 2023.
The Therapy Gods Are Undefeated | Season One: Episode 5 Three things need to happen before I feel I have written from a place of who I am and not how I feel concerning the year 2022: First, I need Wordle to teach me more words; until then, I am still looking for the...
#42
The Therapy Gods Are Undefeated | Season Two: Episode 1 Spoiler alert: a year can make a big difference. The past year has taught me a lot about the ways I differ from the people around me — and the ways those differences reshaped my emotional landscape, creating new...
Process < Penance (Part One)
The Therapy Gods Are Undefeated | Season Two: Episode 2 Disclaimer:I speak openly about my experience dealing with grief in a romantic relationship context. I refer to people and locations using the word [Redacted]. A little intro I’ve been asked whether I’m growing...
Process < Penance (Part Two)
The Therapy Gods Are Undefeated | Season Two: Episode 3 Disclaimer:I speak openly about my experience dealing with grief in a romantic relationship context. I refer to people and locations using the word [Redacted]. Observations (continued) #3. The Work I dove in with...
Emotional Markers
The Therapy Gods Are Undefeated | Season Two: Episode 4 Disclaimer: I speak openly about my experience with heartbreak, grief, and loss in a romantic relationship context. My intention is to share reflection and lived experience that may be helpful to others in...
It’s Me, Hi, I’m the Problem, It’s Me
The Therapy Gods Are Undefeated | Season Two: Episode 5 Disclaimer: I speak openly about my experience dealing with heartbreak, grief, and loss in a romantic relationship context. My intention is to share reflection and lived experience that may be helpful to others...
Coming This Fall: Season 3 of The Therapy Gods Are Undefeated
The Therapy Gods are Undefeated | Season Three: Preview Coming This Fall: Season 3 of The Therapy Gods Are Undefeated is a shift in tempo and texture. This stretch of the blog written through fall and into the end of the year, moves less like a highlight reel and more...
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