Author & Coach for
Ambitious Women Navigating Transition

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If the strategies that built your success now leave you feeling lost or exhausted, it may be time for a different way forward.

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Hi there,
I’m Kathleen!

You’ve always been capable. Focused. Purposeful. But now something feels off.

You may feel disoriented, tired of the constant push, or unsettled in a way you can’t quite explain.

  • Motivation has faded

  • The habits and strategies that built your success feel hollow

  • Clarity feels harder to access

This isn’t a motivation problem.

It’s an identity shift.

I help ambitious women navigate these pivotal transitions so they can reconnect to direction, rebuild trust in themselves, and move forward with clarity—without forcing it or starting from scratch.

Real fulfillment doesn’t come from grinding harder
it comes from alignment.

This isn’t theory—it’s lived experience.

I’ve been through burnout, loss, pivots, and reinventions more times than I can count. Fear, stuck-ness, and self-doubt don’t mean you’re off track. They’re signals that the old way no longer fits and something new is trying to emerge.

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About Me

Real Clients, Real Shifts

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Change doesn’t always arrive as a dumpster fire.

Sometimes it’s just a quiet knowing that the way you’ve been living no longer fits.

What once built your success no longer lands the same—your system is asking for a different way of moving.

I work at the threshold where old ways stop working and what’s next isn’t clear. My role is to help you stay grounded as direction reorganizes around what’s true now.

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When what used to work no longer does.

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The Journal

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Reflections shaped by lived experience—mine and my clients’.

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Whenever you’re ready.