It all started with a year of permission.
I had left my religion, my relationship, and was in the process of leaving the job and “calling” I’d clung to for over ten years.
I had abandoned myself in each of those dynamics and all I knew was that I had to find her, know her, and trust her above all else. She was my mission.
It was then that I made a promise to myself. For a year, I would stop asking for permission, as I had done with every piece of my life for my whole life so far.
I started writing my own permission slips.
I started listening to my intuition and trusting where she led me. A sound bath? A new tattoo? A group of women studying the divine feminine?
If my intuition said yes, I gave myself permission to explore it. If I felt it in the center of my belly, I pursued it.
Every yes was like a light switch being turned on. Every step out of my old comfort zone brought me closer to my new life and to myself.
I crafted a life that I loved by creating permission on my own terms.
I’m Kate.
I’m a poetess, guide (think coach or mentor), and alchemist (change agent), who runs on potential and strong coffee.
I am a permission alchemist — I believe you don’t have to ask for permission to live your most full, weird, magical, and wild life. You can create it.
I am all about pleasure. Not just the sexy kind (although that too), but the kind you practice in every aspect of life.
As a writer, my poetry has been published in Harness Magazine, Young Ignorantes Magazine, and Girl God Books, as well as others. I have two published books of poetry, I Carry a Flood and Becoming Good. I am also a typewriter poet, creating live poetry activations for public spaces and events.
As an innovation, alchemy, and pleasure guide, I have over a decade of experience and more than 200 hours of training with an ICF accredited organization. I am certified in MBTI coaching, Clifton Strengths, and am knowledgeable in using Enneagram. I use tarot, plant and flower essences, and other mystical tools in my practice as well. I have worked with and mentored innovators and entrepreneurs at every stage and have a graduate certificate in Social Innovation. I have acted as a guide for women (and femme identifying people) as they are deconstructing religious structures, forging their own path forward, and creating permission and pleasure practices.
I’m so excited you’re here. Let’s write some permission slips and make some magic!