Conversations With Katy

We can all agree that writing a book is no easy task. But perhaps the more interesting question is: why write the book in the first place?

What happens when heartbreak becomes more than something you simply survive? What if it becomes an opportunity to understand yourself, your patterns, your relationships, and the lessons hidden in the experience?

Today, we talk about my new book, From Breakup to Breakthrough: A Journey Through Heartbreak and Self-Discovery — and the reasons I felt compelled to write it.

The reasons behind the book may not be entirely unique, but I suspect some of them might surprise you. Breakup to Breakthrough is Now available on Amazon!

Betrayal doesn’t just break your heart; it shakes your sense of reality.
In this episode, betrayal recovery specialist Vanessa Cardenas joins me to unpack what really happens after trust is shattered the self-blame, the gaslighting and the long road to healing. Can a relationship recover and if not, how do you rebuild yourself?

Today’s guest is Ryan Dunlap, former hostage negotiator, executive leader and pastor.

He’s the creator of The Real Tact Model® and author of How to Untie a Balloon: A Negotiator’s Guide to Avoid Popping Under Pressure, where he shares powerful tools for staying calm, connected and effective when the stakes are high.”

If you want to learn how these strategies can help you to improve your relationship, you will not want to miss this!

It's not everyday you get to chat with a real life beauty queen but there is always a story behind the glitz and glam.

Raw, honest and always unapologetic, Jevon gives us a rare behind the scenes view of her life before and after the crown.

If you are a woman with a dream, this episode is for you.
Fumi and I share a powerful conversation about outgrowing relationships that don’t honor you, navigating self-doubt, discovering your life’s purpose and stepping confidently into the woman you’re becoming.

Unless you have been living under a rock you must have seen Nikisha Watson on your timeline. Better know by her thisisrealmama social media handle, this Momfluencer, keeps us engaged with her Caribbean sense of humor and unique takes on everyday life and parenting.

But who is the woman behind the laughs, why does she do what she does and in the way that she does? Her story might surprise you!

If you've ever felt stuck, this is the episode for you. It is my open and transparent personal story of how this podcast almost didn't happen.

"You have Cancer" are 3 words that everyone dreads. Yet every year, more than 250,000 women are diagnosed in the US alone and while treatment models vary, very few women are brave enough to chart their own course. It's been a little over two years and Vandana is back with an update!  Was her unconventional decision to forgo the conventional route a mistake or did she make the best decision of her life? 

"I believe that our relationships can reflect our darkest and most vulnerable sides. It can also reveal our strengths and the areas that we need to work on."

The Greek philosopher Heraclitus is quoted as saying, "change is the only constant in life." Yet in many cases, when change comes, it's often greeted with fear and apprehension. So today, I chat with my very dear friend Michael Adams, a Human behavioral specialist as he discusses how unexpected change, the end of a long term relationship, immediately followed by a life changing medical emergency, impacted his life and what he learned in the process.