What if authenticity isn’t something you find... but something you return to?

In this warm, honest, and at times deeply moving conversation, I sit down with Kat John; coach, author, and one of those rare humans who just radiates something you want to lean into. Kat helps people come home to themselves, their hearts, and what really matters. And in this conversation, she does exactly that - for herself, and for all of us listening.

We explore:

• The ego voice that tells us we’re not doing enough - and how to hold it with compassion instead of feeding it
• The dance between significance and simplicity - and why we don’t have to choose
• Kat’s remarkable healing journey - from brain surgery and chronic pain to living pain-free through the power of visualisation
• What it means to be cut off from your body early in life, and the slow, brave work of coming home to it
• Five Rhythms, movement, and why healing so often lives in the body rather than the mind
• The complex, beautiful, challenging space of being a step-parent
• Perimenopause, rage, and learning to feel the feelings we were never allowed to have
• What it looks like to build a brand and a life from a place of radical authenticity

[Recorded October 2025]

About Kat John:

Kat John is a coach, speaker, and author of Authentic - a book about coming home to who you really are. Through her words, her work, and her deeply relatable presence, Kat reminds us that authenticity isn’t something to perform - it’s something to return to. She hosts the podcast Authentic, and runs programs including The Good Life and Authentic - The Program.

Connect with Kat:

• Instagram: @kat.john
• Podcast: Authentic. The Podcast
• Book: Authentic
• Programs: The Good Life + Authentic - The Program

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