Meet Katy

Actor, Director, Certified Health and Life Transformational Coach

If you had told me ten years ago that I would be a Health and Life Coach helping other women tap into and claim their power so they could live as their most healthy, badass, confident selves – I would’ve been sure you were messing with me.  

Why would that be such a far stretch for me to imagine back then?  

Because back then I was a walking example of someone who did not have her shit together. Someone who did not exhibit a ton of concern or respect for her health, someone who was overrun with feelings and beliefs of self-doubt, fear, perfectionism, and without much in the way of self-love.  

You might be wondering how I got where I am today if I was such a hot mess back then. Well, truth be told, as challenging, confusing and painful some of my younger years had been, if it wasn’t for that time in my life I absolutely wouldn’t be who I am or where I am today and it just so happens that I like both, a lot. 

So how did I get to become a coach? Let’s take a little glimpse back into time for some perspective. 

It really began with my love for acting. I’ve had dreams of being a professional actor for my entire life. But here’s the thing - before I started pursuing acting professionally, which wasn’t until my mid-twenties, I was living in a pain cycle. Life really started to get hard for me in high school. At a time when we’re supposed to be young and free, having fun, while maturing and learning who we are, I often felt lost, confused and… unhappy. Pair that with the discovery of drugs and alcohol you get a perfect little recipe for internal (and some external) chaos. This was the real beginning of the pain cycle which I brought with me into my early twenties, fueling a self-destructive lifestyle that kept me caged in a version of my own hell while I looked out dreaming of more.  

(Something I’d like to note: Life wasn’t all bad during these younger years. I lived freely and did things that were kinda crazy and had a ton of fun and that was my choice. I learned so much about myself during these years and even though they were painful at times, they also cracked me open in ways I may not have been otherwise. I had some amazing experiences that I am truly grateful for).

Thankfully, I wasn’t too deep into the abyss of addiction, but I was living a lifestyle that was nowhere near anything considered healthy. I didn’t exercise, I mostly ate junk food, I slept well into the day and stayed up all night, I smoked cigarettes, my nervous system was a mess (even though I had no idea). I hated this self-sabotaging cycle, but my life was set-up in a way that fed this way of being in the world. Low vibration, misaligned, negative energy, avoidance, desperate for freedom. Despite my detachment from anything considered healthy living, I had a loving family and friends (some not so healthy, too), I was in college, I had a job I’d worked at for many years, I even started doing international volunteer work. I was living, but not really living. 

This cycle - wake up late, feel like shit, eat crap, work at a job that doesn’t fulfill me at all (and barely pays the bills), do just enough to get through the day before turning to a drink to “feel better” – had to go. I was better than this. I deserved so much better than this. I knew I was smarter than I was making myself out to be. I knew I was capable of so much more if I only applied myself differently. There had to be another way.  

When I look back during this time of my life, I see someone who had big, big dreams but was too terrified to fight for them. This fear was paralyzing and contributed to my habitual need to numb and deny what I truly desired. When we do this, when we try to quiet the voice that is yearning for change, for freedom, we’re going against our own nature. It's torturous and the need to express those feelings will find a way out no matter how destructive the mode of expression may be.  

Acting saved my life. After too many years of denying myself what I knew I was meant to be doing, I finally went for it and everything changed. I had to participate in that change, though. The reality is that once I found my place in the acting community, there was no room for showing up less than anymore. If I wanted to become the actor and woman I dreamed of becoming I had to do the work on myself that was going to get me there. This meant saying goodbye to what no longer served me. Letting go, to let in. 

With this fresh sense of clarity and determination of what I wanted my life to be and (not be) how I wanted to feel I began to immerse myself in everything that had to do with supporting that vision. I began educating myself in nutrition, healthy habits and personal development. I slowly started to incorporate exercise, experimenting with different kinds of movement to figure out what I loved. I dove into my craft with everything I had which left me feeling endlessly inspired to continue showing up each day as the best version of myself that I’d ever known. As I built this new, empowered, confident way of living, the old ways of operating, the habits that kept me playing small and full of fear, just didn’t fit into my world anymore. The old ways didn’t align with the renewed, most authentic me and what I valued most. Through effort and consciously choosing differently, the self-destructive habits started to fall away as I paved my new way of life. Feeling good and embracing all the unique parts of me was exhilarating and something I was not willing to give up again.

Coaching wasn’t something I planned on. As time went on and I continued to grow into the version of me that was committed to my truest path, I worked with many coaches and mentors of my own. Each of them having such a profound impact on my own path to transformation. I was immersed in the world of self-development and personal growth as a student, a client, not having any idea that all that work was preparing me to become a coach myself. 

You might be wondering why I’m a coach if acting is my big dream. Well, one of the beautiful things about being honest with yourself and following your passions wholeheartedly, is that new opportunities begin to present themselves that somehow perfectly align with you and where you are on your path. Coaching found me at exactly the right time. Many actors and other creatives tend to be multi-passionate people. I have found this to be true for myself as well and following my love of acting led me to my love of coaching and helping others to pave their own path to their dream life.