Can life get TOO good? I don’t really believe this and yet… “To feel is to be vulnerable.” from Daring Greatly by Brené Brown. When life is very, very good, it’s kind of scary for me. Joy may be the most vulnerable feeling…that I avoid. While I am doing the work to dare greatly and [...]
About Katie McClain
I'm a wife, mom, coach, dog lover, tech geek & designer. I work with smart women to help them take their lives from pretty good to magical. katiemcclain.com
Theme Bumps
Do you know your Life Theme? I was working with a client recently. We talked about some frustration she was having with her husband. Actually, both of them were frustrated. It became clear as she talked that she had a theme and so did her husband. Life Themes. Their themes were bumping into each other [...]
Enough Mom
Do your kids still listen to you? Actually, the real question is: Do your kids listen to the things you want to teach them? Mine is pretty much done. I was gifted a little more than 14 years of teaching, guiding, advising and mentoring my son. I am grateful for this. The other day while [...]
Enough-Land
Last year, I chose three words to guide me and help transform my life in a positive way. My words: Authentic ~ Whole ~ Loved These words did transform me. A lot happened last year. A great deal of my year was good. Yet, 2012 was not all rosy & perfect. I took my words [...]
New Girl
My first day of 9th grade was in a new house, in a new city, and in a new school. I knew not one person in that school other than my siblings. Within a couple weeks, 2 girls had befriended me. They told me I looked exactly like a girl they knew from middle school. A few weeks [...]
Doing What Works
Most of us are taught to do what is right. And then, we teach our kids to do what’s right. We learn and then teach the “correct” actions in relation to people, laws, ourselves etc. With laws and most rules, if we don’t do what’s right, we receive a consequence. Drive over the speed limit = get [...]
Happy New Year!
I adore September. September is all newness and filled with possibility. It brings a crisp, cleansing and extra bright kind of sunlight. It’s the beginning of MY year. Who decided that January 1st is the beginning of a new year anyway? I’m not sure what they were thinking. Seems crazy to me, because September is [...]
I Am Worthy – Just Like My Dog
I’ve just worked through a mini existential crisis. I haven’t been asking very good questions of myself lately. This was the worst one: I’m not helping anyone, why bother? This question made me feel very depressed. I mean, why am I here, if I’m not helping anyone? I had no real evidence that I was helping [...]
What Are You Asking?
When I was 37, I had my son. Having him was a difficult process. Infertility, many miscarriages, a broken pinky toe with giant swollen foot and complications. I felt lots of sadness, loneliness and feelings of inadequacy…until he was born. I got an angel. A healthy baby boy. Joy. After he was born, we tried [...]
Love Memories
This is Kathleen. Gosh I think she’s so cute! I can see her in that little dress, flinging her arms wide as she dances around and around in the front yard. If I close my eyes, I can be back in that dress dancing around anytime I want. I wore that dress for so long [...]
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