It’s hard for me to express my gratitude in words. Coach Kate has positively touched my life in so many ways. When I came for health coaching, I was battling with: my weight, food addiction, low level depression, anxiety, moodiness, a lack of energy, low self-acceptance and confidence, impatience, and lethargy. To say it bluntly, I was at an all-time low. After meeting with Coach Kate for six months, I’m now 35 pounds lighter, 8 ½ inches smaller around the waist, full of energy, self-worth, and zest for life. Most importantly I like myself and am filled with internal love, joy, and peace.
I’ve learned how to consistently feed my physical body nutrient dense foods that support a healthy body, a healthy physique, and healthy emotions. I understand how to think and choose well by taking my thoughts captive, creating healthy images on my heart, and reframing negative unhealthy thoughts and images into ones that are true, helpful and full of love. Finally, I’ve learned how to live and love well by learning to be a great communicator, to live in the now, relax, have fun, and love unconditionally as best I can.
Lisa Beadle, AZ (Health Coaching Client)
I will forever be grateful for having Coach Kate be a part of my life. She has been a gift to both my husband and I as she has taught us highly effective ways to improve our health from the inside out. Because of this, we are aging much more gracefully.
When I came for health coaching, I was struggling with my weight, low energy, high blood pressure, zero ambition to exercise, healthy boundary setting, and walking in true authenticity. Let me also add, I was not tremendously motivated to work with Kate in the beginning as her services were a gift from my sons. However, after meeting with Coach Kate a couple of times, I was motivated and excited about my new health journey. After completing my work with Kate: I lost 30 pounds, went from a pant size 18 to a size 12, consistently choose healthy foods about 80% of the time, exercise regularly, enjoy consistent energy throughout the day, got off of my blood pressure medicine, am practicing authenticity, and am a much more joyful, peaceful person.
Gail Curtis, AZ (Health Coaching Client)
I had been battling weight issues for a very long time. Although I didn’t eat sweets or much junk, I just couldn’t seem to take the weight off, despite advice from doctors, dietitians, and nutritionists over several years.
Enter Coach Kate. With her kind but skilled and professional approach, I was finally able to see significant weight loss, not to mention having more energy and motivation to continue. The difference for me was Kate’s highly customized health program. She began by defining the right goals which is not exactly rocket science, but it is an art to make them ‘realistic’ and ‘continually achievable’. It also wasn’t just about my food intake; it was about lifestyle changes which I was able to implement under Kate’s expert guidance. Nobody but Kate was able to help me reach my goals.
I now have more energy. I used to play tennis just once a week, but now I can play 2-3 times a week. Not only that, but I have less aches and pains. I used to have to tape my knees before playing and take four Advil. Now, I don’t need any tape nor the Advil.
After what I’ve learned from Kate, I’ve been able to take the weight off and keep it off. If I slip up, I know what to do to get back on track and I feel great about it because it’s worked for me every time.
Al Baker, AZ (Health Coaching Client)
Kate is gifted at what she does. She has an authentic love for people and an ability to discern how to move them towards their true desires. I came to Kate because I was wanting to learn how to get to a healthy weight in a healthy manner; I didn’t want to crash diet and mess up my metabolism. As I coached with her, she helped me discover what my body was lacking and what was behind my cravings. Through her high mileage questioning, she helped me determine what my soul needed and what was sabotaging my efforts to stay healthy.
As a result of working with Kate, I lost 37 pounds, got into a healthy exercise routine, and learned to establish better boundaries around my time. A side effect of all of that was a greater level of energy and joy. I highly recommend Kate’s coaching services. She is great at what she does and is a blessing with which to work.
Sarah Medrys, IL (Health Coaching Client)
Before I came to Kate for life coaching, I had near paralyzing fear regarding a relationship issue. I struggled with unhelpful/unhealthy control and frustration due to the fear I was allowing myself to give into as it related to this person. I also use to make a lot of unfounded assumptions about people and life events. The other issues I struggled with were anxiety, unworthiness/self-disdain, and hopelessness about my future.
Now, I’m no longer crippled by fear and am able to give unconditional love to this one relationship referred to above and am practicing that in other relationships as well. I make fewer assumptions about people and life events and instead seek facts before jumping to conclusions. I also now actually like myself. I see my purpose, strengths, skills, and positive qualities. I’m much better at being my true authentic self and care less about what others think of me. I’m no longer worried about my future and as a matter of fact, I’m now employed and feel hopeful about what’s to come.
Heidi Thomas, WA (Life Coaching Client)
Over the last four years, Kate has helped the Town of Queen Creek in several capacities. A few years ago, she delivered an inspiring and informative “Wellness 101” Lunch N Learn presentation. The feedback received was that it was one of the best Lunch N Learns presented at our organization.
For the past several years, we have offered a Health, Wellness, and Benefits Fair for our employees. On several occasions, Kate has partnered with us in that endeavor by setting up a company booth. One year at the fair, we asked her to both set up a booth and present two workshops for us called, “Deconstructing Food Cravings” and “Under Pressure”. Both workshops were well put together and full of transformational information.
We love working with Kate because she easily understands our requests for presentations. executes those requests and does so with professionalism and effectiveness. She is a dynamic, informed, and inspirational presenter, and a true professional. I highly recommend Kate’s speaking services and would invite her back if another opportunity arose.
Nina Waters, Town of Queen Creek, AZ (Speaking Client)
As a speaker and presenter, Kate is one of those rare individuals who not only knows how to grab the audience’s attention and keep it, but leave everyone wanting more. Her thought-provoking content and delivery are so refreshing and inspirational, it was no surprise that she was voted “Outstanding Toastmaster” for 2016 by Superstition Toastmasters in Mesa, AZ. (Toastmasters is an international organization known for helping members improve their communication, public speaking, and leadership skills.)
I attended a club meeting 4 years ago only to fulfill an HR requirement from my employer; I had no intention of ever joining Toastmasters. However, with Kate’s no-pressure encouragement, I did join and I’m so glad I did.
As a speaker, Kate has won more awards than anyone in her nearly 7 years with Toastmasters. As an evaluator, Kate knows how to provide constructive and valuable feedback in a way that makes the recipient feel good and inspired. As a leader, Kate has mentored many members in effectively performing their roles, as well as becoming better speakers themselves.
Kate has been instrumental in helping the club achieve the coveted designation of “President’s Distinguished Club”, yearly, for the past several years. However, she deflects credit away from herself and redirects it to her colleagues; she embodies the best qualities and spirit as intended by Toastmaster’s International.
Al Baker, Toastmasters International Member, AZ (Speaking Colleague)
We invited Kate into our company on two occasions to hold “Lunch N Learn” workshops for our employees. One workshop was called “Healthy Weight Loss” and the other was called “Energy Boosters”. She was easy to work with, punctual, professional and highly effective. Our goals for both of the workshops were met and the feedback we received from employees was POSITIVE! Several employees said the presentations were interesting, motivating, informative, helpful and thorough.
To help improve the nutrient quality of our employee food offerings, Kate also spent time educating our administrative staff responsible for food and drink purchases on healthy food options and locations for those purchases. I highly recommend Kate’s speaking and coaching services and would invite her back if another opportunity arose.”
Scott Miraglia, Elevation Marketing, AZ (Speaking Client)
