You made yourself the person who has it handled. On purpose, over years, and it worked. The part nobody warns you about is what it costs later. When you need something, there's no easy way to ask, because you've spent years showing everyone you don't need anything. Nobody checks on you. Why would they. You've never given them a reason to. Being capable isn't a mistake and there's nothing here to undo. It just gets very quiet around a woman who never drops anything. The Room to Breathe is a room of women who all have it handled, saying the thing they don't say anywhere else. Nobody has to ask you first. Join us inside The Room.

One of the things I love about Empowering Animals is finding different ways to raise money for the organizations doing the hard work of rescuing, rehabilitating, and protecting animals. Through my Cause & Chaos shirts and mugs, donated artwork, private donations, and our Premium and VIP memberships, we're building different ways to give back. Some of our designs donate 100% of the net profits, while others contribute a percentage. Proceeds from our Premium and VIP memberships go directly toward helping animals, too. My digital children's book, Love Doesn't Stink, gives 100% of the net profits to the care and protection of skunks. I'm sharing a few examples of how we're doing this with the help of two very talented artists: a one-of-a-kind linocut print gorilla design by Kate Bullock and a beautiful oil painting of Luna, the screech owl ambassador for All Things Wild, by Michelle Cyr. Both original pieces were donated to help raise funds for wildlife. Every month, our community also gets to vote on which animal organizations receive our donations. And everyone gets a vote, whether they're a free member or a paid supporter! Empowering Animals is about bringing people together who love animals and finding ways, big and small, to make a difference. Want to join us? We'd love to have you come be part of our mission to help the animals! Membership is free, and you're welcome to come see what we're all about. 🐾 Empowering Animals And if you're a talented artist or craftsperson with some creative ideas for raising money to help animals, I'd love to hear from you! Let me know in the comments.

How do you enjoy family gatherings when the people you love don't share your values, beliefs or choices? With the holiday season approaching, I've been thinking about this a LOT. As a long-time vegan, it's something I've had plenty of practice navigating. And I'm STILL learning! My dear mum used to ask me: "Katie, what do you want today to be about — a special family time, or fighting with your father?" 😂 Because sometimes we get so caught up in being RIGHT that we lose sight of what we actually wanted from the occasion. It's been a while since I got my acronym on... 😅 Introducing G.A.T.H.E.R. — six ways to bring more love, connection and enjoyment to gatherings where not everyone sees eye to eye. 🥦 G — Get clear on your intention. Before you set the table, set your intention. Are you hoping to enjoy a lovely day together, or are you determined to change someone's mind? Do you want connection and understanding, or to win an argument? Choose 1–3 words for how you want to SHOW UP. Mine might be: Calm. Compassionate. Connected. 🌱 A — Agree on your boundaries (with yourself FIRST). You can love people AND have boundaries. And those boundaries are allowed to evolve. Something you once tolerated might no longer feel acceptable. Decide in advance what's negotiable, what isn't, and how you'll respond if someone crosses that line. You don't need anyone else's permission to protect your values. 💚 T — Turn towards connection, not confrontation. Not every comment deserves a response. Not every disagreement needs a debate. Look for common ground. Recognise good intentions, even when you disagree with someone's actions. And remember that challenging someone's beliefs can feel to them like challenging who they ARE. Sometimes listening, asking a question or changing the subject will achieve more than another round of facts. You can stand firmly by your values without making every gathering a battleground. 🥦 H — Heap on the deliciousness! This one's especially close to my heart!

I've always understood that bringing in our own traffic to our communities is the responsibility of the community owner. The Growth Boost came, and while I still understood that, I didn't understand how it really worked. Growth Boost will only boost what we are already boosting ourselves. So, while it was nice for a while when Discovery was sending us members with less work, now it is really up to us to bring in our own traffic. My goal is to increase my efficiency score by the end of the year. One way I will be doing that is by doubling down on one platform and going live weekly. Q4 is a great time to get on YouTube. Many people will be forced indoors with the cold and will be consuming lots of video. 😁 🍿 Anyway, I am inviting you to my next live stream tomorrow. I will be talking about my double down strategy for Q4. It is a strategy that has always brought me great success. Date: Oct. 9th Time: 12:30 PM EST Location: YouTube

You chose a name. You set up your About page. You invited some people in. And now suddenly there are about 47 decisions to make. What goes in the Classroom? Should your community be free or paid? Do you need a course? Should you create tiers? How much content should you give away? How do you keep people engaged without spending your entire life creating posts, trainings and resources? And perhaps the biggest question: How do you turn this thing you created into an actual business? That’s exactly what we’re tackling in Now What?, a training specifically for newer Skool community owners who want to build their group intentionally instead of making it up as they go. We’ll look at the decisions that shape your entire Skool ecosystem, including the relationship between your Classroom and Community, free versus paid offers, memberships, courses, tiers, and the mistakes that can leave you with a giant vault of content that nobody knows what to do with. I’ll also introduce you to the three parameters I believe should guide almost every major decision you make about your community and your courses. Most importantly, this is not a training about copying the setup of someone with 50,000 members. Your audience is different. Your business is different. Your goals are different. Your Skool community should be built accordingly. I’ll also take you behind the scenes of my own Skool communities and share how I’ve structured them in two totally different ways. If you’ve created your Skool group and have found yourself staring at the screen thinking, “Okay...now what?” This training is for you and it's happening WEDNESDAY! Check out the calendar for the exact times.