This is always the fun bit, writing about yourself in a way that says, I am freaking good at what I do, but doesn’t overstate it or try to oversell in a way that is naff or full of the words that everyone ignores. So, bear with me for a moment.
When I begin the process my first thought is to say, “Hi I’m Kate, I’m a mum…”, which of course is then followed by the mental chastisement that says, “you are more than that, and that’s not a qualification”. So instead, I’ll begin with… I’m a real life human, I’ve lived life, I have qualifications, I’ve learned a lot from being flawed, making mistakes, turning those into lessons and then more often than not for a huge chunk of my life promptly forgetting or ignoring those lessons and going and doing the same shit all over again.
I began life out of school training to be a chef, deciding I simply wasn’t capable of being that grumpy all the time and pivoted to training to be a mechanic, don’t argue the logic, somewhere somehow it made sense at the time. I also trained in pre-apprenticeship panel beating. The theme here being all these things are active hands on roles, I didn’t know I had ADHD at that point, but it makes sense now.
I became a parent at the age of 24 and trained as an early childhood teacher, had my own business as an early childhood educator for the next 13 years alongside foster parenting which I have now been doing for 21 years. In that time I have partially completed degrees in Accounting and Architecture.
I was diagnosed with ADHD at 42, after my daughter was diagnosed the year prior and the pediatrician asked me where I thought she got it from (ADHD is a neuro genetic condition, i.e. inherited). At which point all the mentoring, coaching, caring, lived experience and massive amounts of hyperfocus, learning and overthinking on subjects around mental health, holisitic contentment, all began to come together in a big idea. Which culminated in becoming a certified Results Coach with Authentic Education and starting my own business as a Mentor/Life Coach/ADHD peer mentor in 2022.
Here is what I want you to know. I give a damn about people, but I’m not your rescuer, I will walk beside you, I will encourage you, I will share little wisdoms if you ask for them. I will not coddle you, and I don’t expect to be part of your life forever. I am not a therapist, a medical profession, a mental health professional, financial professional or a legal professional. I offer insights, suggestions, a torch to light the way, but the steps that you take are yours, be proud of them. I am your coach, your mentor, and on occasion your accountability buddy (which means I will with all the care in the world gently kick your butt in alignment with the butt kicking agreement you will sign if you decide I’m right for you). The changes you make will belong to you, because you are everything you need to be, you have everything you need, maybe you just put it down somewhere and forgot where it was.
Future Focused Warrior 
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