About Katy

The Journey Begins

In January 2008, I began a journey that completely redirected my path in life and the lives of all around me. At age 13, I woke up with the worst pain I could imagine after having repeated falls on my head and neck while tumbling for cheerleading the day prior. Nothing would touch the never-ending head pain, and nothing could be seen on x-rays. The pain and I were a mystery to everyone. 

During this time, I consistently saw endless angels, kindness, blessings, and miracles arriving right as I needed them. Among these miracles were two neurosurgeries, the second saving my life. During the 2nd surgery, my phenomenal, experienced neurosurgeon found my dura, the covering of the brain, had rerouted due to unknown congenital issues in my brain and skull. This led the dura growing into my spinal cord and severing it 75% by that point. He said the best-case scenario would’ve been me paralyzed from the neck down, as my spinal cord would’ve eventually been severed. He gently shared he’d only seen this in postmortems though, as it is typically found too late. 

Self-Healer Igniting

The head pain didn’t stop after the 2nd neurosurgery, and the inner healing and remembrance had now begun. Throughout my whole physical healing journey, I was mostly bedridden, since the pain was so excruciating I couldn’t move or function. Rather than living, I was existing. The only thing that made the pain ease to the slightest degree was laying with my spinal cord completely flat. Food was brought to me, and my best friends were darkness and silence. I'd only get up to projectile vomit or use the restroom. 

Piece by piece, I worked the puzzle of my healing. I kept hearing the best person to ‘figure it out’ and ‘heal me’ was me. I’d research for the few minutes my head would allow then rest and begin again. I’d pray, listen, try things, and repeat. Day and night for a decade and a half, I had one goal, one prayer, one wish. At the beginning, I thought I needed ‘fixing’… someone to ‘make me better’. Later, I learned I wanted to heal. 

I broke down countless times, and every time led to a transformation and rebirth…. the cycle of healing continuing. Determination, thousands of prayers from everyone in my world, and miracles of the Divine led me to slowly healing and rediscovering the Love within.

This journey has been the hardest and most beautiful blessing of my life.

It made me into who I Am.

Now

16 years later, my life is more beautiful than anything I could’ve imagined before this journey. 

While there are rainbows and sunshine, there also are the healing storms, laying me on the floor in surrender and knocking me to my knees to remember my light. It contains the full spectrum of a real human life. My ability to live and in-joy being human while soaking in the Love we all are feels so simple yet grandly beyond what I could’ve dreamed of. I love myself in ways unknown before and get to Be a me that I didn’t know I could dream. Every day is different, and I’m continuously circling my own healing cycle…. more deaths and rebirths, more abundance and giving, more receiving and sharing with each heartbeat. 

While bedridden, I’d also lie there and ‘daydream’. I’d travel the world via the internet and my mind. I’d see these beautiful people I’d get the privilege to be with and love on. I’d see the magnificence of their hearts, their joy and tears, their happiness and healings. It was a cycle of love ever flowing and infinitely abundant that lit up the world. I didn’t know what it meant at the time. I thought it was simply a daydream. I’m now learning that it was a glimpse of possibility as vision has become reality. 

Friend, I’d see You. I’d see the love you are, and you would heal me. You would make my heart smile when my face wasn’t able. You gave me healing when I hadn’t found the golden cup within. You held me, and now I am honored to be here for you. 

Together, we are flowing with life, hand in hand, heart to heart. Each of us are walking our own path, as no one can do it for us. The fun part is that we are not doing it alone. I am one of a family of Love surrounding, supporting, loving on, and celebrating you. 

I love you,

Katy

Thank You’s:

Yes, ultimately it was up to me on how this journey flowed, although I know I did not walk alone. I wouldn’t be here without my mama, Laura. She fought endlessly to get me the surgeries and help that I needed. I wouldn’t be alive many times over without her. Thank you, Mama. I love you more than words and celebrate our soaring together.

Besides Mama, I wouldn’t be here without: Tess Edmondson (my beloved mentor, longtime healer, and star sister: mine and Mama’s constant); Deborah Hanekamp (my teacher of remembering, activator to my living, & reuniter of the sisterhood); along with my Space by Mama Medicine sisters, family and friends, medical and healing heroes, all of the thousands of people who have prayed for me, beings in light, nature that held me, and most especially Divine Love. Thank you! I love you all. 

It’s Love Y’all.