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Colleen shares some powerful observations during the current Covid-19 stay at home order. She feels that we’re on a threshold of the past and future, what she calls a “liminal space”. It’s an uncertain and uncomfortable time for some. Somehow, Colleen is able to bring some clarity to the current situation. What I found fascinating about my conversation with her was her ability to help me to see it from the outside looking it. I think you will really enjoy our conversation. Here are some words of wisdom that Colleen shares during her interview:
– we have the opportunity to become more aware of our feelings, our patterns and our distractions
– we are trying to figure out how we can grieve, but yet move forward
– these are unsettling times, which can be exciting times for some
– let’s practice self-compassion, awareness and listening
– we have control of our awareness
– let’s strive to acknowledge our pain and the pain of others
– acknowledging is the greatest gift that we give ourselves and others
– liminal space can be an opportunity to create for some
– we need connection with each other
– some things start slowly, then come more and more into focus
– perhaps, this is a time of preparation
– let’s be as intentional as possible
– let’s continue our daily practices

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Colleen is a Soul Tender who works with creatives (those both in and out of the closet!) who want to deepen their relationship with their Soul and their purpose. She provides creative and soul-filled processes that help awaken people to their authentic selves. As a certified Life Coach, trained SoulCollage® Facilitator, published author, and TEDx speaker, she brings a wealth of experience supporting people to use creative practices to integrate past traumas and move into a well-crafted future. Losing her left leg—and nearly her right leg—when she was 17 years old was a defining and formative experience in her life. Being an amputee for 40 years has taught her about many aspects of being human.

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Deborah felt compelled to write about her unconventional, charismatic, yet narcissistic mother, more than 20 years after her death. This set her on a creative journey that liberated her from the things that she held as true but were not. The book became an unraveling of the myth with her mother. Today, Deborah feels that her relationship with her mother has made her resilient. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
– be open to possibilities
– reframe to the positive
– stay open, curious and inquisitive
– let things unfold
– everyone is on a journey
– we need to go through trials to become our best selves
– look at the gifts of each relationship
– ideas are entities that they are all around us
– embrace the narrative arc
– be open to different ways of allowing your story to be told

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Kathryn shares her author journey. When she was as a large conference, she initially began doubting herself and whether she belonged. Fortunately, Kathryn’s supportive community reminded her that she belonged there as much as anyone else. She shares these powerful nuggets of life wisdom:
– we are all interconnected
– we cannot control what will happen in our lives, but we can control who we will be afterwards
– embrace the opportunities that are put in front of you
– be open to listen to options
– you CAN teach an old dog new tricks
– embrace the fear
– life is change
– believe you can do it
– accept the help that is offered to you

Kathryn Taylor was born at the Great Lakes Naval Station near Chicago, Illinois and spent much of her life in the Chicagoland area. When she entered first grade, reading came easily. She became a voracious reader. The highlight of her week was heading to the library where she could bring home a healthy stack of books. She could devour a Nancy Drew or a Trixie Belden or an entire family of Bobbsey Twins in a single sitting.

Decades before terms such as “peer tutoring” and “collaborative learning” had been coined, her teacher had an inspiring idea. She would allow Kathryn to assist classmates struggling to decode those pesky letter combinations and help them learn to read. She experienced an undeniable sense of fulfillment helping her classmates and licking gold stars onto completed pages. The desire to become a teacher took root.

She spent thirty years in the classroom and had taught in Illinois, California, and Virginia before retiring to South Carolina. It was there where the seeds for a book of her own took root. Two Minus One: A Memoir followed the unexpected abandonment by her second husband.

She remains an avid reader, enthusiastic traveler, and incurable beach lover.  Her rescue dog, Lucy, and Kathryn live outside of Charleston, SC, which affords her the opportunity to enjoy all three.

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