What Katie Did Next

When I was little, I remember the title of a book: What Katy Did Next.

I never thought much about it at the time, but the phrase came back to me recently with a force that surprised me.

Because this isn’t about the fictional Katy’s adventures.
This is about me.
And what I did next.

For decades, I have been Katharine the professional, and yet Katie or Kate at home.
Katharine, the nurse.
The leader. The expert.
The safe pair of hands.

My name carried weight.
My role carried responsibility.
And I worked hard to prove myself.

Whilst Katie was the daughter, the sister, the wife, and the mother.

Somewhere in all of that, I lost Katie in my work.
The person.
The dreamer.
The one who laughs, creates, and notices synchronicities like feathers, dragonflies, and signs from the universe.

That changed this summer when I swam in the River Bern.
I remember floating, carried gently downstream, not sure exactly where I was heading.

And then I noticed them: dragonflies everywhere.

It felt like a message.
I realised I was no longer the waterbug crawling under the surface.
I had wings.
I was the dragonfly.

Since then, I have been stepping out from behind Katharine the professional and showing up as Katie the person.

And it feels different.
Lighter.
Freer.
In integrity.

Committed to ensuring my words and actions finally align.

So What Katy Did Next is this:
She chose to live with wings open.
She chose to be light.
She chose to be whole.

I recently set up a Substack, which will be a place where I write about that journey.
Of transformation.
Of integrity.
Of living as light in the world.

I will share stories, reflections, and practices that help me, and maybe they will help you too.

Because perhaps you are also standing at your own What’s Next moment.
Perhaps you, too, are ready to shed an old role and rise as the dragonfly you already are.

Welcome.
I am so glad you are here.

Katie x