• “Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone for others. 

    Unfold your own myth.” Rumi

    Unfold Your Myth

    Are you feeling anxious, stressed, overwhelmed, depressed, hopeless, helpless, or sad? Are you grieving the loss of someone you love? Are you a parent overwhelmed with tasks and responsibilities? I’d be honored to help you walk through the challenges you are facing.

    After 45 years of working in child development, parent education and psychology I have created a unique heart-centered approach called Authenticity Architects. I work with individuals, couples, and families using many different tools and techniques that help you excavate your authentic self.

    Do you want to find more ease, joy, hope, contentment, compassion, tenacity, vitality, and connection in your everyday life? Authenticity Architects can help you create a life made by heart. You are enough!

    TEDxCU

    What a wonderful experience to speak to over 1000 people at Macky Auditorium at CU Boulder. Watch my TEDxCU talk here. I speak to the long-term impact of how we treat children and each other. Sanctioned “mini traumas” are happening everyday. Let’s change that!

    Upcoming Workshops

    Mandala Drawing

    Mandala Drawing

    The mandala is a circle drawing that has been used for  years in spiritual and psychological practices. Carl Jung likened it to a telescope into the soul. In this workshop you will learn about the mandala as a meditation practice and draw your own personal mandala. No art experience necessary. September 20, 2025 from noon to 6 PM $75 includes all materials.

    Healing Ancestral Trauma

    Healing Ancestral Trauma

    This weekend retreat offers a safe and supportive place to honor, identify, and release ancestral trauma. This is the time of the year when the veil between worlds is thin. Using ritual, creative arts, and movement, you will become more whole and liberated from the past. November 1  & November 2 from 10 am to 5 pm. $175 BOGO specials available.

    Authenticity Architects Retreat

    Authenticity Architects Retreat

    A weekend retreat of self-discovery, compassion and authentic transformation. Meditation, art, music movement, reflection, and rituals to deepen connections with yourself and others in a safe and nurturing environment. Be still and find your inner light in the cozy little town of Niwot. February 13 & 14, 2026. $175 BOGO specials available.

    Podcast

    I launched The Inner Space Project Podcast in May of 2024. My intention is to encourage mental heath awareness and emotional literacy. We have a long way to go in our understanding of all the parts inside of us, including the ones that seem dark and mysterious. In a time where we are exploring Outer Space, I highly recommend and support exploring Inner Space.

    Letters to Freedom & Shame-Informed Therapy available on Audio

    Letters to Freedom: From Fear to Love to Grace is a powerful story of love, loss and grace. I recorded it on audio so you could more easily listen to my voice and find comfort and healing.

    Shame-Informed Therapy: Treatment Strategies to Overcome Core Shame and Reconstruct the Authentic Self was recently recorded on audio by Echo Point Audio Publishing. Now this workbook for therapists is easy to listen to when in the car and working.

    You can buy them from the links for my books below.

    Authenticity Architects Self-Paced On-line Courses

    My on-line courses include videos, power-points, worksheets, and meditations that help you with life transitions, parenting and grief. The first course–GO IN~NOT OUT–is free, and a good introduction to what means to be an Authenticity Architect.

     Authenticity Architects Learning Page.

    Go In~Not Out, Moms In Real Life

    Transforming Grief and Fear into Love and Grace


    Talking with Kathie J Live on Local Channel 3

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    July 16, 2019

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    October 10, 2024

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