Kat McCartie Coaching

08/27/2026

Two of my favourite traits being passionate and driven were secretly masking a belief about myself that was costing me more than I could continue to pay.

I'm still passionate and driven. That stayed, it was the price that got adjusted.

I wrote an article on LinkedIn on the cost.

DM me or comment Article and I will send you the link.

08/25/2026

My back gave out in my twenties.

Three months bedridden while doctors tried to figure out why. Severe B12 deficiency. The coating on my nerves was literally stripping away.

I recovered. I went straight back to the same pace.

A year later, cervical cancer. Two strains of HPV. Years of treatment. I sat on a donut cushion and went back to work, because that was the only move I knew.

Twice, my body used the loudest language it had.

Twice, I heard it as an inconvenience to work around, not information to listen to.

My Discovery Call is free, if your body's been saying something you keep overriding.

DM me READY and I'll send you the link

08/19/2026

In 2016, I shattered.

I had all the tools. Counseling, Reiki, mindfulness-based stress reduction. It helped a little.

It helped a little is real help. It is also the sign the root is somewhere those tools cannot reach.

Tonight I'm talking about exactly this at The Common Space. Why high-achieving women can't shut off, and the hidden cost of Overriding themselves.

6pm, 2026 Bensfort Rd, Peterborough.

Can't make it tonight?

Send me a DM and I'll add you to the list for the next one, or we can set up a Discovery Call to start now.

08/04/2026

Years ago, I would never have admitted I was on the verge of burning out.

Nope. NOT me. Strong, independent, capable, intelligent, high-achieving. I could do it all.

I did the self-care. The mindfulness. The prioritizing, the time chunking, the books, the training.

Check. Check. Check.

I was managing. Coping. Using the pause.

And underneath it, overthinking every decision, second-guessing myself, putting in extra hours and calling it getting ahead.

If you'd asked what I needed help with, I'd have said nothing. I've got this. Next week will be different.

I was so far gone I didn't know what I needed.

Living in my "Not Problem," the story that this happens to other people and not to me, kept me in a cycle that followed me across industries and jobs.

If any of this sounds familiar, I'm speaking Wednesday August 19 at The Common Space PTBO. Why High-Achieving Women Cannot Shut Off, and the hidden cost of running on override.

DM me DETAILS and I'll send you the info.

07/28/2026

07/22/2026

Many high-achieving women appear capable and successful on the outside but privately struggle with overthinking, overworking and overriding themselves.

After working with me they
trust their decisions,
rest without guilt and
succeed without running themselves into the ground.

07/12/2026

18 years married today. 24 years together.

This one is to honour us.

Dave has been my champion. My rock. My best friend through every season, the easy ones and the hard ones.

We've walked each other through our own healing, and somehow we still laugh together on the other side of all of it.

I still choose him. Every single day, I still choose him.

Keyser Sozer I love you more than words can express ❤️ ♥️ 💓