With a light touch and a very distinctive “voice” Kathleen’s writing is thought-provoking, instructive and inspirational. She makes the page come alive by weaving humor, quotes and personal stories throughout her work. An excellent storyteller with a self-deprecating style, she uses her own foibles and challenges in life to illustrate her compelling points of view.
Kathleen is the author of A Spiritual Tool Kit, a “how to” for spiritual awakening. Written in a straightforward way, the book covers thought-provoking subjects such as listening to your intuition, relationships as the greatest learning tool, work as a spiritual practice, and the importance of self-love. Since Kathleen was once a spiritual skeptic, she understands how the non-believer can wrestle with spiritual topics that could transform their lives.
Kathleen has also written over 150 essays on topics that everyone can relate to easily. A small sampling of her topics are: Difficult People Are Your Teachers in Disguise; We All Live in a Different Reality; Don’t Be a Bully to Yourself; and The Universe is Out to Help You. The theme of spirituality is prominent in her writing, but never heavy-handed. Her weekly essays are distributed electronically and are read eagerly by hundreds of recipients.
Beyond her own spiritual studies, for 20 years Kathleen managed the career of Edemir Rossi, a Brazilian spiritual healer and teacher. Part of her work with Edemir was to develop and promote retreats and workshops that focused on a healing and spiritual path. In addition to programs in the U.S., retreats were held in many sacred places around the world including Mexico, Brazil, India, Italy, Guatemala and Peru.
Kathleen spent a good deal of her career in the private sector as a leading woman executive, speaker and accomplished writer. She then moved into the non-profit arena as a development director where she raised money for many worthy causes – from helping women worldwide to break through the glass ceiling to mental health for children; from AIDS to safety for kids; from an organization of ambassadors to an association of child and adolescent psychiatrists.
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“There is a Universal Force that underlies everything and is present in every molecule in the Universe. The birds, trees, people, places and objects – spirit is in ALL things and the more we can remember that it’s also part of us, the better our self-esteem and honoring of ourselves will be.”
As a pioneer woman leader in America’s insurance industry, Kathleen spent 20 years as the highest-ranking woman executive in two large corporations. Because of her expertise in marketing and communications, she was featured in numerous insurance business publications and magazines. Kathleen was a popular keynote speaker and frequently gave workshops on writing compelling marketing campaigns and eye-catching, interesting correspondence – both rarities in the insurance industry! She wrote two different newsletters on marketing that enjoyed national distribution to over 10,000 businesses.
Kathleen lives in Naples, Florida.
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