Hi, friend, I’m Katherine. I’m living a life I never imagined. And maybe you are, too.
At 26 years old I was a wife and new mom chasing my dreams of acting and modeling in Los Angeles. Out of the blue on a clear April day, I suffered a catastrophic stroke. I shouldn’t have survived, but I did.
Sixteen hours in life-saving brain surgery. Forty days in intensive care. Years of re-learning to talk, walk, and swallow. To this day, I’m still navigating the new realities of my bittersweet, second-chance life with disabilities. In 2015, I gave birth to my second son, a miracle child named John.
Today, I’m disrupting the myth that joy can only be found in a pain-free life at live speaking events, in my best-selling books, and on the GoodHard Story Podcast. My ministry Hope Heals is making hope accessible by creating sacred spaces of belonging and belovedness for people experiencing disabilities. Those sacred spaces include Hope Heals Camps, Retreats, Hangouts, and Mend Coffee and Goods.
Treasures in the Dark
90 Reflections on Finding Bright Hope Hidden in the Hurting
This is the book I needed when I lost everything. I’ve navigated the darkness, so let me be your guide as you…
find grace for the heartbreak of unmet expectations
explore the surprising intersection of pain and purpose
wholeheartedly embrace the life you never imagined living
recognize how your healing can be a part of the world's healing.
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Do you believe the good story and the hard story can be the same story?
The GoodHard Story Podcast is your chance to sit it in on candid conversations with me and my trusted guests as we ask what it means to wholeheartedly live a good/hard life.
You were meant to be here, friend.
My team at Hope Heals is creating sacred spaces of belonging and belovedness for families affected by disabilities to experience the hope of Christ within inter-ability communities. No matter where you’re living, what your story is, or your experience level with disability, you have a place in the Hope Heals family!
Hope Heals Camp
A week-long camp experience providing rest, resources, and relationships to families with disabilities
Hope Heals Retreat
A weekend getaway offering respite, spiritual refreshment, and accessible fun to families experiencing disabilities
Hope Heals Hangouts
Intentionally small, twice-a-month gatherings promoting authentic inter-ability friendships for adults in the Atlanta area
Everyone has a seat at my table!
Since my stroke, healing hasn't always looked way that we thought it would. But I have received soul-deep healing by being invited into places of belonging and belovedness, exactly as I am. So we made Mend Coffee & Goods, an accessibility-first coffee shop and mission-driven marketplace offering dignifying employment and a thoughtful customer experience to people of all abilities.
Get Wearable, Shareable Hope.
In the Hope Heals Shop, ethically made is only the beginning. Our mission-driven keepsakes help fund our sacred spaces and empower redemptive work around the world.
