Hey, I'm Kat.

In my younger years I never felt like I fit in. I distinctly remember feeling as if I was on the outside looking in as everyone around me seemed to be navigating life with ease. This turned into a sense of not feeling ‘good enough’ and my self-esteem plummeted. My mental health suffered as a result and I developed an eating disorder and began self-harming. This proceeded to steal away any shred of confidence or self-esteem I had until I was a hollow shell.

One day, I woke up and began the usual war with my mind and then stopped myself in my tracks. I was tired of this war. I was tired of hating myself and not doing the things I knew I was capable of.

Something had to change.

I started being more open with my therapist and made some serious mindset shifts. Through therapy and a whole heap of self-development work over the years I’ve managed to rediscover my worth, believe in myself and feel confident again. I know my place in the world now. I’ve found my voice, unearthed my passions and created a life around them.

It hasn’t always been easy and, like everyone, I still come up against struggles from time to time. My life is far from perfect and I’m very much still on my own journey - but the work I’ve done has given me a solid foundation of self-worth to fall back on. This foundation helps me feel safe and like, no matter what happens, I’ll be OK.

Throughout all of this I’ve been blogging and sharing my journey. From 2008 to 2016 I updated my blog like a journal, but in 2017 I decided to start from scratch. I created a new blog called Blue Jay of Happiness and used it to share actionable and supportive content on all things health, happiness and hope.

After a while I realised I wanted to do more. I wanted to take the advice off the page and help people apply it in their life, with their specific set of circumstances. So I decided to train as a coach and see where this would take me. This brings us up to date and where I am now, on a mission to support others with self-worth, self-belief and confidence.

My beliefs:

- We all have the ability to change and can develop self-belief and confidence.

- In order to grow as a person we must also grow as a society.

- You don’t have to completely uphaul your life to make positive changes.

- Our past experiences don’t define us.

- Compassion for ourselves breeds happiness and fulfilment.

Whether it’s through writing, podcasting or coaching, I want more of us to value ourselves, as we are, in this very moment.

Outside of my coaching and content creation work here at Blue Jay, I write about self-care, mental health and personal development for Memiah and Happiful magazine. Researching and writing about these subjects for nearly a decade has fuelled my passion and helped me get to where I am today.