I’m passionate about sharing how the practical aspects of mindfulness can be used to help you live and work with greater awareness. For details about how I have helped other clients read a few case studies here.
My work
- Coaching: personal coaching, career coaching, business coaching and leadership coaching.
- Join me at my home for a deep-dive half-day discovery session.
- The Confidence Course: I host this popular small-group coaching program for women several times each year.
- For over fifteen years, I have been hosting retreats for women in Byron Bay.
- Speaking: Corporate keynotes include The Confidence Course, The Mindful Leader and Live & Work Mindfully.
- Free meditations: my guided meditations have been listened to many millions of times on the world’s leading meditation app, Insight Timer.
- Ten-day course: Build Self-Belief through Mindful Action is available on Insight Timer.
- Writing: I am the author of six personal development books. My latest title is Quietly Confident.
What people say
People describe my coaching style as insightful and practical. My approach is to be kind, compassionate, intuitive and supportive. I draw on philosophies from positive psychology, ACT, mindfulness, self-compassion and the wisdom of many other great teachers.
‘I first met with Kate when I was at a real career crossroads. Kate helped me to nut out my values and aspirations, recognise my natural talents and then identify opportunities and pathways for me to put that all together so that I could actually make stuff happen. I love the way that Kate was able to calmly and pragmatically break things down to the basics. Put simply, working with Kate helped me to get clear – which has been nothing short of life changing.’ Leanne Clancey, Food & Travel Writer
‘Like many small businesses, our growth was rapid and exciting. Working with Kate as our business coach enabled us to put much-needed systems and processes in place to effectively streamline and manage our business. Kate worked with us to clarify our business focus and the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead. Sometimes I couldn’t see the forest for the trees, but Kate had a knack for giving things clarity and putting things into perspective in a succinct and professional way. Meeting with Kate was always an enjoyable experience and we hope to continue our relationship with her as we take the business to another level.’
Reading Be Mindful & Simplify Your Life was like a meditation. Written in Kate’s signature style, there is no judgement; no exhortations that you MUST do this or that. Rather, it is an invitation to make room for mindfulness in your life backed by generous tips for how to do just that. For anyone who is finding life a bit too overwhelming at the moment, this book will centre you, inspire you and equip you to make room in your life for less ‘doing’ and more ‘being’. Kelly Exeter, Editor of flyingsolo.com.au and author of Your Best Year Ever
Kate’s words in Be Mindful & Simplify Your Life so perfectly capture what every creative entrepreneur needs to hear, all packaged up in a beautiful keepsake to treasure. Her words are authentic, honest and advice the kind I keep referring back to again and again. An absolute must read. Jaclyn Carlson, Blog Society
Be Mindful & Simplify Your Life is a beautiful and very practical book. It will open your heart and your life in unexpected ways. Jono Fisher, Founder of the Wake Up Project and Mindful Leadership Forum
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Writing
In 2014, I fulfilled a lifelong dream of writing my first book, Believe in Yourself and Do What You Love. Since then, I have written several other titles including Be Mindful and Simplify Your Life, Change How You Think and Be Happier Now, Create Calm and Change Your Thinking to Change Your Life. Two of my books were listed in the top-ten best-selling personal development books in 2017. Believe in Yourself and Be Mindful have also been released in the US.
My latest title, Quietly Confident was released in 2024.
Meditation
It was meditation that changed my life. I first tried to learn on my own (unsuccessfully) in my early 20’s and almost a decade later, finally enrolled in a course. For over 30 years, I have had a daily meditation practice. These days, I share my meditations on the incredibly popular Insight Timer meditation app, home to over 26 million meditators around the world.
In my personal life
In 2017, my husband Chris and I made a tree change to a small acreage on the Mornington Peninsula where we’re working to live more sustainably. When I’m not coaching, teaching or writing, I spend my time meditating, walking the local bush tracks, practising yoga, gardening, cooking, paddle boarding, reading and with my adult daughters and grandchildren, Oscar, Milla and Clover.
My top personal values are inner harmony, kindness and generosity, connection, contribution, freedom, creativity and simplicity.
Giving back
As well as caring for the natural environment and supporting organisations that value diversity and inclusion, I contribute time and a percentage of income to a range of not-for-profits that focus on the wellbeing of women and children. Read more about current causes here.
In the press
I am sometimes invited to speak in the press, on radio, on tv. You’ll find some examples of press here.
My credentials
Over the past two decades, I have gathered more than 8,000 hours of career, business, leadership and personal coaching experience and many hours of meditation teaching. I was one of the first Australian coaches to achieve PCC accreditation with the International Coach Federation (ICF) in 2005 and one of the early teachers of ‘mainstream’ meditation in Melbourne.
Learn more about my work
I have been interviewed on a number of podcasts. Have a listen to two popular episodes here:
- Interview with the Resilience Institute on how mindfulness and self-compassion can help you to become more resilient.
- Interview with Luke McLean exploring my journey into coaching, teaching meditation and becoming a published author.
Interested to work together?
If you still have questions you might find the answers on my frequently asked questions page. Get in touch to book a brief phone call with if you’re interested to work with me 1:1.
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