Drowning in too muchness?

I help high-achieving women and executives stop the burnout cycle and reclaim their energy, focus, and peace of mind.

because mediocrity is beneath you.®

Katie McDonald
Speaker. Coach. Author.

I help high-achieving women and executives stop the burnout cycle and reclaim their energy, focus, and peace of mind.

because mediocrity is beneath you.®

Who I Work With

I used to be you. Successful on paper. Exhausted in reality.

For 15 years, I've studied what it takes to break the burnout cycle. Not with bubble baths and bonbons, but with real strategies that actually work.

You don't need another productivity hack. You need to change the way you change.

How I Help

Executive Coaching
Tough love meets compassionate accountability. Transition coaching for leaders at a crossroads. Boundary setting for chronic people-pleasers. Overwhelm management for those drowning in "too muchness."
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Speaking & Corporate Training
Keynotes and workshops that reset how your team thinks about self-care, productivity, and sustainable performance. Because taking care of you is taking care of business.
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Self-Care Strategies: Nourish to Flourish 
(Audible Original)
The audiobook that challenges everything you thought you knew about self-care. Real strategies for real change, delivered with my signature no-BS approach that lets you feel seen and leaves you inspired into sustained action.
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What Clients Say

Her talk was more than a keynote; it was a reset. It prepared everyone to look inward before turning outward. That's the effect Katie has: she grounds people so they can rise higher.
Tania A. Doub, Mindful Quadrant
Working with Katie was life-changing. She helped me see that self-neglect was actually selfish. Now I show up as my best self, for myself and everyone around me.

Ready to stop doing what's not working?

Let's talk about what's possible ... for you, your team, and your organization
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