Katie’s Story From The Basement of Rock Bottom to Guiding High Achievers: How One Executive’s Breakdown Became Her Breakthrough On paper, Katie McDonald was killing it. International sales rockstar. Crushing goals across the U.S., Europe, and Canada. The picture of success.Off paper? She was dying inside.Katie’s relentless drive for productivity came at a brutal cost: […]
Katie’s Philosophy & Approach The b.nourished Method: Tough Love Meets Compassionate Accountability Katie’s approach is simple: self-care isn’t selfish. It’s your duty.Most coaches will tell you to “practice self-care” and send you on your way. Katie knows that’s bullshit. Quick fixes don’t work. Bubble baths and bonbons aren’t going to save you from burnout. Real, […]
Testimonials What People Are Saying About Working With Katie Corporate Training & Speaking Her session provided attendees with useful tools to better manage their own well-being while supporting their organizations. Gary Dawson, EANE Director of Learning and Development Corporate Training & Speaking Her talk was more than a keynote; it was a reset. It prepared […]
Katie in the Spotlight Featured In Awards & Certifications Completed intensive entrepreneurship program fellowship programgraduate programbusiness masteryview credentials → Certified Holistic Health Coach Graduate of prestigious statewide leadership program Active member 2001 Award Winner Inno on Fire Award Winner partial list of Speaking Engagements Corporate Clients: AccentureFacebook (Global Webinar)CVS HealthEileen Fisher Leadership InstituteFidelity InvestmentsHasbroIGTInsperityKaiser Permanente […]
Frequently Asked Questions Who is Katie McDonald? Katie is a professional speaker, corporate trainer, self-care strategist, and executive coach for high achievers who take care of business at the expense of taking care of themselves. After experiencing her own breakdown from relentless productivity and self-neglect, Katie left her international sales career to rebuild her life […]
Let's Be Real
You've heard the term "self-care." You probably even know a little bit about it. You know you should prioritize it more. You add it to your offensively long to-do list, reassuring yourself that you will get to it, only to have it cascade to the very bottom again.
You know you should make healthy decisions. That your mental and physical health are important.
But when it comes to self-care, most of us are asleep.
Lulled into complacency by the deluded promise that tomorrow will be different. That is, until a massive personal tragedy or crisis wakes us up and scares the hell out of us.
Katie McDonald believes it doesn't have to be that way.
The Wake-Up Call
If you're ready to stop sleepwalking (and you are), this speech will hit you like a sound-barrier-shattering alarm clock with a busted snooze button.
You'll learn how to liberate yourself from destructive, self-sacrificing habits by being deLIBERATE in your self-care. This speech will challenge you to take action in your own life—immediately—and give you the tools you need to do it.
What if you stopped apologizing and started advocating for yourself?
Aren't you curious what life would be like when you are truly nourished by your habits and mindset? When you walk out of this speech, you'll emerge refreshed, alive with purpose and a contagious passion to show up for yourself the way you show up for everyone else.
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The Reality Check
You love to get things done. It's who you are and how you roll. But sometimes you wonder if it's all doable.
Meeting after meeting, deal after deal, deadline after deadline. Tasks topple your bulging inbox and demand more and more from you. It might feel like you have to choose between taking care of business and taking care of yourself.
Maybe you're starting to come undone in service to getting things done.
Katie McDonald learned the hard way that it doesn't have to be that way. Circling the drain, Katie's addiction to doing took her to hell. She returned scorched and emboldened to share with her tribe of doers what she learned along the way.
What This Keynote Delivers
This engaging keynote empowers audiences with time-tested strategies to reclaim the ME in tiME management and shift from human doing to human being.
Attendees learn:
Katie doesn't speak from theory. She speaks from the ashes of her own burnout and rebuild. She knows what it's like to circle the drain. To be so addicted to doing that you lose yourself completely.
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The Problem Your Audience Is Facing
They're drowning. Meeting after meeting, deal after deal, deadline after deadline. Tasks topple their bulging inbox demanding more and more. They wonder if it's all even doable.
They might feel like they have to choose between taking care of business and taking care of themselves. Maybe they're starting to come undone in service to getting things done.
Frenzy has become familiar. An old friend. The electric current of their life that they tell themselves is enthusiasm, motivation, drive. The pacing, the racing. But it's ineffective time management masquerading as productivity.
They're plowing ahead as if to cross some imaginary finish line that only moves further away with any progress.
What This Keynote Delivers
Through de-LIBERATE, Katie helps audiences trade chaos for intention. This keynote dismantles reactivity and teaches a practical system for aligning calendars, commitments, and self-respect.
Attendees learn:
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