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He Gave Me Diamonds, I Don't Wear Them Anymore
Someone once gave me diamonds. Disguised as love, but laced with poison. For a while, I believed they meant something real. I thought...

Katherine Tatsuda
Jun 261 min read


I Thought I Missed Him, But I Missed Me
I don’t miss him. I miss the me I almost abandoned trying to hold on to someone who never really held me.

Katherine Tatsuda
Jun 262 min read


He Brought Poison to the Party
He brought poison. I brought fire. This is the story of how I set it down and finally walked away.

Katherine Tatsuda
Jun 263 min read


My Heart Beats Grief, and Life.
I’ve grieved losses most people never saw. My heart still beats grief, but it also beats life. And I’m learning to feel safe again, with myself.

Katherine Tatsuda
Jun 263 min read


Breaking the Pattern: What I Learned About Love, Chaos, and Self-Respect
I grew up in a dysfunctional family. I didn’t stay there. This is how I broke the pattern and started building a life rooted in truth, safety, and self-respect.

Katherine Tatsuda
Jun 262 min read


Both the Beautiful and the Brutal
Coming to Belize was a last-minute decision. I came because life had kicked my ass, and I needed space away from reality.

Katherine Tatsuda
Jun 242 min read


What I Didn’t Know Was Abuse Until I Left | Healing From Covert Emotional Abuse
I didn’t recognize it as abuse until I was out. That’s how covert abuse works. And this is how I reclaimed my life.

Katherine Tatsuda
Jun 233 min read


The Aisles of Us: A Tribute to My Father and Our Family Legacy
He didn’t teach me through lectures. He taught me by living it. And now, in every quiet act of leadership, I carry him.

Katherine Tatsuda
Jun 232 min read


Not Perfect, But Present: A Leadership Story
Leadership isn’t about knowing everything. It’s about staying present, asking for help, and taking the next step, even when everything falls apart

Katherine Tatsuda
Jun 232 min read


The Rage Work: How I Chose Integrity Over Destruction
We don’t just reinvent our lives. We reinvent how we hold rage. How we hold power. How we hold ourselves.

Katherine Tatsuda
Jun 232 min read


How to Sit: What I Learned When I Finally Stopped Running
I once bought a book called How to Sit. Now I don’t need the book. I have this room. I have this body. I have this life I’ve learned to live from the inside out.

Katherine Tatsuda
Jun 233 min read
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