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A beautiful reminder! Be gentle, be kind, and stay curious. Have a great day, my friends.

Lately I’ve noticed something in conversations with clients that feels important to name.

Several people almost canceled their appointments because they felt like they hadn’t done “well enough.” They hadn’t followed through perfectly or made the progress they hoped for. Some quietly wondered if it was even worth showing up to the conversation.

This pattern says something about the moment many people are living in right now.

In this article, I reflect on what may be underneath that feeling — the exhaustion, uncertainty, and quiet shame that can make people feel like they are failing before the conversation even begins.

I also share why something as simple as being heard without judgment can change everything.

If you work with people — as a coach, clinician, teacher, or caregiver — this may resonate with what you’re seeing too.

I’d love for you to read the full article and share what you’re noticing in your own work.

👉Read the full article here https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-people-feel-like-failing-before-conversation-even-putnam-zkphc

When People Feel Like They Are Failing Before the Conversation Even Begins This week I noticed something in several conversations with my clients. A few people almost canceled their appointments because they felt like they hadn’t done “well enough.

Whenever we are trying to make changes...be kind, gentle, and compassionate with yourself. Lots of TLC when making changes to our body and our meal plan.

Grief has a way of reminding me what truly matters.

In this article, I share a personal reflection on loss, authenticity, and what it means to honor our feelings instead of rushing past them.

If you’ve ever felt the roller-coaster of grief, I invite you to read the full article on my LinkedIn profile. 💛
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/honoring-yourself-grief-kathleen-putnam-w77mc

Coaching with Kathleen - Loss, Transition & Grief Kathleen Noonan Putnam

Honoring Yourself in Grief You know the feeling…dread, fear, panic, and disbelief then fatigue, overwhelm, stress, and confusion or anger … just to name a few of the happenings when our life is abruptly or even slowly disrupted with a heartfelt loss. We just lost our cat, Puma.

Navigating grief has taught me that love, connection, and compassion matter more than trying to “hold it all together.”

In this article, I share reflections on what it means to allow grief to be seen—through family and friendships, quiet traditions, nature, and even small moments of connection with strangers. Grief doesn’t disappear, but when we meet it with openness and grace, it can soften, shift, and reveal a deeper understanding of ourselves.

I also share why I believe no one should have to grieve alone, and how grief circles and coaching can create space for honest expression, support, and healing—at your own pace.

If you’re navigating loss, change, or a tender season of life, I hope this piece feels like an invitation to pause, breathe, and feel supported.

🤍 I invite you to read the full article and see what resonates.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/navigating-grief-love-kathleen-putnam-ot8kc

Coaching with Kathleen - Loss, Transition & Grief Kathleen Noonan Putnam

What if our relationship with food isn’t about willpower at all?

So much of the health conversation focuses on “better choices.”
But what if the real story lives deeper — in our lived experiences, our sense of safety, and the trauma we carry (often without realizing it)?

Trauma-informed nutrition invites us to look beyond labels like healthy and unhealthy and instead ask more compassionate questions:
Why do certain food patterns feel protective?

How have stress, food insecurity, or early experiences shaped our bodies and beliefs?

What if genetics and trauma responsiveness matter more than habits alone?

When six in ten people have experienced at least one adverse childhood event, it becomes clear: healing can’t be one-size-fits-all.

I wrote an article exploring how trauma-informed care helps heal the mind, body, and spirit — and why compassion, curiosity, and safety matter just as much as nutrition education.

👉 Read more here: Trauma-Informed Nutrition: Healing the Mind, Body, and Spirit https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/trauma-informed-nutrition-healing-mind-body-spirit-kathleen-putnam-avzdc/?trackingId=1Bs%2Fk2TkSDeZnHegTFhEUg%3D%3D

Sometimes the most powerful shift isn’t changing what we eat — it’s changing how we understand ourselves.

Kathleen Noonan Putnam Coaching with Kathleen - Loss, Transition & Grief

Trauma-Informed Nutrition: Healing the Mind, Body, and Spirit In a world where we often focus solely on the physical aspects of health, it’s crucial to recognize the profound impact that trauma and toxic stress can have on our relationship with food, our bodies, and our overall well-being. Trauma-informed nutrition is a powerful approach that encourages us t...

Navigating life's challenges has taught me the power of nurturing self-compassion. Whether it's through mindfulness, nutrition, or simply sharing a heartfelt conversation, I'm committed to helping others connect to the whole thing - Wholistic, do we say? What practices resonate with you when seeking inner peace?

Here’s your reminder that when things get hard, give yourself permission to do a little: #KCDavis #MentalHealth #SelfCare

Truth!

You cannot look at a child in the airport and know that they have mitochondrial challenges. That’s not a thing. And he would know that was not a thing if he, as an attorney without a science background, was working with the career scientists at his federal agencies, but he’s not. Instead, he’s making the work environment untenable and pushing experts out, so he can fill the agencies with his own pseudoscientific staff. Just this week the CDC director was fired for pushing back on his anti-science vaccine rhetoric, which was followed by several in CDC leadership resigning citing the weaponization of public health. One of those leaders, Demetre Daskalakis posted his resignation letter, which you all should go read, where he very plainly said “I am not sure who the Secretary is listening to, but it is quite certainly not to us.” So if he’s not listening to the scientists in his agencies, who is he listening to? Well he never tells us. We have no idea who is writing these scientific reports with hallucinated AI citations or who is collecting the data they’re using to make their decisions. It actually couldn’t be more radically nontransparent. But when he makes ridiculous pseudoscientific statements like he’s looking around at the airport and knows the kids have mitochondrial challenges, it becomes pretty clear who is advising him.