The Growth Cycle • Kate Vanden Bos

Yes. I admit it… I have a type. She’s a smart, professional, strategic thinker. The intellectual, over-achiever. The creative problem-solver. And that is exactly what people pay her for. She’s the one people come to for answers, solutions, stability, and strength. She’s responsible in all the ways - at work, at home, in her friend circles. She’s the one who keeps everything together - even when she’s quietly unraveling on the inside. (There’s no time for any of that.) She journals - when she...

Hello there, Reader - 🎙 In case you missed it earlier this week — my conversation with Maegan Megginson on the Deeply Rested Podcast is now live! This is one of the most honest, rich conversations I’ve had about what it really means to grow in rhythm with your energy — instead of fighting against it. We talk about: → Why burnout often happens when you're out of sync with your cycle. → How The Growth Cycle helps you know exactly where you are — and what you need. → We even dive into the...

Rest isn’t the absence of ambition. It’s what allows your ambition to breathe. Hello there, Reader - There’s a story I’ve told many times behind the scenes. And this week, I finally shared it on the Deeply Rested Podcast with Maegan Megginson. (A podcast that I highly recommend you subscribe to!) Here’s where it begins: Years ago, I was trying to teach myself how to swim laps. I thought I just needed to get fitter. To push harder. So I did what so many of us do—I forced my way forward....

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” - Lao Tzu Hello there, Reader - You’ve tried. You’ve pushed. You’ve gotten stronger, wiser, more disciplined. So why does it still feel like a struggle? That was the question that finally caught up to me — not in a yoga class or coaching session, but in a swimming pool. Each morning I’d force myself to do length after length. I thought I just needed more reps, more power, more will. But no matter how hard I worked, I was still exhausted...

“When you are aligned with your true nature, you move with the flow of life, not against it.” - Martha Beck Hello there, Reader! Have you ever felt like you’re working harder than ever… and still not getting anywhere? That was me. Waking up before dawn in London, hitting the pool, pushing my body, my business, my life — thinking if I just put in more effort, it would all start to flow and feel easier. But it didn’t. It got heavier. Harder. More frustrating. Until one day, my swim coach handed...

Integrity is not optional if you want sustainable growth & success. Hello there, Reader! It’s easy to get swept into someone else’s current. Their voice sounds clear. Their process looks proven. Their growth seems real. But if it’s not rooted in your integrity? It’s not sustainable. You can follow someone else's model to the letter — and still end up feeling off. Why? Because when you imitate instead of align, you start losing your own creative compass. ✨ Your voice.✨ Your values.✨ Your...

Integrity is not optional if you want sustainable growth & success. Hello there, Reader! There’s a quiet, but-not-so-subtle, epidemic creeping into our creative spaces. You may have noticed it, too? I call it The Great Imitation Game. And it’s not just “someone stole my post” energy — it’s deeper than that. Because imitation goes both ways. Yes...there are people lifting content they didn’t create. Passing off someone else’s ideas as their own... But the more insidious version? It happens...

"The authentic self demands a fierce loyalty to the slow, patient unfolding of one’s own life."- David Whyte - Hello there, Reader - I'm sitting here writing this as the New Moon in Taurus peaks overhead, a cup of coffee by my side, and my doodle-boy Barrett snoring (not so softly!) at my feet. And here’s what keeps coming through loud and clear: Slow down.Root deeper.Stay true to what matters most. This New Moon isn’t here for the flashy fireworks, or frenzied, overnight transformations.It’s...

Hello there, Reader - It’s been a month since my dad left to become a guardian in the sky. And somehow, he’s more present than ever. In the smell of fresh coffee. In old songs on the radio. In memories that surface out of nowhere. In the quiet way his laugh echoes as I pass by a picture on the wall. His presence is just now… different. I’ve spent the past few weeks in the UK, driving the country roads where I grew up. The roads are the same (with a LOT more buildings!)... but everything felt...