Welcome to Homecoming.
This is where I share stories, poetry, and hard earned wisdom from my difficult walk through life, and how I found my way home to myself and am creating a life better than anything I ever imagined.
My name is Katherine and I am happy you are here.
I never thought I’d have a blog.
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Most of my life, I didn’t write poetry or long-form reflections. I was too busy doing—leading, working, holding things together. Too busy to sit with myself long enough to untangle what I was feeling.
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That changed in 2025.
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In February, my dad was hospitalized with a rare and aggressive lymphoma. At the same time, the man I loved—the one who promised to keep me safe, warm, and loved, chose beer with a buddy over stopping by the hospital to see me.
Our relationship unraveled fast. He disappeared while I sat at my dad’s bedside, needing comfort he had vowed to give.
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From the beginning, he told me he thought he was “hard to love.” But I didn’t find him hard to love. I found him familiar. I trusted him. I gave him everything.
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What I didn’t know was that the relationship I clung to for safety was built on and maintained by lies, control, and withheld truths.
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My dad died on April 11, 2025. Six days later, I uncovered the full truth about the man I loved. Emotional abuse. Image management.
Strategic disappearances. Other women. From the very beginning. The kind of betrayal that rewires your nervous system.
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That’s when the words started pouring out. This blog is part of what saved me.
It’s where I process the fire, the fog, and the fragments I’m stitching back together. It’s not polished. It’s not linear.
It’s what healing looks like when the bottom drops out and you still choose to rebuild.
My posts are organized by emotional landscape:
I’m not writing from the end of the story.
 I’m writing from inside the transformation.
If you’ve ever lost your footing, questioned your worth, or had to rebuild from the rubble, this space is for you, too.
Welcome to Homecoming.
 This is where I come back to myself—and invite others to do the same.
With Love, Katherine.
The reflections on this blog are based on my lived experience. When I speak of harm, betrayal, or emotional abuse,
I do so through the lens of what I felt, saw, and survived. My goal is not to diagnose, accuse, or shame,
but to speak what has long gone unsaid, and to offer that truth as a lifeline for others walking through the fire.
This is where the story unfolds.
Not in a straight line, but in fragments, in fires, in heartache, healing, and hope.
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The Fire — rupture, shock, loss​
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The Fog — numbness, heartbreak, confusion​
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The Creation — reclaiming power, voice, joy ​
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Homecoming — returning to yourself​
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Legacy — carrying forward what matters​
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Tools + Truths — insights for the journey
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Each piece stands alone. You don’t have to read in order—just begin where your heart lands.
