About Katie Joy…

A graduate of Florida State University and Vermont Law School, Katie Joy Duke practiced social justice law in New York and Washington States for 9 years before becoming a full-time writer, life coach for women, and mom.

Katie has always processed her dreams, fears, and life experiences through the written word. When her daughter Poppy was stillborn in 2015, she turned straight to the page. Katie started blogging in 2016 to process her grief and found solace and meaning in the community that followed her journey.

Just as her dreams of becoming a published author were coming true, she was diagnosed with Stage IV, metastatic breast cancer on March 18, 2022. She was forced to set aside many of her goals and expectations for the release of her book in May 2022, and instead fully committed to her healing.

She is happy to share that after 15 grueling months of treatment including 5 months of chemotherapy, a left mastectomy and lymph node surgery, and 28 rounds of radiation, she has survived and is cancer free. She has begun working on her second memoir about her experience healing from yet another unexpected life challenge.

Ms. Duke lives north of Seattle with her husband, daughter, and scruffy dog Wilson. She accesses power with yoga, serenity through meditation, and joy through song and dance. Authenticity is her number one value and vulnerability is her superpower.

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