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. Still Breathing: My Journey with Love, Loss and Reinvention, debuted in May 2022 just as she began chemotherapy. She set aside many of her goals and expectations for the release of her book and instead fully committed to her treatment and healing.

She is happy to share that after 15 grueling months of treatment including chemotherapy, a left mastectomy and lymph node surgery, radiation, and immunotherapy she has survived and is cancer free.

With the input from over 300 breast cancer survivors, Katie wrote a free ebook called The Ultimate Breast Cancer Support Guide: How To Help a Friend Through Diagnosis, Treatment & Beyond. She continues to support her clients through 1:1 and group life coaching and leads a spiritual soul retreat called The Emerging Goddess.

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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