She's Back & She's Got a New Name! 😉 (You won't believe what's been brewing behind the scenes...)

In this deeply personal inaugural episode of Owning Her Authority, your host, Kate House, shares the heartfelt story behind the podcast's evolution. After navigating a challenging season of long COVID and unexpected life changes, Kate reflects on the journey that led to this empowering new direction.

🔑 Discover the pivotal moment that prompted the rebrand.

💔 Understand the difficult decision Kate had to make regarding her group coaching program.

🌱 Learn about the concept of "wintering" and how it fostered creativity and renewal.

✍️ Hear about Kate's exciting new venture: writing her first book!

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Transcript

Kate House: 1:09

Hey there, friend, and welcome to the very first episode of the Owning Her Authority podcast. So if you've been a listener for a long time, you know that the show for the last five years has been called the Live by Design podcast, but I have been going through a season of changing and evolving and growing and stepping into what I really feel like is my power and my strength. And it's time for the business and the podcast to reflect those changes, to reflect the who I am today, not the woman I was five years ago when I started my podcasting journey, but the woman that I've gotten to grow into in that process. And she is a wildly different beast than she was five years ago. I am very excited to be stepping into this new season of life and to bring you along for that journey. So this episode is going to be all about the behind the scenes, what's been going on in my life since my last solo episode many, many months ago, why the rebrand of the podcast and who this show is for because I know that there will be women in the Live By Design podcast community that will absolutely resonate with the owning her authority message where this podcast is going in the future. So I want you to be able to hear me share about the podcast and be like, yep, Kate is speaking right to my heart. And I want you to come along on this journey with me. So let's do this. Thank you so much. All right, friend, let's dive right into this conversation. First of all, I just have to say, it feels so good to be back behind the mic after so long of just being sick. And that's kind of where the story begins. In August of 2024, I got COVID. And because of that, I ended up with long COVID. And in the last, how many months is that? Eight months, I have been super sick. Both my kids are in school, kindergarten and first grade, and if you have experienced those years of early elementary school, you know that your kids are basically sick constantly, or at least might have been. And because of my long COVID, I have been super susceptible to all of these colds. So we have had everything from neurovirus to two different kinds of flu. I had RSV over Christmas. I've had bronchitis, pneumonia. I mean, my goodness, the list goes on. On top of all of that, I have had this just lingering chest congestion and really deep fatigue. And so I had to take a really hard look at my business, my podcast, my coaching, how I was showing up in the world. this past fall. And I really had to do that because my energy was so much lower than it had ever been before. And I wasn't able to show up consistently for the commitments that I had made, my coaching commitments, my podcasting commitments. And if there's anything that bothers me, it's people who don't show up when they say that they're going to. Now I know I reschedule podcast episodes because I get colds, right? And those are things that we have to do. We have to be flexible, but I want to be the kind of person and the kind of coach that people can count on. And in that season, I just wasn't able to be that person. And I had to make the incredibly hard decision after three years of hosting the Live by Design Collective, the group coaching program for women who really wanted to lean into living by design and not by default and to do it together, had to make the incredibly hard decision to stop and end that program. Honestly, I will never forget voice memoing one of our founding members who is now an incredibly dear friend. And I was just like bawling as I was sharing this news about closing the collective. And it felt like it was this grieving process, this grieving of letting go of something that was really important to me, letting go of something that had become really beautiful, this community of women supporting one another, leaning into personal growth, choosing themselves again in their lives was just so beautiful. And to have to let go of that was really hard. And I share this story because maybe there's something in your life right now that you're like, I need to let go of it. I need to focus on myself. I need a season of wintering. I need a season of nurturing myself. And ultimately for me, I just needed to create some more capacity and some more time in my schedule to really heal physically. And that was really hard to let go of emotionally, but it was absolutely, absolutely, words are hard, the right decision. So I closed the collective in December of 2024 after three years of hosting it. And my goodness, I love the women in there. I hope to stay connected with them forever. I think of them on like a daily basis, but I knew I needed this season to kind of slow down. So When you hear like, what is a season of wintering? So I love this description I found online. It says that winter often symbolizes the end of one cycle and the beginning of another. Across cultures, the season is tied to themes of renewal and transformation. Check, check. Even as the land lies dormant, it holds the promise of new growth, making winter a time for rituals that honor hope and rebirth. And I read that to you, friend, because I really do feel like I have gone through this season of rebirth. I have taken really the last, man, like four months, four to five months to really slow down. As somebody who's always been a go-getter, like I wake up and I'm like, let's go. Let's get the to-do list done. Let's do the things. Let's make the impact. Let's build the things. Let's support others. To be in a season where I had to be like, put on the brakes, slow down. was really hard. And in fact, the very last masterclass I taught inside of the collective was on seven ways to rest that aren't sleep. So different ways that we can lean into rest and rejuvenation. For me, I chose creative rest. So I'm really good at sleeping. I like I go to bed early, I get very good sleep, like I've dialed in like the rest portion. But while I was in the season of wintering, I wanted to lean into how can I rest in other ways. So I've been reading a lot, not just personal growth, but a lot of romantic fantasy. If you know, you know. It is a rabbit hole. You will fall down. It is wonderful. Stay there forever with me. I, during the season of wintering, really leaned into creative pursuits. So I did some paintings. I made full-size quilts for both of my boys' beds. Just all of these creative things that I wanted to do, painting different rooms in our home, creative pursuits that I just wanted to do for the enjoyment of doing it and the love of giving creative gifts to others, like giving my boys their quilts. You know, now they wrap up and they're like, this is my special mommy quilt, right? And that just feels really good to get to do for them. So that's what I really focused on during this season of wintering. And during the season of wintering, part of my creative process was actually writing my first book. As I'm recording this, it is with my editor. Her name is Laura. She is amazing. If you ever write a book and you need an editor, Shoot me an email, kate at misskatehouse.com. I would 100% recommend her. And I wrote my book. So that was another creative way of wintering. Like it was work. Yes, it required dedication. I had to keep showing up consistently to get it written, but it felt really good. It felt really creative. And it felt like this opportunity for me to take what I had learned over five years of podcasting, of coaching hundreds and thousands of women, through my programs, through my summits on how to set goals with soul and how to live by design and not by default. And I was able to really take all of that and turn it into this book. I'm so excited to share it with you later this year. But after writing the book, I realized that I've been going through my own personal evolution. So Live by Design was what I needed five years ago when I had a two-year-old and a one-year-old, and I was in the thick of parenting in the middle of a pandemic with no family nearby for support. I needed something for myself that would keep me accountable to my personal growth journey, that would keep me motivated, Thank you so much. It was what I needed five years ago. But now, five years later, I have grown as a podcaster. I have grown as an author. I've grown as a summit host, as a course creator. I've grown as somebody who wants to bring women together and inspire them to embrace the things that fire them up, that wants to encourage women to own their voices, to go out there into the world and create an impact. Good Lord, we are in a season of life right now in the world where we need people to step up and say, this is not okay. We need people who are willing to be not liked. We need people who are willing to call out when injustice is happening, when things are going on that are just that we can't let keep going. And in order to do that, we need to be able to own our voice. We need to be able to confidently articulate ourselves and we need to be able to lead. And so that's really important. What this shift is all about, I had this great coaching program or this great coaching session with my friend Emily Russell. She's the host of Gather in Growth, incredible podcast. Go subscribe to it. You will not be disappointed. Emily not only is a podcasting collaborator of mine, she's been in my summits. We've been on each other's shows. She's a personal friend now. I love the internet. What a cool way to get connected with somebody that you live many states away from, but you're on a similar journey. So you get connected, you become friends. And now Emily is also And Emily and I hopped on a call recently and I told her, I was like, Emily, I'm just, I'm feeling really stuck. I'm feeling uninspired. Like the content I had been sharing for five years was no longer lighting me up. And she was like, Kate, I think you're going through this season of. Transformation. You're going through this season of, you know, it's kind of cliche to say, but, uh, you know, the Phoenix rising from the ashes, right? You have to do a controlled burn to, in order to become this new version of yourself, to really step into and embody it. And that is what I needed. I needed somebody to give me permission to say the work that you have done is beautiful, impactful. It will continue to stand the test of time, but it's okay to also move in a slightly different direction. It's okay to serve a slightly different community of women. It's okay to continue to change. And it's so funny because I'm a mindset coach, but even I had a couple mindset blocks that Emily really helped me work through in terms of some self-limiting beliefs on the value that I offer and what I can help create in the world, how I can help create change, what that looks like in terms of starting my first mastermind this year and offering programs on how to start a podcast to help elevate other voices. I had some blocks with that. And so I needed somebody to be like, Kate, Cut the BS. You need to really see the value that you have. You need to step into this next iteration of yourself because I was definitely, I felt like if I continued the way that I was going, I would have been playing small. I felt like the last five years had been this beautiful culmination of personal learning and growth, of honing of expertise, but it was time for something different. It was time for something more. And I felt worried like I was going to be leaving people behind, people that I love and care about. And I felt nervous. You know, what if I go and do this new thing and nothing happens? What if I go and do this new thing and I fail, right? And I didn't realize that some of these thoughts were– In the back of my mind, keeping me playing small. And so sometimes you need Emily Rushall or you need that person in your life, maybe I can be that for you, friend, to tell you that it is okay that you have grown and you have changed and that you get to go a new direction. And so really, friends, that is what This whole rebrand of the podcast is about, this is what the whole rebrand and changing of all my offers is about. It is about empowering women to own their voice, to lead with confidence, to become thought leaders, to share their message with the world and to own their impact and their legacy. Because ultimately... That is the woman I have grown into and that is the woman I want to continue growing into. And so by making this shift in the podcast within my business, it allows me to really embody that shift within myself. So I have lived through my season of living by design and not by default. And that started because, you know, I had that wake up call 10 years ago where I was defaulting through life and I needed to make a change. I needed to live intentionally. And then I doubled down on that with starting the Lit by Design podcast when I had those little babies at home and I needed something to really help me live intentionally and to stay focused, not just on raising these beautiful human beings, but also to stay focused on myself, to love myself well. And through those five years of growth, expansion has happened, change has happened, and it's time for this transformation. New iteration of self. I like to think of it as like 10 years ago, I was like this little seed that was like just starting to sprout. And then for five years, I started to grow the stalk of the flower. I grew some leaves, like the bud of the flower just started to blossom and open. And now I feel like I'm the season where the flower is fully opened. The colors are vibrant. The stalk is strong. You And it's time to see what we can do. And it's time to see what we can do together. have so much value, but weren't the right fit for me now where I am in my health journey, where I am as a human, where I am as a coach and an empower, empower, that's a tough word of other women. And so that is why we are shifting from live by design. Still love that. There will always be such a special place in my heart for living by design and not by default. Absolutely. It is still the foundation of everything, but that for me, living by design is very, it's about you and and your self-care and how you approach your day and your life. And now that I feel like that's really locked in, now I'm in a season of owning her authority, of owning my authority, of helping you own your authority, of helping you own your voice, of helping you step forward with confidence and clarity, of helping you be seen and be heard and create an impact in the world in a positive way and ultimately to create a legacy for yourself, for your kids, for your family, for the world. So that's where we're going, friends. I hope you stay along for the ride. I have so many incredible guests lined up for us and it's going to be a really good time. So I can't wait to see what this new version of myself looks and feels like. I already feel physically better, but I just feel like reignited. Like I feel like this fire inside of me is burning. I am excited to share it with the world, with all of you. I don't know exactly what it's going to look like in the end, but I am willing to learn through doing. And so that is what this rebrand is all about. We are going to be owning her authority and we're going to get to do it together, friend. So thank you for being here. I am so grateful to you for tuning in, for being part of this new season of life, this new part of my journey, but ultimately, hopefully a new part of the journey for you where you really get to confidently step into the woman that you're becoming and continue to grow into her in the most amazing expansive ways. I'll see you in the next episode. Thank you for tuning into the Owning Her Authority podcast. If today's episode resonated with you, here's how we can keep that momentum going. First, make sure you're subscribed to the show so you never miss an episode and continue to fuel your journey of growth and expansion. Next, share the inspiration. Take a screenshot of the episode and share it on your Instagram stories, tagging me at Miss Kate House. That's at M-S-K-A-T-E-H-O-U-S-E. So we can get connected and inspire other women to own their voice too. And finally, if you're feeling extra generous, please leave a five-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts. Your feedback helps us reach even more women who are ascending into their power. And as my special thank you for your time and your energy, I would love to support you in moving from overwhelmed to empowered with my complimentary Overcoming Overwhelm Masterclass. During this 60-minute masterclass, you'll learn practical strategies for managing stress, finding clarity, and stepping into your authority. Click on the link in the I'm so grateful to have you as part of the Owning Her Authority community. Remember, it's time to rise, claim your future, and set the world ablaze with your vision. Let's do this together.