Katie Wilkes
Now What? Where the Waves are Taking Me Next
Between the lunges and warrior twos, one question rolled around in my mind all sixty minutes of class. So I furled up my mat, put the...
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Katie Wilkes
Sep 225 min read
I love being a nomad. But here's what I miss.
It’s no secret that New Mexico is full of friendly, easy-to-talk to people. Almost everywhere I go, it’s like butter to strike up a...
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Katie Wilkes
Aug 255 min read
Truths of Taos: How One Native's Courage Helped Me Re-examine My Own
The thing about shimmering lands like New Mexico—where everything feels so flowy and natural and clear around you—is that it also...
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Katie Wilkes
Aug 74 min read
Curveballs: The Divine Comedy of Nomad Life
You want to get my attention, put anything with Amy Poehler on it in front of me. Pretty much never have I watched her and not cackled. ...
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Katie Wilkes
Jul 15 min read
The (Very Uncomfortable) Art of Letting Go: When the Movers Lose All Your Furniture
"Your new life is gonna cost you your old one." I forget if it was around the time of a full moon or another supercharged energy portal...
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Katie Wilkes
May 215 min read
Introducing: My next Great Adventure
“I mean, what we just did in there … we were never taught that in school.” Sweat dripped down my stomach as I took another glug of water,...
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Katie Wilkes
Apr 226 min read
Unveiling the Power of In-Person Sisterhood: An Eye-Opening Revelation
Well hello, world. It’s so lovely to be back after a while. If I told you that for the past few months, I’ve been head down, doggedly...
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Katie Wilkes
Jan 294 min read
Close Enough to Burn: What it Feels Like Playing with Fire
There’s a scene in the original Toy Story film where the troublemaker kid, Sid, positions a magnifying glass in the sunlight over Woody’s...
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Katie Wilkes
Dec 31, 20234 min read
Rest, and the Rest Will Come
I played the video three times from the palm of my hand, listening to a voice tell me in twenty seconds how the strongest trees in the...
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Katie Wilkes
Dec 12, 20234 min read
You ready to hear this?
Please sit still and stop quivering for just five minutes, I instructed my insides. On a sunny summer day, I sat facing the sparkling...
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Katie Wilkes
Nov 24, 20238 min read
Day in the Life of an Elephant Sanctuary Volunteer
The elephants have entered the room. And there’s nothing awkward about it. I’m back stateside from a two-week stint in Thailand where my...
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Katie Wilkes
Oct 23, 20234 min read
When You're Suddenly Anything but Mainstream
“But what are they gonna think?!” ← the phrase that (still) runs through my head about twenty times a day. It can even make my fingers...
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Katie Wilkes
Oct 4, 20233 min read
Swallowed up in Silence
Sirens wailing. Leaf blowers roaring. Endless honking. Tree trimmer trucks. Jackhammers. Lawn mowers. The beep-beep-beep of Amazon vans...
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Katie Wilkes
Sep 17, 20234 min read
Why it Pays to be Late
Stuck in gridlocked traffic, my eyes were glued to the GPS. Ten, 20 then 30 minutes creeped onto my estimated arrival time. Accident...
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Katie Wilkes
Sep 1, 20234 min read
Sexy Little Thing Called Resentment
I’ve heard the sage advice to never hit publish when you’re angry. So I compromised with myself, saying, okay self. You get to write what...
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Katie Wilkes
Aug 16, 20235 min read
How to Dish up a Dream Life
Welp, here I am two weeks after divulging my latest thrill. Lying in bed the other night, I thought, guess it’s not one of those...
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Katie Wilkes
Jul 31, 20235 min read
A Secret (Language) Revealed
What I am about to share may freak you out. It may sound weird or over the top or cause you to roll your eyes or maybe even close out of...
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Katie Wilkes
Jul 13, 20235 min read
The Place Where it Stings
I learned enough the first time to understand that getting stung doesn’t feel good. There I was, barely under three feet tall, allured by...
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Katie Wilkes
Jun 25, 20234 min read
Can I get a Witness?
Humans crawling around on all fours. Sticking our arms out left and right, snapping our tongues tasting the air. Craning our necks,...
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Katie Wilkes
Jun 13, 20235 min read
Top 5 Things to Never Say to a Senior Pet Parent
A few months into lockdown, I was one of a bazillion people feeling not so warm and fuzzy. “There’s so much I wanna say to people’s...
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