Most of us are walking around with a quiet fear of “the thing.” The call, the failure, the market dip, the diagnosis, the relationship ending. We imagine it’ll be the moment everything falls apart.

But what if it’s the moment everything starts?

This session isn’t a motivational speech. It’s a real, grounded, no-fluff conversation about what to do when bad news shows up in your life – personally, professionally, or in your vacation rental business.

Fear isn’t a strategy, and neither is avoidance.

Kathleen has lived through the kind of storms that shake foundations—career loss, personal loss, health scares, war, parenthood, and industry challenges. What she’s learned is simple: You don’t control the storm, but you damn sure control what comes next.

Using her 5-part framework – Face it. Name it. Share it. Learn from it. Move forward. – this session will help you:

• Reframe fear and uncertainty as a call to lead
• Build a mental flowchart to process crisis moments and plan your response
• Ditch shame, performative perfection, and isolation in favor of clarity and action
• Reconnect with meaning and momentum, on your terms

Whether you’re managing a business in flux, navigating the realities of caregiving, facing loss, or simply trying to find your next right step, you’re not alone, and you’re not done yet.