In this episode, I sit down with Mentor, Coach & Mystic, Katy Downey. Katy is from a small town in New York and there was something about New York City that was calling her name. She was accepted into the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, working for Betsy Johnson. But the partying, clubbing, fast-paced scene of the fashion industry didn’t feel like home to Katy— she was a nature, green grass type of woman. Katy says, “There was something still pulling at me saying, this isn't your spot, baby. And that was a big moment of failure. You know, I failed. I couldn't make it in New York. And that was an ego death that I had to go through.”

Katy’s work ethic brought her success in ventures beyond New York City, eventually landing a job with Tesla. She learned, unsurprisingly, that Tesla was a man’s world. When Katy started rattling cages and speaking out against the injustices she saw, the job she loved became toxic. Although she was well compensated at Tesla, it wasn’t worth it. She put in her two weeks and never looked back.

On a whim, Katy joined her cousin in Tulum, Mexico after quitting her job. Katy tells us, “And that's when I felt free. I wasn't wearing shoes; I was running down dirt paths. I was going into meditations, I was doing yoga, I was dancing. I was singing— that person that was there the whole time was really blossoming all over again. And don’t get me wrong, there was tons of crying.”

When Katy returned, she trained in Reiki and psychic surgery, then opened her practice to tarot and oracle readings. She started mentoring and coaching other women to find their truth, and created a collection of artists and practitioners in her town to support one another. Katy says, “I am all about wellness, all about love, all about empowerment. Who do you want to be, because you can start tomorrow. You don’t have to keep living the way that you are.”

Highlights from Katy:

"Instead of seeing the beauty in the chaos, things have to crumble when they're not on a good foundation. And that's exactly what happened. Including me— that was a whole ego death of if my identity isn't a Tesla supervisor then who am I?

"There's such a goldmine of women in your community that are just as inspiring and so much easier to connect with because they're living a life that you're right alongside with."

"And that's what it comes down to— unconditional love.  Do you love yourself unconditionally? Does everyone else love you unconditionally? Or do they love you under the condition that they set?"

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