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Why I'm Changing My Name: A Personal Share

2/2/2020

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I wanted 2020 to be a year of clarity for me, but I didn't think something like this would happen, ​nor so quickly.
​Every once in a while, we reach a place in our life where we might feel as though we have finally “arrived”...

Arrived at some monumental understanding or insight.

Arrived at some sense of having survived or completed a challenge.

Arrived at an intersection where you must choose a new path.
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And there are a great many MORE days where we struggle to get there, right?

It’s an illusion, of course, since every step on our journey is as important as the last - each one counts and each moves us along the path, even when it doesn’t feel like it.
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BUT… let’s face it. Some steps are little, and some are leaps.

A woman I danced with, many years ago, named her business Leaping Feats. The image has always stuck with me, as has her continued courage and determination to live her life calling to bring the benefits of dance to our youth.

So that is why I’m writing today. 

Because for me, today represents leaping a feat!

The catalyst was seven years of roller-coastering through illness, anger, despair and loss with highs of new awareness, understanding, forgiveness and faith.

The feat was a long struggle with myself: a long-held highly idealized version of who I wanted to be (control) against the reality of who I actually am (surrender).

And the leap is leaving behind all the thoughts, beliefs and behaviours that no longer serve my/the highest good, while bringing with me all the ones that do.
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And I’m landing that leap on new ground… dancing on new ground!

I’ve found myself without even knowing I was lost. And with that clarity came the realization that my name was not me. 

So I’m honouring what is for me a great leap, by changing my name.
Yes, you might think this is silly or weird. I did too, at first. However, I can assure you. I've never felt so certain of anything. And it fills me somehow with a power, a knowing, that I HAVE ARRIVED.

So. I am no longer Kathi or Katherine or Anne. I've pruned and gathered and wove something out of all that, like a couple old jackets torn apart and made into something new:​

Hi, my name is Katanne. 

​And I look forward to connecting with you on new ground :)

PS. It will take some time for all my business and personal “paperwork” to change, so thank you for your patience and support during this transition time. You will still be able to contact me normally via my regular email, website, and facebook contacts. Such is the beauty of the tech world! 
5 Comments
Allanna
2/2/2020 14:52:18

I get it. I love it!!! Bare with me if I forget - I will do my best to change with you <3

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marguerite
2/2/2020 17:09:38

Thank you for sharing this and I am happy that you were able to make this decision. with such clarity. I look forward to seeing you soon. Please help me as I try my best in calling you by your real name Katanne.

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Tammy
2/2/2020 19:09:23

So awesome that you are authentically true to your spirit! Always be true to you!
Lots of love my friend! 💓
Tammy

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Erica
2/2/2020 20:49:19

Nice, i like it!

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angus bayley
5/2/2020 15:13:30

good for you change is awesome!!

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    Hi, I'm Katanne - Nutritionist and Gut Health Specialist. My talent and passion is helping busy people like you to finally enjoy food and life again!! By resolving painful and annoying digestive issues,  we then have energy and enthusiam for our life and being the best version of ourself!
    ​As a busy, do-too-much, everyone-else-comes-first type of person, I learned the hard way that this kind of stress compromises both gut and health. It took ten years to perfect a healing approach that is less about food and more about how we live with our stress.... stress that impacts our digestion, and stress that we often bring on ourselves. We all need efficient and effective solutions that we can integrate into our busy lives, so let me find you some simple solutions to bring enjoyment back to your eating and living!

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