Katie Rethman

Hi, I’m Katie. I write about life as it unfolds: the questions, the changes, the surprises, the beliefs I hold and sometimes outgrow.

This is a journal of becoming. Over and over. Of small revelations and big feelings. Of learning and softening and being changed by what we live through. Nothing is final. Everything is honest.

I’m a wife of many seasons. Deep love, hard years, rebuilding, joy. And I believe a long relationship is one of the bravest stories two people can write together. I’m a mom to two kiddies who are constantly teaching me about wonder and patience and what it means to be truly seen. Parenthood has stretched me in ways I never expected, revealing both the tender edges and the steady ones.

By day, I work in product and storytelling, helping organizations create experiences that matter. The through-line in all my work is meaning — how we build it, how we communicate it, and how it shapes the way people move through the world.

I love interiors and the way a home can become a mirror of the people who live inside it. Textures, patterns, colors, spaces… swoon, my kryptonite.

Travel reminds me who I am outside of routine. I love both the big adventures and the slow, wandering kind where you just follow your curiosity around interesting corners.

Mostly, I’m someone trying to live with my eyes open. To notice what I used to rush past. To honor both the beauty and the ache of ordinary days. To grow, and to let myself be changed.

If you’re here reading, I’m glad you found your way. I hope something in these pages feels like company.