HONORING KATHERINE WOODWARD THOMAS: WITH JESSICA YIP

And Catherine was very devoted to the service of humanity.

She was a, a very accomplished author and educator, and just a wonderful steward for humanity to find ways of, uh, learning, uh, one of which was from her book, "Calling in the One," and we're gonna hear about some of her other works today.

[soft music] Hello, and welcome back to the "Art of Awakening" podcast, where the art of living awake truly becomes a daily practice.

I'm your host, Dr.

Sue Morter, and today we're having a tender and meaningful conversation.

Uh, a friend of mine, uh, for many years, Catherine Woodward Thomas, was originally scheduled to join me here on the "Art of Awakening" podcast, and just prior to our scheduling of that, uh, recording, she became, uh, ill with, um, a respiratory situation, a pneumonia type of diagnosis, and she'd been battling health concerns for quite some time leading up to this.

And so we were rescheduling, and during the time that she was out at that time, she passed, and she made her transition, uh, in a, you know, in a beautiful way, and at the same time, it's never exactly what any of us want to hear about when it is, you know, um, interrupting a flow in life.

And Catherine was very devoted to the service of humanity.

She was a, a very accomplished author and educator, and just a wonderful steward for humanity to find ways of, uh, learning, uh, one of which was from her book, "Calling in the One." Uh, another that you might be familiar with was "Conscious Uncoupling," and we're gonna hear about some of her other works today.

Today, we have a wonderful close, uh, student become colleague and, of course, friend of Catherine's, and her name is Jessica.

And Jessica Yip is going to share not only an honoring of Catherine and her teachings, which is what I reached out to her organization when I heard of her passing, uh, to ask.

I wanted to inquire, "Is there anything that we can do to honor and support, you know, the beautiful teachings of Catherine?" And Jessica stepped forward and said that she would be happy to join us here and share not only the direct teachings of Catherine, but also her application of that, giving it an ongoing life and legacy through her coaching, um, efforts, and so we'll be hearing about that.

So, uh, I'd like to bring you on, Jessica.

Uh, she's a leading coach in Catherine's "Calling in the One" work.

She's certified, uh, a True You coach, which was Catherine's following book, and serves as program director and faculty coach for the "Calling in the One," "Conscious Uncoupling," and True You trainings.

So she's kind of taking the reins here.

And so today we celebrate Catherine's life and explore the teachings that, uh, she devoted her life to, and sharing, and speak about what it means to carry on those teachings, uh, to carry them forward.

Jessica, welcome.