Family, Defined by Love
Transform your journey to and through parenthood.
Honest community, grounded support, and wellness for every path to family — and for the providers who walk it beside you.
Our mission
Vulnerability met with strength.
We cultivate a community where vulnerability is met with strength and every milestone is honored with intention — empowering people to find resilience, purpose, and moments of joy along the way.
Through thoughtful programs, practical resources, and heartfelt guidance, Story of Us helps people feel less alone and gives providers a place to be cared for, too.
Our vision
Rewriting the narrative around parenthood.
We turn isolating, depleting journeys into pathways of empowerment, connection, and renewal. Story of Us challenges the heartbreaking, exhausting story so often told about trying to conceive, infertility, pregnancy, and parenthood.
Leading with compassion, creativity, and an unwavering commitment to change, we’re turning hardship into hope and misery into meaning — building a community where every individual feels seen, valued, and encouraged.
How we support you
Wellness, community, and support.
For you, and for the providers beside you.
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Connection
Real connection with people on the same path. Not curated highlight reels or generic advice — honest community where you never have to explain yourself from the beginning.
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Support
Support that meets you where you actually are. We hold space for the grief, the waiting, the unexpected joy, and the complicated feelings.
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Meaningful milestones
Every step matters, not just the obvious ones. We help you recognize and honor your progress, on your own terms, at your own pace.
For workplaces
Calm, practical mindfulness for teams.
Guided meditation, breathwork, workshops, and ongoing support for high-pressure teams.
Find your next step
There is more than one way in.
Explore free practices, upcoming gatherings, provider support, honest stories, and the children’s book that started it all.
The Story of Us Book
An inclusive children’s story that celebrates the many beautiful ways families are formed.
Podcast
Raw, unfiltered conversations about the road to and through parenthood.
Blog
Practical ideas and honest perspective for family-building, parenting, and provider wellbeing.
Resources
Breathwork, meditation, mindful parenting tools, and grounded movement for real life.
For providers
Workshops, somatic experiences, continuing education, and The Sanctuary collective.
Events
Gatherings and weekly meetups created for connection, restoration, and community.
We champion all paths
Family is a boundless, beautiful creation.
We champion every path to family — medical assistance, adoption, foster care, surrogacy, donor conception, or redefined connections. Together, we can shift how society sees family, embracing each individual’s unique journey.
WHERE KATE LEADS TODAY — Meditation Lead, NAMI Chicago — leads guided meditation for staff and support teams and serves individual clients with private, one-on-one guided meditation.
WHERE KATE LEADS TODAY — Insight Timer — meditation instructor on the global app, guiding meditations for practitioners worldwide.
ADDITIONAL FACILITATION — Ease Hospitality, New York City — led weekly guided group meditations for the teams of this wellness and hospitality company.
ADDITIONAL FACILITATION — Meditation for Recovery, Chicago — led a weekly 12-step meditation group, grounded in her certifications in Yoga for 12-Step Recovery and Working in Addiction Systems.
ADDITIONAL FACILITATION — Lifestart Fitness, Chicago — meditation guide and yoga instructor for the Chicago-based wellness platform, leading virtual and in-person events.
CORPORATE & ORGANIZATIONAL CLIENTS — MillerCoors · Facebook · Two Cups of Tea Consulting · Kaufman Hall
IN THEIR WORDS
Connection changes the story.
“For the first time, we didn’t feel alone in our journey.”
— Therese D.
“Kate’s ability to provide a dose of peace and calm is an incredible gift. I cannot recommend her enough.”
— Ben Frank, Senior Director of Wellness, NAMI Chicago
There is a place for you here
You don’t have to walk this alone.
Wherever you are on the path to and through parenthood, there’s a place for you here.
Family, Defined by Love.