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They Should Walk Away Knowing They Mattered
Personal Essays & Reflections, Writing Life, Leadership Kate Sjostrand 5/2/26 Personal Essays & Reflections, Writing Life, Leadership Kate Sjostrand 5/2/26

They Should Walk Away Knowing They Mattered

There’s a moment in every project when it stops being an idea and becomes real. Not in some abstract way, but in that gut-level, holy shit this is actually happening way. That moment hit me this week when I opened the first full proof of A Survivor’s Guide to Survival.

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Proof of Life
Writing Life, Personal Essays & Reflections, Freedom & Fire Kate Sjostrand 3/24/26 Writing Life, Personal Essays & Reflections, Freedom & Fire Kate Sjostrand 3/24/26

Proof of Life

Holy fuck. I just ordered proof copies of my book. It’s real now. One last push, one last pass, and it’s out in the world.

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Dreaming on the Edge of Becoming
Personal Essays & Reflections, Freedom & Fire Kate Sjostrand 12/4/25 Personal Essays & Reflections, Freedom & Fire Kate Sjostrand 12/4/25

Dreaming on the Edge of Becoming

Tonight I’m dreaming — about the book I just finished through broken bones and pain, and about the life I’m building from the ashes. This memoir is my launchpad. My declaration. My refusal to play small. And the future I’m carving is starting to take shape.

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That Too Is Legacy
Personal Essays & Reflections, Writing Life Kate Sjostrand 8/11/25 Personal Essays & Reflections, Writing Life Kate Sjostrand 8/11/25

That Too Is Legacy

A late-night ride, a wave of doubt, and a message from an old Navy friend—reminding me the seeds of legacy were planted long before I knew I’d need them.

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Fire and Grit: My New Origin Story
Kate Sjostrand 7/31/25 Kate Sjostrand 7/31/25

Fire and Grit: My New Origin Story

After dying three times, I came back with one burning question: Did my life even matter?

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Words forged in fire, ink, and steel.
© Kate Sjostrand

Email me: katelynsjostrand@gmail.com
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