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Keith-Williams's avatar

Hi Kathleen,

I just love your publication page - it's neat, well-structured, and easy to find and follow your posts and notesβ€”you even have a 'Start Here' link.

I was watching your live video with @Claudia Faith, and I'm just blown away by how down-to-earth you are, what an enormous wealth of knowledge you possess, and your kind and sympathetic nature.

I'm so glad to have found you here on Substack, and I've just subscribed to your publication.

Keep writing, keep positive, keep us all trying to do our best work - to help everyone, Kathleen!

With much respect

Keith

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Kathleen Thorne RN, LMT's avatar

thank you, Keith. I really appreciate what you said. The thing is we all have our talents and skills and gifts and the best part of what I have to offer is my one to one consultation because I will tell you that healthcare professionals that do this type of thing seriously they charge $300-$700. So it's an insane price, but it's up to people if they have something that they wanna address in their lives and fix it I can help them and do it naturally.

Anyway, thank you for everything I appreciate it. It's all a work in progress isn't it and we're all here to support and help each other πŸ€—πŸ’•πŸ™

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Keith-Williams's avatar

Thank you so much, Kathleen. You are so right - we are all 'a work in progress'. The secret we both share is we've both realised that through our own experiences of life - yours through your medical training and mine through my professional training and IT career

You've helped many people overcome their problems and I've taught many people how to master skills in many areas too.

At the end of the day we are now writing about our life journeys and giving back so others may be helped too πŸŒ±πŸ‘πŸ™πŸ’“

Hope to speak again soon πŸ˜€

With kind wishes

Keith

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Yana G.Y.'s avatar

You have grown so much since then, a true transformation and I'm sure more tough but also powerful moments are yet to come, because that's how life is. And it makes me so happy to read that particular line: "It’s about reclaiming myself - my voice, my life, my joy!". Hugs!!

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Kathleen Thorne RN, LMT's avatar

I look back to when I met you and joined as VIP on September 8, and although we challenged each other, it's helped me become the person I am today. we spoke on multiple occasions about me putting myself first which I have a hard time doing. But I've learned to balance it. Thank you for that πŸ™

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Yana G.Y.'s avatar

Of course! Makes me truly happy to see you progress like this.

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Kathleen Thorne RN, LMT's avatar

Seems I'm progressing at warp speed right now- especially with what's going on with mom! I will get her through this and I will do it holistically and naturally unless something changes on Thursday, but still no chemo ever. I have the strength and the resilience to get through this no matter what happens and I'm thinking only positive things and so is she! I don't give a fuck what the doctor says... they don't know everything and they don't know me!

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Bill Gerace's avatar

Kathy,

Friend I have to say this is the most beautiful post I have read. It is written right from the heart. I love it and you rock at everything you do. I definitely can't wait to subscribe this week. You are awesome and very talented as a writer as well. Wish you much success and happiness friend. Blessings. :)

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Kathleen Thorne RN, LMT's avatar

thank you, Bill. I would very honored to have you as a subscriber.

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Marylee Pangman  πŸ“βœοΈπŸ“š's avatar

Dear Kathleen,

You caught me off guard with this, in the best way. Thank you for your generous wordsβ€”your heart, your honesty, and your presence on Substack are already making a powerful impact. I’ve seen how deeply you care, how thoughtfully you show up, and how much you pour into this space. It’s a gift to be in community with you. I’m here cheering you on, always. πŸ’œ

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Kathleen Thorne RN, LMT's avatar

Marylee, actually, you are the gift... to me πŸ’• there was something about you when I first met you and I just knew that we would be friends. You help keep me grounded and offer the best advice with no strings attached. It's truly refreshing!

The best way for me to repay you is to become the best writer that I can be.

YOU did that.

I would never even consider calling myself a writer without your support.

And you have mine πŸ’―πŸ₯°

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Gabi of Journey Jots's avatar

Thank you for the kind words, they're too kind! πŸ™‚

We came here around the same time, and your support also inspires me to do more on different levels πŸ™‚ Thank you for being such a good friend!

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Kathleen Thorne RN, LMT's avatar

Of course, Gabi. Just speaking the truth. I really do cherish your support and the things that you have taught me just through our conversations. It's been very enlightening and absolutely helped me grow not just here on the substack, but as a person. Thank you πŸ™πŸ’•

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Gabi of Journey Jots's avatar

Again, too kind πŸ™‚

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Kathleen Thorne RN, LMT's avatar

truth!

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Self-Love Studio with Morgan's avatar

Thank you for sharing all this! I can tell it came straight from your heart, and it rang very true for me. I've been here just one month and I'm amazed at how much it's already taught me about myself. Your story is inspiring! I look forward to getting to know you better through your writing ❀️

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Kathleen Thorne RN, LMT's avatar

Morgan, welcome to Substack, so glad you’re here πŸ€—. I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment. You look familiar to me for some reason… they say we all have a double somewhere. I hope mine is staying out of trouble πŸ˜‚ Look forward to getting to know you better through you’re writing as well. I think you’ll love it here. πŸ’•πŸ™

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Charisse Tyson's avatar

You're a sweetheart. πŸ’–πŸ’—πŸ₯°πŸ’ž

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Kathleen Thorne RN, LMT's avatar

Thanks, Charisse. Appreciate you πŸ’•πŸ™

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Ral Joseph's avatar

Substack can build, so far it has helped me really find my identity and do one of the many things I've always wanted to do. I'm happy you found a community for yourself it's something we all pray and look forward to. Thankz again.

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Kathleen Thorne RN, LMT's avatar

thank you, Ral πŸ™ it's the whole community and then there's smaller communities within the community. Good to see you and thank you for reading and commenting. I really appreciate it, sir πŸ™

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Jane Duncan Rogers's avatar

Beautiful. Thank you.

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Kathleen Thorne RN, LMT's avatar

hey Jane! Just sat down and wrote from the heart for about 20 minutes and that's what came out. That's the way. I prefer to write from the heart at the time that I'm thinking it. Appreciate you reading it and commenting πŸ€—πŸ’•πŸ™

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Maya Sayvanova's avatar

I love watching you grow here and I’m sure there’s a lot more to see 🫢🀘

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Kathleen Thorne RN, LMT's avatar

Maya, you've always been supportive and encouraging- every time! You rock too πŸ’•πŸ€˜

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Carolyn Faggioni's avatar

Wonderful that you found a community to support your journey.

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Kathleen Thorne RN, LMT's avatar

Well, I wasn't really looking for that but substack is that type of community. Nice to meet you Carolyn πŸ€—

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Migraine Girl 🧠's avatar

Same!

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Kathleen Thorne RN, LMT's avatar

hello there, migraine girl! πŸ€—

same? Which part?

You gotta give me more than that.

OK, let's hear it ...

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Migraine Girl 🧠's avatar

I came to Substack the weekend that TikTok was being banned. I had never heard of it. As a former blogger, I was excited to start writing again. I found my voice again! I was never really comfortable with the video format of TikTok. So, I was All-in!

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Kathleen Thorne RN, LMT's avatar

I love it ! now that's a story that needs to be written πŸ’― thank you so much for not getting pissed off and for explaining. It really means a lot to me πŸ€—

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Migraine Girl 🧠's avatar

I thought it was funny! πŸ˜„

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Kathleen Thorne RN, LMT's avatar

Liking you more all the time πŸ€—

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Cindy Martindale's avatar

Reading this post was a pleasure, and it thrills me to know exactly where you are right now. It's full of joy and happiness despite the swirl of life that throws us all off trackβ€”you are exactly where you were meant to be. Thanks for sharing this! And congratulations on all the hard work you've done.

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Kathleen Thorne RN, LMT's avatar

thank you, Cindy. I really appreciate it and my prayers are with you for upcoming things. Hope you're doing well πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™

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Lisa’s Last Words's avatar

I loved it, Kathleen and yes, Claudia faith is an exceptional person. I’m grateful for her as well.

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Kathleen Thorne RN, LMT's avatar

hey Lisa πŸ€— thank you so much for your support and for reading the article. I know we all have a story about coming here πŸ’•πŸ™

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Daniel P. Hirschi's avatar

What a beautiful and personal post. It takes courage to show vulnerability and suffering. Life is not always about perfection and sunshine. You and all the people you mentioned have their stories that formed them. Who made them what they are today.

I'm proud to be part of your support team! Thank you for your friendship.

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Kathleen Thorne RN, LMT's avatar

Daniel, you always know what to say. My heart is smiling πŸ’–

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