Kate Eckman assumed she’d follow the rest of her family into a medical career. Quickly, however, she realized the path wasn’t for her and she turned to journalism. Eckman’s career took her from red-carpet reporting in Hollywood to covering politics in DC, courts in Chicago, and even wildlife in Florida and Africa. When she moved to New York for a television job, Eckman was forced to reinvent–and quickly–after the job unexpectedly fell through just one week later. Being in New York City allowed Eckman, who happened to meet the physical qualifications, to begin modeling for the plus size industry, which brought her face-to-face with her own insecurities about body image. In her conversation with CoveyClub founder, Lesley Jane Seymour, Eckman explains exactly how the trajectory of her life was changed by loss and spiritual upheaval and how it finally led to her telling her story in a book.
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Bio:
Kate Eckman empowers high-achieving individuals to actualize their full potential. She leverages her experience as a well-known communications, performance and mindfulness expert, accomplished entrepreneur, and elite athlete to equip leaders with the tools, methodology, and energetic boost they need to excel at the game of life.
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Time Stamps
5:17 - Growing up, going to Penn State, starting her journalism career
7:10 - Moving to New York
7:48 - Modeling, body image struggles, and beginning to write more vulnerably
8:20 - Losing two people to suicide and focusing on public speaking
11:09 - Writing Full Spirit Workout
15:20 – Why questioning who you are is a good thing
22:00 – Normalizing losing a job as an opportunity to grow
29:12 – Kate's tips for mitigating judgment
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