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| Kathryn Alice On Finding Love Kathryn Alice has been a force in the world of literature for several years now. Authoring innovative books and articles in the areas of romance and love, she focuses on the positive, expressing her sentiments and advice through faith and encouraging self awareness for everyone. She empowers her readers to find their heart's desires within themselves, before searching for these facets in others. Her approach has been highly successful as well. Kathryn conducts workshops and lectures throughout the country, which attendees laud and wholehartedly recommend to others. Writing the column "Dating, Love, and Soulmates" for Holistic Living Magazine is only one of her achievements in the world of literature. Her new book Love Will Find You is an inspirational journey into her expertise as a life coach. Kathryn is a lady with a lot to say and she compels her readers to hang on every word. Having appeared on Montel, Single Talk, and The Aware Show, Kathryn has acquainted herself with audiences on a national level. She has also written for and been featured in such publications as Seventeen, The Los Angeles Times, Cosmopolitan, and Psychology Today. I was honored when Kathryn agreed to spend some time with me for Web Digest Weekly. Currently living in Southern California with her husband and children, she was gracious and charming. This lady is a true pro who never lets anyone down. JCP: Kathryn, thank you very much for sharing. KA: It's my pleasure, and thanks for having me. JCP: Lets begin by having you tell everybody what you've been up to lately. KA: After having our 4th child in August of 2006, I took some time off, and now I'm really busy touring, doing interviews and workshops to support my book. JCP: I can imagine your schedule since Love Will Find You was published has been exhausting. KA: Has it ever! A 25 city book tour with a baby in tow is interesting. But fun. JCP: How do you balance your hectic schedule with the demands of being a wife and mother? KA: The first thing I do is some inner work. My affirmation is: "I can have it all," meaning be both a good mother AND have a flourishing career. The more I believe this is possible, the more it happens. I have a lot of help, too, and just go with the flow, so that whatever is in front of me gets the priority, especially the children. I feel that at some level, my family is part of my work. JCP: How did you become interested in helping others with love and romance? KA: I was directing the Agape Crisis Support Team, and we had many people walk in suicidal over a romantic situation. As we worked with them, I noticed this phenomenon of people changing their mindset, going out and attracting romance. Eventually, I began teaching workshops on the subject, and hordes started showing up for them. JCP: Who was your inspiration? KA: My mentor, Joan Steadman, along with the founder of Agape, Dr. Michael Beckwith. JCP: Are you planning any workshops in the near future? KA: They're stacked up like pancakes right now! Every city I visit, I'm doing workshops, lectures and singles events. I'll be up and down the East Coast, in the mid-West and from San Diego to Seattle, too. JCP: Do you do podcasts or write blogs? KA: Yes, I have a monthly Blog on my website in which I give tips to make dating and being single easier, and we're just putting up my first Podcast to coincide with the book. There's also my twice monthly Ezine called Single in the City that's free and keeps singles uplifted as they go through the process of falling in love. JCP: Tell us how Love Will Find You came into being. KA: It is a compilation of the work and writings I've been doing for many years. Kind of my magnum opus. There has been such a need for my work, and people have been asking me for years to write a book. I lucked out with amazing literary agent, Stephanie Kip Rostan, of Levine Greenberg, met with a bunch of publishers, and signed with a really great one, Marlowe. JCP: What does the book mean to you and how can it help others in their search for their soulmates? KA: Love Will Find You outlines a way of attracting love in which you don't have to do back flips. It also opens up people to the idea that no matter who they are -- older, younger, overweight, neurotic, divorced, a single parent -- they get love. Having that faith literally changes a person's energy and makes love come to them rather than them having to go seek it out. JCP: What's the hardest thing that people face when grappling with love? KA: Getting attached to the wrong person. It can be tough letting go even if the person's clearly not their One, and what I call the "Voice of Attachment" will tell the person that this is their soulmate even if they're not. Once people are willing to release, which many resist, the voice telling them that this person is the only one for them just goes away. Being romantically attached to the wrong person has literally caused wars, murders and much more. So, of course, learning to let go is critically important. JCP: What's your next move? KA: Hopefully a vacation after my book tour is done! [she laughs] JCP: Okay...now for a few nosy questions to satisfy your readers? How long have you been married? KA: Six years. JCP: What's the secret to your successful marriage? KA: Honestly, I think it's being with the right person, my soulmate Jon. When you're with your One, things are easy and relationship is not work at all. My process definitely worked for me. JCP: Who are your heroes? KA: Those people who have had the courage to hold out for their soulmate rather than settle. I've come across some amazing love stories and facilitated a bunch in my work, and it amazes me how willing some people are to step up to the plate and watch the perfect love blossom in their life. JCP: Favorite food: KA: Chocolate crème brulee and cupcakes from Dewey's Bakery in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. JCP: Favorite place: KA: Venice Beach, California, where I live. It has everything you need and you don't even have to get in the car to go anywhere. It's a magical place! JCP: Favorite movie: KA: Great romances: Somewhere In Time, Dangerous Beauty, City of Angels, Something's Gotta Give. JCP: What one kernel of wisdom would you like to share with us? KA: That I think every person on the planet gets love with no exceptions, no matter how cynical they might feel about romance. The sooner people start believing this, the sooner it will happen for them. Nothing can keep their love from them. JCP: Finally, what are you most proud of? KA: My family. I am SO blessed with my husband and children. JCP: Thank you so much for sharing your talents with me. KA: Thanks so much for having me. It has been a true pleasure. I highly recommend Love Will Find You to anyone who needs a shot of self confidence and a boost in the right direction in love. I also recommend Kathryn Alice as a pro whose desire to help others has propelled her to national prominence. The lady is amazing and her zeal in sharing everything she's learned is practically unsurpassed in today's fast paced world. Kathryn Alice, we're glad you found us. Kathryn's website: www.KathrynAlice.com Kathryn's My Space page: www.myspace.com/kathrynalice JC Parrish |