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Katherine May's avatar

My god, Katy. The bit about being greedy. Incredible.

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

Thanks xx

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Daisy Buchanan's avatar

This is BEAUTIFUL, and everything here will stay with me for a long time. Thank you. X

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

Thank you. It is only beautiful because I shared it with all of you. xx

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Freya Rohn's avatar

My goodness Katy, this made me teary in the best possible way. The framing of it all is so real, and that we were able to do that all together, thinking about all of the other women behind us who planted those seeds in us...just beautiful. So grateful to get to know you and all of us together in that space. To learn and know more through you all is such a gift.

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

Likewise. It was the coming together that was the magic. x

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Teri Simonds's avatar

There’s so much meaning in not having the right to take what you want. That’s the patriarchy right there. I don’t know of many men who refrain from taking what they want; it’s their right, is it not? It is women’s right as well.

Thank you for yet again giving me more food for thought about how I navigate through this world.

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

I did think a lot about how the men I know would not, and indeed have not hesitated in similar situations. xx

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Wendy Varley's avatar

"Until I started thinking about why I wasn’t allowing myself to go on retreat, I hadn’t realised that I had been policing other kinds of borders too." Love everything you've written here, Katy, and so glad you've decided to stop policing yourself. And that you went on the writing retreat.

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

Me too. xx

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Emma Gannon's avatar

I have something in my eye Katy… thank you for capturing this ❤️💫

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

Thank you for being such an important part of it. x

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Mike Press's avatar

I love your writing. What it expresses, and how you express it.

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

Thank you. xx

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Keris Fox's avatar

This is just incredible. I’m so glad you went.

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

Thank you. It has been properly magic. xx

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June Girvin's avatar

So, so interesting. Women's self-talk. It's a demon.

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

It is. x

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Laura Pashby's avatar

Amazing writing, Katy. So grateful to have had that precious time with you. x

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

And me with you. You have changed the way I think about the world. That's big magic. xx

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Laura Pashby's avatar

Aww. I feel the same about you. So much big magic 💫🔮

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anne richardson's avatar

thank you. thank you. thank you. your gift to yourself and the insights offered is a necessary reminder to myself (and i'm guessing many who read this.)

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

Thanks. xx

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Margaret Bennett's avatar

Great words. Thank you.

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

Thank you. x

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Ruth Abrams's avatar

I hope these beautiful feelings stay with you ❤️❤️ forever.

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

I think they will. It feels like something fundamental has shifted. x

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Caroline Donahue's avatar

So much yes to this. I‘m sending hugs across the world to you and I‘m so so glad you said yes. 🥹

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

Me too, and I'm so grateful for your wisdom and care. x

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Caroline Donahue's avatar

More hugs! Always more hugs.

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Woke Marxist Pope's avatar

YES!!!!!

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Katy Wheatley's avatar

xx

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