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When Work Isn't Working...

It’s time to reimagine our relationship with our purpose and profession.

Katie Keller Wood Ed.D., TEDx Speaker, Montessori Educator & Author

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Reconnect to Yourself and Your Purpose

You can thrive, contribute, and stay connected to yourself

Redefine Your Relationship With Work

Your work matters. We need a new way to think about our lives, purpose, and work.

Inspire Healthy and Holistic Workplaces

Support your teams with a new perspective that will help them thrive.

Contribute to a More Beautiful World

Learn how you can contribute without self-sacrifice, burnout, or losing yourself.

Alignment has the Ability to Transform How We Understand Ourselves, Our Purpose, and Our Lives.

In my group program, workshops, keynote speeches, and forthcoming book, I invite individuals and organizations to explore a new relationship with work, in a way that promotes meaningful contributions and true thriving, for both the individual and the organization.

Experience Alignment It’s Time to Reimagine our Relationship with Work

Equip and Inspire Thriving Individuals and Communities

Speaking & Keynote Address

Katie’s grounded and practical approach to redefining our relationship with work inspires any audience. If you’re invested in using your work to create a more peaceful, just, equitable and sustainable world, book Katie for your next event.
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Navigating Alignment

A 5-month group journey for purpose-driven professionals to reimagine your relationships with work, life and your cosmic task. Alignment is part thinking tool and part habit that you can use for the rest of your life.
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Upcoming Book

You don’t want to miss Katie’s upcoming book exploring the concept of alignment as a way to revolutionize our relationship with work and redefining how work is a valuable aspect of each of our lives. Preorders available February 2025!

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Ready for some tough love?

Striving for work-life balance is a lie that leads to burnout.

So many professionals with the best intentions struggle to know how they can consistently show up for their PURPOSE WORK without losing themselves or burning out.

They wonder how they can contribute while still creating healthy, thriving relationships, or if it’s just a pipedream. If you’ve ever felt this way, you are not alone.

But it doesn’t have to be like this. Your cosmic task is calling.

Your Work Matters AND You Matter More.

What if it was possible to...

  • Contribute to your purpose work in a sustainable way
  • Help create a more peaceful, just, equitable, and sustainable world
  • Maintain a healthy relationship with yourself and stay connected to who you are
  • Improve your relationships and personal life
  • Find more happiness, fulfillment, and alignment in your life

It's time to reimagine our relationship with work, stop striving for work-life balance, and embrace the concept of alignment.

Hi I’m Katie,

TEDx Speaker, Author, and Executive Director at Cincinnati Montessori Secondary Teacher Education Program

I know what it’s like to be so invested in your work that you start to lose yourself. And as someone who is dedicated to making a difference in the world through the work that I do, I get how hard it is to juggle everything that we want to contribute.

We are often told we just need more work-life balance. Or we are told not to care as much. We try to implement more rules to help us leave work early or turn off our brains, but balance never seems to work for us. And we can’t separate aspects of who we are. It’s not realistic, and it causes more stress, sadness, and suffering.

We need a new way of thinking about our relationship with ourselves and our work.

I’ve learned how to redefine my relationship with myself, my purpose, and my work through the concept of alignment. And I’ve witnessed the potential it has to support others in helping professions revolutionize their approach to their work while supporting their development as humans.

Using an integrative, holistic, and multidimensional approach to understanding who we are and what we are here to do has the power to transform the individual, the workplace, and the community.

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Watch Katie's TEDx Talk

Work-Life Balance is a Lie: Finding Alignment

What an inspirational talk it was. Talk about food for thought!

I walked away from it feeling a little less guilt and a lot more clarity on how being an education advocate can really fit into all other aspects of my life — as a mom, wife, and full-time editor.
Jihane Mrad
Strategic Communications | Education Policy | Editing
What an inspirational talk it was. Talk about food for thought!

I walked away from it feeling a little less guilt and a lot more clarity on how being an education advocate can really fit into all other aspects of my life — as a mom, wife, and full-time editor.
Jihane Mrad
Strategic Communications | Education Policy | Editing
Katie Keller Wood is an inspiring, engaging speaker.
We’re seeing all kinds of new possibilities.
Michael Miller, Pd.D.
Professor, Chair and Faculty, Department of Teacher Education University of Wisconsin - River Falls
Experiencing an engagement with Dr. Katie Keller Wood is transformative. Her interactive approach, captivating storytelling, and practical strategies leave audiences both inspired and motivated to take meaningful action. While Dr. Katie’s insights resonate deeply with Montessori educators, her messages extend far beyond—speaking to universal human values and the cosmic tasks we all share. If you haven’t had the chance to hear her speak, you’re missing an incredible opportunity for growth and inspiration!
Dr. Nicole-Noelle Evans
Senior Director of Leadership, Embracing Equity
Dr. Katie Keller Wood offers a refreshingly profound perspective that goes beyond the traditional notion of work-life balance. Through her engaging storytelling and practical insights, she challenges us to view work through a Montessori-inspired lens, encouraging us to uncover our unique cosmic purpose. Dr. Katie’s passion for education shines through every talk, and her extensive experience—as a Montessori teacher, university instructor, researcher, and executive director—brings incredible depth to her message. Whether you're familiar with Montessori principles or new to them, her talk leaves you inspired and ready to transcend the limitations of balance, embracing work as a meaningful part of life’s purpose. Missing this talk means missing out on a unique opportunity for personal and professional growth!
Dr. Nicole-Noelle Evans
Senior Director of Leadership, Embracing Equity

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You don’t have to fragment who you are to achieve the elusive work-life balance. You can contribute in meaningful ways that feel good without losing your relationship with yourself.
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