Building a healthy relationship with self awareness
For the woman who is carrying something she hasn’t been able to put down — or explain.
I help women find language for what has eroded them emotionally, so they can begin to rebuild from the inside
Through line
i — who i am
I’m Kathy, a poet and reflective writing facilitator based in Kampala, and the founder of Words That Mend.
Words That Mend exists because some things are too heavy to keep carrying unnamed. It’s a space where women find language for what has eroded them emotionally and begin to rebuild from the inside.
Everything here — the workshops, the journals, the writing — is a tool for that.
I do that by creating tools for reflection.
iii — made things
Writing that names what has been lived but not yet spoken. Published in ongoing dispatches through Words That Mend.
Read the writing→Some things need to be worked through in private. This guide creates that space — structured prompts and quiet pages for the woman who needs to move through something but isn’t ready to say it out loud yet. Designed to be worked with slowly, alone, at your own pace.
Get the workbook→Guided group or individual reflection, where writing and prompts are the method. Not therapy, not coaching — a structured conversation where the reflection itself does the moving.
Enquire about a session→Ankara journal covers and tote bags carrying lines from Words That Mend — made in small runs, for the woman who wants to hold the writing in her hands.
View the pieces→iv — the shop
Digital writing guides rooted in the work, and a small line of Ankara journal covers and tote bags — made in limited runs, carrying lines from the writing. To purchase, send Kathy a note on WhatsApp — she'll confirm price, availability and how to receive your order.
“Come in whenever you need to find yourself again.”
Photograph forthcoming
You are feeling something — you just don't have the words for it yet. Six techniques that move you from the surface of a feeling to the truth underneath it. You don't need to be a writer. You need to be willing to show up on the page without performing.
“Most financial advice was not written for you. This workbook was.”
Photograph forthcoming
What cash flow actually means for a creative — why money disappears, how your skill connects to real income, and how to start making decisions that build stability without abandoning the work that matters to you. Plain language. Honest questions. Space to think.
“Carry something that speaks before you do.”
Photograph forthcoming
A sturdy tote printed with a Words That Mend quote — made for the woman who moves through the world carrying more than most people see.
“Wear the words that found you.”
Photograph forthcoming
A clean, wearable piece printed with a Words That Mend quote. For the one who knows exactly why they chose that sentence. Stock is limited.
“A collection of poems for the woman who needed a witness — and found one on the page.”
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v — the writing
Poems and essays, published in dispatches. Not writing about poetry — the actual poems. The actual essays. This is the work itself.
On Carrying Words That Were Never Yours
Rehab for a recovering people pleaser.
The quiet ways unhealed pain reshapes the self — a poem
For every woman who was taught to stay, even when it hurt.
When love and loss refuse to rest. (A poem)
When Houses Hold Our Hidden Stories (a Poem)
The Version That Doesn’t Make It To Instagram.
To the one who gave up control and is now trying to take it back. (a letter poem)
What if the place you called home was quietly breaking you?
A poem about a girl who journeyed back to herself
a poem about becoming who you were always meant to be
(writing prompt)
vi — the letter
Receive each new poem, essay, and reflection in your inbox as it’s published. No noise. Just the writing.
vi — in conversation
I take on a small number of facilitation engagements at a time. Share a little about what you’re sitting with, or what you’d like a group to move through, and I’ll reply.