About Katie
Katie Trexler is a life-long storyteller. She began writing fictitious newscasts at age six and was crafting poetry around the age of 12. Katie turned her love of writing, creative spirit, and inquisitive mind into a successful career in broadcast journalism where she thrived for more than 15 years, earning a prestigious Emmy award along the way.
Like many working moms she wanted more flexibility to raise her boy/girl twins, so she left the anchor desk and shifted her professional talents to the world of public relations and communications. She still works in that industry and is honored to have the privilege to help individuals and companies share their stories with the world.
Katie is currently completing her first book, a memoir about her personal journey through career, motherhood and trying to maintain her sense of self through it all. She hopes her writing will encourage more women, men and couples to talk about the choices and sacrifices we all make for the people we love.
Katie lives in the Denver area with her husband who was her high school crush that she reconnected with later in life. Her many loves include spending time with family and her adult children, early morning walks, bike rides, coffee and writing when no one else is around. She’s forever grateful for the many strong, loving and hilarious girlfriends who have supported her throughout life.
“Women are typically the first to give up huge parts of themselves for other people. Hard as it can be, we need to be equally committed to caring for our own souls and well-being at the same time. When we enable ourselves to be the best humans we can be, we are better at loving, supporting and inspiring those who mean the most to us.”
Katie’s Upcoming Memoir
For many years Katie Trexler thought she had it all- a high-profile job as a local television news anchor, healthy, young twins, and a nearly idyllic life with her husband in the suburbs of Denver. Then one day she gave up her dream career, believing it was the right decision for her family. She was completely unaware of the consequences that choice would have on her own happiness and well-being.
In this upcoming memoir, Trexler takes us through her journey attempting to maintain her identity and sense of self while also trying to satisfy expectations to be the perfect mom, wife and woman of today. Through her story, Trexler confronts the very real costs of sacrificing parts of ourselves for the people we love- a reality she faced first as a young mom and again, years later when her seemingly ideal life unexpectedly shattered.
This memoir is an honest and authentic story of one woman’s personal struggle and the lessons she learned about inner strength, self-love, and partnership. It is for any woman, any person, who has ever lost themselves while caring for others and wants to rediscover the person they’re meant to be.
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