ANOTHER KIND OF OTHER – by Kate Ingram
Soul Matters – October 2026
THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED IT, I was in the second grade. Mrs. Rice divided us all into small groups for a project. I was very unhappy with this forced communal […]
IN THE MEANTIME – by Kate Ingram
Soul Matters – July 2026
FOUR YEARS AGO, all the major pieces of my life shifted: marriage ended, nest emptied, house sold. It’s been Transition Central for a while now. A long while. I’ve used this […]
IT’S THAT TIME – by Kate Ingram
Soul Matters – May 2026
IT’S SPRING AGAIN … Mother’s Day, my birthday, baseball: the best time of year in my book. I will be celebrating all of those things with my son, who will be […]
PAX HUMANA – by Kate Ingram
Soul Matters – March 2026
THE CLOCK said 3am, but I lay awake, my mind racing with unwanted thoughts: the murders in Minnesota, unlawful arrests, erosion of civil liberties, where it’s all headed, fearing for my […]
THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD – by Kate Ingram
Soul Matters – December 2025 / January 2026
Put light against light — you have nothing.
Put dark against dark — you have nothing.
It’s the contrast of light and dark
BACK TO BASICS – by Kate Ingram
Soul Matters – November 2025
“The things you think about determine the quality of your mind.
Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts.”
~ Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
WE ARE LIVING in troubled times. “Strange days indeed,” […]
TIME TO SAY GOODBYE – by Kate Ingram
Soul Matters – October 2024
WHAT WANTS TO HAPPEN?
I frequently pose this question to clients who have come to the end of something but aren’t sure what’s next. “What wants to happen?” takes you out of […]
ON RECEIVING AND BEING RECEIVED – by Kate Ingram
Soul Matters – September 2024
A LOVELY, PHILOSOPHICAL CONVERSATION with a friend today got me thinking about the idea of receiving and being received. I never felt very received when I was growing up, not by […]
NO DOUBT – by Kate Ingram
Soul Matters – June 2024
I RECENTLY HAD A BIRTHDAY. A big one. An “oof” one. Birthdays are a mini, private New Year’s event; you tend to review the past and think about your dreams for […]
HELP! – by Kate Ingram
Soul Matters – May 2024
IF YOU’RE LOOKING to talk with someone about concerns in your life, it can be hard to know what to look for. The options are daunting. Should you find a counselor? […]