This conversation favors the irrational over the rational. Kate has made it her mission, both in her professional life and personal life to study the pathways on

which people travel through their lives. She states, “The paths that people are called to are often socially unacceptable.” She is referencing how often each

of us has to sacrifice either a part of ourselves for the security of the outer world, or the security of the outer world so that one can “live on the edge” and

discover who they are and what really matters to that individual. When Kate was 4 years old, a poisonous snake bit her, a story that had not entered into her

awareness until she was much older and in analysis herself. Once she recalled the event she began to have dreams that included snake motifs and she began

to study rites of passage, initiation, and rituals that people had been writing about throughout human history. We discuss the seven aspects she identifies and

articulates through her book. Kate has made it her mission to help people place their struggles and conflicts into meaningful narratives. And, how is one to

know the direction that the narrative is providing?