Kate McKay

Start with the Body: Why Reclaiming Your Strength Unlocks Everything

Kate McKay, IFBB Bikini Pro, shares her journey of winning three pro bikini shows at 61 and her deeper message on body respect, healing, and strength.

Let’s be real—most of us weren’t taught to respect our bodies. We were taught to fix them. Shrink them. Push them through the chaos. We hustle through pain. We power through stress. We ignore the warning signs. And when life gets heavy, we disconnect from the one place we live in 24/7—our body. After decades […]

Bikini Pro at 61: The Truth Behind the Tan, Training, and Transformation

Kate McKay, IFBB Bikini Pro, shares her journey from earning Pro status at 61 to winning her Pro debut, with lessons on resilience, purpose, and living boldly.

Hey friend, You may have heard the headlines: I earned my IFBB Pro Card on July 4th… then just two weeks later, took 1st place at my Pro debut in Chicago. And now, I’m headed to the Tampa Pro on July 31st—two days before my birthday—to go for the trifecta. Wild? Yes. Ridiculous? Also yes. […]

Why This Win Was Different: My First-Place Victory at the Chicago Pro

On July 18, 2025, I stepped onto the stage at the Chicago Pro, my debut as an IFBB Bikini Pro—and I walked away with a first-place win.Yes, the win was thrilling.Yes, the competition was fierce.But this moment was about so much more than a trophy.This win was the result of nearly two decades of discipline, […]

Too Much? Too Emotional? Too Loud? Good. That’s Your Superpower.

What I’ve learned from a life of cartwheels, chaos, and claiming my worth. I’ve been tripping my way through life for as long as I can remember—ask my mom. I was either hanging upside down from a tree, doing cartwheels in the front yard, or buried so deep in a book you’d have to wave […]

The Balance Myth: Why Hustle Culture Is Failing You (Expanded for All Life Stages)

https://youtu.be/k1sWSNU7bAc Let’s get real: work-life balance is a myth—and deep down, we all know it. Between work demands, family responsibilities, aging parents, caregiving, and the never-ending expectation to do it all well, “balance” starts to feel like a setup for guilt, anxiety, and burnout. Hustle culture told us that doing more equals being more. That […]

You’re Just Getting Started

You’re doing more than you think. But let’s make sure you’re doing it in a way that feels aligned and peaceful—not just productive. A recent study in the Journal of Psychiatric Research showed that people who practiced just 10 minutes of intentional breathwork and mindful movement per day saw a marked reduction in anxiety symptoms […]

Become Unshakable—Even in the Chaos

What’s one thing that throws you off your game—every single time?That thing that shakes your peace, rattles your confidence, or pulls you off center?We all have something. A comment, a curveball, a crisis—something that throws us out of alignment. But the goal of this journey isn’t to eliminate those disruptions. It’s to build the kind […]

Show Up HOT: No More Playing It Cool

Let’s cut to it:You weren’t born to blend in.Somewhere along the way, many of us were taught to tone it down.Don’t be too loud.Don’t be too bold.Don’t be too ambitious.Just be… palatable.For years, I downplayed my drive. I’d soften my voice in rooms full of egos. I’d laugh off my success so no one thought […]

Raise Your Standards, Raise Your Life

https://youtu.be/nFrePWDZ8KA Let’s be real…The world is noisy right now.Economic stress, political chaos, social pressure to always be “on”—it’s a lot.And if you’re like most high performers I work with, you’ve probably had moments where you’re doing all the things, yet still feel off.Not because you’re not working hard enough—But because something deeper is calling you […]