<![CDATA[Katie Bryan]]>https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pXUZ!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdf36bddc-bbe1-4055-8be6-d9cb408a7a8d_3392x2544.jpegKatie Bryanhttps://www.dearestbelovedkatie.comSubstackSat, 27 Jun 2026 22:14:01 GMT<![CDATA[Dearest Beloved Katie - Letters From My Future Self]]>https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-481https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-481Sat, 27 Jun 2026 04:06:09 GMT5 more days!! The wait is almost over!

Love, Katie

]]><![CDATA[Dearest Beloved Katie - Letters From My Future Self]]>https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-03chttps://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-03cFri, 26 Jun 2026 04:05:10 GMT6 days until Dearest Beloved Katie - Letters From My Future Self can be yours to own!

Love, Katie

]]><![CDATA[Dearest Beloved Katie - Letters From My Future Self]]>https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-fa7https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-fa7Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:05:17 GMTOne week countdown!

GAH!! It is almost here.

Love, Katie

]]><![CDATA[Dearest Beloved Katie - Letters From My Future Self]]>https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-9b1https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-9b1Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:05:37 GMTThis link will lead you the the Amazon sales page for the Kindle version of the book, on presale now. On July 1, 2026, it will work to purchase the paperback copy, as well.

Love, Katie

P.S. I never did get around to figuring out how to make the paperback available as a preorder, and things in Texas are ramping up in my last week here, so I will make this a problem for Future Katie to solve when we publish our next book.

]]><![CDATA[Dearest Beloved Katie - Letters From My Future Self]]>https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-df2https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-df2Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:05:28 GMTAnd now we find ourselves here, a little over a week away until the launch of Dearest Beloved Katie - Letters From My Future Self - available on Amazon July 1, 2026.

Love, Katie

P.S. If any of these letters moved, touched, or inspired you, please leave a comment, like, restack, or even consider purchasing a copy of all 30 letters.

]]><![CDATA[Dearest Beloved Katie - Letters From My Future Self]]>https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-561https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-561Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:05:31 GMTHappy Solstice, everyone!

Love, Katie

P.S. We are getting so close!!!

]]><![CDATA[Dearest Beloved Katie - Letters From My Future Self]]>https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-34bhttps://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-34bSun, 21 Jun 2026 04:05:30 GMTEh, this time I decided not to bury the link. You can preorder a copy of the Kindle version or wait until July 1, 2026 to order a paperback of Dearest Beloved Katie - Letters From My Future Self, which contains all 30 of these letters.

https://www.amazon.com/Dearest-Beloved-Katie-Letters-Future-ebook/dp/B0GZN5HBQ8/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.-MVxjrjoyDOpSKAGzyeupA._ybXWCFjuMhZKT0z-duMaUqbGTvDOOhnPS0I3k3k-CM&dib_tag=se&keywords=dearest%2Bbeloved%2Bkatie&qid=1780022252&sr=8-1

Love, Katie

]]><![CDATA[Dearest Beloved Katie - Letters From My Future Self]]>https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-f97https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-f97Sat, 20 Jun 2026 04:05:59 GMTAnother day closer to release day.

Love, Katie

]]><![CDATA[Dearest Beloved Katie - Letters From My Future Self]]>https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-2dchttps://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-2dcFri, 19 Jun 2026 04:06:14 GMTI’ve got little less than an hour until my self-imposed posting deadline. Like many nights sitting in front of my computer screen trying to figure out what to write - trying to connect to the version of me that sat writing and remember, feel into: what was I thinking, what was I feeling, what was I working through at the time? And to connect that to who I am, who I’ve become, and who I am becoming throughout this process.

What I am feeling into right now is that focus on July 1, when the letters will be done and released to the world. The anticipation, the encouragement to keep going when the going started to feel tough, the not-quite-knowing how this adventure would turn out. Willing the words to come out and not sound like gibberish. The trust that I have what it takes to make it to the end.

And so I find myself at an end, finishing this post before the limit I gave myself. All so that this can find its way to you.

Love, Katie

]]><![CDATA[Dearest Beloved Katie - Letters From My Future Self]]>https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-0dfhttps://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-0dfThu, 18 Jun 2026 04:05:55 GMTI think that is true for lots of things in life - the energy and excitement contrasted with nervousness and fear. Choosing to do something outside of your comfort zone, putting yourself out there, facing potential criticism and rejection, all while attempting something you’ve never done. Well, that can be a lot and it seems that many people never take that risk.

Heck, I don’t know if I would have taken the risk if I hadn’t undergone this process of writing these letters the way I did. To be honest, part of me believes this will amount to a fat lot of nothing. And then I look around at everything that had to change for me to get to this point, and I remind that doubtful part of me that we are still on the journey. Wait and see.

Love, Katie

]]><![CDATA[Dearest Beloved Katie - Letters From My Future Self]]>https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-c92https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-c92Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:05:56 GMTIs it just me, or does anyone else commit to a plan, begin the plan, get part of the way through the plan, and then just want to give up on the plan? Then start looking for and making up excuses to get out of the plan, questioning yourself for even making the plan, but you know you are going to keep going until you execute the plan? Anyone else?

Oh well…

Love, Katie

]]><![CDATA[Dearest Beloved Katie - Letters From My Future Self]]>https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-c8ahttps://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-c8aTue, 16 Jun 2026 04:05:59 GMTHere I sit at the halfway point. Only 15 days left until I reach the end of these readings and then BAM!!! July 1!

Wild!

Love, Katie

]]><![CDATA[Dearest Beloved Katie - Letters From My Future Self]]>https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-a67https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-a67Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:06:00 GMTContrary to the current cadence of these letters, daily writing is still not my strong suit. And I am certainly not experienced at daily posting, and all of the other technical details that have gone into this project.

I am grateful for all the support I am and have been receiving. This entire thing - the book, these posts, everything - is made possible because I chose to believe in myself and because of everyone who choses to believe in me, too.

Thank you for your support!

Love, Katie

]]><![CDATA[Dearest Beloved Katie - Letters From My Future Self]]>https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-508https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-508Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:05:07 GMTAnd then my brain rewards me with the sweet dopamine rush of waiting until the last minute - dive in head first, images of skulls cracking on rocks, the rush of water and blood as the life force slowly drains away - why, why is this always the case - bloody moon, bloody darkness - swallowed whole - serpentine creature swims away in the night - the message is unclear - the trust so fucking profound - I will not die here tonight, that is all I need to know

Love, Katie

P.S. If you feel called, lean in

]]><![CDATA[Dearest Beloved Katie - Letters From My Future Self]]>https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-701https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-701Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:05:56 GMTMuch like when I sat down 3 years ago, I am Field-of-Dreams-ing my way through this. Record, post, and publish it, and they will come…

Anyway, if anything I’ve shared in this reading or any of the others resonated with you, leave a comment.

Love, Katie

]]><![CDATA[Dearest Beloved Katie - Letters From My Future Self]]>https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-43dhttps://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-43dFri, 12 Jun 2026 04:05:56 GMTIf you are enjoying these readings, please leave a word of encougment in the comments, like, or share these videos. And please consider picking up a copy of the book on July 1, 2026.

Love, Katie

]]><![CDATA[Dearest Beloved Katie - Letters From My Future Self]]>https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-62ahttps://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-62aThu, 11 Jun 2026 04:06:04 GMTAnd the book will be available on July 1, 2026.

Love, Katie

]]><![CDATA[Dearest Beloved Katie - Letters From My Future Self]]>https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-c19https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-c19Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:05:31 GMTAnd on June 9, 2026, I am sitting in front of a blinking cursor, wondering what new and novel thing to say that would compel you to click here to preorder your kindle copy - or save the link for the paperback being released July 1, 2026.

Do I need new and novel things to say each time?

I’m definitely overthinking it while trying to avoid second-guessing this entire project, scrapping it, and going back home to hide in a ditch. But I won’t. I’ll keep taking action, keep learning, keep showing up for myself - scared, messy, and doin’ it anyway.

Love, Katie

]]><![CDATA[Dearest Beloved Katie - Letters From My Future Self]]>https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-7a5https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-7a5Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:05:40 GMTI would like to thank my mom, without whom none of this would have been possible. I don’t know that she would agree with everything I have done since she died, but I do believe she would be proud of me, in her own way. I miss her way more than I thought I would and I am grateful for her continued teachings on grief.

I love you, Mom. I miss you.

Love, Katie

P.S. If you are interested in owning the collection, it will be available July 1, 2026.

]]><![CDATA[Dearest Beloved Katie - Letters From My Future Self]]>https://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-2fbhttps://www.dearestbelovedkatie.com/p/dearest-beloved-katie-letters-from-2fbMon, 08 Jun 2026 04:06:02 GMTWow! I’ve made it through the first week. There is a lot left to still do, see, and experience before the book launches on July 1, 2026.

I hope you all will continue to walk with me on this journey and beyond.

Love, Katie

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