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Author Β· Divorce Recovery Coach

You're holding it together for everyone else. Who's holding it for you?

Support for women navigating divorce, emotional disconnection, relationship patterns, and the complicated work of finding themselves again.

Katerina Markadakis
Author Β· Founder of Distance Between Us Coaching
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Maybe You're Functioning

From the outside, you're handling it.

You're getting the kids to school. Showing up to work. Answering the texts. Making the appointments. Keeping it together in public.

  • You're exhausted in a way sleep doesn't fix.
  • You're making big decisions and wishing you had someone safe to talk them through with.
  • You can feel alone even when you're surrounded by people who love you.
  • You're carrying decisions about your kids, your future, and your finances β€” and wondering if you're getting any of it right.
  • Somewhere along the way, you stopped recognizing yourself.
If any of that landed, you're in the right place.
β€œChildren do not need perfect parents. They need emotionally safe ones.”
The Safe Harbor Frameworkβ„’
Start Where You Are

There isn't one way to heal.

Choose the kind of support that meets you where you are today.

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Read & Reflect

Explore books on attachment, letting go, divorce, co-parenting, emotional healing, and the patterns we inherit β€” written to help you understand your story without shame.

Explore the Books β†’
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Work With Me

One-on-one coaching for women navigating divorce, emotional disconnection, co-parenting, boundaries, relationship patterns, and the question of what comes next.

Book a Discovery Call β†’
03

Heal at Your Own Pace

Return to Self is a private, self-guided space for rebuilding self-trust and creating greater inner safety through guided paths, reflection tools, prompts, and emotional resets.

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Start Here β€” It's Free

The Safe Harbor Starter Guide

A practical first step for finding steadiness when divorce, emotional disconnection, or relationship uncertainty has left you questioning yourself and what comes next.

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Katerina Markadakis
I've Lived This Too

I know what it feels like when the life you knew suddenly isn't yours anymore.

Losing my father, going through divorce, and rebuilding life as a single mother changed the way I understood grief, relationships, identity, and healing.

I began recognizing the stories so many of us quietly carry: that we're too much, not enough, too emotional, too needy, too closed off β€” or somehow responsible for holding everything together.

β€œHealing isn't about erasing your past. It's about refusing to let it define your future.”

Today, I'm an author, certified trauma-informed coach, and founder of Distance Between Us Coaching. My work helps women understand their patterns, rebuild trust in themselves, and create a life that feels like their own again.

Read My Story β†’
Katerina Markadakis
Katerina Markadakis
Distance Between Us Coaching

Support that meets you where you actually are.

You don't need to have everything figured out before you ask for support. Coaching gives you space to understand what you're carrying, recognize patterns, strengthen boundaries, and make clearer decisions.

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Free Discovery Call

A short conversation about what you're going through, what kind of support you're looking for, and whether working together feels like the right fit.

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Focused Support

60-Minute Deep Healing Session

For women ready to process emotional pain, break through a specific block, and restore self-trust in one powerful, focused session.

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Deeper Work

Relationship Repatterning Series

A focused 4-session program to identify, understand, and rewire avoidant attachment patterns β€” creating lasting emotional safety and self-trust.

Ways to Work Together β†’
Books & Healing Resources

Words and tools for the parts of us learning how to heal.

Explore books, journals, and guided resources for attachment, letting go, divorce, co-parenting, shadow work, emotional healing, and rebuilding a stronger relationship with yourself.

Legacy of Avoidance by Katerina Markadakis Book

Legacy of Avoidance

Attachment Β· Emotional Healing Β· Relationships
Legacy of Letting Go by Katerina Markadakis Book

Legacy of Letting Go

Release Β· Grief Β· Rebuilding
Legacy of Co-Parenting by Katerina Markadakis Book

Legacy of Co-Parenting

Divorce Β· Children Β· Emotional Safety
Healing Toolkit by Katerina Markadakis Guided Resource

Healing Toolkit

Reflection Β· Recovery Β· Self-Trust
Shadow Work by Katerina Markadakis Guided Resource

Shadow Work

Patterns Β· Reflection Β· Self-Discovery
Legacy of Avoidance Journal by Katerina Markadakis Companion Journal

Legacy of Avoidance Journal

Prompts Β· Attachment Β· Self-Awareness
Legacy of Letting Go Journal by Katerina Markadakis Companion Journal

Legacy of Letting Go Journal

Reflection Β· Release Β· Moving Forward
Coaching Experience
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β€œKaterina helped me unlock emotions I'd buried for years. I now feel open and connected β€” to myself and others.”
Sarah D. Β· Coaching Client
Reader Experience
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β€œReading her book felt like someone had finally put my pain into words. I cried, and I healed.”
Liana M. Β· Reader
Coaching Experience
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β€œI finally feel like I recognize myself again. This work changed how I show up for my kids.”
Coaching Client Β· Distance Between Us Coaching
From Readers

What readers are saying.

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A rare book that doesn't shame avoidance β€” it understands it.

It doesn't treat avoidant attachment as a flaw. It treats it as a survival story. The prompts feel like conversations with yourself rather than assignments.

Patricia Β· Legacy of Avoidance
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Exactly what I needed.

This book gave me clarity without pressure. Gentle, honest, and grounding. I felt seen on every page.

Amazon Reader Β· Legacy of Avoidance
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An emotional masterpiece.

This resonated so much with my own personal journey. I'm grateful someone was able to put these emotions into such beautiful words.

Reader Β· Legacy of Letting Go
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Insightful, compassionate and deeply relatable.

The stories, reflections, and exercises made me feel understood instead of judged. This book helped me see my patterns with clarity.

Angel Β· Legacy of Avoidance
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Deeply insightful and emotionally grounding.

Katerina writes with incredible empathy β€” it's like she sees the parts of you you've hidden, and still says you are worthy of staying.

Joanne K. Β· Legacy of Avoidance
Recognition & Media

Featured, recognized, and trusted.

Best Divorce Recovery Coach in New York 2025
2025 Recognition

Best Divorce Recovery Coach in New York

Recognized by Best of Best Review for work supporting women through divorce recovery, emotional rebuilding, and major relationship transitions.

πŸ’œ Trauma-Informed Coach πŸ“– Author

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