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About Katerina

Author. Coach. Publisher. Founder.

Guiding women back to themselves through story, reflection, and healing. I'm a certified life coach, author of The Legacy Series, and founder of both Harbor Point Press and Distance Between Us Coaching.

Katerina Markadakis
My Story

I didn't set out to become a coach or an author. I set out to survive.

After losing my father, going through divorce, and rebuilding my life as a single mother raising two children — I found myself face to face with the kind of silence that lives inside people who were never taught how to speak their pain. I knew that silence. I'd carried it my whole life.

What I discovered in that rebuilding was that the stories we've been told about ourselves — that we're too much, not enough, too needy, too closed off — are inherited. They come from the homes we grew up in, the relationships we watched, the love we didn't receive.

And they can be rewritten.

"Healing isn't about erasing your past. It's about refusing to let it define your future."

That belief became the foundation of everything I do. I founded Distance Between Us Coaching to give women a trauma-informed space to understand their patterns and rebuild emotional safety. I founded Harbor Point Press to give authors a home for stories born from truth and lived experience. And I wrote The Legacy Series to put into words the things most of us were never allowed to say out loud.

I'm also a 20+ year accounting and finance professional — which means I bring both the emotional depth and the practical structure needed to build something real and lasting, whether that's your healing journey or your book.

What I Do

How I show up for this work.

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Trauma-Informed Coach

I work 1:1 with women navigating divorce recovery, avoidant attachment, childhood emotional neglect, and emotionally unavailable relationships. Sessions are online, worldwide.

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Author

I'm the author of The Legacy of Avoidance, The Legacy of Letting Go, and their companion guided journals. The Legacy Series — four novels — is currently funding on Kickstarter.

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Katerina Markadakis
Katerina Markadakis
Best Divorce Recovery Coach in New York 2025
2025 Recognition

Best Divorce Recovery Coach in New York

Named Best Divorce Recovery Coach in New York 2025 by Best of Best Review — an honor that reflects not just professional expertise, but the lived experience behind every session, every book, and every conversation.

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What I Stand For

The values behind the work.

🤍 Compassion
🔥 Courage
🌿 Integrity
Transformation

Compassion

Every person deserves to be held with care — especially in their most vulnerable moments.

Courage

Healing takes bravery. I honor the courage it takes to look inward and choose differently.

Integrity

I say what I mean, honor my word, and show up fully for every client and every page.

Transformation

I believe people can change — not through willpower alone, but through understanding and support.

In the Media

Podcast appearances, interviews, and press features.

Smart Cherry's Thoughts Best of Best Review LifeCoachHub Goodreads

Ready to Work Together?

Whether you need coaching, want to publish your story, or simply want to connect — I'd love to hear from you.

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