Rawish is where conversations cut through culture, and return us to what is real, human, and true.
Staying Human is the Edge
Conversations that bring us back to what's true.
staying human in a performative world.
We live in a culture that often rewards looking right as much as being right. Under pressure, people start changing what they say and how they behave to meet the expectations of an audience, an industry, or an algorithm, often without realizing it.
My work looks at what that does to us.
Through cultural commentary, interviews, speaking, and private coaching, I explore how the pressure to succeed can change our relationship with ourselves, and what it takes to remain fully human without sacrificing ambition or results.
The higher the stakes, the more human we need to be.
I work with leaders, public-facing professionals, and teams whose decisions affect other people. Most don’t need more advice or another framework. They need to recognize when pressure is influencing what they say, what they avoid, and the decisions they make.
The work helps people communicate more honestly and make decisions they can stand behind.
I’ve spent more than two decades in environments where results matter, from competing as an Academic All-American swimmer at Penn State to live national television, business, and leadership development.
I’ve been the person expected to deliver, and I’ve spent years interviewing and coaching people carrying the same responsibility. I’ve seen how much can be happening behind an impressive resume or a successful public image.
That experience shapes the questions I ask, the conversations I lead, and the way I work with people.
I hold coaching certifications through the International Coaching Federation and Columbia University's 3CP program, which is grounded in Columbia's High Impact Coaching Process and the science of human performance.
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Personal &
Team Coaching
When you’re the person others rely on, it’s easy to keep things moving without stopping to question what’s no longer working.
I work with individuals and teams facing consequential decisions, difficult conversations, greater visibility, and periods of change. We look closely at the issue in front of you, examine what’s influencing your response, and determine what needs to happen next.
The goal is to make the decision, have the conversation, or change the behavior instead of carrying the same problem into another week.
Speaking, Workshops, and transformational conversations
My keynotes examine what pressure does to the way people communicate, decide, and lead: why concerns go unspoken, why appearances take priority over addressing the problem, and why teams avoid the conversation everyone knows needs to happen.
Drawing on more than two decades in elite athletics, live television, and leadership development, I give audiences language for the behaviors they recognize but rarely name, connecting everyday workplace decisions to the larger culture shaping them.
People leave better able to say what they mean, make stronger decisions, and stay themselves when the stakes are high.
Experience
The Full Spirit Workout
A 10-Step System to Shed Your Self-Doubt, Strengthen Your Spiritual Core, and Create a Fun & Fulfilling Life
Excel at the Game of Life via
Research-Backed Strategies
We all understand the basics of physical fitness, and many resources teach mindfulness, business skills, and entrepreneurial chutzpah. But often undermining these goals are less-tangible roadblocks — excess mental and emotional baggage, deep-seated insecurity, self-judgment, and overwhelming stress and anxiety.
In The Full Spirit Workout, I draw from my multifaceted training (as an athlete, executive leadership coach, and meditation teacher) to present a program that empowers you to break through these blocks and accomplish your goals. It’s a rewarding workout made up of daily mind-body-spirit exercises and neuroscience-based practices that bolster resilience and inner strength. Best of all, I build in creativity, flexibility, and delight, so that each “rep” feels less like work and more like play.
Let's Work out! No sweating required.
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“Kate Eckman is one of those humans who makes you feel good about being human. Having read her book, I now know why.”
CLINTON KELLY / Emmy Award-winning Television Host, Stylist, and Author of Freakin’ Fabulous
Testimonials
I hired Kate to speak at our A-Rod Corp Summit and her keynote was raw, brave, and mind-expanding.
I had the pleasure of studying with Kate during our executive coaching intensive program at Columbia University. I not only learned from her, lessons I have incorporated into my practice, but I was also inspired by her. Kate's energy and enthusiasm are infectious. When our training group needed a jolt of positivity, we turned to Kate. She delivered. She has a presence about her that lights up a room. One interaction and people experience it for themselves.
Kate Eckman is truly a gift. Her book, The Full Spirit Workout, is full of practical strategies, inspired insights, and wisdom to help anyone unlock their potential and live wholeheartedly. It's a must-read!
I feel like a completely different person after working with Kate.
Kate is 100% authentic, real as they come and one of the most genuine people I have ever met. Her ability to use her own vulnerability and life struggles to motivate others is unparalleled. Every time I speak to Kate, she gives me so much energy to confront the difficult things in my life head on. Not many people are willing to share the pain and turbulent times and use those situations to make them stronger. It’s truly a rare quality, and I am so thankful that she shares her stories to help others along their journey.
Kate has an intuitive spirit that connects vibrantly, deeply and with purpose to the nature of whomever she is working with. While her gifts are many – intellect, energy, life and work experience, passion, compassion, and a keen awareness of the world around us – one of her greatest gifts is her ability to make you feel like the most important person in the world. She listens with great empathy, coaxes out the real issues and is adept at asking the perfect question at the perfect time to create awareness, learning and motivation. Kate is a visionary, adeptly guiding you to see within yourself that which really matters. Once discovered, she has the experience and resources to draw on to help you get the most out of your vision, providing accountability with compassion and integrity. Begin an engagement with Kate Eckman and witness what I know to be true – that your time will be rewarded with a journey toward discovering and celebrating your best self.
Kate has taught me so much about confidence, not just in her spoken wisdom, but in the way she walks through the world. She has an amazing way of recognising the real and unique beauty in each of us, and teasing that out so we can lead with our own light. She is a true blessing.
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