Since getting her motorcycle endorsement in June of 2018 at age 52, Kathleen has traveled over 150,000 miles through forty-nine states in the U.S., eleven Canadian territories and provinces, thirty-seven European countries, Africa, and Asia.

Kathleen’s first solo summer cross-country journey inspired her memoir Two-Wheeled Wind Therapy, describing how she found confidence, joy, and hope after surviving throat cancer, a second divorce, and teaching through the pandemic.

The unexpected medical news she received in June of 2023 put to the test her philosophy of asking “What would you do if fear were not your first thought?”

Her second book, “Living at Full Throttle,” vividly recounts how her harrowing travels earlier through Alaska to the Arctic Ocean gave her strength to face the daunting news from a position of power. Kathleen’s heart-warming tales of adventures through twenty-four countries illustrate how to overcome fear, embrace it, or pivot when prudent. Her lively descriptions of life on the road woven with details of her faith can help us all learn how to live fully in the moment, be open to adventure, and treat others with kindness regardless of circumstances.

Her story continues to captivate others as she speaks in businesses and churches sharing the positive lessons she has learned in her all of her travels. Her messages recount how she has learned to see herself as a person of value and strength, be more fully present in the moment, embrace adventure, and triumph over adversity. Listeners are sure to be inspired to “Live at Full Throttle.”

Kathleen is the proud mother of three adult children, has taught high school math for almost twenty years, is active in her church and community, and has a thriving tutoring business that has helped to finance her motorcycle travels.