Coming into My Wisdom

About the Book

After the break up of a long distance relationship, Kaya began to write from the depths of her soul while struggling to become empowered and grounded in her own life.

“Who I had become was someone I didn’t really know. This woman didn’t fit the stereotypes I had grown up with. I had not been raised to have a voice, nor to know my truth. When I began to write, floodgates began to open. I developed a new clarity about my emotions. This replaced the space in my heart and life where there was once only confusion and uncertainty. As I began to write and share my words with other women, I developed more courage and began to overcome my fears about creating my own unique path to follow.”

Kaya’s poems about her journey of self-discovery and transformation at midlife have common themes for all women struggling to give birth to their own voice.

About the Author

Born Karen Kotzen in Boston, Massachusetts, Kaya moved to the Midwest at 21 and has lived there for 38 years. In her working career she has assisted individuals with developmental disabilities and has had a passion for helping them to become more independent and to lead more fulfilling lives.

Kaya has been on a spiritual quest for most of her adult life. Her journey has taken her to Scotland, Israel, Thailand, Hawaii, Peru , Egypt and Mexico.

Kaya’s spirit name was birthed in Zion Utah while camping with friends and consecrated in ceremony there. When she is not working, her passions include her love of the Southwest, traveling abroad, being in nature, camping, kayaking, sitting around a campfire, writing, reading, women’s music festivals, and theater.

She has one son also living in the Midwest. She resides with her beloved four legged companion Toby and her two parakeets and continues to write as the spirit moves her.