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Cathy Chapaty

Holiday Staples

My first Christmas season working retail was at a five-and-dime store called TG&Y Family Centers in South Park Mall in San Antonio. I was a…

8 min readDec 27, 2022

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Cathy Chapaty
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Recovery-ki-do

A Letter to Martial Arts Colleagues

Dear School Owners and Instructors,

4 min readDec 14, 2022

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A Letter to Martial Arts Colleagues

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Cathy Chapaty
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Recovery-ki-do

Rage against the Christmas Tree

Christmas 1990 was a tough holiday season, gift wrapped by an all-too-familiar wave of holiday blues. When I wasn’t numb on the couch…

5 min readDec 7, 2022

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Rage against the Christmas Tree

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Cathy Chapaty
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Recovery-ki-do

Your Hate Is Killing Us

(Art courtesy of Sho Shibuya)

4 min readNov 21, 2022

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Your Hate Is Killing Us

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Cathy Chapaty

Woke: Stop Trashing Me

I’m Woke, and I’d like to have a word with you.

3 min readMar 14, 2022

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Woke: Stop Trashing Me

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Cathy Chapaty
in
Recovery-ki-do

Fishing for Healing

From the rustic front porch of a cabin on Lake Buchanan, I gazed for hours at the calm water. The lake level was higher than in past years…

5 min readAug 22, 2021

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Fishing for Healing

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Cathy Chapaty
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Recovery-ki-do

Goodbye, Mr. Castillo’s House

Our house shakes. Outside it’s thundering wood and metal, raining asbestos dust all over the neighborhood. The sun is shining. It’s a…

4 min readAug 22, 2021

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Goodbye, Mr. Castillo’s House

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Cathy Chapaty
in
Recovery-ki-do

A Buddhist Funeral for My Career

Face down on a massage table, I felt a familiar sting in my nose. As soon as the tears welled up, gravity pulled them down to the floor. I…

4 min readAug 20, 2021

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A Buddhist Funeral for My Career

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Cathy Chapaty
in
Recovery-ki-do

A New Blueprint for Living

I remember the day my spirit died.

3 min readAug 20, 2021

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A New Blueprint for Living

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Cathy Chapaty

A New Blueprint for Living

I remember the day my spirit died.

3 min readAug 18, 2021

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A New Blueprint for Living

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Cathy Chapaty

Cathy Chapaty

Quirky author. Loves coffee, martial arts, and rocking NICU babies. Will arm wrestle anyone over grammar and commas. Sometimes swears. (she/her/hers)

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