Welcome to the Institute for Family Health and Well-being
Inspiring Catholic Women, Couples, and Families to form a deep and compelling faith life as they become a domestic church.
About Dr. Kate
My name is Dr. Kate Walsh-Soucheray and I am a licensed marriage and family therapist, emeritus. I spent two decades in the classrooms of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, where I taught elementary school, middle school, and high school Social Studies and Religion;. I also worked for ten years as a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) at Christian Heart Counseling in Stillwater, Minnesota. I was a full-time stay-at-home mom for 18 years and I now babysit for grandchildren on Fridays. (The best day of the week!)
I am a Catholic woman, married to my husband John, for 42 years. We have three adult, married children, and six lovely grandchildren, and another grandchild due in February, 2025!!
I have been so blessed to study. I attended St. Catherine University for my bachelor's degree in education and history in the 1970s. I had the blessing of attending school as an adult. I have a master's degree in theology from the University of St. Thomas, School of Divinity. A master's degree in marriage and family therapy from Saint Mary's University, and a doctorate in educational leadership also from Saint Mary's University. I am now retired and I am a speaker and writer, offering encouragement and support to Catholic families in this turbulent, confusing culture.
Throughout all my studies, I did my very best to listen to the voice of God in my head, my heart, and my soul and follow obediently what He asked of me. This was not an easy task and one that required an abundance of God's Grace, because it requires so much courage to overcome our own human fears and doubts. It is only through God's Grace that we are able to accomplish what He asks of us.
My goal has always been to live a virtuous life, and learning to do so is a lifelong process. We become virtuous through developing virtuous habits and surrounding ourselves with virtuous, holy people.
My Mission Statement: Inspiring Catholic women, couples, and families to form a deep and compelling faith life, so their love of God extends into every aspect of their lives, expressing their love for God in every breath, thought, and action.
I ask that God's blessings, goodness, and faithfulness be evident to you today and every day!
Thank you and God bless you, Dr. Kate
My new photograph was taken by Sigrid Dabelstein Photos LLC.
ksoucheray@ifhwb.com or 651-208-9829 or contact me on LinkedIn.
Patron Saint
Saint Teresa of Avila: Doctor of the Church
My Patron Saint and My Confirmation Saint
Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you, all things will pass away, God never changes. Patience obtains all things, whoever had God lacks nothing. God alone suffices, Amen.
from a bookmark written by St. Teresa of Avila.
Saint Teresa of Avila is an inspirational model of a faithful human being who faced great hardships in her life and met these difficulties through her profound spirituality and intelligence. She was born Teresa Ali Fatim Corella Sanchez de Capeda y Ahumada in Avila, Spain on March 28, 1515. As a former history teacher, I know all human experiences occur in the temporal plane, or are time-based, and it is no exception with the birth of St. Teresa. Christopher Columbus was employed by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain in 1492, 15 years before she was born, to take three ships and cross the Atlantic Ocean in search of the goods coming from the East. Two years after her birth, Martin Luther challenged the Catholic Church regarding its use of indulgences to help fund its building projects. It was a turbulent time to be born and Teresa offered stability and wisdom to the changing forces around her.
At our time in human history, we are met with wars and unrest in several global spheres; the emergence of AI and its influence on our methods of business, communication, and our everyday life; as well as our sense of morality and the ways human beings can most effectively thrive. Ours is a turbulent time as well, and the teachings of St. Teresa of Avila are as fitting for us in our time as they were in hers.
