Kat Short is a writer, artist, and storytelling coach based in Denver, CO. She owned and operated her storytelling consultancy, Tell Your Damn Story for over a decade and has facilitated storytelling workshops globally to both individual audiences, corporate teams, and conference attendees. She believes that stories are the bridge between our inner and outer worlds, connection to each other, and offering to future generations. She is currently creating a large-scale immersive art experience exploring the portals of grief through installation art, poetry, music, interactive theater, and botanical sculpture called The Garden of Grief and Gladness. She spends her free time taking orders from her Maltipoo, Bear, perfecting favorite recipes, and scrambling around the mountains of Colorado.