ABOUT BEN KATT

Ben Katt has been helping people experience deep transformation and access lives of greater joy, compassion, and purpose for the past twenty years. His first book, The Way Home: Discovering the Hero’s Journey to Wholeness at Midlife (St. Martin’s Essentials, February 2024), is a guidebook and memoir about the inner journey we all must embark on in order to live our fullest lives. Ben is the founder of the WITHIN Prison Meditation Project, serves as a hospice chaplain, and writes regularly about identity, purpose, creativity, and belonging in his weekly STILL newsletter.

Ben is a certified advanced meditation teacher of the 1 Giant Mind technique, holds a Master of Divinity degree, and was an ordained minister for over a decade. Previously, he led The On Being Project’s work in supporting religious and spiritual leaders in the work of social healing. Ben is an expert at adapting ancient personal development practices for modern contexts in order to help people wake up to who they are and why they are here.

He lives with his wife, three children, and a bunny in Milwaukee, WI where he enjoys walking by the lake, trail running, and karaoke.