"Katie, you really know what to say and when to say it. The self sabotage, fear of success, and the voices from the past -- I thought I was the only one! This is what makes your message so powerful. You teach from experience, you know because you lived it and you sincerely care. Thank you."

Paula B.

"Our patients thoroughly enjoyed their interactions with Katie and our program staff unanimously agreed she was the best graduation speaker we have had. If she would agree to it, I would have her be our keynote speaker every year.

It is clear how much Katie believes in what she is doing. She offers hope, motivation and inspiration to weight loss surgery patients but doesn’t deny the reality of the likely difficult journey they are on. She helps patients examine themselves in order to gain insight and make positive changes but not in a way that results in harsh judgments or self-recriminations. Perhaps this is because she is willing to stand before other weight loss surgery patients and admit her own difficulties but show that she overcame them in her own weight loss journey. Katie truly is an asset to the bariatric surgery community."

Courtney Holbrook, Ph.D.
Director, Bariatric Psychology
Center for Bariatric Surgery
St. Vincent Charity Hospital

"In June 2009 our hospital, Southeast Georgia Health System, invited Katie Jay to present an all day workshop for our weight loss surgery patients. The patients loved it!

They learned additional skills that will assist them with their long term success. They laughed, they “played”, they shared, and most of all, they 'connected' with Katie. I cannot say enough positive things about our time with her."

Debra Proulx, RN, BHS, MBA
Bariatric Manager