Katy Gentry
Katy is a studio vocalist and licensed special education teacher. Studio credits include Plank Road Publishing, Broadway Jr., Hal Leonard Publishing, and Shawnee Press. She has enjoyed singing the Great American Songbook at Feinstein's Cabaret with ATI Live and The Jazz Kitchen with the JoySwing Jazz Orchestra. Other theatatrical credits include Actors Theatre of Indiana, Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre, Fireside Dinner Theatre, and Carnegie Hall. She holds a Masters in Special Education and currently works with the English as a New Language population in a suburb of Indianapolis.
The Art of Being Alone
I do not have a rule book or playbook on being alone. All I can say is that for the majority of the last...
Set Your Alarm for January
Remember last April when planning for summer was exciting? Now, it is July, and you are ready to refinance your mortgage or figure out...
Moms Under Pressure
Somewhere in my youth, I must have believed that there was an actual "supermom" gene that fueled other moms but skipped me. As I...
Hiking with Young Kids – Top Six Indiana Parks
We made it to May, everyone! This year, or as I call it, "OMG. What is happening?!" is almost halfway complete. Did we even...
Upgrading the Millennial Closet
I am a millennial. Well, I am by definition. I was born in 1981 - the first year of the Millennial generation but I...
Special Education and Your Child
More than one hundred and eighty thousand children in the state of Indiana receive special education services from the day they turn three to...
Zero-Proof Holiday Cocktail Alternatives: What and Where
There are one million reasons to drink this holiday season, but ringing in the season, thankfully does not require a stop at the liquor...
An Open Letter in Support of the FASD Respect Act
FASD or Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders is a direct result of alcohol exposure to a developing fetus while in utero. These disorders are the...
I Could Still Hear Him Scream
We are on floor one of a children's hospital in a wing called the behavioral assessment emergency department. It has now been more than...
You Can Leave the Room
Arriving at Costco when the doors open is a recurring life goal that I have. I find the bustling concrete entryway like my personal...
A Life Full of Transitions
We live a life full of transitions. Some are planned - meticulously planned - while others are abrupt and coarse. Some transitions call for...
Domestic Violence Is So Much More Than Physical
If you were asked if someone you know has experienced domestic violence, I am sure you could think of at least one person. The...
Take the Trip
I just returned from our first family vacation to Disneyworld. I am tired, broke, and happy. It was not perfect or easy, but it...
Fight to Protect Abortion Access
I was a freshman in high school taking a speech and debate class. Teams of two would take a topic and debate a team...