K. L. Sadler
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K. L. Sadler

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K. L. Sadler is a retired U.S. Diplomat and former Supervisory Special Agent with the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS). Over a 26-year career as a sworn law enforcement officer and federal agent, she served in high-threat assignments across Iraq, Afghanistan, Uganda, Mexico, and El Salvador, where she received multiple Superior Honor Awards for leadership and crisis response. She began her law enforcement career as a police officer in St. Augustine, Florida.

She is the author of From the Badge to the Vine, a memoir exploring moral injury, healing, and integration after a life shaped by service. Drawing from her lived experience, the book includes ceremonial work involving ayahuasca, not as a solution, but as a catalyst for change—while placing primary emphasis on the long, grounded process of integrating insight into everyday life, responsibility, and identity.

Sadler is also the founder of Legalize the Divine LLC, an initiative focused on challenging old ideas about healing, consciousness, and the Divine through honest conversation, storytelling, and lived experience.

In 2026, Kemmi walked 780 kilometers across Spain on the Camino de Santiago with her dog, Nona, through a pilgrimage called Nona’s Way. The journey honored first responders lost to suicide and continued her commitment to service beyond the badge by raising awareness around mental health, trauma recovery, movement, nature, and companionship.
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