53: Well, that felt important!

After a long (and necessary) pause, I'm back (with Tory in Spirit) , and this isn't just a reintroduction. It's a reclamation. In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on where I've been, what I've been building behind the scenes, and why I'm stepping into this new season with a completely different energy. If you've ever felt like you outgrew your old life (even if it looked "successful" from the outside), this one will hit home. We're kicking off a new era of This Feels Important - one rooted in aligned ambition, embodied truth, and the kind of power that doesn't come from hustling harder… but from coming home to yourself.

This conversation has been a long-time coming. And we're excited to push this out to the airwaves. Kari and Tory bring on Christi Myers, the Founder and CEO of Flow Integrative, a ketamine psychotherapy practice that helps clients deal with mood disorders and substance abuse. Launched in 2020, Flow Integrative is currently a pilot clinic for the first psychedelic insurance company.  Now before you think this episode isn't for you, please give it ten minutes. We promise if you start this episode, you will have to finish it. Christi addresses the uncomfortableness with the word psychedelic. She explains why humans are drugs and how we can do drugs better from a practitioner's perspective. Christi talks about her passion for helping the help and offers something that you will contemplate for the rest of your life. Also, have you ever met your nervous system? This episode is a great starting point. Connect with Christi on Instagram.  In this episode, Kari and Tory explore: What ketamine is and who it's suitable for. How ketamine is being used to treat severe depression, PTSD, and even suicidal thoughts. The difference between psychotherapy and ketamine therapy. How the legalization of more psychedelics will make better treatment options available for conditions such as depression, PTSD, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and \ fibromyalgia. How ketamine allows you to shift perspective by disengaging from the limbic brain (the part of the brain involved in our behavioral and emotional responses). Why she believes ketamine is one of the greatest gifts to humans. Favorite testimonials/stories of transformation. Kari and Tory also want to hear from you! So join the This Feels Important text community at 1-619-566-7722. ABOUT CHRISTI Christi Myers holds a Bachelor of Science degree in public safety and a Master of Science degree in leadership. Her career began in 1999 and includes serving several agencies from the Department of Defense, American Medical Response, Life Flights, San Bernardino County Fire and Sheriff Department, and the Department of Justice. Throughout her early career as a paramedic, she concurrently taught as an adjunct faculty member for the emergency medical services program at Victor Valley College. She was elevated to assistant professor of emergency medicine, earning tenure in 2019, and is the assistant director of emergency medical services. In her role with the Paramedic/EMS Advisory Committee, she has developed programs such as an accelerated hybrid paramedic program that incorporates the shift-based needs of full-time working firefighters to the successful completion of the paramedic program; creation of EMS high fidelity simulation; creation of distance education online paramedic program and virtual skills. She understands firsthand the unique, invisible, and cumulative toll of witnessing indirect human trauma as demanded of emergency response personnel daily and the few methods of support available for the well-being of these professionals. ABOUT THIS FEELS IMPORTANT This Feels Important explores the hairy, scary, weird, and sometimes orgasmic journey of navigating our ever-evolving relationships with self, others, and the world around us. Your hosts, Kari Keating and Tory Dube - along with a lineup of epic guests - open the floor for honest discussions about the taboo feels (sex! money!), the painful feels (miscarriages! divorce! grief!), and the fun feels (psychedelics! sex again!) that are inevitable, necessary and freaking vital as we all navigate the highs, lows and in-betweens of the human experience.  #thisfeelsimportant SHARE YOUR FEELS WITH KARI AND TORY Find the show on Instagram Share with Kari Share with Tory CREDITS Podcast edited and mixed by 51 features. Connect at andrew {at} 51features {dot} com.

Tory and Kari bring back another round of miraculous stories! This is a life and death story set deep in the Amazon. It's all about being a badass, remembering what your dad taught you, and channeling a bit of Dora the Explorer. Tory shares the story of Juliane Koepcke and how she survived a plane crash deep in the Amazon rainforest. It involves scorching heat, ten days without food, and having to move around the jungle by tossing your shoe. But, this is a harrowing story of how she was the lone survivor in this plane crash - even though initially 14 others survived the crash.  It's a story of being mistaken for a water goddess. The power of the middle seat. And how even at 17, women encapsulate badassery.  Tory and Kari also open the show with a time and space update. And Tory shares a funny story of a very bad gig during her time in New York City.  Kari and Tory also want to hear from you! So join the This Feels Important text community at 1-619-566-7722. To learn more about Juliane, read When I Fell From the Sky or watch Werner Herzog's documentary on her, Wings of Hope. ABOUT THIS FEELS IMPORTANT This Feels Important explores the hairy, scary, weird, and sometimes orgasmic journey of navigating our ever-evolving relationships with self, others, and the world around us. Your hosts, Kari Keating and Tory Dube - along with a lineup of epic guests - open the floor for honest discussions about the taboo feels (sex! money!), the painful feels (miscarriages! divorce! grief!), and the fun feels (psychedelics! sex again!) that are inevitable, necessary and freaking important as we all navigate the highs, lows and in-betweens of the human experience.  #thisfeelsimportant SHARE YOUR FEELS WITH KARI AND TORY Find the show on Instagram Share with Kari Share with Tory CREDITS Podcast edited and mixed by 51 features. Connect at andrew {at} 51features {dot} com.

Kari and Tory are psyched to introduce today's guest - Adam Jackson. Adam is a dear friend, an incredible dad, a community leader, and a creative force. To thousands of men worldwide, he's a founding partner and the director of operations and voice of Sacred Sons, an organization dedicated to Masculine Alchemy and Embodiment. Sacred Sons utilizes the power of ceremony, ritual, and intentional spaces to deepen into authentic brotherhood and catalyze growth. Tory's partner Jetter has experienced Sacred Sons firsthand.  In this episode, Kari and Tory explore: What is a Sacred Son?  What's healthy masculinity? Where are we getting it wrong?  What do we have to gain in this world by realigning our masculine and feminine energies? How can women support their men in returning to healthy masculinity and embodiment? What would you say to a man or woman who's in partnership with a man - who is unwilling to do personal work? If you are raising a boy, in partnership with a man, or have men in your life you care about, this episode will provide practical advice. While Sacred Sons are focused on men, it's really about accountability. Authenticity. You are using relationships to be our greatest teacher. This episode can serve as the pattern interrupt to point you in the direction you know is best. It's time to get out of your head, stop intellectualizing, and move through this world powerfully. LINKS Discover Sacred Sons Listen to the podcast Find out about Convergence 7 Learn more about Sacred Sons Foundation ABOUT ADAM Adam Jackson holds a vision for ushering brotherhood to the forefront of our community as a means for conscious healing. He is a Co-Founder, Director of Operations, and the Voice of Sacred Sons.  Adam is a true renaissance man—with his education in science, background in art and music, and ongoing exploration of love, travel, and experiential community building.  Before Co-Founding Sacred Sons, Adam held a 12-year career as a Sr. Mechanical Engineer working in the environmental water quality industry. He led product development of the CastAway-CTD™, a patented instrument used to monitor the effects of climate change on ocean currents. Adam was also the vocalist for the progressive hardcore band Twelve Tribes. From 2000 to 2007, the band toured throughout North America and Europe with fellow bands Killswitch Engage, Poison the Well, etc. Twelve Tribes released three full-length albums and appeared on MTV's Headbanger's Ball to debut the video for their most notable track, "Venus Complex." Fatherhood has set Adam on a heart-opening journey of conscious parenting and commitment to living one's truth. Adam is devoted to continual inner exploration and has the intuitive ability to connect others to their path and purpose. His spiritual practices have led him to Inipi Ceremony (Sweat Lodge), men's circles, plant medicine ceremonies, and transformational gatherings.  He is walking his spiritual path with the power of self-love and the intention to raise the collective consciousness of our human family. More honesty. More authenticity. ABOUT THIS FEELS IMPORTANT This Feels Important explores the hairy, scary, weird, and sometimes orgasmic journey of navigating our ever-evolving relationships with self, others, and the world around us. Your hosts, Kari Keating and Tory Dube - along with a lineup of epic guests - open the floor for honest discussions about the taboo feels (sex! money!), the painful feels (miscarriages! divorce! grief!), and the fun feels (psychedelics! sex again!) that are inevitable, necessary and freaking important as we all navigate the highs, lows and in-betweens of the human experience.  #thisfeelsimportant SHARE YOUR FEELS WITH KARI AND TORY Find the show on Instagram Share with Kari Share with Tory CREDITS Podcast edited and mixed by 51 features. Connect at andrew {at} 51features {dot} com.

Tory and Kari could say f*** it today. Or they could show up, hit record, and hope something shifts. And in this episode, something shifts. After all, crying is growing. They bring back a favorite idea, and each shares two quotes that hold significance for them right now. Tory shares a quote from Lao Tzu: "If you do not change direction, you might end up where you are heading." And Kari brings a quote from Alan Watts:  "The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves." Tory shares why she no longer lets everything slide into a sinkhole and why facing the seemingly small, uncomfortable things are harder than starting fresh and new. And Kari shares why she has changed from sitting in the moment of now to the moment of anticipation. Then she highlights why she believes in all gain, no pain, and why life should be the right kind of hard. Kari and Tory also want to hear about your manifestation magic. So email your stories of manifestation at [email protected]. And join the This Feels Important text community at 1-619-566-7722. ABOUT THIS FEELS IMPORTANT This Feels Important explores the hairy, scary, weird, and sometimes orgasmic journey of navigating our ever-evolving relationships with self, others, and the world around us. Your hosts, Kari Keating and Tory Dube - along with a lineup of epic guests - open the floor for honest discussions about the taboo feels (sex! money!), the painful feels (miscarriages! divorce! grief!), and the fun feels (psychedelics! sex again!) that are inevitable, necessary and freaking important as we all navigate the highs, lows and in-betweens of the human experience.  #thisfeelsimportant SHARE YOUR FEELS WITH KARI AND TORY Find the show on Instagram Share with Kari Share with Tory CREDITS Podcast edited and mixed by 51 features. Connect at andrew {at} 51features {dot} com.

Tory and Kari bring back another round of miraculous stories! They don't want to hold back from sharing the positive stories and are ready to let it rip. Kari starts with a story of a stolen harp and how a dowser helped find it. Don't know what a dowser is? You will. Then Kari and Tory dive into the personal. Tory updates us as she counts down to her child entering the world, and Kari provides her tips for how she's staying solid despite the craziness around her. They also share how alignment can be simple, the easiest way to let go of negative momentum, and why you should let your anger be anger (it's okay). And please share your miraculous stories with them! It doesn't matter if it's not perfect or you feel like it's braggy. Celebrate yourself. Let it rip in your own life. Send your story to [email protected]. And join the This Feels Important text community at 1-619-566-7722.  To get more information on creating your own Abundant August routines, listen to the episode on Manifestation Magic! ABOUT THIS FEELS IMPORTANT This Feels Important explores the hairy, scary, weird, and sometimes orgasmic journey of navigating our ever-evolving relationships with self, others, and the world around us. Your hosts, Kari Keating and Tory Dube - along with a lineup of epic guests - open the floor for honest discussions about the taboo feels (sex! money!), the painful feels (miscarriages! divorce! grief!), and the fun feels (psychedelics! sex again!) that are inevitable, necessary and freaking important as we all navigate the highs, lows and in-betweens of the human experience.  #thisfeelsimportant SHARE YOUR FEELS WITH KARI AND TORY Find the show on Instagram Share with Kari Share with Tory CREDITS Podcast edited and mixed by 51 features. Connect at andrew {at} 51features {dot} com.

Tory and Kari have been mulling new ideas to bring you beautiful stories of the wild and crazy, almost unimaginable miracles together for a podcast series. All with the intention to get you inspired and move. Thanks to Tory's podcast proclivity, they've landed on the way to giving this new thing a try. So it's time for storytime! Tory loves the journalistic storytelling approach of many podcasts, yet so few tell a positive story. This Feels Important will change that! It doesn't take a true crime story to feel giddy and be on the edge of your seat. It can even be done with miraculous stories. Call it the uplifting shock factor. So Kari and Tory invite you to expand your belief beyond what you know to be true so that you can create a life more magical than it is right now. Tory has distilled David's remarkable story into an edge-of-your-seat experience that she will regale for Kari.  They hope to do more of these episodes, so tell them how it lands for you in their new text community! Send Kari and Tory a hi, emoji, literally anything to 1-619-566-7722. And stay through the end of the episode to learn how you can submit your own story when life proved bigger than you previously imagined. To learn more about David, his art, music, and his book, visit https://www.shineonthestory.com/. ABOUT THIS FEELS IMPORTANT This Feels Important explores the hairy, scary, weird, and sometimes orgasmic journey of navigating our ever-evolving relationships with self, others, and the world around us. Your hosts, Kari Keating and Tory Dube - along with a lineup of epic guests - open the floor for honest discussions about the taboo feels (sex! money!), the painful feels (miscarriages! divorce! grief!), and the fun feels (psychedelics! sex again!) that are inevitable, necessary and freaking important as we all navigate the highs, lows and in-betweens of the human experience.  #thisfeelsimportant SHARE YOUR FEELS WITH KARI AND TORY Find the show on Instagram Share with Kari Share with Tory CREDITS Podcast edited and mixed by 51 features. Connect at andrew {at} 51features {dot} com.

Kari and Tory are back and heading right into the deep topics. Kari is here after a whirlwind national parks tour, and after a brief time and place update, Kari and Tory talk psychedelics. You've heard right. In this episode, Kari and Tory talk through the questions you shared. Questions like: Are psychedelics safe? Are they natural? What does microdosing mean? Are they scary? What happens if you have a bad trip? Also, they explain why they call psychedelics medicine, the difference between ceremonial grade and microdosing, and how to build a conscious community to support you. Kari and Tory's experiences with this medicine have amplified their lives, added more color, and even improved their relationship. In the future, the podcast will bring on facilitators, doctors, and experts to explore this topic more.  If you want to start learning more before future episodes, watch Fantastic Fungi or How to Change Your Mind (based on the Michael Pollan book), both on Netflix. AND there is a new text community for this podcast! If you want to speak directly to Kari and Tory, send a hi, emoji, literally anything to 1-619-566-7722. They can't wait to hear from you! ABOUT THIS FEELS IMPORTANT This Feels Important explores the hairy, scary, weird, and sometimes the orgasmic journey of navigating our ever-evolving relationships with self, others, and the world around us. Your hosts, Kari Keating and Tory Dube - along with a lineup of epic guests - open the floor for honest discussions about the taboo feels (sex! money!), the painful feels (miscarriages! divorce! grief!). But, of course, the fun feels (psychedelics! sex again!) are inevitable, necessary, and freaking important as we all navigate the highs, lows, and in-betweens of the human experience.  #thisfeelsimportant SHARE YOUR FEELS WITH KARI AND TORY Find the show on Instagram Share with Kari Share with Tory CREDITS Podcast edited and mixed by 51 features. Connect at andrew {at} 51features {dot} com.

It's time for a birthday celebration! Kari is turning 40, and she's been reflecting a lot. In this special episode, Kari shares her top 10 wisdom nuggets in honor of her 40th birthday.  While Kari has no problem with aging, 40 is a timestamp, and it's led her to think about the wisdom she would like to pass on to her three boys. This is that wisdom. Stay to the end to hear her one thing above all else - that if you embody this one thing - you will live a beautiful life.  Sit back, stay curious, and savor the sharing. Take your time There is knowing beyond knowing It's really fun to suck at stuff Live life integrated Focus on the metrics that matter Let it go Love as hard as you can and keep your heart open We're all going to die Be weird Stay curious ABOUT THIS FEELS IMPORTANT This Feels Important explores the hairy, scary, weird, and sometimes the orgasmic journey of navigating our ever-evolving relationships with self, others, and the world around us. Your hosts, Kari Keating and Tory Dube - along with a lineup of epic guests - open the floor for honest discussions about the taboo feels (sex! money!), the painful feels (miscarriages! divorce! grief!). But, of course, the fun feels (psychedelics! sex again!) are inevitable, necessary, and freaking important as we all navigate the highs, lows, and in-betweens of the human experience.  #thisfeelsimportant SHARE YOUR FEELS WITH KARI AND TORY Find the show on Instagram Share with Kari Share with Tory CREDITS Podcast edited and mixed by 51 features. Connect at andrew {at} 51features {dot} com.

What has been months in the making reaches its unbelievable conclusion (if it wasn't so normal). After Tory saw this guest at Dr. Joe Dispenza's retreat, she knew they would connect on this podcast. And it might be the most important conversation this podcast has had yet.  Dr. Joe describes Monique as one of his super human geniuses - a normal human doing supernatural things. It took multiple cancer diagnoses to bring Monique to this work. Along with the documentary Heal, Monique went on a long journey to learn about the healing ability already inside her. But at first, healing herself seemed harder than sitting through a chemo treatment. Then a scan showed stage-four metastatic cancer despite rounds of radiation and chemotherapy, Monique knew it was time to try something different. And meditation became her medication. This is Part 2 of a two-part episode exploring Monique's journey that she describes as her "mystical experience." In this episode, Monique goes all in. This is the first time she has shared her full story publicly. So get ready!  Monique teaches why you can't have a bad meditation and why YOU have to be the most important person in your life. On top of all the goodness in this episode, she also shares how her emotional support cat for her son - missing for 15 months - returned! This conversation will rock you to your core. LINKS Connect on Monique's Insta Learn more about Heal (documentary) Evidence is the Loudest Voice - a Dr. Joe presentation  Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself - Dr. Joe's Book Monique on the Dr. Joe stage in Cancun ABOUT THIS FEELS IMPORTANT This Feels Important explores the hairy, scary, weird, and sometimes orgasmic journey of navigating our ever-evolving relationships with self, others, and the world around us. Your hosts, Kari Keating and Tory Dube - along with a lineup of epic guests - open the floor for honest discussions about the taboo feels (sex! money!), the painful feels (miscarriages! divorce! grief!), and the fun feels (psychedelics! sex again!) that are inevitable, necessary and freaking important as we all navigate the highs, lows and in-betweens of the human experience.  #thisfeelsimportant SHARE YOUR FEELS WITH KARI AND TORY Find the show on Instagram Share with Kari Share with Tory CREDITS Podcast edited and mixed by 51 features. Connect at andrew {at} 51features {dot} com.