In this episode of Functionally Feral, we cover everything from estate sale treasures and zebra hide rugs to the realities of running a chiropractic practice, hiring staff, and building strong community connections.

Natalie shares a hilarious estate sale adventure, while Felicia talks about hosting her son's first group ride and accidentally turning a homeopathy kit into a marketing strategy.

Then we wrap up the story we began in our last episode. Felicia shares what happened after her emergency D&C, the shocking pathology findings that finally explained why her miscarriage became a life-threatening medical emergency, and how discovering some missing information changed everything she thought she knew about her recovery and future fertility timeline.

It's an episode full of laughter, friendship, practice-life stories, and an honest conversation about healing, resilience, and finding unexpected gifts in difficult seasons.

This week starts with hilarious toddler updates and ends with one of the most vulnerable conversations we've ever had.

Natalie shares stories about Gene's latest adventures—including his obsession with chatting up strangers, demanding answers from store managers, and making sure everyone compliments his curls. Felicia gives an update on Sepp's newest passion: Strider biking, a possible trip to the Strider World Championships, and the realization that she may have accidentally become a sports mom.

Then we shift into a deeply personal conversation as Felicia shares the reality of discovering a nonviable pregnancy and the emotional limbo that followed. We talk about the difficult decisions surrounding miscarriage management, the uncertainty of waiting for a natural miscarriage, and what it was like continuing daily life while carrying a pregnancy that was no longer progressing.

As always, this episode is simply one woman's story and experience—not medical advice—but we hope that sharing it helps anyone who may be walking a similar road feel a little less alone.

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After an unexpected break, we're finally back with a life update episode—and a lot has happened.

Natalie shares a major update on her mold, Lyme, and Bartonella healing journey, including surprising improvements, new treatment protocols, and the clues that suggest these health challenges may have been present for much longer than she realized. We also talk about a relaxing adults-only trip to the Dominican Republic, why Natalie is somehow getting a fourth dog, and Kyle's newest adventure: training a mold-detection dog.

Meanwhile, Felicia recaps a beach vacation with a toddler who apparently no longer believes in sleep, a daring "coma cave" escape, and the realities of traveling with young kids.

This episode is full of the real-life moments you've come to expect from us—health updates, parenting stories, marriage wins, puppy talk, and plenty of chaos.

Please note: In the second half of this episode, we discuss pregnancy loss. If that topic is difficult for you right now, feel free to skip that portion of the conversation.

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After an accidental (but very necessary) spring break, we’re BACK—and catching you up on everything that went down while life was life-ing hard.

In this episode, we dive into:
✨ First trimester chaos: low blood pressure episodes, crawling up stairs, and the very real possibility of twins
✨ The most unhinged egg salad saga (feat. questionable pantry choices and Ruffles???)
✨ Natalie’s deep dive into mold, biotoxins, Lyme, parasites—and the wild protocol that’s already shifting things
✨ Why “doing everything right” still sometimes gets you nowhere (and what finally moved the needle)
✨ Supplements that sound fake but are somehow working
✨ The unexpected connection between illness, nervous system stress, and weight that won’t budge
✨ Potty training in one day (yes, really)
✨ The fever → developmental leap pipeline that nobody talks about
✨ Why toddlers will humble you instantly and also randomly become independent overnight

It’s motherhood. It’s healing. It’s crunchy. It’s chaotic. It’s slightly conspiratorial.
And honestly… we’re just trying to keep up.

Episode 11 is a full-blown life update with all the chaos, comedy, and plot twists you’d expect from us. We recap how weird it was to podcast in person, the brutal transition back into real life, chaotic travel days, nervous-system dysregulation, windy weather madness, St. Patrick’s Day plans, reptile show drama, and toddler interruptions galore. But the real headline of this episode is the big surprise: Felicia found out she’s pregnant while Natalie was still in town. We get into the full story of the positive test, Dan’s reaction, Natalie’s fairy-godmother pregnancy energy, and why this pregnancy already feels so different. We also talk potty training, public bathroom struggles, tiny toddler accidents, and why sharing pregnancy news early felt right this time around. It’s funny, heartfelt, completely unfiltered, and yes — the twin theories are already in full force.

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Episode 10 is a very special in-person episode, which means it’s part podcast, part girls trip recap, part absolute chaos. We talk delayed flights, airport suffering, burgers, sushi, Whole Foods magic, shopping till we dropped, collagen face masks, whipped cream coffee foam, and the fact that we are still pretending this was a legitimate business trip. Basically, two feral besties in the same house trying to record before one of us has to catch a flight and go straight back to real life.

In this episode, we accidentally uncover our chiropractic origin stories — and somehow end up discussing boxing injuries, pregnancy Pilates drama, ethically raised cows, toddler sleep chaos, and full-moon parenting survival strategies.

Felicia shares how a concussion from a college boxing match changed the trajectory of her life (and career), while Natalie reflects on growing up adjusted from infancy and what lifelong chiropractic care actually looks like. Along the way, we debate corporate fitness culture, regenerative food sourcing, parasite protocols, potty-training negotiations, and why toddlers somehow always know when you’re trying to rest.

It’s equal parts philosophy, motherhood, and absolute feral chaos — just how we like it.

Grass-fed/finished field harvested beef in Illinois 

All things horse breeding

Kooshy sourdough panko breadcrumbs

Kids parasite tinctures- Bioray kids Happy and Bioray kids Calm

Parasite homeopathy

This week we spiral (scientifically) from Olympic heartbreak and dirty chais into moon cycles, haunted closets, red light bathroom rituals, and the very real metabolic shift of the luteal phase.

We break down:
✨ Why you actually need ~200 extra calories before your period
✨ How hormonal birth control can shift attraction + desire
✨ Light pollution, circadian rhythm, and syncing to the moon
✨ The Inito fertility tracker experiment
✨ Reiki revelations, emotional bandwidth, and motherhood isolation

It’s hormones.
It’s haunted toddlers.
It’s high-functioning chaos.
It’s Functionally Feral.

Sarah Hill, PhD This is Your Brain on Birth Control

Sarah Hill, PhD The Period Brain

In this wild episode, we spiral from warm lemon detox drinks straight into psychic Reiki downloads, frozen feet with emotional baggage, and the shocking revelation that there may be two more babies waiting in the cosmic queue.

Naturally, this leads us into:
✨ Vivid death-dream symbolism (casual)
✨ Korean skincare that feels like rubbing glass shards on your face
✨ Clean nails, sweaty childhood trauma, and healer hot hands
✨ A full conspiracy-theory birthday party featuring pyramids, chemtrails, Avril Lavigne clones… and the possibility that we never actually landed on the moon

Basically, nothing is real, everything is glowing, and we might be psychic now.

Welcome to Episode 7 of Functionally Feral — where healing, motherhood, and mild delusion coexist beautifully.

Welcome back to Episode Six — where we immediately panic about the episode number, admit weekly podcasting might be mandatory, and then spiral into everything from hair MLM experiments to pregnancy preparation no one is actually talking about.

In this episode, we cover:

• Natalie’s honest Monat hair review (spoiler: some hits, some absolute no’s, and a scent situation)
• The shocking realization that Whole Foods is no longer “Whole Paycheck” — and might actually save you money
• A heated debate on whether $13 tortilla chips are ever justified (and which flavors are illegal)
• Why Costco is never a “quick stop” and always a $600 lifestyle choice
• Felicia’s ski trip cancellation thanks to her dog’s FIFTH bowel obstruction surgery (because… of course)
• Life without gel nails, chemical detox spirals, and the 43 hours a year we sacrifice for manicures
• Why your liver is doing the most (and how it affects hormones, energy, pregnancy, and literally everything)
• The concept of “Trimester Zero” — why pre-pregnancy is the most important phase no one prepares for
• Vegan → animal-based transitions, mineral depletion, and why nourishment matters more than “clean eating”
• Placenta health, protein sourcing, and why pregnancy symptoms don’t come out of nowhere
• Movement, stress, Oura Ring call-outs, and why Pilates is back on the menu
• And a teaser for next week’s episode: Reiki, intuition, and connecting with future babies 👀✨

This episode is equal parts educational, chaotic, heartfelt, and wildly relatable — especially if you’re a mom, a practitioner, trying to conceive, or just wondering why you’re exhausted despite “doing all the right things.”

* Midwife Lindsey Meehleis and Dr. Paul Saladino on Nourished documentary to see the difference between placenta health

* Dr. Mimi McParland - fertility expert

* Fullscript  supplements we mentioned - Designs for Health Hepatatone Plus, DFH Organ Synergy, BodyBio PC or Seeking Health PC (phospolipid complex), DFH Probiospore, DFH ADK Evail fat soluble vitamin complex, Gaia Pro Vitex: Progesterone Support

* Oura ring