In Episode 62 of Via Love and Evolution, Sarah and Katrina reflect on two very different journeys that ultimately arrive at the same destination: a deeper trust in themselves.

Katrina shares a transformative experience of revisiting her life through photographs spanning her entire parenting journey. What began as a walk down memory lane became something far more healing a chance to witness herself with compassion instead of criticism. Through those moments, she recognizes how far she's come, finally allowing herself to feel good enough, capable, and deeply appreciative of the mother she's become. Joy and bliss, once buried beneath self-doubt, have found their way home again in the heart.

Sarah courageously opens up about navigating a season of significant change and a deeply vulnerable moment when an old, familiar fear emerged from the shadows. She shares how a difficult emotional experience reminded her that healing isn't about never struggling again it's about knowing who's got your back when those moments return. Through the support of her Internal Family Systems (IFS) practice and the courage to reach out to safe people, Sarah was able to stand on her own firm foundation and trust herself as her own guide.

Together, they reflect on one of the greatest gifts of personal growth: the quiet confidence that comes from knowing you have your own back. Not because life stops being hard, but because you've built the capacity to meet yourself with compassion, curiosity, and care.

This episode is a reminder that healing doesn't erase the storms it changes the way we move through them.

As we learn to trust ourselves, ask for support, and embrace every part of who we are and embrace the freedom to create the dance of our own lives. 

Speaking of dancing.... We're off - dancing our way through summer vacay. We'll be back in two weeks! 

We are delighted to welcome back our dear friend, sexologist, educator, and wellness facilitator Rebecca James Alsum for her third appearance on Via Love and Evolution.

As always, Rebecca brings her warmth, wisdom, and passion for helping people awaken the sensual and creative life force that exists within each of us. Her work invites us to reconnect with ourselves not through performance or expectation, but through curiosity, presence, and self-trust.

In this conversation, Sarah, Katrina, and Rebecca explore the intersections of sexuality, spirituality, identity, and life's inevitable transitions. Together, they ask curious questions about what happens to our relationship with intimacy when we experience major shifts in our partnerships, our bodies, our beliefs, and our sense of self.

Rebecca offers powerful insight into identity transitions and how grief can quietly enter the picture, changing the landscape of our sexuality in ways we may not expect. Whether we're navigating loss, aging, parenthood, relationship changes, or personal transformation, these experiences can reshape how we relate to ourselves and others.

Throughout the episode, Rebecca gently reminds us that reclaiming our bodies is possible—whether through a relationship with ourselves or within the presence of a safe and trusted other. Together, we discuss the foundational roles of consent, discernment, access, and agency, and how these principles create the conditions for authentic connection and embodied healing.

One of the most beautiful reminders from this conversation is Rebecca's reflection that our hands are connected to our hearts, and our hearts are connected to our brains. The nourishment, comfort, and connection we seek are often more accessible than we realize. The capacity for healing, pleasure, and self-connection already exists within us.

This episode is a compassionate exploration of sexuality as a living, evolving part of the human experience. A conversation about grief and desire, safety and self-trust, and the ways we can continue returning home to ourselves through every season of change.

Because our life force doesn't disappear when life changes it simply asks to be met with curiosity, care, and compassion.

In Episode 60 of Via Love and Evolution, Sarah and Katrina dive into one of humanity's most enduring traditions: the graduation party.

What begins as a lighthearted discussion about the logistical aspects of celebrating milestones—the parts we love and the parts we'd happily outsource quickly evolves into a deeper exploration of why these gatherings matter so much in the first place.

Katrina introduces the four essential elements of any meaningful transition: transition, commencement, ritual, and fellowship. Using graduation season as a backdrop, Sarah and Katrina explore the powerful role fellowship plays in helping us mark life's major passages.

Together, they discuss the catharsis of celebrating in community or what sociologists call "collective effervescence: the experience of feeling the same emotion at the same time alongside others". Think graduation parties, weddings, concerts, spiritual gatherings or, if you're a sports fan - GO KNICKS! - the emotional rollercoaster shared by devoted fans cheering on their team. There is something profoundly human about gathering together to witness, celebrate, and belong.

The conversation expands into the importance of managing energy and expectations around life's milestones. Sarah and Katrina reflect on their own experiences navigating transitions, considering how alignment—or misalignment—during pivotal moments can create ripple effects that shape our future paths.

This leads to a vulnerable and heartfelt share from Katrina around what truly being celebrated would have meant for them. Recognizing the amount of safety it can require to process what makes you feel shame and vulnerability. 

As always, the conversation circles back to self-awareness, reflection, and personal growth. We even dip a toe into the topic of accountability before deciding it deserves its own dedicated conversation down the road. Which, in a way, might be accountability in action.

This episode is a reflection on celebration, belonging, vulnerability, and the transformative power of gathering together to honor who we've been, who we're becoming, and the people who walk alongside us on the journey.

In Episode 59 of Via Love and Evolution, Sarah and Katrina reflect on the season of graduations, transitions, and new beginnings. As their children reach important milestones, they find themselves contemplating not only the futures unfolding before them, but also the paths they've traveled themselves.

This conversation takes an unexpected and meaningful turn into the topic of regret. A universal human experience that often carries more wisdom than we give it credit for. Inspired by researcher and author Daniel Pink's work on the four types of regret: foundation regrets, boldness regrets, moral regrets, and connection regrets. Sarah shares her personal experience with boldness regret and the lessons she's learned about confidence, risk-taking, and trusting herself.

Together, Sarah and Katrina explore what it means to cultivate confidence in our children while continuing to develop it within ourselves. They reflect on graduation as a metaphor for life itself: being handed a blank canvas and asked to create something meaningful. Looking back, they consider the blank canvases they've been given throughout their own lives and how their relationship to that pressure has evolved over time.

The conversation also examines the invisible cages we sometimes build around ourselves. The limiting beliefs, fears, and stories that keep us from expressing who we truly are. What if the bars are made of thoughts? What if freedom begins by recognizing our ability to choose a different perspective?

This episode is an invitation to get curious about the gift in regret and out ability to try and to learn. Because sometimes the life we're longing for is waiting on the other side of a bold desire we've been afraid to claim.

In Episode 58 of Via Love and Evolution, Sarah and Katrina explore the delicate balance between connection, expectations, and personal responsibility.

What does it mean to truly connect with others while also honoring your own capacity? How do we navigate the expectations we place on relationships and the expectations we place on ourselves? Together, we unpack the reality that belonging begins within, and that meeting our own needs is ultimately our responsibility first.

This conversation is an invitation to step forward, take a risk, and advocate for what you need. To practice asking for support instead of assuming others know what you're carrying. To recognize that connection is a two-way street requiring both courage and clarity.

As always, Sarah and Katrina bring relatable stories, honest reflections, and compassionate insight into the very human desire to feel seen, understood, and connected. Along the way, they explore the importance of recognizing our limits, honoring our capacity, and finding empowerment in owning both.

And because life doesn't stop when the microphones turn on, enjoy a little background ambiance courtesy of Katrina's imaginative and spirited 8-year-old, reminding us that connection, growth, and belonging rarely happen in perfect silence.

A conversation about needs, relationships, courage, and the ongoing practice of showing up for yourself and for each other.

In Episode 57 of Via Love and Evolution, Sarah and Katrina reflect on the deeper meaning of Memorial Day and what it means to become the "Memory Keepers" of the people we’ve loved and lost.

At the heart of this episode is the remembrance of Stacy, Katrina’s best friend from high school, who passed away 11 years ago. Today, May 27th, would have been her birthday.

Happy Birthday, Stacy!

In honor of her life, Sarah and Katrina share stories about Stacy’s spirit, her best qualities, the love she gave so freely, and the fun and aliveness she brought into everyday moments. Together, they explore the healing power of speaking memories out loud how invoking the essence of those we’ve lost keeps their love present and alive within us.

This conversation gently guides grief through the lens of gratitude. We reflect on how losing people who were so close to us changes who we are. Forever shaping our understanding of love, faith, forgiveness, friendship, and what truly matters.

This episode is tender and heartfelt. A reminder that grief is not only about loss it’s also about carrying forward the love, lessons, and laughter of those who touched our lives so deeply.

In Episode 56 of Via Love and Evolution, Katrina opens the conversation by sharing a few of her favorite things: nostalgic characters from growing up in the ‘80s and ‘90s, along with a darling hand-painted portrait that now sits behind her as a daily reminder of the life-altering love of pets. Together, these reflections become an invitation to treasure what was while appreciating who and where we are now.

As Spring unfolds, so do conversations around changing environments, digital cleansing, movement, shifting, clearing, and the necessary discomfort that often comes with growth. This season asks us to release what no longer fits and sometimes that process comes with uncertainty. Uncertainty can draw anxiety out of even the best of us.

Sarah speaks openly about her own experience navigating the unknown and the vulnerability that naturally surfaces when life asks us to trust what we cannot yet see. In a world that often pressures certainty and perfection, being brave enough to stay open requires real courage.

Together, Sarah and Katrina explore the risks of regret, what to do when you make the “wrong” move, and how fear is just as much a fantasy about the future as optimism is. The question becomes: which story do we want to feed?

This episode is about expanding curiosity, strengthening self-compassion, and learning how to stay soft in a world that often rewards disconnection from self. We also reflect on the importance of rebelling against the toxic narratives that thrive when we feel ashamed, weak, guilty, or small.

So channel your inner She-Ra, courageous warriors.

Episode 55 of Via Love and Evolution is here… for real this time. How did we forget Episode 52? Honestly, probably because we’re busy moms who also somehow manage to podcast every week! HA!

From our little corner of the world to yours: Happy Mother’s Day. We gave ourselves a week off to celebrate, rest, and soak in the sweetness (and chaos) of life.

We’re back with an episode that feels both mature and maternal. Sarah draws inspiration from a few of the OG mothers of self-awareness and growth. Yes, we’ve got inspiration from Brené, we’ve got Maya, and we’ve even got Alanis. Sarah also shares her experience processing a big emotional transition, offering an honest glimpse into what it looks like to move through even expected and necessary change with tenderness and intention.

Together, we practice mothering ourselves in real time, talking through the emotions of the past few weeks and honoring what it means to belong to ourselves first. We explore the impact of ritual, the power of safe presence, and the catharsis that comes from being witnessed while vulnerable.

As always, we notice the subtle shifts in our cycles of growth and development and we return to the reminder that love is the ultimate source. We’re feeling grounded, reflective, and more connected to what we hope to give to others moving forward.

Take care out there. We love you. 

In Episode 55 of Via Love and Evolution, Sarah and Katrina explore the energy of Uranus moving into Gemini and why this astrological shift can act as a catalyst for major change, both personally and collectively.

Change can feel wildly different depending on where you’re standing. For some, it’s anxiety-inducing and destabilizing. For others, it’s the prize behind a mysterious door the thing that sets you free. In this conversation, we unpack how this theme is already showing up in our own lives, and how growth and alignment are becoming more tangible by the day.

We reflect on the changes we’ve made so far many of them unexpected, uncomfortable, and deeply humbling… and also wholly necessary and wonderful. The kind of change that doesn’t just shift your circumstances, but shifts you.

This episode is an honest look at what it means to evolve through uncertainty, to learn through missteps, and to discover that sometimes the other side of “f&%$ing up” is actually clarity, courage, and a new version of yourself.

Along the way, we explore the essential roles of optimism and curiosity and why cultivating both might be one of the greatest tools we have for flowing with the unknown.

If you’re in a season of change, this one’s for you.

Episode 54 of Via Love and Evolution is all about mistakes and what it really means to be human.

Sarah and Katrina have a candid, grounded conversation about showing up with intention, even when we don’t know what kind of trauma we might be holding space for… including our own. What happens when you realize you could’ve done better? When you make a genuine mistake or even a seasoned, “I-should’ve-known” kind of error?

Together, we explore the uncomfortable but necessary questions:

This episode is a reflection on accountability without self-abandonment. A practice in learning how to repair, grow, and stay present even when we’re imperfect.

Through real-life scenarios and honest storytelling, we unpack what empowerment looks like in the work we do and in the relationships we care about. We explore the balance between care, compassion, and responsibility and the richness that comes from showing up authentically, even if we make it messy.

Because maybe the real question isn’t “Is it okay to make mistakes?”

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