What's Up With Katie?

What's Up With Katie?

By Katie O'ConnorSociety & Culture
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What's Up With Katie? episodes

  • Season 3 - Episode 8. Marilyn Monroe or Jackie O? The Evolving Mother with Bri McCorkell

    How does one burn it all off while still making sure she brings the oranges to Wednesday night’s soccer practice?


    For this episode, I’m joined by my friend and fellow practitioner Bri McCorkell- mother, wife and medicine woman. While on the outside Bri may appear as the sweet New Hampshire soccer mom, she’s been in a long, deep and courageous process of sobriety, unbecoming, and truth wielding. She’s met the fire that burns below, ready to emerge into the life she’s built. 


    We have such a rich conversation exploring what we’re both sensing collectively along with the journey Bri has been on integrating all parts of her into a life with kids and a husband. 


    To walk this path solo is one thing, but to do it within the commitments of motherhood and marriage is a whole other ballgame. 


    I’m so excited for you to listen to this and receive the deep, fiery medicine we weave with together. 

    Topics we touch on:

    • Bringing language to the feminine practice 
    • The great collective pause 
    • The vulnerability in bringing another aspect of self into the light
    • Navigating the unbecoming process while raising children
    • Children as the catalyst for transformation
    • Transformation within relationships 
    • Life’s unique curriculum 
    • The Mother’s NO
    • Emanating Truth vs. criticizing loved ones

    • If you’d like more of Bri, you can follow her on Instagram and Substack (where she has longer form writing)

      Instagram: @bri.mccorkell

      Substack: https://substack.com/@brimccorkell

      Read the poem:  https://open.substack.com/pub/brimccorkell/p/more-than-this-a-love-poem-for-mothers?r=uc2b7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

      1 hr 10 min
    • Season 3 - Episode 7. Sober Feminine Politics w/ Ginger Kern

      This is a charged topic, during a time of heightened emotions. We are less than a week out from the 2024 election and Donald Trump has been elected - an outcome that I, along with my friend Ginger, had our energy behind. Ginger has been a lifelong Democrat and I am a Canadian Citizens, so we have had different journeys here, but felt a very similar thread and have decided to shed some light on how we arrived at our decisions. 

      I acknowledge that this conversation may be too much for some people, and I ask that you take care of yourself and only receive what you have capacity for. This is not meant to inflame, but rather illuminate. 

      Ginger and I originally had this conversation on IG live, 3.5 days after the election and I invite you tune in if you feel curious and open. If you feel angry or combative, I ask that you wait. 

      It is a real honor to have had this conversation with Ginger and have an opportunity to bring another layer out into the open. 


      What We Cover: 

      •the drama triangle & choosing sober sovereignty

      •difference between “feeling emotions” and {sensing truth}

      •neutral observation as a superpower in discerning truth

      •feeling Robert Kennedy Jr’s heart emanation

      •redeemable vs. irredeemable guilt

      •feminine descent journey - how to feel-sense a man

      •expressing when it’s inconvenient

      •difference between ‘facts’ and ‘truth’

      •stages of male development, cc: Allison Armstrong

      •the Trojan horse of the human body in the ‘fight’ for our planet’s health


      Get in touch with Ginger: ⁠@mythic.feminine⁠ and learn more about her work at ⁠https://gingerkern.com/

      1 hr 31 min
    • Season 3 - Episode 6. A True Reunion with Chelsea Adair and Justin Ternes

      What happens when you drive with your best friend across the country and move in with her and her boyfriend and his brother for 2.5 weeks? Your first in-person podcast!


      This episode is so special to me in many ways, but most importantly because it’s an intimate and honest conversation with my best friend, Chelsea Adair and her partner, Justin Ternes. 


      Chelsea and I have been traversing the realms of Love and mature womanhood together for a number of years and witnessing her journey with her heart has been so healing and expansive for me. She was single when we started spending lots of time together in early 2022, and then I watched her navigate a potent transformational relationship, and then eventually end up back in connection with a man she dated 7 years ago, Justin.

      Talk about REUNION!


      This episode was recorded from their bedroom in North West Arkansas (Justin’s hometown), where they are beginning a new chapter of life together and it was such a pleasure being in their presence and getting to feel their Love. 


      Their story is one of Truth, Faith and Responsibility and I am deeply honored to be sharing it with you. They have not spoken about their relationship publicly so this is a really sacred glimpse that I am sure will be medicine for many who are navigating living a faith led life. 


      Chelsea’s deepest medicine (in my humble opinion) is in the way she leads women to their own embodied relationship with God. She’s been working with women for years and it’s been gorgeous to watch the way she serves. 


      Justin is committed to making emotional, physical and spiritual health accessible to everyone and has brought his physical therapy, breathwork and coaching expertise back to the local community where he grew up. Together they are making a really incredible impact. 


      If you want to get to know them both, you can stay in touch below!


      Chelsea’s Instagram

      Chelsea’s Website

      Justin’s Instagram - True Self Health

      Justin’s Website - True Self Health

      2 hr 12 min
    • Season 3 - Episode 5. Am I Willing? Speaking Truth Online w/ Sarah Trudeau

      This episode is basically a masterclass in it's own right. I'm joined by my friend Sarah Trudeau, who is an incredible writer and spiritual practitioner that really inspires me in her willingness to go through the fire in order to do the True thing. She is someone I deeply respect and am really excited to share her voice and essence with you all.


      We are in a time where I feel it is so incredibly important for people to be using their voices in service to something greater, and Sarah and I really unpack the process of doing that responsibly.

      This also happens to be coming out on Oct 7th (totally unplanned) and as you listen, you'll hear us talk about trying to navigate this polarizing, heartbreaking global conflict in a way that feels genuine and authentic, especially when the world projects expectations on how it should be done. You also get a behind the scene glimpse of Sarah's process around a piece of writing that she ended up releasing today, straight from the heart.


      A few key topics that we speak on in this conversation include:

      - Speaking up in the face of the woke mob

      - The spiritual practice of holding oneself in authentic online expression

      - True spiritual practice in times of global upheaval

      - Navigating what is ours to speak on and what isn't


      If you'd like to connect more with Sarah and her work, you can follow her on Instagram @sarah.catherine.trudeau and definitely subscribe to her Substack for her incredible writing.



      1 hr 28 min
    • Season 3 - Episode 4. Woman and P.SSY with Perri Chase

      A woman's relationship with her pssy is one of the most important relationships she can have, yet many women would say their pssy is a distant stranger. It is no surprise why this is is, but there are some women out there whose missions are to bring her into the light in a way that is in deep service to humanity.

      One of these women is my teacher, Perri Chase, and I'm really excited for you to listen to this conversation that she and I originally had on Instagram Live. I've been working with her for the past 3 years and much of my journey has been influenced by her field and her practices.

      We touch on so much in this episode including:

      • the responsibility of Mother
      • a woman's discernment
      • pssy's connection to embodying authenticity
      • pssy's connection to purpose
        • different feminine archetypes that might be missing the mark
        • how now more than ever, we need women who are fully embodied and alive on this planet.
          • the difference between sex magic and true service
          • If you're inspired by this conversation and want to explore and deepen your own relationship with your pssy, you can check out Perri's suite of offerings: https://perrichase.com/

            Follow Perri on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perri_chase/

            1 hr 3 min
          • Season 3 - Episode 3. Walking the Path of the Mature Feminine w/ Ginger Kern

            Diving straight in to introduce you to my friend, Ginger Kern.

            This woman has the most beautiful feminine template that really encompasses such range. She has a razor sharp mind (which as a fellow analytical, I LOVE) and has such an articulate translation of energetics. She also has a deep anchored womb-pussy relationship to no fluff Truth that is finished off with the most gorgeous heart medicine.

            What we share and what I deeply respect in her is the commitment to Feminine responsibility, which I believe is one of the biggest pieces that is missing in our collective as well as much of the Masculine/ Feminine energetics world.

            As a sister who is also devoted to the Union template with a focus on supporting women in really seeing and receiving the magic of men, I loved going deeper with her and learning more about her own journey through love and relating. We even get a surprise cameo from her man, Shane.


            There is so much we touch on: 

            ⚡️The Mature Feminine  

            ⚡️Holding your fire + clean communication 

            ⚡️When it’s True, it’s easeful

            ⚡️It can be good and still not be it 

            ⚡️Mental receiving of energetic principles leading to weaponization 

            ⚡️Our responsibility as women to hold ourselves open so men can orient to our map

            ⚡️Being a bridge between paradigms while also keeping the field clean 

            ⚡️Creating true community & family dynamics to support soul expansion 


            Her partnership is absolutely an expander for me, as someone who has yet to meet her man and I can’t wait for you to listen. 


            I invite you to sink yourself into her field on Instagram @mythic.feminine where she shares magical transmissions and learn more about her work at https://gingerkern.com/


            Enjoy and let us know what arises!

            1 hr 15 min
          • Season 3 - Episode 2. Sexuality, Spirituality & The Greatest Kink of all, Life w/ Caroline D'Arcy

            For this episode I am joined by a dear friend and mentor Caroline D’Arcy and my gosh did we have fun. One of Caroline’s greatest gifts is bringing absolute beauty to what many find to be really tough, dark or scary parts of the human experience.  She literally makes it magic and completely shatters the paradigm of “brokenness.” There is no fixing in her world. 


            She is a medicine woman who specializes in all realms of life force - the physical, erotic and ecstatic and brings together sexuality and spirituality - because frankly, they are the same. 


            There is so much wisdom shared in this episode and it was a really special one for me as I shed more mental stories about loss and struggle and really opened to the beauty of every single moment we’re here. Caroline will do that to ya. 


            This episode is so so rich and we take you on a ride from trauma, spirituality, the magic of life, sexual deepening and ultimately how to really enjoy the ride our soul signed up for. 


            I highly recommend getting in her online field as it is ripe with paradigm shattering sex and soul work. You can find her on IG @imcarolinedarcy


            1 hr 38 min
          • Season 3 - Episode 1. Letting It Fully Out with Jessie Levine

            I am so excited to be back sharing in this way and this conversation with Jessie was the perfect way to kick off this season.

            Jessie is a real student of life. She is a medicine woman, a guide and translator of deep body intelligence. She is an athlete, a creative and serves the souls journey back home to the body.

            Both of us come from a high performance athletics background and are now walking the path of true soul expression in this life.

            We share about our past with sports, the striving for excellence, the transformation of our bodies and living the thing we are both really meant to live in this lifetime.

            This conversation opened so much for me witnessing the way Jessie holds herself in humble devotion and it was such a gift to jam out with her.

            If you want more of her magic, follow her on IG @Jessielevine_ and check out her website www.jessielevine.com


            Enjoy and as always, send either of us a note if things moved in you as you listened!


            1 hr 8 min
          • Episode 17. Katie and Brittney Talk Body Love and Literacy

            Holy moly this is a jam packed sesh with my gal Brittney Ellers @b.ellers, an incredible pelvic physical therapist + medicine woman + bestie and colleague. We are co-hosting the REVEAL retreat on June 3rd in Carlsbad and decided to just get on zoom and talk about all the things that light us up and what we are navigating as we both are in a bit of an initiation with our work. We are both in service to very similar things, coming from very different backgrounds and I absolutely love how our magic interconnects.

            Some topics covered in this hour:

            Embodied Knowing vs. Mental Knowing

            Your body as the oracle

            Receiving a No and being okay

            Dropping the fluff in the feminine embodiment space

            What is Love actually?

            Body Love

            Resentment

            Touching your Pussy just because

            Anal Play

            The fear that comes with our accessing our power (responsibility and perfectionism)


            Yeah... It's a big one. We also touch on the essence of REVEAL and what we're bringing to it.

            We mention a number of other teachers in this work that we respect so if you want to learn more, more info below.

            Perri Chase: @perri.chase

            Carly Rae Beaudry: @carlyraebeaudry

            Kimberly Ann Johnson: @kimberly.ann.johnson

            1 hr
          • Episode 16. Why We Must Express - What I'm Navigating in Speaking Up Publicly

            This is a very personal episode. One that I recorded not sure if I was even going to share it but as I listened, I knew it was important. I'm in the process of really honing in on my expression, holding my connection to Truth and not letting the pain and bullying of others push me off of my internal knowing. I wanted to give you an inside look at what I'm navigating with this journey and highlight some of the patterns I'm seeing with the social justice movement. There are some big things to pay attention to in the world right now and it's going to require more people to hold the line. This is an invitation for you to both question things and deepen into your own knowing. Join me as I navigate doing the same.


            Topics touched on: social justice narrative, victim wars, moral superiority, internet bullying, holding the line amongst the pain, exploring your own self expression and why it's so important to speak.

            40 min

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