Garden Chats: Dreams, Discomfort, and Toasted Marshmallows

Garden Chats: Dreams, Discomfort, and Toasted Marshmallows

In this cozy little Garden Chat, Keli answers listener questions while sitting outside among the plants… because sometimes the best conversations happen with dirt under your feet and fresh air in your lungs. This episode starts with some lighthearted would-you-rather questions before winding into deeper waters. Keli shares why she decided to shave her head (again), what that experience has felt like, and the layers of identity, freedom, and expression wrapped up in the choice. Listener questions open conversations around: • How we show up for people we love who are navigating trans hatred and discrimination • Keli’s biggest dreams and personal fears right now • Whether growth really requires discomfort and what the benefits are • Go-to somatic tools and practices for anxiety, overstimulation, and nervous system regulation This episode is equal parts playful, reflective, and deeply human… a peek into Keli’s thoughts, practices, and the questions she’s holding in this season of life. Pull up a chair in the garden and join the conversation. About us: Amanda Barron is a licensed mental health therapist who blends traditional therapy with somatic processing, past-life regression hypnosis, and craniosacral energy work. She’s a mom to two adult kids, Jackson and Macy, and married to a pretty cool dude named Josh. Keli Budinich is a certified coach focused on somatic healing and spirituality. Through her business, Love Medicine, she weaves intuitive guidance with grounded presence to help clients feel seen, witnessed, and empowered in their healing journeys. She’s a mom to two adult children, Murielle (Elle) and Jordan, and has spent 20 years navigating the world of neurodivergent and autism parenting. She’s been married to her favorite idiot, Jim, for 23 years. Together, Amanda and Keli are building a community of wild and feral woman-identifying people, and some badass men too. They create spaces for authentic connection, deep listening, and being fully human together. They host workshops, retreats, and community events, mostly together, because honestly, it’s way more fun that way. Want to connect? Email certifiablyferal@gmail.com and follow @certifiablyferal on Instagram, plus our personal accounts @amandabarronforrest and @kelibudinich

BONUS: A Feral Mother's Day

In this special little bonus episode, Keli sits down for an impromptu chit chat with her daughter Murielle (Elle) while Amanda takes a well-deserved break. And honestly, the timing couldn’t be more perfect for Mother’s Day weekend. This is a casual, off-the-cuff conversation between mother and daughter about life, relationships, neurodivergence, and the very real process of breaking cycles and creating new paths forward. Keli and Elle talk about navigating life as women with ADHD, growing up undiagnosed, and how that has shaped both of their experiences in completely different ways. They also dive into the evolving dynamics of their relationship, healing through honesty, and what it looks like to parent differently while still being deeply human in the process. It’s messy, funny, tender, relatable, and very much a peek behind the curtain into Keli’s private life as a mom. A slower, more personal episode for Mother’s Day weekend… from our feral family to yours. 💛 About us: Amanda Barron is a licensed mental health therapist who blends traditional therapy with somatic processing, past-life regression hypnosis, and craniosacral energy work. She’s a mom to two adult kids, Jackson and Macy, and married to a pretty cool dude named Josh. Keli Budinich is a certified coach focused on somatic healing and spirituality. Through her business, Love Medicine, she weaves intuitive guidance with grounded presence to help clients feel seen, witnessed, and empowered in their healing journeys. She’s a mom to two adult children, Murielle (Elle) and Jordan, and has spent 20 years navigating the world of neurodivergent and autism parenting. She’s been married to her favorite idiot, Jim, for 23 years. Together, Amanda and Keli are building a community of wild and feral woman-identifying people, and some badass men too. They create spaces for authentic connection, deep listening, and being fully human together. They host workshops, retreats, and community events, mostly together, because honestly, it’s way more fun that way. Want to connect? Email certifiablyferal@gmail.com and follow @certifiablyferal on Instagram, plus our personal accounts @amandabarronforrest and @kelibudinich

Duality in the Messy Middle

This week on Certifiably Feral, Amanda and Keli sit down for a real, unfiltered catch-up… the kind that happens when life has been life-ing in all the ways. There’s a lot moving right now. Big emotions. Hard moments. Unexpected shifts. And in the middle of it all, we find ourselves doing what so many of us are doing… riding the waves. In this conversation, we drop into the messy middle of life. The part that isn’t wrapped up neatly. The part where things are still unfolding, where clarity hasn’t fully landed, and where you’re just doing your best to stay present through it all. We talk about the intensity of what we’ve both been navigating personally, alongside the collective weight that so many people are feeling right now. The push and pull. The highs and lows. The constant dance of duality. Because life isn’t one thing. It’s everything, all at once. This episode is an invitation into a more intimate space. A conversation between friends who are telling the truth about where they’re at, without needing to fix it or package it up into a lesson. Just honesty. Just presence. Just being in it. If you’re in a season of transition, if things feel heavy or uncertain, or if you’re somewhere in between who you were and who you’re becoming… this one is for you. You’re not alone in the middle. About us: Amanda Barron is a licensed mental health therapist who blends traditional therapy with somatic processing, past-life regression hypnosis, and craniosacral energy work. She’s a mom to two adult kids, Jackson and Macy, and married to a pretty cool dude named Josh. Keli Budinich is a certified coach focused on somatic healing and spirituality. Through her business, Love Medicine, she weaves intuitive guidance with grounded presence to help clients feel seen, witnessed, and empowered in their healing journeys. She’s a mom to two adult children, Murielle (Elle) and Jordan, and has spent 20 years navigating the world of neurodivergent and autism parenting. She’s been married to her favorite idiot, Jim, for 23 years. Together, Amanda and Keli are building a community of wild and feral woman-identifying people, and some badass men too. They create spaces for authentic connection, deep listening, and being fully human together. They host workshops, retreats, and community events, mostly together, because honestly, it’s way more fun that way. Want to connect? Email certifiablyferal@gmail.com and follow @certifiablyferal on Instagram, plus our personal accounts @amandabarronforrest and @kelibudinich

Healer by Day, Feral Rave Goblin by Night: Meet Tara Carlson

This week on Certifiably Feral, we’re joined by the one and only, self-proclaimed feral rave goblin, Tara Carlson… and honestly, that might be the most accurate title we’ve ever heard. Tara is one of the most multifaceted humans we know. By day, she’s a speech and language pathologist doing deeply impactful work with the autism community, supporting communication, empowerment, and connection. Her path has also led her into the world of MNRI (Masgutova Neurosensorimotor Reflex Integration), bringing powerful nervous system healing work to both children and adults. Grounded. Compassionate. Devoted. And also… Wild. Expansive. Fully expressed. Because outside of her professional world, Tara steps into an entirely different kind of medicine… the world of ecstatic dance, rave culture, and unapologetic self-expression. In this episode, Tara gives us an inside look at rave culture in a way you’ve probably never heard before. We talk about the freedom of movement, the release of identity, the sense of belonging, and the deeply human need to be witnessed exactly as you are… sweaty, sparkly, feral, and alive. What might look chaotic from the outside is, in many ways, a form of collective healing, nervous system release, and community connection. We explore the duality of being both grounded and wild, the importance of play, and what it means to create spaces where people can safely unravel and come back home to themselves. Tara embodies the paradox so many of us are learning to hold… You can be deeply professional and wildly free. You can hold others in healing and still let yourself be completely untamed. This conversation is equal parts fascinating, hilarious, and unexpectedly profound. In this episode we explore: • What it means to be a “feral rave goblin” (and why we’re obsessed) • Tara’s work as a speech and language pathologist in the autism community • MNRI and nervous system healing for both kids and adults • The world of rave culture and ecstatic dance as spaces of freedom and expression • Movement, music, and altered states as forms of release and connection • The intersection of healing, play, and being fully alive Whether you’ve never stepped foot in a rave or you’re already barefoot on the dance floor, this episode might just expand your understanding of what the nuances of healing and community can look like. Find Tara on Instagram @ Tara.L.Carlson to see what she's up to and how you can join in! About us: Amanda Barron is a licensed mental health therapist who blends traditional therapy with somatic processing, past-life regression hypnosis, and craniosacral energy work. She’s a mom to two adult kids, Jackson and Macy, and married to a pretty cool dude named Josh. Keli Budinich is a certified coach focused on somatic healing and spirituality. Through her business, Love Medicine, she weaves intuitive guidance with grounded presence to help clients feel seen, witnessed, and empowered in their healing journeys. She’s a mom to two adult children, Murielle (Elle) and Jordan, and has spent 20 years navigating the world of neurodivergent and autism parenting. She’s been married to her favorite idiot, Jim, for 23 years. Together, Amanda and Keli are building a community of wild and feral woman-identifying people, and some badass men too. They create spaces for authentic connection, deep listening, and being fully human together. They host workshops, retreats, and community events, mostly together, because honestly, it’s way more fun that way. Want to connect? Email certifiablyferal@gmail.com and follow @certifiablyferal on Instagram, plus our personal accounts @amandabarronforrest and @kelibudinich

Cultivating Community: The Feral Woman's Garden

This week on Certifiably Feral, Amanda and Keli are talking about something we’re all a part of whether we realize it or not. Community. From the friends who have known you forever, to the moms on the sidelines of sports games, to coworkers, yoga classes, group chats, and spiritual spaces… we are constantly moving in and out of different circles of connection throughout our lives. Some are deep and long-standing. Some are seasonal. Some show up exactly when we need them. In this conversation, we explore what it means to be in community and how support doesn’t always look the same in every season. There are times when we’re all in, deeply connected and showing up fully. And there are times when life shifts, capacity changes, and our presence looks different. And that doesn’t mean the connection is broken. It means it’s alive. We talk about the importance of allowing for the natural ebbs and flows of relationships, honoring your capacity, and releasing the pressure to be everything to everyone all the time. A strong community more about mutual understanding, flexibility, and trust over time than constant access. Join us for a soft, honest, and very real conversation about belonging, connection, and letting your relationships breathe. In this episode we explore: • The many forms of community across different life stages • Friendship, motherhood, work, and spiritual communities • The natural ebb and flow of connection and availability • Letting go of guilt when your capacity shifts • What makes a community feel supportive and sustainable About us: Amanda Barron is a licensed mental health therapist who blends traditional therapy with somatic processing, past-life regression hypnosis, and craniosacral energy work. She’s a mom to two adult kids, Jackson and Macy, and married to a pretty cool dude named Josh. Keli Budinich is a certified coach focused on somatic healing and spirituality. Through her business, Love Medicine, she weaves intuitive guidance with grounded presence to help clients feel seen, witnessed, and empowered in their healing journeys. She’s a mom to two adult children, Murielle (Elle) and Jordan, and has spent 20 years navigating the world of neurodivergent and autism parenting. She’s been married to her favorite idiot, Jim, for 23 years. Together, Amanda and Keli are building a community of wild and feral woman-identifying people, and some badass men too. They create spaces for authentic connection, deep listening, and being fully human together. They host workshops, retreats, and community events, mostly together, because honestly, it’s way more fun that way. Want to connect? Email certifiablyferal@gmail.com and follow @certifiablyferal on Instagram, plus our personal accounts @amandabarronforrest and @kelibudinich