rekallabrate: the podcast

Send us Fan Mail Pet grief is real grief. & I have to admit that even I thought there was a “hierarchy” to grief until I lost my cat after my dad died.  People act like it’s “just a dog” or “just a cat” until suddenly their entire routine, house, nervous system, & life feels wrong because that animal is gone. In this episode, Katie & I talk about pet grief, soul dogs, rescue culture, t...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Rekallabrate: The Podcast , I sit down with Hayden for a deeply vulnerable conversation about grief, pregnancy loss, motherhood, & what it means to continue living after your world has been cracked open. Hayden shares her experience with pregnancy loss and the complicated, layered grief that followed—not only the loss of her baby, but the way that loss resha...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of rekallabrate: the podcast , I sit down with my friend Ransom, AKA Chef Ra, to talk about N O U R I S H M E N T.  This is about more than just eating or cooking. It’s about the ART of nourishment—something Ransom has made a career for himself doing! We talk about his journey from being a teacher & living nomadically to becoming a retreat chef & grounding...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of rekallabrate: the podcast , I sit down with one of my best friends, Mikaela, a somatic guide who works with vocal activation.  We talk about something most of us were trained out of using: our V O I C E. Singing. Talking. Writing. & most importantly, speaking TRUTH. Feeling sound in your body. Letting what’s inside of you actually come out. We share our own...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down with someone who is one of my best friends, one of my teachers, & one of my all-time favorite artists, Josh AKA The Kaleidoscope Kid.  This episode is all about C R E A T I V I T Y. & trust me, we keep it real.  We talk about the creative process & what it actually looks like to write a song. Like, where do the ideas come from & what doe...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Rekallabrate: The Podcast , I sits down with my grief mentor & teacher Shaelyn for a grounded, honest conversation about grief. Through her teachings & her offering of “Elemental Grief”—a seven week grief journey informed by the earth’s elements—Shaelyn has utterly transformed my relationship with my grief.  I was so excited to record this episode with h...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I cry. This one’s all about my dad, our difficult relationship, his death, & the grief I walk with now. I tell the story of my relationship with my dad—which was extremely difficult & ugly at times—& how we eventually found our way to forgiveness. I talk about the fights we had even after I “forgave” him, the slow way we rebuilt, & what healing act...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to rekallabarte: the podcast! I'm so very grateful that you're here. In this episode, I sit down with Natalija—a clinical herbalist with 20+ years of experience, a wise woman, & a dear friend. Her story starts exactly where so many people’s plant journeys begin: desperation. When her daughter had a severe asthma attack, she realized the medical system ha...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down with Jana Kearney—entrepreneur, marketing expert, pole-dancing biohacker, survivor, & someone who has rebuilt her entire life piece by piece. Jana didn’t grow up in an easy environment. She started using drugs young, spent years caught in addiction, & lived through things most people never talk about. And then her brother died by suicide — a los...

Send us Fan Mail I sat down with my best friend Brenna for a conversation that reminded me why I go to her with half my life crises. She has this rare mix of plant knowledge, lived experience, & a “keep it simple, don’t overthink it” philosophy that makes herbalism feel doable for actual humans with actual kids & actual lives. Even after all these years of talking almost daily, I still lea...

Send us Fan Mail You know those spiritual influencers who make you cringe a little? The ones selling “abundance” but low-key preying on your insecurities? Yeah… we’re talking about them. In this episode, I sit down with Shannon Huvaere to unpack the red & green flags of spiritual marketing—the subtle manipulation, the fake scarcity, the “buy now or you’ll never heal” energy, and the way some p...

Send us Fan Mail I’ve been on a long-ass hiatus, but I’m back—with a REBRAND. Formerly known as the Lightin’ Up Podcast, it’s now rekallabrate: the podcast. I made the switch for simplicity & coherence across everything I do. My name is Kalla—hence reKALLAbrate—and my mission is to be a real human on the internet, sparking dialogue & thought through compelling (and sometimes controversial)...

Send us Fan Mail What’s up, fam! Episode 25 of the Lightin’ Up Podcast is now LIVE!    Today I am joined by one of my very best friends & sisters, Brenna @earthling_bren who is an herbalist & former vegan turned intuitive eater.    Brenna & I discuss her journey from being vegan for years to shifting to incorporating more animals into her nourishment. We discuss the first time she prep...

Send us Fan Mail What’s up, fam! Episode 24 of the Lightin’ Up Podcast is now LIVE!    Today’s episode is a little bit different than the rest! I don’t sit down with Kirsten as an expert, but rather as a fellow 30-something-year-old woman who is contemplating motherhood.    We’re here to share an open, honest, vulnerable, & unfiltered conversation about whether or not we want to have children....

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, I sit down with my friends Shelby & Rich of Let’s Knot & Say We Did, an adventure elopement company in Phoenix, AZ.    You know I had to be cliché & release this episode about love on Valentine’s Day. But this episode is about so much more than just love & relationships!    Maybe it’s the hopeless romantic in me, but this is easily one of my fav...

Send us Fan Mail What’s up, fam! Episode 22 of the Lightin’ Up Podcast is now LIVE!   On today’s episode, I sit down with my friend NovTheZoner (@novthezoner_) who is a rapper, producer, & musical genius in Phoenix, AZ.   If you haven’t watched Nov’s performance of “The Ugliest Things” Live on YouTube yet, I’m gonna need you to go ahead & do that before you sit down & listen to this ep...

Send us Fan Mail What’s up, fam! Episode 21 of the Lightin’ Up Podcast is now LIVE!    On today’s episode, I sit down with my friend Matt Campbell (@producedbymatt) to shine some light on the man behind the magic!    Matt is a multi-media producer who does pretty much everything to make shit happen behind the scenes with artists like Odd Squad Family & The Kaleidoscope Kid. I’m really excited...

Send us Fan Mail What’s up, fam! Episode 20 of the Lightin’ Up Podcast is now LIVE!    On today’s episode, I sit down with my friends in Odd Squad Family to discuss just fucking LOVING YOURSELF already!!!    We had a really great conversation about loving yourself despite any “imperfections,” going after your dreams, the fact that we are all going to die, the benefits of microdosing, the magic cre...

Send us Fan Mail What’s up, fam! Episode 19 of the Lightin’ Up Podcast is now LIVE!    On today’s episode, I sit down with my friend Sincerely Collins  to discuss being an alien incarnated on earth at this time. Sincerely Collins AKA Kyle Collins is a rapper, dad, alien, & artist in Phoenix, AZ & we’ve been friends since high school—that’s like, seventeen years!    We cover so many things...

Send us Fan Mail What’s up, fam! Episode 18 of the Lightin’ Up Podcast is now LIVE!    On today’s episode, I sit down with my friend The Real Khiry to discuss being IN the world, but not OF the world. Khiry is a rapper, activist, philanthropist, MC, & all around BADASS here in Phoenix, AZ & I am truly honored to shine light on all that he is!    Khiry & I discuss the work that he does,...

Send us Fan Mail 17 | Self-Love, Fake Eyelashes, Instagram Filters, & Falling in Love | Lightin' Up with Myself What’s up, fam! After a much needed break, I am so excited to be back with episode 17 of the Lightin’ Up Podcast!    On today’s episode, I’m kickin’ it solo to give you all a little update on my life. If you’ve been following me on Instagram, you might have noticed I haven’t bee...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Episode 16 of the Lightin’ Up Podcast! On today’s episode, I am joined by my friend Kelly, who is an end of life doula. We sat down to have a death cafe—a conversation about death & dying.    The goal of a death cafe is to simply just open up a dialogue about death. It isn’t just a grief group—a death cafe invites anyone who has something to say about death to come...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Episode 15 of the Lightin’ Up Podcast! On today’s episode, I am joined by my sister Katie to talk about sacred pregnancy release, more commonly known as abortion.   This is obviously a very sensitive subject, so be conscious that this episode might bring up certain emotions if you choose to listen. Though, Katie communicates her story in such a loving & accepting wa...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 14 of the Lightin' Up Podcast is now live! 🕯 Welcome to Episode 14 of the Lightin’ Up Podcast! On today’s episode, I am joined by one of my very best friends & sisters, Lisa Marie, to talk about conscious uncoupling (breaking up) with the moon.    We know that this subject might bring up a lot of feelings for some people, especially our sisters who have built spir...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Episode 13  of the Lightin' Up Podcast! On today's episode, I'm kickin' it solo to keep it real with you all & share what's been going on in my life, the things I've been learning, & how I've been feeling in this intense energy.    I know I'm not the only one who has been diving into their feelings this mercury retrograde....