VIA: Love & Evolution Podcast

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...

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 expec...

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 intro...

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 h...

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 wit...

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...

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...

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 matur...

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...

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-...

April is SAAM - Sexual Assault Awareness Month Episode 53 of Via Love and Evolution brings forward a conversation that is heavy but deeply relevant to the current state of the world. In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Sarah and Katrina hold space for a topic that deserves more truth, tenderness, and real awareness. This past week, Sarah fulfilled one of her heartfelt goals by completing t...

Episode 51 Astrology, Awakening & the Cosmic Now (with Meredith McCowan) In this mystical and expansive episode of Via Love and Evolution, Sarah and Katrina sit down with guest Meredith McCowan, a professional Evolutionary Astrologer based in Saint Paul, Minnesota and the founder of Earthling Astrology. Together, Sarah, Katrina, and Meredith dive into one of our favorite topics: astrology as a...

This week, we celebrate a major milestone: Episode 50 of Via Love and Evolution. In honor of how it all began, we returned to our roots—recording in person, side by side at a cozy breakfast table, this time - at Gigi's Cafe in South Minneapolis. There’s something about being back in the same kind of space where this podcast was first imagined that brought a sense of nostalgia, presence, and deep a...

Episode 49 of Via Love and Evolution is a heartfelt catch-up. One that unfolds into something deeper than expected. Sarah returns from a transformative retreat in Roatán, sharing reflections on life, love, and the cultural richness of the experience. What she brings back isn’t just memories, but a renewed sense of presence feeling reinvigorated, inspired, and more connected to what truly matters....

On this episode of Via Love and Evolution, Sarah and Katrina explore the landscape of present and collective grief. Both in our personal lives and in the wider human story unfolding around us. Together, they reflect on grief not as something to outrun or suppress, but as a profound teacher. Emotions ebb and flow, and learning how to stay with them, rather than numb or resist is part of the deeper...

Episode 47 lands on our one-year anniversary of Via Love and Evolution. Happy Anniversary, Via! 🎉 This episode holds celebration and honesty, reflection, laughter and growth. Sarah and Katrina take time to reflect on the podcast that almost didn’t happen—the hesitation, the vulnerable beginnings, the cringey moments, and the deep sense of accomplishment that has grown alongside it. We celebrate d...

In episode 46, we welcome back returning guest Hilary Buckwalter-Wilde for an essential and deeply impactful conversation. A must-listen for anyone committed to healing, telling the truth, and building safer relational futures. Listeners may remember Hilary from Episode 5, where she courageously shared her story of surviving narcissistic abuse within an intimate partner relationship. Since then, s...

VIA Evolution is on the cusp of its one-year anniversary, and Episode 45 offers a beautiful moment to look back on this past year—and on our past selves—with compassion. Sarah and Katrina acknowledge what so many of us are feeling: the social climate is intense right now. It’s a lot. We’re feeling it too. Taking a mental health break last week felt necessary; creating space to sit with the tender...

In this episode, Katrina names the familiar feeling of overwhelm and the not-so-subtle way it can show up as irritability (i.e. "bitchiness") when life starts to tax the nervous system. Sarah cuts straight to the heart of it: we’re at capacity right now. Winter isn’t meant to be a season of running from the proverbial wolves of trauma, grief, and sadness. And yet, sometimes our bodies remember bef...

Episode 43 is different. Katrina and Sarah call Minneapolis home, and in this moment, it feels essential to speak from where we are—physically, emotionally, and collectively. In the midst of current events and unrest in our city, we come together to check in, name the tension we’re carrying, and share our perspectives with honesty and care. This conversation is real. We slow down to feel our feeli...

We’re back! We’re starting 2026 with a powerful, compassionate conversation alongside our beloved returning guest, Dr. Karen Nelson, board-certified licensed clinical psychologist and eating disorder specialist. Together, we unpack the exhaustion and harm of the “new year, new you” resolution hype and the fear-based marketing that so often dominates the health and wellness industry. In the age of...

Katrina and Sarah close out 2025 in deep reflection and celebration, honoring the completion of 41 podcast episodes this year. In this final episode of the season, they pause to feel the empowerment of that accomplishment—and to name all that has been integrated along the way. Through honest reflection, they recognize a phase of growth now complete, emerging more dialed-in, turned-on, and increasi...

A can’t-miss episode that’s sure to keep you warm this winter… wink wink. Sarah and Katrina are joined once again by the luminous Rebecca James Alsum—Certified Sexologist, Sexual Wellness Coach, Spring Forest Qigong Trainer, and Trauma-Conscious Yoga Instructor. Rebecca brings her grounded wisdom and playful ease into a conversation that feels so real and relatable, you might swear she’s sitting a...

Episode 39 of Via Love and Evolution is a patient conversation about the realities of adult friendship—how we build it, prioritize it, and keep showing up even when life (and our wounds) get in the way. This week, Sarah and Katrina unpack what it really takes to connect with others as grown, evolving humans. We explore the invisible barriers—timing, conditioning, fear, expectations, old patterns—t...

Episode 38 of Via Love and Evolution is a joyful, honest celebration of… not being fully healed yet...?? This week, Sarah and Katrina dive into the real phases of healing—the ones that aren’t glamorous, linear, or finished, but grounded, deeper, and supported by better tools than we used to have. Katrina opens the conversation with a curious question: What’s your primary intrinsic motivator—your w...