• Aging with Pleasure
    Feb 2 2024

    Kat and Val are chatting up all things aging.  How do we bring play into our lives as older adults with full lives? How do we make the choice to grow and expand into our latter years vs. retract and see our lives grow small? How to get better and better at “giving no fucks”? All this and more friends! Enjoy!

    This season Kat and Val plan to record longer episodes about once a month as they practice centering their needs while producing this labor of love. If you’d like to support the show please “buy us a cup of coffee” and help offset costs! 

    Thanks for listening! 

    *This podcast is for entertainment purposes only

    Find us on Instagram:
    Kat and Val Podcast

    Val's offerings:
    Val is in the pickle ball documentary trailer!
    So This is Love Club
    Reset Yourself for Love Program
    Instagram So This is Love Club

    Kat's offerings:
    Fat Liberation Art -Fat Mystic Etsy Shop
    Instagram- katmaxisfree
    Tiktok- katmaxisfree

    Additional resources/definitions referenced in most episodes:
    The soul of Money by Lynne Twist
    How to Change Your Mind (Netflix Docuseries) Micheal Pollan
    Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria
    Jill Johnson Young- grief talker
    Five Stages of Grief
    Intuitive eating.org
    NAAFA National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance
    Tell Me I'm Fat - This American Life
    Adrienne Maree Brown
    Pleasure Activism; The Politics of Feeling Good

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    49 mins
  • Our Relationship with Money
    Nov 8 2023

    Kat and Val are thrilled to announce a second season! This episode our charming hosts share personal updates and then dive deep into their experiences with money. Tune in for all the cackle-laugh filled pickle ball drama, mushroom drama, possible alien contact, and healing insights about how to move away from a scarcity money mindset.

    This season Kat and Val plan to record longer episodes about once a month as they practice centering their needs while producing this labor of love. If you’d like to support the show please “buy us a cup of coffee” and help offset costs! 

    Thanks for listening! 

    *This podcast is for entertainment purposes only

    Find us on Instagram:
    Kat and Val Podcast

    Val's offerings:
    Val is in the pickle ball documentary trailer!
    So This is Love Club
    Reset Yourself for Love Program
    Instagram So This is Love Club

    Kat's offerings:
    Fat Liberation Art -Fat Mystic Etsy Shop
    Instagram- katmaxisfree
    Tiktok- katmaxisfree

    Additional resources/definitions referenced in most episodes:
    The soul of Money by Lynne Twist
    How to Change Your Mind (Netflix Docuseries) Micheal Pollan
    Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria
    Jill Johnson Young- grief talker
    Five Stages of Grief
    Intuitive eating.org
    NAAFA National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance
    Tell Me I'm Fat - This American Life
    Adrienne Maree Brown
    Pleasure Activism; The Politics of Feeling Good
    Come as You

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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • Bonus Episode; Kat and Val Reunion!
    Sep 14 2023

    Kat and Val are back with a much anticipated bonus episode. Our hosts laugh heartily as they share personal updates and their responses to the podcasts 3 Questions. What are you learning? What’s moving around for you? What’s bringing you pleasure? Listen and laugh as Kat and Val bring their characteristic candor and humor to everything from inner healing to various alternative healing modalities including psilocybin and much more! This episode is a feel-good super-fun ride! 



    *This podcast is for entertainment purposes only

    Find us on Instagram:
    Kat and Val Podcast

    Val's offerings:
    So This is Love Club
    Reset Yourself for Love Program
    Instagram So This is Love Club

    Kat's offerings:
    Fat Liberation Art -Fat Mystic Etsy Shop
    Instagram Fat_Mystic_Art

    Additional resources/definitions referenced in most episodes:
    How to Change Your Mind (Netflix Docuseries) Micheal Pollan
    Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria
    Jill Johnson Young- grief talker
    Five Stages of Grief
    Intuitive eating.org
    NAAFA National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance
    Tell Me I'm Fat - This American Life
    Adrienne Maree Brown
    Pleasure Activism; The Politics of Feeling Good
    Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
    Book by Emily Nagoski
    Attached - Book by Amir Levine and Rachel S. F. Heller
    Understanding Dopamine: Love Hormones And The Brain
    Enneagram
    The Four Tendencies
    Myers Briggs Personality Profiles
    Highly Sensitive People (HSP)
    Fat Liberation Movement
    Lipedema

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Season 1 Finale: Behind the Scenes
    Nov 1 2022

    Kat and Val’s season finale! Obnoxiously committed to practicing what they preach, our co hosts get even more vulnerable as they discuss and model the practices of centering ourselves in our interpersonal relationships. How doing so can feel tender and unpleasant, and how to allow room for unexpected emotions when they arise. Thank you to everyone who has been on this journey. If you’d like updates on season two or future bonus episodes please subscribe on your favorite podcast platform. 

    *The information in this podcast is for entertainment purposes only*

    Find us on Instagram:
    Kat and Val Podcast

    Val's offerings:
    So This is Love Club
    Reset Yourself for Love Program
    Instagram So This is Love Club

    Kat's offerings:
    Fat Liberation Art -Fat Mystic Etsy Shop
    Instagram Fat_Mystic_Art

    Additional resources/definitions referenced in most episodes:
    16 personalities quiz
    Love languages quiz
    Apology language quiz
    Enneagram quiz
    Enneagram
    The Four Tendencies
    Myers Briggs Personality Profiles
    Highly Sensitive People (HSP)
    Adrienne Maree Brown
    Pleasure Activism; The Politics of Feeling Good
    Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
    Book by Emily Nagoski
    Attached - Book by Amir Levine and Rachel S. F. Heller
    Understanding Dopamine: Love Hormones And The Brain
    Fat Liberation Movement
    Lipedema
    Exvangelical/deconstructing from Christianity
    ADHD

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    42 mins
  • “Know Thyself” -all our favorite personality tests!
    Sep 26 2022

    Back after a week off, Kat and Val happily recount all of our most favorite personality tests and a myriad of other fun tools we use to better understand ourselves and others. 

    *The information in this podcast is for entertainment purposes only*

    Find us on Instagram:
    Kat and Val Podcast

    Val's offerings:
    So This is Love Club
    Reset Yourself for Love Program
    Instagram So This is Love Club

    Kat's offerings:
    Fat Liberation Art -Fat Mystic Etsy Shop
    Instagram Fat_Mystic_Art

    Additional resources/definitions referenced in most episodes:
    16 personalities quiz
    Love languages quiz
    Apology language quiz
    Enneagram quiz
    Enneagram
    The Four Tendencies
    Myers Briggs Personality Profiles
    Highly Sensitive People (HSP)
    Adrienne Maree Brown
    Pleasure Activism; The Politics of Feeling Good
    Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
    Book by Emily Nagoski
    Attached - Book by Amir Levine and Rachel S. F. Heller
    Understanding Dopamine: Love Hormones And The Brain
    Fat Liberation Movement
    Lipedema
    Exvangelical/deconstructing from Christianity
    ADHD

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    54 mins
  • Friends for the end of the world!
    Sep 12 2022

    Many of us have found that making friends as an adult is much more difficult than it was as kids or teenagers. This week, Kat and Val tell stories and share insights about how to make new friends and deepen connections with folks we’d like to know better. Join Us!

    *This podcast is for entertainment purposes only

    Find us on Instagram:
    Kat and Val Podcast

    Val's offerings:
    So This is Love Club
    Reset Yourself for Love Program
    Instagram So This is Love Club

    Kat's offerings:
    Fat Liberation Art -Fat Mystic Etsy Shop
    Instagram Fat_Mystic_Art

    Additional resources/definitions referenced in most episodes:
    How to Change Your Mind (Netflix Docuseries) Micheal Pollan
    The Gottman Institute: Dreams Within Conflict
    Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria
    Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain
    Jill Johnson Young- grief talker
    Intuitive eating.org
    NAAFA National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance
    Tell Me I'm Fat - This American Life
    Prentis Hemphill
    Adrienne Maree Brown
    Pleasure Activism; The Politics of Feeling Good
    Attached - Book by Amir Levine and Rachel S. F. Heller
    Understanding Dopamine: Love Hormones And The Brain

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    46 mins
  • Vulnerability
    Sep 6 2022

    Kat and Val go really deep this episode as Kat dives into the questions “What is moving around for you”. This week our hosts acknowledge, that vulnerability is risky, and yet, finding a kind witness to our most intimate experiences of growth and healing can transform us as individuals and our relationships with others.

    *This podcast is for entertainment purposes only

    Find us on Instagram:
    Kat and Val Podcast

    Val's offerings:
    So This is Love Club
    Reset Yourself for Love Program
    Instagram So This is Love Club

    Kat's offerings:
    Fat Liberation Art -Fat Mystic Etsy Shop
    Instagram Fat_Mystic_Art

    Additional resources/definitions referenced in most episodes:
    How to Change Your Mind (Netflix Docuseries) Micheal Pollan
    The Gottman Institute: Dreams Within Conflict
    Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria
    Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain
    Jill Johnson Young- grief talker
    Five Stages of Grief
    Intuitive eating.org
    NAAFA National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance
    Tell Me I'm Fat - This American Life
    Prentis Hemphill
    Vitamin D gummies!!!!!!
    Adrienne Maree Brown
    Pleasure Activism; The Politics of Feeling Good
    Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
    Book by Emily Nagoski
    Attached - Book by Amir Levine and Rachel S. F. Heller
    Understanding Dopamine: Love Hormones And The Brain

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    39 mins
  • Family Ties
    Aug 30 2022

    Kat and Val talk family of origin, and boundaries. Many of us can relate to the tension of honoring our own paths while wanting to maintain connection with the humans who raised us.  

    *This podcast is for entertainment purposes only

    Find us on Instagram:
    Kat and Val Podcast

    Val's offerings:
    So This is Love Club
    Reset Yourself for Love Program
    Instagram So This is Love Club

    Kat's offerings:
    Fat Liberation Art -Fat Mystic Etsy Shop
    Instagram Fat_Mystic_Art

    Additional resources/definitions referenced in most episodes:
    How to Change Your Mind (Netflix Docuseries) Micheal Pollan
    The Gottman Institute: Dreams Within Conflict
    Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria
    Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain
    Jill Johnson Young- grief talker
    Five Stages of Grief
    Intuitive eating.org
    NAAFA National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance
    Tell Me I'm Fat - This American Life
    Prentis Hemphill
    Vitamin D gummies!!!!!!
    Adrienne Maree Brown
    Pleasure Activism; The Politics of Feeling Good
    Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life
    Book by Emily Nagoski
    Attached - Book by Amir Levine and Rachel S. F. Heller
    Understanding Dopamine: Love Hormones And The Brain

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    48 mins