This week starts off exactly how you'd expect from us—Natalie introduces everyone to Wilma, the newest (and sassiest) member of the family, Gene celebrates his fourth birthday, and a surprise birthday decoration goes hilariously wrong.

Then everything changes.

What began as a normal birthday quickly turned into one of the scariest days our family has ever experienced when Natalie's dad suddenly developed subtle neurological symptoms that were initially dismissed. We walk through the entire experience—from the first signs that something wasn't right, to navigating multiple ER visits, advocating for additional testing, and the emotional roller coaster of watching a loved one suffer a stroke.

This episode is funny, heartbreaking, and incredibly important. We discuss the warning signs of stroke that aren't always obvious, why trusting your instincts matters, what happened after the initial diagnosis, and how standard hospital protocols can sometimes create unexpected challenges.

Whether you're here for the life updates, the laughs, or the deeper conversations about health advocacy, this is an episode you won't want to miss.

As always, this podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only and is not medical advice. 

S2.Ep16 - Birthday Tears and a Week Long Hospital Stay

In this episode of Functionally Feral, we cover everything from estate sale treasures and zebra hide rugs to the realities of running a chiropractic practice, hiring staff, and building strong community connections.

Natalie shares a hilarious estate sale adventure, while Felicia talks about hosting her son's first group ride and accidentally turning a homeopathy kit into a marketing strategy.

Then we wrap up the story we began in our last episode. Felicia shares what happened after her emergency D&C, the shocking pathology findings that finally explained why her miscarriage became a life-threatening medical emergency, and how discovering some missing information changed everything she thought she knew about her recovery and future fertility timeline.

It's an episode full of laughter, friendship, practice-life stories, and an honest conversation about healing, resilience, and finding unexpected gifts in difficult seasons.

S2.Ep15 - Felicia's Story Pt.3 - The Missing Pieces

This week starts with hilarious toddler updates and ends with one of the most vulnerable conversations we've ever had.

Natalie shares stories about Gene's latest adventures—including his obsession with chatting up strangers, demanding answers from store managers, and making sure everyone compliments his curls. Felicia gives an update on Sepp's newest passion: Strider biking, a possible trip to the Strider World Championships, and the realization that she may have accidentally become a sports mom.

Then we shift into a deeply personal conversation as Felicia shares the reality of discovering a nonviable pregnancy and the emotional limbo that followed. We talk about the difficult decisions surrounding miscarriage management, the uncertainty of waiting for a natural miscarriage, and what it was like continuing daily life while carrying a pregnancy that was no longer progressing.

As always, this episode is simply one woman's story and experience—not medical advice—but we hope that sharing it helps anyone who may be walking a similar road feel a little less alone.



Follow along with us on Instagram: Natalie [https://www.instagram.com/dr.natalierichards/] Felicia [https://www.instagram.com/dr.feliciadevine/]



S2.Ep14 - Felicia's Story Pt.2- Complications and Aftermath of Pregnancy Loss

After an unexpected break, we're finally back with a life update episode—and a lot has happened.

Natalie shares a major update on her mold, Lyme, and Bartonella healing journey, including surprising improvements, new treatment protocols, and the clues that suggest these health challenges may have been present for much longer than she realized. We also talk about a relaxing adults-only trip to the Dominican Republic, why Natalie is somehow getting a fourth dog, and Kyle's newest adventure: training a mold-detection dog.

Meanwhile, Felicia recaps a beach vacation with a toddler who apparently no longer believes in sleep, a daring "coma cave" escape, and the realities of traveling with young kids.

This episode is full of the real-life moments you've come to expect from us—health updates, parenting stories, marriage wins, puppy talk, and plenty of chaos.

Please note: In the second half of this episode, we discuss pregnancy loss. If that topic is difficult for you right now, feel free to skip that portion of the conversation.

Follow along with us on Instagram: Natalie [https://www.instagram.com/dr.natalierichards/] Felicia [https://www.instagram.com/dr.feliciadevine/]

S2.Ep13 - Puppies & (heartbreaking) Plot-Twists- Felicia's Story Pt.1

After an accidental (but very necessary) spring break, we’re BACK—and catching you up on everything that went down while life was life-ing hard.

In this episode, we dive into:
✨ First trimester chaos: low blood pressure episodes, crawling up stairs, and the very real possibility of twins
✨ The most unhinged egg salad saga (feat. questionable pantry choices and Ruffles???)
✨ Natalie’s deep dive into mold, biotoxins, Lyme, parasites—and the wild protocol that’s already shifting things
✨ Why “doing everything right” still sometimes gets you nowhere (and what finally moved the needle)
✨ Supplements that sound fake but are somehow working
✨ The unexpected connection between illness, nervous system stress, and weight that won’t budge
✨ Potty training in one day (yes, really)
✨ The fever → developmental leap pipeline that nobody talks about
✨ Why toddlers will humble you instantly and also randomly become independent overnight

It’s motherhood. It’s healing. It’s crunchy. It’s chaotic. It’s slightly conspiratorial.
And honestly… we’re just trying to keep up.

S2.Ep12 - Twins? Mold/Lyme? And a One Day Potty Training Miracle

Episode 11 is a full-blown life update with all the chaos, comedy, and plot twists you’d expect from us. We recap how weird it was to podcast in person, the brutal transition back into real life, chaotic travel days, nervous-system dysregulation, windy weather madness, St. Patrick’s Day plans, reptile show drama, and toddler interruptions galore. But the real headline of this episode is the big surprise: Felicia found out she’s pregnant while Natalie was still in town. We get into the full story of the positive test, Dan’s reaction, Natalie’s fairy-godmother pregnancy energy, and why this pregnancy already feels so different. We also talk potty training, public bathroom struggles, tiny toddler accidents, and why sharing pregnancy news early felt right this time around. It’s funny, heartfelt, completely unfiltered, and yes — the twin theories are already in full force.

Follow along with us on Instagram: Natalie [https://www.instagram.com/dr.natalierichards/]   Felicia [https://www.instagram.com/dr.feliciadevine/]

S2.Ep11 - A Very +POSITIVE+ Episode

Episode 10 is a very special in-person episode, which means it’s part podcast, part girls trip recap, part absolute chaos. We talk delayed flights, airport suffering, burgers, sushi, Whole Foods magic, shopping till we dropped, collagen face masks, whipped cream coffee foam, and the fact that we are still pretending this was a legitimate business trip. Basically, two feral besties in the same house trying to record before one of us has to catch a flight and go straight back to real life.

S2.Ep10 - We Finally Podcasted In Person!

In this episode, we accidentally uncover our chiropractic origin stories — and somehow end up discussing boxing injuries, pregnancy Pilates drama, ethically raised cows, toddler sleep chaos, and full-moon parenting survival strategies.

Felicia shares how a concussion from a college boxing match changed the trajectory of her life (and career), while Natalie reflects on growing up adjusted from infancy and what lifelong chiropractic care actually looks like. Along the way, we debate corporate fitness culture, regenerative food sourcing, parasite protocols, potty-training negotiations, and why toddlers somehow always know when you’re trying to rest.

It’s equal parts philosophy, motherhood, and absolute feral chaos — just how we like it.

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S2.Ep9 - From Fight Night to Field-Harvested Cows

This week we spiral (scientifically) from Olympic heartbreak and dirty chais into moon cycles, haunted closets, red light bathroom rituals, and the very real metabolic shift of the luteal phase.

We break down:
✨ Why you actually need ~200 extra calories before your period
✨ How hormonal birth control can shift attraction + desire
✨ Light pollution, circadian rhythm, and syncing to the moon
✨ The Inito fertility tracker experiment
✨ Reiki revelations, emotional bandwidth, and motherhood isolation

It’s hormones.
It’s haunted toddlers.
It’s high-functioning chaos.
It’s Functionally Feral.



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S2.Ep8 - The Female Physiology Finale

In this wild episode, we spiral from warm lemon detox drinks straight into psychic Reiki downloads, frozen feet with emotional baggage, and the shocking revelation that there may be two more babies waiting in the cosmic queue.

Naturally, this leads us into:
✨ Vivid death-dream symbolism (casual)
✨ Korean skincare that feels like rubbing glass shards on your face
✨ Clean nails, sweaty childhood trauma, and healer hot hands
✨ A full conspiracy-theory birthday party featuring pyramids, chemtrails, Avril Lavigne clones… and the possibility that we never actually landed on the moon

Basically, nothing is real, everything is glowing, and we might be psychic now.

Welcome to Episode 7 of Functionally Feral — where healing, motherhood, and mild delusion coexist beautifully.

S2.Ep7 - Reiki Told Me I'm Too Busy- But Not Too Busy for Some Skincare and Conspiracies

Functionally Feral is for women building businesses and raising babies- without losing their minds, their values, or their edge. Hosted by best friends Dr. Felicia and Dr. Natalie, both entrepreneurs and moms, this show dives into what it really looks like to lead at home and in business- with strategy, wellness, and a touch of rebellion. We talk about the tension and beauty of doing both well: Building successful, sustainable businesses and raising kids who are curious, conscious, and a little anti-authority. 

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