Dr. Keiko Finnegan, Co-Founder of Kinfolk Optimal Living

What if your body isn’t broken and never was?

Dr. Randy Michaux sits down with Dr. Keiko Finnegan to explore vitalism not as a philosophy, but as a lived, embodied relationship with life itself. Together, they unpack trust, pause, awareness, and the quiet intelligence that animates healing when we stop trying to be fixed.

Rather than chasing solutions, this episode invites listeners to slow down, listen inward, and rediscover the wisdom already at work within them.

In this episode, we explore:

• What vitalism actually feels like in the body

• Why trust is layered and learned through experience, not effort

• The power of pause in a culture addicted to urgency

• Why no one can heal you and why that’s actually good news

• How symptoms can be reframed as information rather than betrayal

• The role of chiropractic and nervous system regulation in creating safety

• Why healing often begins with embarrassingly simple practices

• How play, nature, and presence restore connection

• What it means to witness rather than fix

• How small awareness shifts can change generations

Key Takeaway:

Healing isn’t something someone does to you. It’s something that unfolds when you are seen, supported, and willing to listen.

Resources & Mentions:

• Kinfolk Optimal Living

• The Vitalist Podcast

• Compassionate Inquiry (Dr. Gabor Maté)

• Meditation, play, nature immersion, and nervous system regulation practices

Reflection Question for Listeners:

What might change if you trusted that your body already knows the way?