89. When the Life You Built No Longer Holds You w/ Keveney Evanne Avila, JD
Have you ever felt that subtle shift — the one where something inside has moved, but you can't quite name it yet?
That feeling is exactly what today's guest, Keveney Avila, founder of The Interior, helps people navigate. After a decade practicing law — including pro bono work with unaccompanied immigrant children and human trafficking survivors — Keveney's life pivoted in a way she never could have planned. Her dog's seizures became a wake-up call that her own stress and frustration were literally affecting the energy around her, and that moment set her on a completely new path.
We talk about what energy work actually means (in language that's accessible whether you come at it from science, faith, or somewhere in between), the low-grade grief that so many high-achievers carry without naming it, and why the journey has to eventually turn inward. Keveney shares what it means to build an inner container strong enough to hold both joy and sorrow at the same time, why you can never outthink the energy in your gut, and one simple practice you can try today the next time you feel stirred up. If the life you've built no longer fits, or you're standing at a crossroads wondering what comes next, this conversation is for you.
HIGHLIGHTS
- How a lawyer's decade of practice — including work with human trafficking survivors — led her to energy work
- The story of Keveney's dog having five seizures overnight and how it became the catalyst for leaving corporate
- Why Keveney made more money her first year as an entrepreneur than she ever did in corporate
- How energy can be understood through science, faith, prayer, or quantum physics — and why it's accessible no matter your belief system
- Who Keveney's clients typically are (most are in their 50s to 60s) and why they seek her out
- The concept of "low-grade grief fever" — grieving an identity you thought you'd have
- Why we need people who can sit in the darkness with us without flinching
- The law of sacrifice and why we can't have everything, even in a culture that says we can
- The "golden thread" — how seemingly unrelated chapters of your life connect
- Why you can never outthink the energy in your gut, no matter how many affirmations you do
- Building an inner container to hold both the greatest joy and deepest sorrow simultaneously
- Discernment: how to tell whether you're intuiting from your ego or your body
- The simple pause practice — how to check in when you notice your body stirred up
- Why meditating while stressed can actually amplify that energy, and what to do instead
CHAPTERS
1:52 — From Law to Intuition
2:37 — Dog Seizures Wake Up Call
4:32 — Quitting Corporate Leap
5:10 — Animals to Human Healing
7:44 — Energy Made Practical
10:36 — Success That Stops Fitting
12:21 — Naming Hidden Grief
14:48 — Sitting In The Dark
17:04 — Choosing One Life
19:10 — Sacrifice And Flow
23:19 — Gut Energy Over Mindset
25:46 — Building The Inner Container
28:57 — Discernment And Old Stories
31:28 — Simple Pause Practice
36:18 — Rinsing Off Energy
38:17 — Where To Find Keveney
39:46 — Closing Thanks
RESOURCES MENTIONED
Keveney Avila’s Website - keveneyavila.com
Keveney Avila on LinkedIn
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