Today we’d like to introduce you to Katie Jo.
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
I am native to Utah. Born in a conservative Christian religious community.
My path wasn’t linear, it was forged through both creation and collapse.
I started as an artist and a seeker, always drawn to understanding the deeper layers of life: why we’re here, how we heal, and what it really means to live authentically. Over time, that curiosity led me into writing, speaking, and teaching, where I began sharing not just ideas, but lived experience.
The most defining turning point in my life was the loss of my son. Grief dismantled everything I thought I knew. It stripped away identities, beliefs, and expectations—and in that unraveling, I was forced to rebuild from truth, not conditioning. Alongside that came a profound faith transition, questioning inherited beliefs, navigating the tension between structure and spirituality, and ultimately finding a more sovereign, personal connection to the divine.
That journey led me into sound healing, shamanic study, and deep inner work, not as trends, but as lifelines. I’ve had the profound and blessed opportunities to speak to audiences in the thousands across the world simply sharing the message of oneness and coming together in what we can agree on spirituality instead of divided by nuances.
What began as personal healing became something much bigger. I’ve now published over ten books and have been featured on two reality TV shows debuting in the summer of 2026, sharing my message on larger platforms. But at the heart of it, my work remains the same; I create spaces for others, through books, trainings, retreats, and media, where people can reconnect with themselves, reclaim their voice, and step into their own sovereignty.
Today, I’m an author, speaker, and facilitator, but more than that, I’m someone who has walked through profound loss, faith transition, and transformation—and chose to create meaning from it. My work is about helping others do the same: turning pain into purpose, and remembering who they are beneath everything they were taught to be.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
It hasn’t been a smooth road; and I don’t think the meaningful paths ever are.
There have been seasons of deep loss, especially the death of my son, that changed me at every level. Grief isn’t something you move past; it’s something you learn to carry, and it reshapes how you see everything.
I’ve also had to pave my own way in more ways than one; walking away from a dangerous relationship and rebuilding my life from the ground up. There were moments where survival, safety, and starting over were happening all at once.
Alongside that came a profound faith transition, questioning long-held beliefs, navigating the tension between who I was taught to be and who I truly am. That process can be incredibly isolating. You lose certainty, and sometimes even community, before you find your own truth.
There have been personal battles too, including overcoming a lifelong eating disorder, learning to come back into my body with compassion instead of control.
Professionally, I built my business from scratch during the pandemic, which came with its own uncertainty and pressure. I’ve also launched my own fine jewelry and estate line.
There’s been financial stress, burnout, and the vulnerability of putting my story and work into the world again and again.
But every struggle has refined me. It’s given me depth, clarity, and compassion. I don’t teach from theory, I teach from lived experience. And while I would never wish for the harder parts of my journey, they are the very things that allow me to connect with others in a real and meaningful way.
Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
My work sits at the intersection of healing, creativity, and personal transformation.
I’m an author of over ten books, a speaker, and a facilitator specializing in sound healing, spiritual sovereignty, and guiding people through life’s deeper transitions: grief, faith shifts, identity, and purpose. I lead trainings, retreats, and experiences where people don’t just learn but reconnect with themselves in a real and lasting way. My book, Sovereign Soul, is featured on the upcoming TV shows and deconstructs the boxes we often find ourselves born into. It validates the path of the soul in knowing the way that is right for them, including a deep dive into the divine feminine.
I’m also an artist and the creator of a fine jewelry and estate line, which reflects another side of my work; turning meaning, memory, and symbolism into something tangible and lasting. For me, jewelry tells the story of a life lived, the crossroads of moments that we mark. Weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, love shared… the jewelry lasts beyond lifetimes and is passed down.
What I’m most known for is my ability to take complex, often unspoken experiences; grief, spiritual questioning, rebuilding after loss, and give them language, structure, and a path forward. I don’t separate the spiritual from the practical. I bring both together in a way that’s grounded, accessible, and deeply human.
What I’m most proud of isn’t just the books, the businesses, or the media features but the lives that have been impacted. The people who have found their voice again, who have rebuilt after devastation, who have given themselves permission to live differently because something I shared resonated with them.
What sets me apart is that I don’t teach from theory or from a pedestal. I’ve lived what I speak about. I’ve walked through loss, faith transition, reinvention, and rebuilding, and I’ve created something meaningful from it. There’s a level of honesty in my work that people can feel, and it gives them permission to be honest with themselves.
At the core of everything I do is this: helping people come back to their own truth, their own voice, and their own sovereignty.
Some of my books are Sound of Wellness, Pathway of the Sage, Year of Moons, and more. I have training programs on shamanism and sound healing and many online courses and meditations- (many of which are free.)
Networking and finding a mentor can have such a positive impact on one’s life and career. Any advice?
For me, mentorship has never been about finding someone who has all the answers, it’s about finding someone who helps you access your own.
The most important thing I’ve learned is to seek out teachers who truly walk their talk. Not just in what they say publicly, but in how they live, how they treat people, how they navigate challenges. Integrity matters. Embodiment matters.
I also look for mentors who focus on possibility rather than absolutes. People who don’t hand you rigid formulas for how life should be, but instead open doors, ask better questions, and expand your perspective. The right mentor won’t try to make you like them, they’ll help you become more of yourself.
Because ultimately, the answers we’re searching for already exist within us. A true mentor doesn’t replace your inner knowing, they help you trust it. They act as a guide, a mirror, and sometimes a catalyst, but never the authority over your truth.
In terms of networking, what has worked best for me is genuine connection over strategy. Showing up as I am, being curious about others, and building relationships rooted in shared values rather than transactions. Opportunities have come not from chasing them, but from being in aligned spaces and being real within them.
So my advice is this: choose mentors who reflect the kind of life you want to live, not just the results you want to achieve. And trust that the right connections will meet you when you’re rooted in who you truly are.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://katiejofinai.com/
- Instagram: Katie Jo Finai
- Facebook: Katie Jo Sage
- LinkedIn: Katie Jo Finai
- Youtube: Katie Jo Finai
