This isn’t wellness as usual. And I’m not your typical health coach.

Welcome to Feral Medicine Utah.

I’m Kira Staggs, the founder of Feral Medicine Utah. An unpolished, truth-telling space where biology meets ancient body-wisdom. I created this platform for the health rebels, neurodivergent thinkers, and sensitive humans who’ve been dismissed, pathologized, or burned out by modern systems.

I am an independent interdisciplinary researcher working at the intersection of neuroscience, anthropology, evolutionary biology, and physiology.

My work is driven by a central question: how does nervous system regulation shape human perception, cognition, behavior, and collective culture?

As a neurodivergent scholar and the mother of a neurodivergent child, I became deeply interested in why so many individuals experience persistent physiological distress, sensory overload, and cognitive fragmentation in environments considered “normal” by modern standards. This question led me into the study of evolutionary medicine, stress physiology, and the regulatory dynamics of the human nervous system.

I developed Socio-Physiological Dysregulation Theory (SPDT), an evolutionary framework proposing that chronic nervous system dysregulation at population scale may contribute to cognitive fragmentation, increased threat perception, and the erosion of collective truth coherence.

In addition to this theoretical work, I am the author of a neurophysiological manuscript examining chewing and parasympathetic activation as a potentially overlooked mechanism in stress regulation.

My research integrates insights from polyvagal theory, evolutionary mismatch theory, sensory processing science, and embodied regulation to develop a systems-level model of how nervous system states influence both individual cognition and broader cultural dynamics.

I hold a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences (Summa Cum Laude) with a minor in Healthy Lifestyles & Fitness Science and a Certificate in Evolutionary Medicine from Arizona State University.

My academic work is complemented by clinical training as a National Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC) and certifications in yoga and meditation instruction, which allow me to translate theoretical models of nervous system regulation into applied practice.

Through this applied work, I help individuals build nervous system resilience, improve sensory integration, and restore physiological regulation in environments that often place chronic demands on human stress physiology.

Why “Feral Medicine”?

To go "feral" isn’t about losing control, it is about regaining your primal instincts. My work helps you reconnect with your body's wild intelligence using science-backed tools: somatic practices, polyvagal theory, ancestral wisdom, and nervous system reprogramming. You won’t find perfectionism here. Just curiosity, honesty, and grounded practices for real healing.

Certifications & Experience

• Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC)

• Bachelors of Health Sciences (Summe Cum Laude)

• Certificate in Evolutionary Medicine through Arizona State University

• Associates of Animal Sciences

• Trained in Anthropology, Neuroscience, Epigenetics, Yoga and Somatic Tools, Meditation and Mindfulness, Endocrine & Nervous System Education, as well as Functional Nutrition

• Specialized in neurodivergence-informed coaching

If something in your body has been whispering “this isn’t working”... you’re not wrong. It's your biology asking you to remember it.

Feral Medicine exists to help you listen, reconnect, and reclaim.

My current research interests focus particularly on the intersections of sensory ecology, evolutionary mismatch, stress physiology, neurodivergence, and collective cognition.

I also welcome academic dialogue, interdisciplinary collaboration, and publication opportunities.