Not everyone will be our “cup of tea” and we won't always be theirs - and sometimes this can even extend to seasons in our life. Meaning that, what was once something we needed, we no longer need now or what we once liked or…
I hope your curiosity brought you here because I know that my curiosity brought me here to record this episode. Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking about the British slang term “Coddiwomple” - which plainly means “…
Sometimes it’s not just the people in the immediate relationship that are affected by the decisions that we make or that get made. Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking about collateral damage and how the choices we …
I think knowing how we best learn is super important and helpful. It’s good to discover for yourself, if you’re a visual, audio or kinetic learner, or a combination of two or all three. It's also helpful as you're learning t…
Mahatma Gandhi was known for having said; “My life is my message.” Recently, I was thinking about my own mortality and one of the things I considered is… when I die, what am I actually leaving behind? Like, if I were to drop…
Have you ever found yourself overthinking and softening your language in emails, meetings, conversations, or voice and text messages... So that other people wouldn’t perceive you as being a pain in the ass, or too needy, or …
So many people, many of whom, because of experiences from their earlier and most formative years - have developed a low level or lack of self-esteem, self worth, and self confidence. Since we sometimes can't truly see our re…
Something I learned back in college from my Communications Professor, is that “the message sent is not always the message received.” Just because I think I've done a good job communicating who I am, what I do, and what I of…
There’s a saying that gets tossed around a lot that says, “Hurt People, Hurt People.” While this can sometimes be true… There's also a ton of people out there with adverse childhood experiences - that include unbelievably di…
In life, we sometimes need to move things around. Whether the movement is about the physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual — we’ve gotta’ get our ass up, in gear and “rearrange the furniture” of our lives. Today on The Ka…
Today on The Karen Kenney Show, my guest, client and friend - Jordan Dranes and I are covering some heavy and sensitive topics like Mental Health, trauma, violence, drug addiction, overdose, death, suicide, change work and h…
Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking about creating change in our lives and how the way for real, lasting transformation to happen - first starts with us actually wanting it. The reality of it is - we will grow to t…
I've noticed more and more that lots of people want to jump right into “being a noun” or “having a title” or “getting the results” and skip all the action pieces or as I like to call them - the verbs - required to get there.…
Assumptions are similar to what I like to call “interpretations of or expectations from the past.” They also often live in the space of incomplete information… where we write stories that we believe to be the truth; even tho…
Our nervous system is always asking things like, “Am I safe?” Often this line of questioning begins when we’re wicked young - even pre-verbal. As children, we scan our environment and look around for someone to support, prot…
Growing up, life happens and “people be people-ing” - so all of these different scenarios play out all around us and some of those suckers can leave a mark. It can affect the way that we start to think, feel, believe and how…
A famous film director once shared an interesting spiritual perspective about Superman that has always stayed with me and it inspired this episode! I like to believe that we are in some way extensions of the Divine. Spiritua…
In our relationships, whether personal or business, we sometimes get lumped into or identify with either the “giver or taker” group. While we tend to have a natural tendency towards one group over the other, it's important t…
Have you ever had the urge to metaphorically strike a match and toss it at your business or some other part of your life? Do you ever find yourself kinda’ feeling like this thing you were once passionate about, you now find …
It's amazing the things that we will normalize in life - both personally and professionally. Sometimes we do it because we feel helpless and hopeless and we think people or things won't change… we’ve maybe started to believe…
In the journey of personal, spiritual and even business growth, we can often find ourselves in what I like to refer to as “the hallway.” It's that place of uncertainty, where we're not quite sure what to do, what’s coming ne…
While freedom of speech is essential, we must also take responsibility for our words. There are consequences for what we say, even if we're not always aware of them. Sometimes, the repercussions of our communication style or…
Who doesn’t want to be a better communicator? Whether it's connecting with ourselves, our loved ones, or even our co-workers, the ability to express our thoughts and emotions in a meaningful and impactful way is invaluable. …
Whenever there's a decision to be made or something really needs my attention, like many of my clients I often catch myself saying, "I just need to figure it out." As a result, I ended up spending a lot of time in my head tr…
