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 rea...
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 off...
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 dif...
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 Kar...
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 he...
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 th...
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 thou...
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, prote...
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. Spiritual...
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 to...
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 b...
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 nex...
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. T...
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 try...
On a planet of almost eight billion people, there’s only one you! And as a creative, entrepreneur or artist, if there's only one you and you're the first YOU, others can't really copy that sh*t!! (Although they may try!) HA! ...
Do you often feel unlovable, unworthy, or like you’re not good enough? Do you often doubt yourself, find yourself talking shit to yourself or worry that you’re being judged by others? Do you and your nervous system feel stres...
Here’s a wicked good question to ask ourselves: Am I motivated by fear or Love? If you follow me at all online, you’ve probably seen me share some pictures of the strength training journey I’ve been on. It’s from the interact...
Here’s the thing… Life can be hard sometimes. Now don't get me wrong, life can also be wonderful and full of all magic and miracles and all kinds of incredible things like babies laughing, puppies frolicking, or getting to be...
I love this quote from my brilliant friend and today’s guest, Linda Thai. She says, “Trauma isn't just what happened, that shouldn't have happened. It's also what didn't happen, that should have happened.” Today on The Karen ...
Life is like some kind of wicked big experiment. And like all experiments, some things will go great and some things might fail and one thing for sure is there will be mistakes. Through these mistakes, we’re all gonna’ be inv...
