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Karen Kenney is a certified Spiritual Mentor, Writer, Integrative Change Worker, Coach and Hypnotist. She’s known for her dynamic storytelling, her sense of humor, her Boston accent, and her no-BS, down-to-earth approach to Spirituality and transformational work. KK is a wicked curious human being, a life-long learner, and has been an entrepreneur for over 20 years! She’s also a yoga teacher of 24+ years, a Certified Gateless Writing Instructor, and an author, speaker, retreat leader, and th ...
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On this episode of The Karen Kenney Show, I share a story about the New England ritual of changing out our seasonal clothes. When I did this recently, I found a few items that inspired me to stop waiting for the right time or special occasion to wear them. I also discuss how this is tied to my recent deeper reflections on my own mortality, and how …
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On this episode of The Karen Kenney Show, I talk about if what you’re doing is worth your time. Meaning, that it’s important to take the time to evaluate the effectiveness of your “practices” – spiritual and otherwise. I also discuss and distinguish the difference between theoretical knowledge and practical application. It’s one thing to try and co…
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On this episode of The Karen Kenney Show, I tell a little story about my desire to "think something new - about something old!" And whether the “old thing” that we wish to see through a new lens - is an old belief, mental pattern, behavioral habit, or a repeated story about ourself or others… Being able to shift our mind to see anew, is a wicked im…
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On this episode of The Karen Kenney Show, I tell a personal story that exemplifies the concept of "Spiritual Team on the Job" (STOTJ). I'll recount a series of events - that lead to a wicked fun ending - that are linked together through a chain of unlikely occurrences. We talk about how having a Daily Spiritual Practice (DSP) has helped me to stay …
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On this episode of The Karen Kenney Show, I share an idea that’s inspired by one of the “ass kickers” on my Spiritual Team, David Goggins! I discuss the concept of "one second decisions" and how the quick choices we make - can have long-lasting impact! I also explore the common struggles and temptations we face when we’re working on new habits, big…
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On this episode of The Karen Kenney Show, I’m exploring the concept of "when helping hurts." And how even our well-intentioned efforts to help others can sometimes do more harm than good. I springboard off of the idea from the old quote, "The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” And I highlight how the outcomes we hope for, can differ from …
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On this episode of The Karen Kenney Show, I’m reflecting on my own mortality (and others) and our last communications. I talk about how we never know when or what our last words given or received might be. And how the quality and tone of our last communications with loved ones matter because they might unknowingly be our final words to each other. …
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This episode of The Karen Kenney Show was inspired by the famous Lao Tzu quote, "A journey of 1000 miles begins with the first step." I share a personal story about another simple and effective tool I use that helps me to get big stuff done – by taking tiny actions! I’ll also talk about and explain a little bit about Kaizen – which is the fun philo…
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Today on The Karen Kenney Show, I’m sharing a sharing a simple, yet effective tool I often use to overcome resistance and take some action. I discuss when, why, and how I use this tool and the importance of creating what’s called “a bias towards action”! I’ll also explain how this wicked easy to use tool has helped me to interrupt the brain’s habit…
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Today on The Karen Kenney Show, I’m sharing a story about a recent FB comment I received about what I was charging for a drop-in class. I’ll discuss the small-mindedness, fear, and lack of understanding that often accompanies these kinds of random comments and criticisms and how it can sometimes behoove you to just STFU. We’ll also explore the impo…
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Today on The Karen Kenney Show, I’m sharing a couple of quotes that have been instrumental in helping me to not beat myself up about the past. We’ll explore how the mind loves to travel back in time to all the past places where you messed up or got it wrong. I’ll also share a different way of looking at things and a helpful approach to making peace…
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Today on The Karen Kenney Show, I’m discussing the concept that I share at the end of every episode, “leave it better”. We’ll explore the power of consciously leaving people, places, animals and yourself - better than how they were first found. I’ll also share a few different stories and examples of people and companies that operate from a “care th…
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Today on The Karen Kenney Show, I’m talking about why we want to “stop building cages” for ourselves and others (inspired by a favorite poem by Hafiz.) We’ll also explore the importance of not limiting people because of our own insecurity, fear of change, or need to control. Instead, we’ll discuss the power of “dropping keys” through encouragement,…
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Today on The Karen Kenney Show, I’m talking about a new way of looking at the challenging things, the difficult things, and the negative things, that we might have encountered in life. We’ll also explore the idea that we don’t have to be defined by the things that happen to us and how it’s important to distinguish between our true Self and the trau…
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I recently told a funny little "Knock, Knock joke" - that also led me to some spiritual principles that I think are worth sharing! So today on The Karen Kenney Show, I’m talking about my playful perspective on “Jesus and God”, and how I think that they’re available to people on all kinds of spiritual paths. We’ll also discuss how the Divine is alwa…
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I asked my Inner Teacher for some guidance about, “What’s something wicked helpful that I could share with my listeners?” And I got one word in response, loud and clear: BRFWA. So today on The Karen Kenney Show, I’m sharing this easy 5-Step process that can help you to be more present, calm your nervous system, and help you to better navigate both …
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What do you do when you're having a hard time keeping your commitment to yourself, or some habit or change you want to make? Today on The Karen Kenney Show, I'm going to share one little quick tip that I taught to the folks in my group mentoring program - The Nest - that they told me made a wicked big difference! We’ll also discuss the difference b…
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What do you do when you live in a world where there’s just so much bullshit going on? Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking about what to do when it seems like the whole world is going crazy! We’ll dive into our temptation to blame others for everything that’s going on and going wrong. Plus, we’ll discuss how we can be a helper by examining…
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One of the things that I’ve noticed about myself, and others like me, is a pattern of hyper-independence and self-reliance. These traits aren’t uncommon in people with some trauma in their history. And whether they truly couldn’t rely on others, or felt like they had to figure things out all on their own, this belief can set people up with a habit …
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I’m sure we’ve all been in a situation before where there was something that we wanted or needed to do, but our fear was so great that it kept us from taking action. Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking all about courage. We’ll discuss the four components of courage, what we often get wrong about fear, and the importance of having a suppor…
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I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase before, “Giving someone the benefit of the doubt.” The dictionary says, “the benefit of the doubt” is the state of accepting something or someone as honest or deserving of trust, even though there are doubts. Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking about how we often think that giving the benefit of the doubt …
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I bet most of us can agree that we don't like feeling like “we're the problem” or that we might be letting someone down. When we make plans to meet up, or attend something together with someone else, or as in my story today, plan an event and then... life unexpectedly happens, the situation changes, and we have to cancel on them. UGH! It can be suc…
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I often say, “Humans love to put other people up on a pedestal of praise and then move them over to the cross of crucifixion when they see their humanity.” Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking about how people like to build others up onto a pedestal of praise and then when they eventually discover that other person’s humanness, weaknesses …
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It can be wicked easy to get attached to the idea that relationships are supposed to last forever – and that people and how we relate to one another are supposed to stay the same. This notion gets reinforced in our minds, because our brains really like familiarity and don’t particularly love change. When it comes to human beings and relationships -…
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