The Karen Kenney Show

In this world today (especially with the presence of social media) we’re constantly being asked to be noticed, to stand out and to prove ourselves so that we can appear or feel “special”. We create, write, post and share stuff “out there” - which leads us into a constant state of wanting or having to be validated by others. This whole separation & specialness “dog & pony show” that we participate...

Who we choose to have sitting “at our table” works to influence how we feel, how we act and the decision process of choices that we move ourselves through. Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking about all things wonderfully geek (HA!); Merlin, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table as they pertain to our own life and our powerful and influential table of 12. Like King Arthur, we too...

Sometimes in our lives, we carry this fear that we’ll never live up to the vision that we hold for ourselves in our heads or our hearts. As much as we’d love to be that person we envision inside, the fear of being judged or called out as a “fraud” by other people - can be so great - that it holds us back from going after our dreams. The truth is, it can be wicked hard for people who knew or know u...

Have you ever tried to make progress in some area of your life? Maybe you wanted to break an old habit, or move ahead in your work or craft, get better at a specific skill or just simply improve your ability to sit your ass down & get quiet for meditation practice. Ha! As a spiritual mentor, I talk to a lot of people who are trying to transform something in some way. Many times, I find that they’r...

There’s an old saying from the 1700’s, originally credited to writer Christopher Bullock that says, “Tis impossible to be sure of anything but Death & Taxes.” Ha! And I think an argument could still be made that there are plenty of folks that don’t pay their taxes, but one thing for sure, is that none of us are escaping a physical death. So after the recent loss of a beloved friend, I got to think...

Something that the Author, Filmmaker & Bishop TD Jakes once said that has never left me, was his concept about being a voluminous  “10-Gallon People”. I first heard him speak to this at an Oprah Event back in like 2013 & he was laying it down how sometimes we are 10-Gallon people living in a pint-sized world. Ha! And let’s say if you are a 10-Gallon Love kind of person that was born into a Pint Si...

There are two main types of regret that people encounter in their lifetime; one stems from decisions made or actions taken that we’re not proud of and the other has us living in the past focused on some kind of action that we didn’t take or do. Either way, if we focus on regret, we can get stuck in a loop of self-loathing - that has us externally lashing out at others or internally turning on ours...

How you are reacting and responding to the things going on in your life & the world right now? As a human being, trying to navigate your way through it all - inevitably you’re going to have specific situations, certain someone’s, and shocking scenarios that sneak up and push your button… and BAM! All of a sudden you find yourself feeling hurt, angry, scared, sad, confused, alone, etc. It can often...

Today on The Karen Kenney Show, I’m so jazzed because we’re talking to my friend, Kelsey Abbott. Kelsey is an intuitive Human Design Reader, a Certified Professional Coach, an Instigator of Joy and the host of the “Find Your Awesome” podcast. She helps Spiritual Adventurers remember who they are and why they’re here, so they can up-level their lives with ease. In this episode, we talk about the 5...

Today on the Karen Kenney Show we're going back to an episode that I originally released in April of 2019. In this episode, I talk with my beautiful & brilliant friend Susan X Jane about Race, Racism, Diversity, Culture and a Willingness to be uncomfortable! Susan X Jane is the Principle of Navigators Consulting. She has over 25 years of experience working in the field of culture, diversity and in...

So much of the damage, trauma and issues that people struggle with in our adult years often stems from what I like to call “the childhood nest”.  You know, the shit that was going down in our households when we were little kids. If we didn’t receive enough nurturing & nourishment in our formative years, if we didn’t get the love and care we deserved as “little birds” - if the ones who were suppose...

Nowadays, with all the craziness that’s going on, plus the obsessive nature of social media, it’s wicked easy to become hyper-focused on the self. To view everything through the small, distorted ego-lens of ME, ME, & more ME. So much so that we might forget to widen the lens that we’re viewing the world through. So that what’s in our field of vision and concern expands to include the welfare, pers...

If you know me at all, then you know I’m a bona-fide animal lover! Yet, people are often surprised that I love peacocks as much as I do, since they’re routinely perceived as prideful and arrogant. But I think they’re actually the opposite. To me, they’re the perfect representation of embodied authenticity and confidence - which is way different than arrogance. Peacocks don’t think they’re special....

Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking with my friend and Intuitive Healer, Maryanne Sea. Maryanne Sea was nine years old when she wrote her first autobiography entitled, “Freckles” and in it, she told her readers that she wanted to be a medical missionary. Unknown to her she would have to help herself heal before she could ever help anyone else. Maryanne was never a healthy child but her h...

We all have experiences that happen to us throughout the course of our lives. These experiences quickly become the story that we write about and label ourselves with. After the murder of my mother I fell into the story role of the “victim”. I became THE “Miss Attitude”, stuck in a place of darkness. Like me when writing our story we all start with a shitty first draft, or what I like to call “our...

People are spending time online more than ever before and everybody with a social media profile or page also has a built-in “personal platform” to hawk their wares, beliefs and opinions. Something that’s wicked helpful to remember is that we’re all coming from different places, perspectives, and points of view - and so we’ll all need, like and resonate with different things in our lives, at differ...

One of the things about being a Spiritual Mentor and a writer is that I tend to pay close attention to what’s going on around me. I also do my best to watch my own mind (the stories it likes to tell and the meaning that it assigns to everything) like a feckin’ hawk! Ha! In today’s world, we have to be extra vigilant about what we’re consuming - seeing, hearing, reading, thinking and believing - be...

If you really understand somebody's story, it's almost impossible on some level to not forgive them. However, that does not mean we have to excuse their shitty behaviour. For there to be any true healing for either side we have to hold the people in our lives accountable for their actions. This does not mean we go at them from a place of “I’m better than you” sitting up on our high horse above the...

Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking with my friend, Meg Haines - spiritual teacher, healer and creator of “Divine Feminine Mastery”. We dive into Meg’s childhood story and how her experiences as an only child and creative, empathic kid lead her to the work that she does today. We also discuss the importance of knowing your responsibility and your limitations, when working with folks with...

Things seem to have gone a little extra bat-shit crazy around the world these days and it’s drastically changing the way most of us connect, function and earn a living. A lot of this new and “unknown” territory has led to an increase in stress for the population at large. After talking with and listening to a bunch of people share their thoughts and feelings of overwhelm, anxiety and fear, what I’...

I’m pretty sure, that at some time in each of our lives, we’ve found ourselves asking this question... to God, the Universe, ourselves or whoever might be willing to listen: “Why? Why is this happening? Why is this happening to me ?” Today on the Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking about the spiritual practice that I like to call: Moving From The Why to The What. This is when we make a conscious choi...

Our words have the power to uplift people and to create great change, but they can also be hurtful, harmful and debilitating to those around us. If we’re not being mindful and responsible for what comes out of our mouths, we never know the impact that we're going to have on another person or ultimately on the world as a whole. Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking about being intentional w...

As you guys know, I have six “furry kids” that my Sweetie and I have rescued and adopted over the years. It was because of one of these adoptions (Bucky Biscuits) that I met my brilliant friend and today’s guest, Sarah Wilson. Sarah Wilson is a Dog Expert and the genius behind “My Smart Puppy”. Over the years, she’s appeared on PBS, ABC, CBS and Fox to share her wisdom when it comes to the well-be...

At one point or another, each of us has found ourselves struggling with setting personal boundaries. Sometimes that means we might need to establish or renegotiate the limits, extents, lines and confines of our various relationships. Perhaps you let someone new get too close, too soon - and wound up feeling like you were being smothered, suckered or bamboozled. Ha! Maybe you’ve been tolerating som...

Sometimes we reach a point in our lives where we just aren’t feeling what’s become commonplace for us or expected of us. In those moments it‘s alright to give ourselves permission to pivot. We don’t have to keep “shoulding” all over ourselves. Ha! We can choose to do less. We can choose to stop and walk away or simply take a break and come back to it later or try again down the road. We only get o...