The Life You're Made For with Dr. Heather Penny

I am back with my good friend and Author, Stephanie Nelson. You might remember Stephanie from our episode last year titled "Aging vs Saging" . Stephanie and I are all about contributing to the world in ways that move humanity forward. In this conversation we unpack how living your purpose can actually be a gift to the people around you and, really, the world. Stephanie shares more of her...

Seeing the title of today's episode probably has you wondering "what is at that crossroads of play, curiosity, and grace? Those three words aren't often lumped together. But my good friend, Jodi Davis and I dive in to this conversation feet first. Listen in to see how curiosity can act as a crucial connecting point between play and grace. Then throw in a whole lot of leadership insi...

Do you feel stuck in your current career or life situation? Perhaps you need permission to hit the reset button. Tammy Alvarez and I sit down and talk about stepping out in courage to find the life you were made for. Once you get the clarity that you aren't on the path you want to be, you are ready to trust yourself, make the leap, lean into who you are, and begin to thrive! Tammy Alvarez is...

This week I am flying solo with a follow up conversation about my word for the year, patience . Over the last few months, I have learned that patience, presence, and slowing down are all interconnected. AND they're all connected to clarity, confidence, and courage. I recently attended a weekend speaking event where I was able to intentionally put these practices of patience, presence, and slo...

The permission to meet your needs starts with you. Sure, you might have a great boss or a supportive partner who encourages you to do something for yourself. But the permission to meet your needs has to first come from within. Vanessa Rodriguez and I dive deep into this conversation on this week's show. I met Vanessa at a conference where I spoke recently. She came up to me afterwards and I w...

I am a huge advocate of "me retreats" and contemplative rest to help gain clarity, confidence, and courage. What are "me retreats" and contemplative rest? Well,  this week I speak with Erica Dvorak about her recent "me retreat" and how she uses contemplative rest to keep her refreshed and ready to tackle the life of an entrepreneur, wife, and mother.  Erica Dvorak is...

Susan Salenger and I have a dynamic conversation all about advocating for YOU. Especially when it comes to your health. Susan is the author of Sidelined which examines the many ways in which women have been conditioned not to act in their own best interest when it comes to their health. In addition to some invaluable tips on how to advocate for YOU, we share stories of times when we had to advocat...

I am still walking on air after this conversation! Sharon McMahon is America's Government teacher, a crowd-funding wiz, a top rated podcast host, an award winning internet personality, and all around incredible human. Really the list could go on! She graciously joined me in a conversation about how she stepped into the life she was made for. How it required her to align with a higher purpose...

Could you use a little HOPE? My guests are experts on Cultivating HOPE in kids, teens, veterans, and anyone who needs it! Rick Yarosh and Tom Murphy run Sweethearts and Heroes, a game-changing organization seeking to bring awareness of the fear and anxiety many of our youth experience on a daily basis. I loved every moment of this conversation! Rick and Tom offer such a refreshing approach to addr...

This week I talk about rising above barriers with my new friend Ash Brown. Ash was gracious enough to share her story and experiences with marginalization and breaking through barriers. As a woman in corporate America, I am all too familiar with gender discrimination. As an African American woman, Ash of course has had a whole other dimension to endure. We share candidly and openly about what marg...

When it comes to 3C Living, I often joke that I need to add a fourth C: Creativity. This week Rich Kirkpatrick and I have an very thought provoking conversation about creativity's role in human thriving. We dive into our own personal creative journeys, creativity in leadership, and the neuroscience behind it all. I even have a minor epiphany about the role creativity plays in gaining clarity....

I am so excited to share this conversation with my daughter, Selah Penny! We talk about my book, The Bracelet which is dedicated to her. And we dive into how the language of identity, tire swing, time under the stars, and bracelets has become a part of our family dynamic and friendships. Selah also shares about her experience in college where rest and personal time are so counter-cultural, but so...

How are you galvanizing hope and passion in your life? Dr Lisa Smith and I had such a fascinating conversation about how she teaches college students about stepping into the life they're made for through literature and historical figures who did amazing things with their own lives. We also discuss how spirituality, hope, and passion can a driving force to find your clarity, confidence and cou...

I want to share with you a powerful exercise I lead people through on my retreats and corporate events called Inviting and Rejecting. What you invite in to your mind and heart makes a big difference in how you live. Equally, what you reject helps you create intentional spaces that block out the things you don't want to be part of your life. And more importantly, when you name it out loud, you...

I am so pleased to share my conversation with Christian B. Aaron about slowing down to find wellness. Holistic wellness is a buzzword that can seem a bit unattainable. How do you design your life to create wellness in mind, body, and spirit? Christian and I talk about some practical ways to slow down your life and do regular check-ins with yourself in order to find the peace and harmony we all nee...

Let's just come right out and say it... Failure sucks! But it can be so valuable to our success. My guest Jim Harshaw has learned how to find success through failure, and he's teaching people how to do the same thing! I have had my fair share of failures in life. Listen in as Jim and I share about how we have learned from our own failures and the wisdom we've gleaned in the process....

Are you successful at what you’re most passionate about?  The world runs at a pace that will leave us behind if we don’t keep up. It resists slowing down and the consequence is we don’t take the time to make sure we’re even on the right highway, much less headed toward our chosen destination. I’m so excited for you to listen to my conversation with Sonja Price, a strategic career advisor where we...

Today on the show I sit down with my dear friend Dawn Neldon for a live coaching session. There is so much value in seeing others work through the process of transformation. Dawn explains how focusing on her clarity, confidence, and courage (3C Living) helped her step into the life she was made for. I think her journey is going to be a great inspiration to you. So let's dive in! Dawn wears ma...

What does wholeness look like for you? Jen Morton and I discuss how to being a whole leader requires first slaying your own dragons and then offering grace, empowerment, and freedom for yourself and others . This conversation was chock-full of wisdom about and I can't wait for you to hear it! Jennifer Morton is a marketing expert currently serving as Director of Marketing and Sales for the As...

My word for 2022 was Welcome. This episode is all about looking back on a year of welcome through the lens of my journaling. All the ups and downs, pain and joy, insights and false beliefs... My year of welcome was full. And what I really focused on was welcoming peace. I talk about all the false beliefs I have around my own peace, How I had to refocus and reconnect with my self. Through this proc...

We all want to be a difference maker in the world. We want purpose and direction. But often we don't know the steps to getting there. Tiffany Loeffler and I discuss how embracing rest, valuing relationships, and leaning into who you are made to be are some of the key ingredients to making a difference in your life and the lives of others. Tiffany Loeffler is the Executive Director of The Alli...

I was honored to have Dr. Susan Harris Howell on my podcast to talk about gender equality and leadership. We had a stimulating conversation about gender bias, the narratives that shape gender roles, and healthy paths to create more equality in our world and workplaces. Dr. Howell is a psychology professor, speaker, and author of the book Buried Talents: Overcoming Gendered Socialization to Answer...

Are you an introvert or extrovert? Somewhere in-between? I had the pleasure this week of recording a podcast with Holley Gerth: life coach, podcaster, and bestselling author of twenty books, including The Powerful Purpose of Introverts. Holley and I share the same passionate pursuit of helping people realize their potential and worth. During the conversation we circled around this phrase "com...

Is rest a part of your rhythms of life? I am so pleased to share this truly beautiful conversation I had with my dear friend,  Stefanie Boyce. Listen in as we talk about slowing down, giving up control, fighting the hustle and hurry of our culture, and developing patience. We go deep and talk about the role of pain and suffering plays in spirituality. Stefanie shares her story and we have some sac...

How do you develop a healthy relationship with yourself? So many of us have received the message that caring for ourselves is a selfish act. That in order to care for others, we have to set our own needs aside. But this is a very damaging false belief. Listen in as I talk with Dr. Alison Cook about how to have a healthy relationship with yourself and connect with who you truly are. And we even get...