The Karen Kenney Show

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**The Karen Kenney Show**

Karen Kenney is a certified Spiritual Mentor, Writer, Podcaster and Coach. She’s known for her dynamic storytelling, her sense of humor, her Boston accent and her no-bullshit approach to spirituality, self development, and transformational work.

She’s been a yoga teacher for 25 years, is a Certified Gateless Writing Instructor, and is also an author, speaker, retreat leader and the host of The Karen Kenney Show podcast.

A curious human being, life-long learner and an entrepreneur for 20+ years, KK brings a down-to-earth perspective to the spiritual principles and practical tools that create powerful shifts in people’s lives, relationships and businesses.

She works with people individually in her 1:1 program THE QUEST – and in her group program THE NEST.

Her approach brings together tools that coach both the conscious and unconscious mind. She combines Brain Science, Subconscious Reprogramming, Integrative Hypnosis, and Spiritual Mentorship to help clients regulate their nervous systems, remove blocks, rewrite stories, rewire beliefs, and reimagine what’s possible!

Karen wants her clients to have their own lived experience with spirituality and to not just “take her word for it”. She encourages them to discover and deepen their own personal connection to Self, Source and Spirit in tangible and actionable ways.

Her “Your Story To Your Glory” process helps people to shift their minds from an old thought system of fear to one of Love – using compassion, empirical evidence and humor, her work is effective, efficient, and wicked fun!

KK’s been a student of A Course in Miracles for 30 years, has been vegan for 20+ years, and believes that a little kindness can make a big difference.

KK WEBSITE: www.karenkenney.com

Latest Episodes:

The Four Stages of Learning Oct 05, 2023

Show notes

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 to know what you don't know! 😆

Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking about the 4 stages of learning, and how they come into play in the different areas of our life.

We’ll explore how we go from having incompetence to competence and we’ll be digging into the importance of staying curious when learning something new.

Say goodbye to complacency and the old “been there, done that” way of thinking.

Instead let’s keep our minds open, and be willing to be surprised at what we may find.

Just like when we have babies or little kids around, they invoke a sense of innocence and wonder, because we're looking at things through fresh, new eyes along with them.

Learning something new can be a wicked exciting time!

Are you ready to let go of unconscious competence and open yourself up to a new stage of learning with me?

KK's Takeaways:

• Learning And Skill Development (5:21)

• Recognizing Incompetence (9:07)

• Improving Skills (13:56)

• Mastering Skills (20:03)

• Unconscious Competence (24:22)

• Competence (28:16)

• The Importance Of Staying Curious (33:33)

Karen Kenney is a certified Spiritual Mentor, Hypnotist, Integrative Change Worker and a Life Coach. She’s known for her dynamic storytelling, her sense of humor, her Boston accent and her no-bullshit approach to Spirituality and transformational work.

She’s been a yoga teacher for 22+ years, is a Certified Gateless Writing Instructor, and is also an author, speaker, retreat leader and the host of The Karen Kenney Show podcast.

A curious human being, life-long learner and an entrepreneur for 20+ years, KK brings a down-to-earth perspective to applying spiritual principles and brain science that create powerful shifts in people’s lives and businesses.

She works with people individually in her 1:1 program THE QUEST, and offers a collective learning experience via Group Coaching. She supports both the conscious and unconscious mind by combining practical Neuroscience, Subconscious Reprogramming, Integrative Hypnosis, and Spiritual Mentorship. These tools help clients regulate their nervous systems, remove blocks, rewrite stories, rewire beliefs, and reimagine what’s possible!

Karen wants her clients to have their own lived experience with spirituality and to not just “take her word for it”. She encourages people to deepen their personal connection to Self, Source and Spirit in tangible, relatable, and actionable ways without losing sight of the magic.

Her process called: “Your Story To Your Glory” helps people to shift from an old thought system of fear to one of Love - using compassion, un-shaming, laughter and humor, her work is effective, efficient, and it’s also wicked fun!

KK’s been a student of A Course in Miracles for close to 30 years, has been vegan for over 20 years, and believes that a little kindness can go a long way and make a miraculous difference.

Be The Living Example Sep 28, 2023

Show notes

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 dead tomorrow…

What would the message of my life (so far) have been?

What would they say about me and my life at my funeral?

What is it that people are going to remember about me?

But ‌more than that, what would they say about me now, today, at this moment?

Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re looking at the 6 steps I follow in my own life and teach to my clients about what it takes to be the living example in your life.

Now it’s your turn. What do you think the message of your life would be (so far)?

And if you don’t find it to your liking, are you willing to do something about it?

KK's Takeaways:

• My Life Is My Message Now (4:54)

• The Six Steps (11:11)

• How Do You Start To Model It? (15:52)

• You Cannot Hide From The Truth (21:48)

• How To Become The Thing (26:46)

She’s been a yoga teacher for 22+ years, is a Certified Gateless Writing Instructor, and is also an author, speaker, retreat leader and the host of The Karen Kenney Show podcast.

KK’s been a student of A Course in Miracles for close to 30 years, has been vegan for over 20 years, and believes that a little kindness can go a long way and make a miraculous difference.

Stop Disclaiming Yourself Sep 21, 2023

Show notes

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 too bossy, or too whatever the feck’?

How about over-explaining yourself almost as a preemptive apology - instead of just answering with a direct yes or no?

Are you familiar with often disclaiming yourself, your ideas, your work or your words in advance?

In my writing workshops, I often hear people (but especially women) do this “thing” before they share what they wrote with the rest of the group.

Before they read a single word of their work, they start out with a rush of disclaimers; saying things like...

“Well, I just wrote this really fast” - or- “We didn't have a ton of time” - or - “This still needs polishing” - or - "This isn't very good, but..."

This is one of the reasons why we encourage no explaining, or disclaimers because those statements are not reflective of the brilliant writing that they inevitably go on to read!

It’s that double-edged sword of wanting to be seen, and wanting to share yourself and your work, but also being afraid of being seen and how your nervous system responds to it!

Today on The Karen Kenney Show, I’m inviting you to stop apologizing in advance. Stop over explaining, and putting up disclaimers before sharing amazing YOU and your art, your words, your work or your skills, whatever they may be.

Your point of view is worthy and your creativity and your ideas are needed in the world!

So please… Speak up. Have your own back. Have the backs of other women and people.

And, let's be in the habit of saying what we actually mean!

KK's Takeaways:

The Double-Edged Sword (6:25)
Stop Apologizing (10:49)
How We Tend To Over-Explain (17:55)
The First Step To Lasting Change (22:47)
Practice Saying No By Saying No (27:21)

She’s been a yoga teacher for 22+ years, is a Certified Gateless Writing Instructor, and is also an author, speaker, retreat leader and the host of The Karen Kenney Show podcast.

KK’s been a student of A Course in Miracles for close to 30 years, has been vegan for over 20 years, and believes that a little kindness can go a long way and make a miraculous difference.

Eye Color Intervention Sep 14, 2023

Show notes

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 real selves, what we see instead and unfortunately also believe is the interpretations and judgments of other people's opinions, and reflections of who they think we are.

Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re taking back our authority and saying, I am the author of my story!

Now, in the case of the eye color intervention that I did, I'm not talking about saying your eyes are blue, when they're clearly brown. I'm not talking about making things up and trying to force them.

Rather, I mean we need to look closely at the beliefs that we hold and identify the stories that we tell and the identities we create.

We need to check in with those from time to time from a place of understanding that we change, grow, heal, expand, learn, and transmute and every once in a while it doesn’t hurt to ask; is this thing about me still true?

Because let me tell you something, I know there's a ton of people out there who are sitting on a plethora of superpowers and they don't even know it - because nobody has come into their world (yet!) to reflect it back or who helps them to see themselves in a new light!

If you’re one of those people, I want you to know that I am here to intervene on behalf of your greatness, on behalf of your brilliance and maybe even take a little look at your bullshit too. Ha!

We're all a little full of it in some particular way and sometimes it’s helpful to have another person who can help you look at those places that are challenging - it’s called growth.

This is what the human experience is about; growing, learning, accepting and laughing at our shenanigans along the way.

Are you ready to look at yourself through a new loving and a non-judgmental lens - and see yourself with clearer eyes?

KK's Takeaways:

• What Color Are Your Eyes? (6:03)

• How Brown Eyes Are Easy To Identify (11:49)

• We Have Blind Spots To Our Own Brilliance (17:04)

• How Mentors And Coaches Help You To See Yourself More Clearly (19:51)

• Question Your Beliefs (24:54)

• Looking At Yourself With Fresh Eyes (30:08)

• You Can't Outperform Your Identity (35:11)

• The Power Of Seeing Yourself Clearly (40:19)

She’s been a yoga teacher for 22+ years, is a Certified Gateless Writing Instructor, and is also an author, speaker, retreat leader and the host of The Karen Kenney Show podcast.

Making Things Clear Sep 07, 2023

Show notes

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 offer - doesn't mean that people are always picking up what I'm putting down.

The reality is we all learn differently and many of us often need to hear things multiple times and in multiple ways before we understand it, process it or begin to take action on it.

Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking about getting even more clarity about our message and how we’re communicating it. For me, that’s about making it wicked clear, exactly who it is I work with, what kind of work we do together, and why this work matters.

If people can’t relate to what you’re saying, they may never raise their hand, sign up, say yes, ask for help or join in the fun!

As you listen to this episode, I hope you’ll play along to see how many times you recognize yourself, make a check mark or do a Double Amen Hands!

KK's Takeaways:

• What Is Your Certification? (3:43)

• Why Don’t People Raise Their Hands To Work With You? (8:45)

• Why Repetition Is The Mother Of All Learning (13:51)

• How You Experience Yourself Differs From How Other People Experience You (18:51)

• The Importance Of Doing The Work (24:11)

• For People Who Want To Dismantle Perfectionism (29:28)

• Learning To Be More Present (35:20)

• Who The Work Is For (39:58)

• How To Help People Who Are Struggling (45:37)

She’s been a yoga teacher for 22+ years, is a Certified Gateless Writing Instructor, and is also an author, speaker, retreat leader and the host of The Karen Kenney Show podcast.

KK’s been a student of A Course in Miracles for close to 30 years, has been vegan for over 20 years, and believes that a little kindness can go a long way and make a miraculous difference.

Hurt People Don't Always Hurt People Aug 31, 2023

Show notes

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 difficult, horrifying, tragic, awful, brutal, violent things that have happened to them - and they’re not out there perpetuating the same awful stuff on others.

They’re not stuck in the same vicious cycle set on repeat - but instead are choosing differently for themselves.

They choose to break the chain — they become the place where the pattern that has been passed down generationally in the family or culture stops or changes direction.

Now, I'm all for having compassion and trying to understand why people might do things the way they do, however, I don't think we should normalize it or use it as an excuse for inexcusable, harmful behavior.

Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking about hurt people and how just because someone has had things happen to them - whether they be horrific or not - does not automatically mean they will step into a role of being hurtful to others.

There are a lot of options for help and support in our world today, and so as “hurt people” we can choose better, not only for ourselves but for those we love and come into contact with on a daily basis.

Are you ready to break the chain?

KK's Takeaways:

Let’s Stop Normalizing It (5:00)
The Gig Is To Wake Up (12:23)
How To Choose To Heal Yourself (17:28)
Take a Good Look At Your Own Life (23:10)

She’s been a yoga teacher for 22+ years, is a Certified Gateless Writing Instructor, and is also an author, speaker, retreat leader and the host of The Karen Kenney Show podcast.

KK’s been a student of A Course in Miracles for close to 30 years, has been vegan for over 20 years, and believes that a little kindness can go a long way and make a miraculous difference.

Rearranging The Furniture Aug 24, 2023

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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 Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking about “rearranging furniture” and it’s not just our external physical stuff like beds, tables, bookcases, desks and chairs.

We take a look at the “internal furniture” - stuff like our thoughts, beliefs, habits, stories, anxieties, relationships, etc.

We’re diving into getting quiet enough to hear what in those spaces we need to clear out, clean up, or simply connect deeper with.

Are you willing to take a look at what needs to be brought down from the attic and up from the basement and into the light of your front yard?

And are you ready to do a deep clean and rearrange some of the “furniture” in your own life?KK's Takeaways:

• The Importance Of Having A Creative Space (2:26)

• Bringing The Darkness To The Light (7:59)

• Taking Action On An Idea (9:45)

• Willing To Wait For It (13:25)

• The Ability To Look Deeply (16:05)

• We All Receive Information All The Time (22:52)

• Move Your Body And Get Out Of The Chair (28:50)

• How To Create Space In Your Day For Creativity (31:06)

She’s been a yoga teacher for 22+ years, is a Certified Gateless Writing Instructor, and is also an author, speaker, retreat leader and the host of The Karen Kenney Show podcast.

KK’s been a student of A Course in Miracles for close to 30 years, has been vegan for over 20 years, and believes that a little kindness can go a long way and make a miraculous difference.

An Honest Conversation About Mental Health with Jordan Dranes Aug 17, 2023

Show notes

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 healing.

This is a 2-hour conversation - that is powerful, emotional and impactful - and I believe in some ways is going to be extremely helpful for many people listening both today and down the road for years to come.

You might want to take this episode in using - as my friend and Trauma Therapist Linda Thai says - a “Sip, sip” approach.

Feel free to take little sips, little doses, over the course of more than one day if necessary to take this entire episode in.

Be kind to yourself, and your nervous system as you listen to everything Jordan has to say about his journey through some very dark times.

And then continue to walk with us toward the light as we discuss our Spiritual Mentoring and change work together and his healing journey now and how he shares that with the world today.

Jordan is a badass Vegan Bodybuilder and Coach - and owner of Conscious Muscle Vegan Fitness + Nutrition and he has a big following online.

So it was an honor that Jordan chose to have this powerful, vulnerable, and honest conversation with me and I want to applaud his willingness, his vulnerability, his openness, his courage and chutzpah for saying; “Yeah, I'm gonna’ lay my humanity all out on the line.”

My hope for this episode is that you find some inspiration for your own healing, and are even more comfortable being open to asking for help, getting support and seeking and creating space for your own well-being, personal development and spiritual growth.

KK's Takeaways

Sharing Your Story (6:10)
His Inspiration (11:24)
Growing Up In A Volatile Home (17:35)
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Trauma (20:15)
The Turning Point (24:49)
Internal vs. External Family System. (30:31)
Change Work + Coaching (40:24)
You Can't Measure Success (53:30)
Seeing Your Mother As A Human Being (57:15)
Putting In The Work To Create New Habits (1:02:42)
Alignment + Internal Stabilizers (1:07:05)
The People Who Hurt Me The Most (1:15:13)
Spiritual Mentorship (1:20:30)
People and Their Health. (1:27:20)
Knowing Who You Are (1:42:39)
Learning To Accept Yourself (1:48:17)
A Tough Cookie Is A Tough Cookie (2:01:12)

JORDAN DRANES BIO:

Jordan Dranes is a vegan coach, bodybuilder/powerlifter, animal activist, a dad, and a plant-based entrepreneur from Southern Florida. He’s the founder of Conscious Muscle: Online Fitness & Nutrition Coaching and the Co-founder of Conscious Muscle Supplements, which is a 100% Vegan & Cruelty Free Supplement company. His motto is, “We Kill Workouts – Not Animals”. He's also a big proponent of Mental Health awareness and the power of personal development!

JORDAN’S SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:

CONSCIOUS MUSCLE WEBSITE: https://consciousmuscle.net

CM SUPPLEMENTS: https://cmsupplements.com/

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/conscious_muscle/

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/consciousmuscle

YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@consciousmuscle

She’s been a yoga teacher for 22+ years, is a Certified Gateless Writing Instructor, and is also an author, speaker, retreat leader and the host of The Karen Kenney Show podcast.

KK’s been a student of A Course in Miracles for close to 30 years, has been vegan for over 20 years, and believes that a little kindness can go a long way and make a miraculous difference.

You’ve Gotta' Want It Aug 10, 2023

Show notes

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 the degree that we want to grow, we will change to the degree that we want to change, and even more so to the degree that we are willing to change.

You’ve gotta’ want it and you can't really do this work half-ass.

We have to have a deep desire to know ourselves and to be in proactive participation in our own healing.

We need to be working in participation with Love and we have to be in love with what becomes possible!

As for wanting others to change, I always say, “You cannot save people from themselves — they've gotta want it for themselves.”

So the question to consider is… Do you truly want change?

KK's Takeaways:

• We Will Transform (6:19)

• Shifting Our Perception (11:30)

• Tap Into Your Desire To Change (14:22)

• Ask Yourself Why Do You Want To Do This? (18:25)

• The Importance Of Wanting To Change (23:54)

• Help Someone Who Is Suffering (26:10)

• Time To Go All In (36:12)

She’s been a yoga teacher for 22+ years, is a Certified Gateless Writing Instructor, and is also an author, speaker, retreat leader and the host of The Karen Kenney Show podcast.

KK’s been a student of A Course in Miracles for close to 30 years, has been vegan for over 20 years, and believes that a little kindness can go a long way and make a miraculous difference.

Be A Verb Aug 03, 2023

Show notes

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.

Saying things like: I want to be more, feel more, or have more like “fill in the blank” but the actions required to reach that outcome do not follow the statement.

They’re all talk and no action - and they’re certainly not making use of the tools, the practices or the insights within their reach to make what they want happen or to move the needle in their next right direction.

At some point, it becomes important to realize that one may be more attached to the idea of a thing - than to the actual requirement to achieve the thing.

Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking about how we do ourselves a disservice when we don’t back up our words with real-deal actions and how we can course correct and change all that when we consciously commit to following through and be a verb!

KK's Takeaways:

• Be A Verb (2:55)

• All Talk No Action (6:04)

• Talk Is Cheap (8:50)

• You are what you do (11:00)

• Bringing Your Dreams To Life (15:15)

• Keep Your Word To Yourself (18:02)

• Taking Action (23:35)

• Spiritual Mentor (26:01)

• Get Yourself In Gear (27:58)

She’s been a yoga teacher for 22+ years, is a Certified Gateless Writing Instructor, and is also an author, speaker, retreat leader and the host of The Karen Kenney Show podcast.

KK’s been a student of A Course in Miracles for close to 30 years, has been vegan for over 20 years, and believes that a little kindness can go a long way and make a miraculous difference.

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