The Karen Kenney Show

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Connecting The Dots Jun 02, 2022

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As a Spiritual Mentor, I often jokingly say that, “This being human is an ongoing problem.”

Funny things about humans though, we often don’t make the connection between human problems and spiritual solutions.

When we’re facing human sadness, fear, loneliness, grief, heartbreak, trauma, overwhelm, anxiety, disconnection, and the thousand and one other ways that humans can suffer and cause suffering…

It doesn’t usually occur to many of us that our fecked’ up situations can’t be solved by the same ego-strategies and thought systems that got us into the fecked’ up mess in the first place.

We somehow don’t connect the dots to finding strength, support, and solutions through spiritual work, tools and practices.

In fact, if you had told the much younger version of myself that being willing to say a prayer would solve my human conflict, I’m not sure I would have believed you.

Until one day 27+ years ago, I had an experience with my friend and mentor, Marianne Williamson that changed my life forever.

Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking about how we sometimes overlook Spiritual practices and mentoring as a solution because it either never occurred to us before, or we have these different ideas about what we think spiritual work is and how it may or may not help us when we’re suffering.

However, as I often tell my clients and members, suffering is a wicked good teacher until you get a better one.

Are you ready for a better one?

KK's Takeaways:

• Spiritual Work (5:35)

• Have You Talked To The Market (12:20)

• What Problem Are You Solving (19:52)

• Butting Heads With Marianne (25:38)

• Is My Communication Clear? (34:32)

• Dukes Down | Open Up (42:00)

• You Have To Do Your Part (47:27)

• Be Willing To Move Your Damn Feet (57:21)

Karen Kenney is a certified Spiritual Mentor, Certified Hypnotist, writer, speaker, and the host of The Karen Kenney Show Podcast. She’s also the founder of THE NEST - an online spiritual membership/mentorship & community.

She’s been a student & guide of A Course in Miracles for close to three decades, a certified yoga teacher for 20+ years and is a longtime practitioner of Passage Meditation. She’s also a Gateless Writing Instructor, workshop facilitator and transformational retreat leader.

KK grew up in Lawrence & Boston, MA, and graduated from Boston University with a degree in Communications. She’s known for her storytelling, her sense of humor and her “down-to-earth”, no BS approach to Spirituality.

She helps people to rewrite their old stories, shift their perception from fear to Love, and deepen their connection to Self, Source & Spirit. Using her signature process - Your Story to Your Glory™ - people learn how to transform themselves and their lives from the inside out, so they can feel empowered, play a proactive part in their own healing, and experience more fun, flow, and freedom!

A sought-after speaker, spiritual teacher, and thought leader for podcasts, shows, live events, group retreats and entrepreneurial mastermind programs, Karen has been invited to speak & teach on various platforms, stages & retreat centers across the country, including the renowned Omega Institute for Holistic Studies.

You can learn more & connect with KK at: www.karenkenney.com

Thank you so much for listening! If you're digging the show, I'd be wicked grateful if you would go to Apple Podcasts, hit Follow and then leave a star rating & review.

If something I shared from my heart today somehow landed in yours, I'd love to hear about it. So please tag me on Facebook or Instagram and let me know what your favorite part was or what you found most helpful.

If you can think of someone that could benefit from hearing this episode, please share it with them & help me to spread the good word and the Love. xo

Get Your Hopes Up May 26, 2022

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At some point or another, we’ve all probably thought or even said the statement; “I'm not going to get my hopes up.”

We did this because for some reason we thought it was better to not dream too big - rather than having our hopes dashed when things didn’t go our way. But words matter, and what we say to ourselves even in moments of “self-protection” can make a difference in the outcome of our daily lives.

With a subconscious mind that is always listening to what we say and that some also say doesn’t know the difference between what's real and imagined, being intentional with our words is of the utmost importance.

Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking about getting our hopes not only up, but WAY UP!!

And if things don’t go as we hoped, dreamed or planned, we can choose not to be or stay disappointed. If sh*t doesn't work out the way you wanted, we can learn to let go of the attachment and trust that something better is trying to come through or already on the way.

KK's Takeaways:

• Dream Your Dream (6:46)

• Visualization (11:03)

• Guided Imagery (15:15)

• Is It Real Or Imagined? (19:37)

• WOOP (25:57)

• Let Me Give You An Example (31:16)

• Powerful, Practical, Spiritual Tools (36:18)

Karen Kenney is a certified Spiritual Mentor, writer, author, speaker, and the host of The Karen Kenney Show Podcast. She’s also the founder of THE NEST - an online spiritual membership & community.

She’s been a student & guide of A Course in Miracles for close to three decades, a certified yoga teacher for 20+ years and is a longtime practitioner of Passage Meditation. She’s also a Gateless Writing Instructor, workshop facilitator and transformational retreat leader.

You can learn more & connect with KK at: www.karenkenney.com

Thank you so much for listening! If you're digging the show, I'd be wicked grateful if you would go to Apple Podcasts, hit Follow and then leave a star rating & review.

If you can think of someone that could benefit from hearing this episode, please share it with them & help me to spread the good word and the Love. xo

Be Mindful Of What You Plant May 19, 2022

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Did you know that from the third trimester, when we're still in our mom's belly until the time that we're about seven years old, we are deeply programmable, open to suggestions and often operating in the brain wave states most associated with being hypnotized?

Like little sponges, we soak up everything we hear, see and experience in our environments, including scary situations or mean statements like, “You're stupid, you're never going to learn, you're never gonna amount to anything, you're too fat, you're too ugly” and so much more.

All the stuff that people mindlessly don't think about when they're saying it around their children, or directly to them and sometimes the stuff they repeat even to themselves..

These statements then get absorbed, and we become conditioned and indoctrinated into these particular ways of seeing ourselves, the stories we tell and believe and ultimately shows up in who and how we are being.

Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking about being more mindful of what we allow ourselves to believe and what we’ll continue to allow in. When we're little kids, we’re not responsible for the things that were said to us or done to us.

However, we are responsible for what we choose to do with or about those thoughts, meanings and beliefs now that we’re older. It’s our task to recognize that those stories are no longer serving us and are in fact, inhibiting us to the point that they have become harmful.

Are you ready to rewrite your stories and transform your life?

KK's Takeaways:

• Overgrowth (4:39)

• We Are So Deeply Hypnotized (10:54)

• Old Beliefs Have Got To Go (17:21)

• Ready To Stop Doing It On Your Own (23:58)

Karen Kenney is a certified Spiritual Mentor, Certified Hypnotists, writer, speaker, and the host of The Karen Kenney Show Podcast. She’s also the founder of THE NEST - an online spiritual membership & community.

You can learn more & connect with KK at: www.karenkenney.com

Thank you so much for listening! If you're digging the show, I'd be wicked grateful if you would go to Apple Podcasts, hit Follow and then leave a star rating & review.

If you can think of someone that could benefit from hearing this episode, please share it with them & help me to spread the good word and the Love. xo

Resisting A Rest May 12, 2022

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It can feel challenging sometimes, especially if you were raised as a “blue collar kid” to take time to rest even when it’s needed.

But the push back against resting is really just an old pattern of societal pressure and subconscious programming, that we can not only let go of, but we can replace with a more helpful way of thinking.

Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking about how the brain loves to keep us “safe” by keeping us in what is familiar. When we start to move into areas that are outside of our known comfort zone, like slowing down and taking a break - our brain can go into the “Danger Will Robinson” panic mode.

Knowing this, we sometimes need to give each other and ourselves a permission slip to let go and stop resisting the rest our body needs. Call it a sick day, a day of Sabbath or a sabbatical - sometimes it’s just what the doctor ordered.

The truth is just because we could keep going and doing, doesn't mean we should. Just because we can, doesn't mean it makes a whole lot of sense to do it.

As a Generator (in my Human Design) I can do a lot of things. But it doesn't mean that it’s what’s best for me, the other people, the program, the product, or the project I’m working on to do that.

So, I’m going to let you in on a little secret; take it from a “blue collar kid” who was taught to bust her ass and knows how to work really hard… It’s okay to take a rest and doing so is not a weakness.

Stop resisting a rest when you need it and you’ll probably find that you’re even more present, positive and productive in the end as a result.

KK's Takeaways:

I Suck At Being Sick (4:08)
We Were Ingrained (9:19)
Subconscious Reprogramming Tool (13:15)
No Such Thing As Multitasking(16:49)
My Own Theory (19:15)
We Fall Apart (25:56)
False God Of Busyness (28:52)
Enough Is Enough (31:49)
When We Get Still (35:29)
Present Moment (41:45)

You can learn more & connect with KK at: www.karenkenney.com

Thank you so much for listening! If you're digging the show, I'd be wicked grateful if you would go to Apple Podcasts, hit Follow and then leave a star rating & review.

If you can think of someone that could benefit from hearing this episode, please share it with them & help me to spread the good word and the Love. xo

Let's Talk About Drinking [REPLAY] May 05, 2022

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In today’s episode of The Karen Kenney Show, we revisit a wicked honest episode that got a lot of feedback when I first released it!

I heard from so many people who said they loved the show, that it really resonated and that it got them thinking and talking with their friends and family about their own personal drinking and our greater culture of drinking.

I also heard from some folks that shared that the episode touched a nerve and I even got a few messages from people that after reading the title - admitted that they were afraid to listen to it and were purposefully choosing not to at that time.

On this show, we talk about some of the reasons why people might drink, what the reactions and social consequences can be when you make a conscious choice to stop and how letting it go can allow us to step more fully into the true nature of ourselves.

This isn’t an episode full of judgement. It’s simply a down-to-earth, look at my own origin story with alcohol, my thoughts about drinking now that I'm an adult and hopefully a fresh perspective that someone will find helpful, hopeful or supportive.

KK's Takeaways:

First Time I Drank (6:06)
Stay Safe Ladies (11:47)
Awakening To My True Nature (14:30)
Other People Take It Personally (17:31)
My Family’s History Of Drinking (21:16)
The Reasons People Often Drink (23:11)
If Your Life Is "Making You" Unhappy (26:18)
What Do I Do If Everyone Drinks But Me?(36:40)
Step Into What's True For You (45:16)
Healing Internally (51:50)

You can learn more & connect with KK at: www.karenkenney.com

Thank you so much for listening! If you're digging the show, I'd be wicked grateful if you would go to Apple Podcasts, hit Follow and then leave a star rating & review.

If you can think of someone that could benefit from hearing this episode, please share it with them & help me to spread the good word and the Love. xo

Word Of Mouth Apr 28, 2022

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Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking about the power of “Word of Mouth” (WOM).

WOM can be defined in a few different ways, but how it’s traditionally known is the passing of information from person to person using oral communication. This is simply where a person tells a story about either a real (or made-up) event to someone else.

Word of mouth like storytelling has been around since the beginning of time. In many cultures, “the keepers of the stories” were revered for their gifts and for being the ones who held and shared the knowledge, anecdotes and history of the ancestors and the land. Without them, the clan had no past and with them came a vital sense of identity and belonging for the members of the group.

Another facet of WOM I appreciate is spreading the good word about someone or something via referral - either by electronic, printed or verbal means. It’s like organic, spontaneous, heart directed marketing that inspires you to want to share your experience with others!

I think it's wicked important that when we discover something we love, whether it's a product, a person, a place, or a program, that we use our own word of mouth power to help spread that love and show our support for both it and its creator.

It matters because as you’ll learn from this episode what makes “Word of Mouth” so effective is that it all boils down to trust. Research has shown time and again that, “Consumers trust personal recommendations above all other sources of information in the buying process.”

This same concept also extends to the people in our lives. The way we communicate with one another makes a difference. Through the power of our words, we have the ability to either tear them down or to lift them up, to “crucify” people or to “resurrect” them.

So whether we write a testimonial, hit the “share button”, do a love shout out, make a referral or help someone see themselves as they really are, let's choose and use our words intentionally.

May our own “word of mouth” communications be powerful, positive, impactful, genuine, generous, supportive, inspirational and trustworthy.

KK's Takeaways:

· Word Of Mouth Is So Important (10:06)

· Make Some Referrals (15:56)

· The Power Of Sharing (19:51)

· Making Us Rude & Dumb (23:39)

· I Can’t Wait To Give A Shoutout (26:03)

· The Share Button - Use It Generously(35:06)

· Leave The World A Bit Better (42:30)

Karen Kenney is a certified Spiritual Mentor, writer, author, speaker, and the host of The Karen Kenney Show Podcast. She’s also the founder of THE NEST - an online spiritual membership & community.

She helps people to rewrite their old stories, shift their perception from fear to Love, and deepen their connection to Self, Source & Spirit. Using her signature process - Your Story to Your Glory™ - people learn how to transform themselves and their lives from the inside out, so they can feel empowered, play a proactive part in their own healing, and experience more fun, flow, and freedom!

You can learn more & connect with KK at:www.karenkenney.com

Thank you so much for listening! If you're digging the show, I'd be wicked grateful if you would go to Apple Podcasts, hit Follow and then leave a star rating & review.

If you can think of someone that could benefit from hearing this episode, please share it with them & help me to spread the good word and the Love. xo

There's A Place In You Apr 21, 2022

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One of the things that we often do (and something I used to do all the time) - is we mistake our identity, who we think we are, how we see ourselves, and how we relate to the world with what's happened to us; with our origin stories.

We confuse our identity with “our biography” - all those things that have happened to us, especially when we were younger. Sometimes we also even do it with our genetics, where we think because a certain trait runs in the family that they will automatically pass it down to us and we won’t be able to overcome it or survive it.

Today on the Karen Kenney show we’re talking about the stories we write about ourselves that are almost never in our favor. Stories about the places, the circumstances, the environments, that we believe play a role or dictate what is or isn’t possible for us.

We unfortunately often get attached to the identity of our “woundedness”. Using statements like, “I'm a mess, I'm broken, I'm wounded” - as ways to describe ourselves and the cause of what holds us back.

What is wicked helpful to realize and understand is that although we’re having human experiences here, which means there’s probably going to be some bumps along the way - there’s also, as poet John O’Donohue talks about, “There is a place in you where you have never been wounded, where there's still a sureness in you, where there's a seamlessness in you, and where there is a confidence and tranquility in you.”

There is a seamlessness, an unbroken and unwounded space where you remember the truth of yourself as an extension of the Divine and as one of God's kids. It is from this place that our real happiness, health, healing, wholeness, and “holiness” lives and loves.

KK's Takeaways:

• Write These Stories (5:15)

• Often Mistake Ourselves (8:00)

• Strength Of God Abides (11:13)

• There Is A Place In The Soul (16:09)

• Nothing Can Destroy The Real True You (20:56)

• The Mind Goes Quiet (25:01)

You can learn more & connect with KK at: www.karenkenney.com

Thank you so much for listening! If you're digging the show, I'd be wicked grateful if you would go to Apple Podcasts, hit Follow and then leave a star rating & review.

If you can think of someone that could benefit from hearing this episode, please share it with them & help me to spread the good word and the Love. xo

One Bad Apple Apr 14, 2022

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Back in the day, before there were refrigerators, people had to store their crop harvest together over periods of time in big batches.

Something that they learned, sometimes the hard way, is that just one bad apple that’s really bruised, rotting or starting to go bad gives off a gas known as ethylene. This gas affects the other fruit close to it by speeding up the ripening process and if left unchecked can eventually spoil the entire bunch.

You’ve probably also heard the term “one bad apple” used in regard to people, meaning “Well, it's just one bad apple, the whole group isn't rotten”.

Others have used it to say, “One bad apple is an indicator that there's probably more just like it”. Meaning a singular bad apple can affect the bunch with their negative behavior, demeanor, beliefs or attitude, creating the same or similar negative qualities that can affect those around them.

Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking about how what we surround ourselves with and what we allow within our own mind, has influence, whether that be for the good or the bad.

This means we need to hold some level of vigilance over who or what it is we allow to come into our thoughts and into our lives. This extends to include the old stories and beliefs we hold in our mind. Is what we’re telling ourselves helpful, healing, and loving - or - have those old subconscious stories become harmful and a hindrance to happy living?

A good question to consider is… Is what we think and tell ourselves spilling out into the world around us to the point that we’ve become the bad apple? And if so, what am I going to do about it to pluck out that “moldy fruit?”

KK's Takeaways:

• Be Mindful (7:57)

• I Was Going Through A Lot (14:36)

• We Get A Say Now (22:55)

• Plucking Out That Moldy Fruit (26:43)

• Old Subconscious Programming (27:42)

Karen Kenney is a certified Spiritual Mentor, Certified Hypnotist, writer, author, speaker, and the host of The Karen Kenney Show Podcast. She’s also the founder of THE NEST - an online spiritual membership & community.

You can learn more & connect with KK at: www.karenkenney.com

Thank you so much for listening! If you're digging the show, I'd be wicked grateful if you would go to Apple Podcasts, hit Follow and then leave a star rating & review.

If you can think of someone that could benefit from hearing this episode, please share it with them & help me to spread the good word and the Love. xo

You Never Know Apr 07, 2022

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There’s so much pain, fear and worry in the world right now, but not everybody who’s suffering will outwardly show it. Many people give the appearance that they’re holding it together so well, that we wouldn’t ever know there was something big going on just below the surface.

Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking about checking in on the people we love and extending grace, compassion and kindness to the ones we don’t, because we may never know what they might be dealing with.

Perhaps after hearing my story today, you’ll feel moved to be even more mindful of your thoughts, words and actions when interacting with others. Maybe you’ll even feel willing to extend extra consideration and compassion for the unseen and unknown that people might be going through.

Maybe we’ll choose to lead with love and kindness because not everyone is broadcasting their pain. So, it’s helpful to remember… you never know.

KK's Takeaways:

• Looking For Plant Based Options (5:37)

• My Senses On Fire (9:12)

• Met With Kindness & Compassion (16:53)

• Check On The Strong Ones (21:27)

• A Brother Of Mine (26:17)

You can learn more & connect with KK at: www.karenkenney.com

Thank you so much for listening! If you're digging the show, I'd be wicked grateful if you would go to Apple Podcasts, hit Follow and then leave a star rating & review.

If you can think of someone that could benefit from hearing this episode, please share it with them & help me to spread the good word and the

Love. xo

The Power of Hypnosis Mar 31, 2022

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When people hear the word Hypnosis, they often think about someone being made to run around on a stage clucking like a chicken, barking like a dog or doing something extremely embarrassing for the sake of entertainment.

The truth about hypnosis and hypnotherapy when used in service for transformation and healing, is not even anything close to that.

Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking about hypnosis and how I recently became a Certified Hypnotist. You’ll hear how I’m wicked excited to be bringing brain science, subconscious reprogramming and Spiritual Mentoring together in my work, because it kinda’ feels like having a super power!

Join me as we break down some of the myths and facts surrounding hypnosis and also talk about some of the most frequently asked questions that people have about this healing modality. We also dive into how hypnosis can be a transformational tool for someone who is ready to create deeper subconscious changes and more supportive beliefs.

Keep in mind, when it comes to training the brain, creating new neural networks and shifting the mind from fear to Love (using both hypnosis & spiritual mentoring) - consistency and commitment are a crucial, non-negotiable key!

If you want to use hypnosis to release old patterns of thinking, rewrite old stories, reprogram your subconscious mind and rewire your brain to create new empowering habits, then there’s just no half-assing it.

Personally, I want to use hypnosis to “de-hypnotize” people, so that they can release and remove the old BS (beliefs, stories, blocks & bullshit) that they've been told or continue to tell about themselves.

I want to help people create new positive ways of thinking and find freedom from unwanted behaviors (or whatever is holding them back), so they can transform from the inside out.

I want to give them, through this offering of Spiritual Hypno-Mentoring, the opportunity to rewrite and rewire their brains with the glory of who they really are and are truly capable of being.. So you can transform Your Story to Your Glory!

This work is a journey from fear back to Love and Hypnosis is another way for me to share and extend that Love to more people all over the world.

KK's Takeaways:

• Certified Hypnotist (2:53)

• I Take Action (8:38)

• Shift In Perception (17:17)

• Hypnosis Myths (23:07)

• What Is Hypnosis (31:27)

• Reprogram Your Subconscious Mind (39:28)

• What Does Hypnosis Feel Like? (46:00)

• We Were Hypnotized In Our Formative Years (56:34)

Karen Kenney is a Certified Spiritual Mentor, Certified Hypnotist, writer, author, speaker, and the host of The Karen Kenney Show Podcast. She’s also the founder of THE NEST - an online spiritual membership & community.

You can learn more & connect with KK at: www.karenkenney.com

Thank you so much for listening! If you're digging the show, I'd be wicked grateful if you would go to Apple Podcasts, hit Follow and then leave a star rating & review.

If you can think of someone that could benefit from hearing this episode, please share it with them & help me to spread the good word and the Love. xo

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