towardabetterlife's podcast

View Details

Episode 185 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:03 Episode Preview

1:24 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
Ad-Free episodes are now available of Toward A Better Life through Patreon. As a paid subscriber you can enjoy episodes without advertisements. All you need to do is visit Patreon, search for Toward A Better Life Podcast.
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

5:36 Chat with Karina Hines

Karina Hines, founder of Botanical Kitchen is passionate about nutrient-dense food. Karina is a chef with over 22 years of cooking experience in Europe and the United States. She is a board-certified functional nutrition counsellor, herbalist and consultant. Karina is a functional nutrition chef, leveraging a deep understanding of how foods impact health and promoting cooking as an act of self-care. She provides functional nutrition solutions and guides members weekly to make sustainable and sensible changes to support vibrant health. Botanical Kitchen offers memberships to the general public and collaborative partnership programs with practitioners, farmers and organizations committed to helping people make sustainable dietary changes. Karina is highly trained with a well-cultivated skillset in a diverse array of cuisines. Her nutritional work is People-oriented and passion-driven with an international sensibility. Karina demonstrates proficiency in translating complex medical terminology to create accessible, actionable plans for people with chronic illnesses.

1:15:38 Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Karina Hines:

Connect with Karina:https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/about-karina-hines/
Contact Karina: https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/contact/
Recipes: https://www.botanicalkitchen.com/recipe_category/

Toward A Better Life:

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/KevinPennell
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 184 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:09 - Wrenne Wassail from Spiral Dance (Used By Permission)

0:05:01 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:05:10 Lughnsadh First Harvest with Kevin Pennell

Kevin Pennell is the Podcast Host and Producer of Toward A Better Life a Licensed Massage Therapist, Hypnotherapist, Shamanic Practitioner, and a Bardic member of the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids. He's also an Usui Reiki Master, and Instructor for various self-help and continuing education workshops with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Spurgeon College. As a healing facilitator, he devotes his life to being a "hollow bone" or tool to bring about "Compassionate Healing". Kevin also writes, honing his love of writing through journalism. As an author, he applied his biographical and spiritual insights to complete the work Two Feathers: Spiritual Seed Planter that shares the life and spirit of Ken Two Feathers.

0:19:23 Guided Meditation - Being Part of Lughnsadh

0:33:26 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

SpiralDance

Website: https://spiraldance.com.au/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/KevinPennell
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 183 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

00:00 Episode Preview

1:11 Almost Through the Dark by Tim Cheesebrow (Used with Permission)

5:47 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
Ad-Free episodes are now available of Toward A Better Life through Patreon. As a paid subscriber you can enjoy episodes without advertisements. All you need to do is visit Patreon, search for Toward A Better Life Podcast.
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:09:42 Chat with Emrys Abner

Emrys spent his life chasing the Divine through history, theology, music, and art. Emrys was a middle school music teacher for fifteen years, which helped him learn to deconstruct complex magical concepts and present them in an accessible way. He currently runs a sacred workshop business called The Acoustic Alchemist and hosts the Acoustic Alchemist podcast. We talked about Paganism, Druidry, Music, and some of his upcoming exciting projects.

36:23 Never Need Another Reason Why - By Tim Cheesebrow (Used By Permission)

40:52 Chat with Emrys Abner Continued

1:08:41 The Wire by Tim Cheesebrow (Used By Permission)

1:14:07 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Emrys Abner:

Connect with Emrys Through Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emrysabner/
Explore Through Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emrys.abner
Tim Cheesebrow Music: https://cheesebrowmusic.com/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/KevinPennell
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 182 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:03 Episode Preview

0:57 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
Ad-Free episodes are now available of Toward A Better Life through Patreon. As a paid subscriber you can enjoy episodes without advertisements. All you need to do is visit Patreon, search for Toward A Better Life Podcast.
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

5:36 Chat with Jon Paul Crimi

Jon Paul Crimi is a Breathwork pioneer known for his zero filter East Coast edge and his ability to make deep transformation practical, powerful, and accessible. With more than a decade and a half of experience, he has helped redefine modern Breathwork by stripping away the overly mystical tone and replacing it with grounded, results driven work that speaks to skeptics, leaders, and everyday people alike. Jon Paul's work focuses on emotional regulation, resilience, and trauma integration. Participants often describe their first experience as feeling like decades of therapy without saying a word. His ability to combine intensity, humor, and psychological depth has made him especially effective with entrepreneurs, creatives, executives, and those navigating major life transitions. Jon Paul has worked with major companies including Nike and LinkedIn, bringing Breathwork into corporate environments through customized workshops and retreats. He has also led in person and online teacher training certifications, mentoring the next generation of facilitators.

His work has been featured at the HEAL Hay House Summit and recognized by major media outlets including The Hollywood Reporter, LA Magazine, Good Morning America, and numerous international podcasts. Now based in Bend, Oregon with his wife and two children, Jon Paul continues his mission to bring Breathwork into the mainstream and help people move from rock bottom to mastery using the most overlooked tool they already possess: their breath

52:38 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Jon Paul Crimi:

Connect with Jon Paul: https://breathewithjp.com/
In Person Class: https://breathewithjp.com/product-category/in-person-breathwork-classes/
Teach Breathwork: https://breathewithjp.com/breathwork-facilitator-training/

Toward A Better Life:

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/KevinPennell
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 181 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

1:09 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
Ad-Free episodes are now available of Toward A Better Life through Patreon. As a paid subscriber you can enjoy episodes without advertisements. All you need to do is visit Patreon, search for Toward A Better Life Podcast.
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

5:36 Chat with Lolita Guarin

Lolita Guarin is a stress management expert, speaker, coach, six-time Amazon #1 bestselling author, creator of the CALM Process, which we'll be looking at from a birds eye view, and she's a Story to IMPACT mentor. Lolita helps audiences move from stress and burnout into clarity, confidence, and self-trust with practical tools they can use right away.

54:06 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Lolita Guarin:

Connect with Guarin: https://www.beamazingyou.com/
Book A Session With Lolita: https://beamazingyou.lpages.co/book-a-session/

Toward A Better Life:

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/KevinPennell
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 180 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

2:07 To The Yew Within the Mind That Remembers by Amanda Gisby (Used with Permission)

5:39 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
Ad-Free episodes are now available of Toward A Better Life through Patreon. As a paid subscriber you can enjoy episodes without advertisements. All you need to do is visit Patreon, search for Toward A Better Life Podcast.
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

10:02 Chat with Stephanie Curd

Stephanie Curd
- Stephanie Curd and her sister Natalie are Immersive Spirit. As spiritual coaches, intuitive mediums, energy workers, astrologers and haunting investigators, their expertise lies in guiding individuals towards deeper self-awareness, healing, and spiritual growth. With a unique blend of intuitive insight and practical wisdom, Stephanie and Natalie help clients tap into their inner knowing and unlock their true potential . Working with the stars they help others to dig in and understand a little bit more about themselves. Lastly, they work with those impacted by something otherworldly to investigate and cross or remove those beings whenever it is appropriate. Immersive Spirit's approach is compassionate, empowering, and tailored to meet the individual needs of each person they work with.

1:07:47 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Stephanie Curd:

Connect with Immersive Spirit: https://www.immersivespirit.com/
Immersive Spirit Courses: https://www.immersivespirit.com/courses
Podcast: https://www.immersivespirit.com/high-heels-to-happy-feels-podcast

Toward A Better Life:

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/KevinPennell
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 179 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:18 Elemental Cry by Hem Netjer (Used with Permission)

0:06:42 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
Ad-Free episodes are now available of Toward A Better Life through Patreon. As a paid subscriber you can enjoy episodes without advertisements. All you need to do is visit Patreon, search for Toward A Better Life Podcast.
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:09:47 Chat with Raven Rissy

Raven Rissy is a practicing Heathen Völva, who has studied the art of Seidr, but has knowledge in many cultures and mythologies. She's featured in Ryan Smith's new book, Spinning Wyrd and is currently in the process of publishing her own works. Raven is also an accomplished musician and artist. Her band, Hem Netjer, opened this week's show. Raven shares her spiritual experiences through music as well as teaching.

Raven hails from the Pacific Northwest of Canada, where her journey has led her to study and practice within the Pagan and Occult Communities for over 15 years. She's also studied at multiple Mystery Schools including OBOD.

Throughout her spiritual journey thus far, RavenRissy is very grateful to have met some wonderful teachers and elders within her communities. She is very honored to hold the title of May Queen (2021-2022) within a large pagan organization from the Pacific Northwest. She has also created and been on the council of other pagan groups and organizations. She is well practiced with running and teaching one on one, small and large group rituals, as well as holding sacred space for members within her community, virtually and in person.

0:38:36 Otherworld - By Hem Netjer (Used By Permission)

0:44:06 Chat with Raven Rissy Continued

1:14:01 Echo by Hem Netjer (Used By Permission)

1:18:33 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Raven Rissy:

Connect with Raven: https:https://www.instagram.com/raven.rissy/
Fire and Ice: https://www.onblackwings.com/raven-teacher

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/KevinPennell
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 178 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:58 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- Ad-Free episodes are now available of Toward A Better Life through Patreon. As a paid subscriber you can enjoy episodes without advertisements. All you need to do is visit Patreon, search for Toward A Better Life Podcast.
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:05:10 Chat with Rev Rachel Harrison

Rev Rachel Harrison is an inspirational spiritual coach who offers a compassionate path to a happy and healthy life. She is the host of the Recover Your Soul Podcast and has authored her book Recover Your Soul Bonus. Rachel shares a transformational spiritual approach rooted in self awareness, healing, and awakening.

Drawing from spirituality, positive psychology, 12 step wisdom, and New Thought metaphysics, Rev Rachel created the Recover Your Soul™ process after her own journey of healing from alcoholism, people pleasing, control addiction, and codependency. Her work is grounded in lived experience and guided by a deep trust in spiritual connection and inner wisdom.

Rev Rachel's coaching style is intuitive and personalized, supporting clients in developing self awareness, strengthening their relationship with a Higher Power, practicing self compassion, and releasing old patterns through forgiveness and acceptance. While her roots are in recovery, her teachings extend far beyond addiction, offering guidance for anyone seeking emotional healing, spiritual growth, and a more authentic way of living.

1:06:36 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Rev Rachel Harrison

Website: https://www.recoveryoursoul.net/
Her Book and More: https://www.recoveryoursoul.net/whatisrecoveryoursoul

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/KevinPennell
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 177 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:56 What Have I Forgotten - By Nymphya (Used with Permission)

0:04:56 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
Ad-Free episodes are now available of Toward A Better Life through Patreon. As a paid subscriber you can enjoy episodes without advertisements. All you need to do is visit Patreon, search for Toward A Better Life Podcast.
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:09:47 Chat with Nymphya

Nymphya shares magic through her music that has touched thousands of lives around the world. Not only a very talented artist that shares her heart and soul through each of her songs, she's also a practicing pagan, 3rd degree in the Celtic Traditional craft, an animist and she's studied the Western Mysteries for years. In fact, her most recent album What Have I Forgotten? (with an illustrated magical tome that accompanies it) is all about the 7 stages of spiritual alchemy, since it turns out that what the songs were about. There's so much more to share about Nymphya's music, life, work, so let's get started.

0:41:14 Beachcombing - By Nymphya (Used By Permission)

0:47:26 Chat with Nymphya Continued

1:12:32 Unwanted Goodbyes - By Nymphya (Used By Permission)

1:16:32 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Nymphya:

Listen Now & Get Your Free CD: https://ghl.nymphya.com/linktree
Explore Nymphya's Realm: https://nymphya.com/
Discover the Art of Nymphya: https://shop.nymphya.com/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/KevinPennell
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 176 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:34 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- Ad-Free episodes are now available of Toward A Better Life through Patreon. As a paid subscriber you can enjoy episodes without advertisements. All you need to do is visit Patreon, search for Toward A Better Life Podcast.
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:05:10 Chat with Edit B Kiss

Edit B Kiss's work as a holistic mentor and success habit coach. Edit is #1 best-selling author, Humanitarian Award winner, and international speaker. She specializes in guiding individuals from misery to peace within 30 days by integrating ancient healing techniques with neuroscience. Her journey from a 15-year career in petroleum engineering to holistic healing exemplifies her commitment to transformation and personal growth.

0:54:53 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Edit B Kiss

Website: https://editbkiss.com/
Gap Filler Success Book: https://a.co/d/bkJWUTL
Skool Community: https://www.skool.com/release-with-ease
On the Healers Journey book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Healers-Journey-Coaching-Book-Seekers

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/KevinPennell
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 175 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:02 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- Ad-Free episodes are now available of Toward A Better Life through Patreon. As a paid subscriber you can enjoy episodes without advertisements. All you need to do is visit Patreon, search for Toward A Better Life Podcast.
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:05:59 Chat with Herman Petrick

Herman Petrick is an internationally renowned energy healer and spiritual guide with well over a decade of experience in holistic wellness and transformation. Originally from Portland, Oregon, he honed his unique abilities in energy healing while residing in New Zealand, where he developed techniques for clearing negative energies, closing dark portals, and channeling healing frequencies to promote harmony and positivity. Today, based out of his practice at globalenergyclearing.com, Herman specializes in remote energy clearings for individuals and properties, addressing issues like sleep disturbances, anxiety, depression, and intentional negative energy placements to help clients reset and reconnect with their true selves. A sought-after speaker at events like the Sedona Yoga Festival, Herman continues to inspire global audiences with his dedication to energy cleansing and personal empowerment.

1:54:22 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Herman Petrick

Website: https://globalenergyclearing.com/
Contact Herman: https://globalenergyclearing.com/contact-us/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/KevinPennell
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 174 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:52 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- Ad-Free episodes are now available of Toward A Better Life through Patreon. As a paid subscriber you can enjoy episodes without advertisements. All you need to do is visit Patreon, search for Toward A Better Life Podcast.
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:05:57 Chat with Michael Wilson

Michael is a psychotherapist with an extensive background in psychotherapy, and Transpersonal Psychology (or Spiritual Psychology), and Environmental Psychology e.g., Nature Connection. He is a Druid member with the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids. Michael lives and works in Northumberland incorporating regular visits to the Scottish Highlands and Islands for long nature immersions. He has written several additional excellent books on psychology as well.

1:06:09 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Mchael Wilson

Website: http://www.michaelwilson.uk.com/
Michael's Publications: http://www.michaelwilson.uk.com/publications/
Michael's New Book & Events: http://www.michaelwilson.uk.com/pathways/

Order of Bards Ovates and Druids

Website: https://druidry.org/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/KevinPennell
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 173 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:16 Eclipse - By Mac and Cheese (Used with Permission)

0:05:59 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- Ad-Free episodes are now available of Toward A Better Life through Patreon. As a paid subscriber you can enjoy episodes without advertisements. All you need to do is visit Patreon, search for Toward A Better Life Podcast.
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:10:34 Chat with Heather Greene

Heather Greene is an acquisitions editor with Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd., a freelance religion journalist and author of the award winning book Lights, Camera, Witchcraft: A Critical History of Witches in American Film and Television. Heather has been studying both Witchcraft and film for over thirty years. She has a B.A. and an M.A. in Film Studies. Heather also co-hosts The Witches Movie Coven podcast and she's on the board of the Atlanta-based Mystic South Conference. When she gets a few quiet moments, Heather can be found in her studio restoring dolls, singing along to a playlist, sipping tea on the back porch, or tending to her two very needy cats.

1:00:34 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Heather Greene:

Website: https://www.heathergreene.net/
Heather's Book: https://www.heathergreene.net/book-1
Contact: https://www.heathergreene.net/contact

Mac and Cheese:

Website: https://macandcheese.cheesebrowmusic.com/

Mystic South:

Website: https://mystic-south.com/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/KevinPennell
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 172 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:53 Eldur - By Hem Netjer (Used with Permission)

0:06:27 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- Ad-Free episodes are now available of Toward A Better Life through Patreon. As a paid subscriber you can enjoy episodes without advertisements. All you need to do is visit Patreon, search for Toward A Better Life Podcast.
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:11:28 Chat with Steve Hounsome - Tarot-A Guide for Living

Steve Hounsome has been working with the Tarot since his teenage years, over 45 years ago! From his beginnings as a Tarot reader he developed his own style of working with and teaching the Tarot that he called 'Tarot Therapy'. In 1999 he published the first of his three volumes of books entitled 'Tarot Therapy', more recently adding 'The Tarot Therapy Workbook' to the series. He created two Tarot decks with accompanying books and continues to teach and promote use of the Tarot for personal and spiritual development by therapeutic means. He has created three Courses with Philip Carr-Gomm, creator of the Druidcraft Tarot, including the newly released 'Tarot Therapy'. Steve's recent books are 'Tarot for Grief' and new for 2026 'Tarot for Living and Dying'.

1:07:49 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Steve Hounsome:

Website: https://www.tarottherapy.co.uk/
Steve's Books: https://www.tarottherapy.co.uk/printed-books
Contact Steve Hounsome: https://www.tarottherapy.co.uk/contact

Hem Netjer:

Website: https://hemnetjer.band/
Bandcamp: https://hemnetjer.bandcamp.com/

Order of Bards Ovates and Druids:

Website: https://druidry.org/
Join the Order and Train in Druidry: https://druidry.org/our-courses/train-in-druidry

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/KevinPennell
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 171 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:13 Prologue - Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi by Damh the Bard (Used with Permission)

0:05:56 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- Ad-Free episodes are now available of Toward A Better Life through Patreon. As a paid subscriber you can enjoy episodes without advertisements. All you need to do is visit Patreon, search for Toward A Better Life Podcast.
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:09:58 Chat with Damh the Bard and the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi

Damh the Bard is a modern-day Bard whose spirituality and love of folk tradition is expressed through his music, storytelling and poetry. His performances are both entertaining and educational, speaking directly to the heart, and never without a good splash of humour. With twelve outstanding albums, and singing and speaking engagements all over the world, Damh has become one of the most popular contemporary Pagan musicians – a musical storyteller who works within the world of myth: where the Elves dance on Midsummer's Eve, where the trees talk, and the Hollow Hills take you into the Otherworld, where the Goddess rides her horse, guiding you to magic, and the Horned God and Greenman of old call to you from the shadows of the Greenwood.

He began his Spiritual Journey at a very young age, often found in the school library reading through books on magic and the supernatural. Damh was initiated into a Ceremonial Magic group at age 18. He then discovered Paganism, which led him to Druidry, joining the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids in 1994. On the Summer Solstice of 2010, he was installed as the Pendragon of the Order, taking over from the artist Will Worthington who had been the Order's Pendragon for the previous 19 years. Damh served the Order as Pendragon until the Summer Solstice of 2025 when he passed the role over to Matt McCabe. His Path is an Animistic Way that sees and acknowledges the connection between all life. That Spirit is within all things, from the pebble to the mountain, from the raindrop to the oceans, all alive, vibrant, conscious, and part of the Great Web. To Damh the Path of the Bard, the Skald, the Scop, is to sing of that connection and bring that magic to life through music.

Along with his musical concerts, Damh has also given talks, run workshops, and participated in panel discussions at conferences and camps in the UK, Europe, Australia, Canada, and the USA, with his favourite topics including: Awen the Mead of Poetry and the Creative Quest; Animism; Magic and Seership; Tree Lore; Mythology; and Wilderness Awareness.

0:48:37 Son of the Waves - Damh the Bard (Used with Permission)

0:54:29 Continued Chat with Damh the Bard and the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi

1:14:29 Oak Broom and Meadow Sweet - Damh the Bard (Used with Permission)

1:19:16 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Damh the Bard:

Website: https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/
Y Mabinogi: https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/y-mabinogi/
Connect with Damh the Bard: https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/contact-2/

Order of Bards Ovates and Druids:

Website: https://druidry.org/
Join the Order and Train in Druidry: https://druidry.org/our-courses/train-in-druidry

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/KevinPennell
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 170 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:18 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:05:10 Celebrate Spring with Kevin Pennell

Kevin Pennell is the Podcast Host and Producer of Toward A Better Life a Licensed Massage Therapist, Hypnotherapist, Shamanic Practitioner, and a Bardic member of the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids. He's also an Usui Reiki Master, and Instructor for various self-help and continuing education workshops with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Spurgeon College. As a healing facilitator, he devotes his life to being a "hollow bone" or tool to bring about "Compassionate Healing". Kevin also writes, honing his love of writing through journalism. As an author, he applied his biographical and spiritual insights to complete the work Two Feathers: Spiritual Seed Planter that shares the life and spirit of Ken Two Feathers.

0:28:38 Guided Meditation - Connecting with Herbs

0:45:27 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/KevinPennell
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 169 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:33 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:04:22 Interview with Robin Clare

Robin is a bestselling author and creator of the Harmony Method™ — a transformative framework that guides people to live and lead with greater ease, clarity, and alignment. Through her book, Harmony: The Frequency of True Success, Robin teaches how to align inner truth with outer life so that success flows naturally. She bring decades of experience as a spiritual teacher, life and recovery coach, and nonprofit executive, blending practical wisdom with deep spiritual insight. Robin helps audiences discover how to move from stress and striving to a state of Harmony — where inspiration becomes purposeful action and life itself becomes a living expression of authenticity and joy.

0:55:26 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Robin Clare

Website: https://www.robinhclare.com/
Contact: https://www.robinhclare.com/contact

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/KevinPennell
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 168 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:08 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:05:39 Interview with Emlyn Phillips

Emlyn is this week's guests who hails from Wales. He's a druid-grade member of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids. Emlyn has degrees in International Relations, Computer Science, and Business Administration, as well as a postgraduate qualification in Applied Linguistics. He's also a trained coach, hypnotherapist and mediator. He has worked as an outdoor pursuits instructor, a Linux systems administrator, a developer of multilingual online learning systems, a corporate coach, a university lecturer in strategic management and marketing, and an educator and examiner in English as a second language. He is the author of numerous published articles, and of two books - with the third on its way. He currently lives in the small tropical nation of Timor-Leste. Emlyn is also passionate in his studies of Wales, its history, culture, and the magical mysteries of old from that region.

1:02:33 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Emlyn Phillips

Website: https://traethiad.com/
Substack: https://traethiad.substack.com/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 167 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:47 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:04:05 Interview with Michelle Walters

Michelle is a voracious imagination advocate, Clinical Hypnotherapist, and AI Advocate. She writes and speaks on themes associated with the subconscious, self-improvement and personal growth. Michelle has blended her passion for marketing with hypnosis and AI to create "MakeMyHypno", a first-of-its-kind custom hypnosis app that makes you a personalized audio recording delivered to you inbox in a matter of minutes.

0:55:34 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Michelle Walters

Website: https://michellewalters.net/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 166 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:08 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:04:52 Interview with Belinda Coker

Belinda is an Australian hiker, writer, and educator who helps women rebuild confidence through practical adventure and responsible travel. She has completed solo hikes from Australia's Red Centre to crossing Greenland's Arctic Circle, experiences that shaped her belief that confidence grows through action, not theory. Through her platforms, Soul Treader and The House Sitting Collective, she teaches how structure, trust, and responsibility create genuine freedom and stability in life.

1:08:48 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Belinda Coker

Website: https://soultreader.com/
Contact Belinda: https://soultreader.com/contact-us/
Free Resource Booklet: https://soultreader.com/hike-it-right/
10% Off House Sitting Courses - hstravel: https://housesittingcollective.com/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 165 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:10 The Door with Spiral Dance (Used by Permission)

0:03:58 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:08:24 Interview with Dana O'Driscoll

Dana currently serves as the Grand Archdruid of the Ancient Order of Druids in America. A lifelong student of nature spirituality and druidry she has been practicing for 18 years. Dana has authored multiple books that focus on nature spirituality and neopagan practices through the lenses of reverence, respect, and direct action on behalf of the living earth. Her writings include Ecospirituality for the 21st Century, which she co-authored withNate Summers. She also wrote Land Healing: Physical, Metaphysical, and Ritual Approaches to Healing the Earth, I have also painted and published Oracle/Tarot Deck and Books: Tarot of Trees, Plant Spirit Oracle, and TreeLore Oracle. A few years ago Dana wrote Sacred Actions: Living the Wheel of the Year through Earth-Centered Sustainable Practices and the Sacred Actions Journal.

1:10:30 - Raise The Flag of Green - Damh the Bard (Used with Permission)

1:14:26 - Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Dana O'Driscoll

Website: https://thedruidsgarden.com/
Contact Dana: https://thedruidsgarden.com/about-the-druid/contact/
Sacred Actions: https://thedruidsgarden.com/sacredactions-4/
Sacred Actions Journal: https://thedruidsgarden.com/sacred-actions-journal/

Ancient Order of Druids In America

Website: https://aoda.org/
Contact: https://aoda.org/contact/

Spiral Dance

Website: https://spiraldance.com.au/

Damh The Bard

Website: https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 164 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:59 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:04:52 Interview with Michael Dorfman

Michael is an 83-year-old certified Health & Nutrition Life Coach, investigative author, and thriving example of plant-based longevity. Based in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, he has spent the last 17+ years living—and coaching—on how to age vibrantly without chronic disease.

Michael adopted a vegetarian diet in 1976, transitioned to a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle in 2008, and earned his certification in Plant-Based Nutrition in 2019. His book, The Thriving Vegan, exposes how the food and pharmaceutical industries mislead the public—and how individuals can reclaim their health.

In his latest book, The Longevity Wellness Revolution, Michael shares practical tools from the Blue Zones, as well as his discoveries, including breathwork, intermittent fasting, stress reduction, and more. He's passionate about showing that it's never too late to live with energy, purpose, and joy.

1:03:04 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Michael Dorfman

Website: https://longevitywellnessrevolution.com/
Contact Michael: https://longevitywellnessrevolution.com/contact-me/
Free Guidebook: https://longevitywellnessrevolution.com/guidebook/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 163 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:41 Liminal by Nymphya (Used By Permission)

0:06:25 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:10:08 Celebrate Spring with Kevin Pennell

Kevin Pennell is the Podcast Host and Producer of Toward A Better Life a Licensed Massage Therapist, Hypnotherapist, Shamanic Practitioner, and a Bardic member of the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids. He's also an Usui Reiki Master, and Instructor for various self-help and continuing education workshops with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Spurgeon College. As a healing facilitator, he devotes his life to being a "hollow bone" or tool to bring about "Compassionate Healing". Kevin also writes, honing his love of writing through journalism. As an author, he applied his biographical and spiritual insights to complete the work Two Feathers: Spiritual Seed Planter that shares the life and spirit of Ken Two Feathers.

0:22:09 Guided Meditation for Celebrating Spring

0:36:36 Almost Through the Dark with Emrys Abner from Mac and Cheese (Used By Permission)

0:41:18 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Nymphya

Music and More: https://nymphya.com/home-mobile/

Emrys Abner

Music and More: https://cheesebrowmusic.com/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 162 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:39 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:04:08 Interview with Ranbir Puar

Ranbir is a TEDx Speaker, Author, Clinical Hypnotherapist, Life Strategies Coach, and Nervous System Architect and Certified HeartMath® Coach who has been helping adults and children transform their lives since 2009. She blends neuroscience, somatic regulation, neurofeedback, and mindset training to rewire both mind and body, creating breakthroughs where traditional coaching or talk therapy often plateau. She is also a licensed provider of the Integrated Learning System (Focus), the Rest & Restore Protocol, and the Safe & Sound Protocol, providing her clients with access to cutting-edge tools that accelerate transformation.

Ranbir is a 20-Time Staff Pick on Insight Timer, the world's largest community of meditators, and has spoken at global parenting events such as the Mindful World Parenting Summit alongside Eckhart Tolle and Dr. Shefali. She is the creator of the popular Today I Practice life strategies app and has been featured in publications around the world. Please welcome Ranbir Puar as we discuss Life Rhythms on this episode of Toward A Better Life.

1:05:44 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Ranbir Puar

Website: https://freewithin.me/
HeartMath® Tools: https://store.heartmath.org/emwave-pro.html
Work with Ranbir: https://freewithin.me/work-with-me/
Further Leanring Options: https://www.innerchampion.me/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 161 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:17 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:04:40 Interview with William Gadea

William Gadea is a Peruvian-American author, filmmaker, and Zen Buddhist practitioner. He has written ARROW: The Power and Poison of Story, which explores how storytelling shapes our minds, our sense of self, and our happiness. Drawing on neuroscience, evolutionary psychology, and personal experience, William looks at how the stories we tell can both heal and hinder us - and how awareness of this process can help us live with more clarity and compassion. He is also the creator of What Is Mind?, a YouTube channel about consciousness.

1:03:24 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

William Gadea

Website: https://www.williamgadea.com/
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@whatismind-williamgadea
Contact William: https://www.williamgadea.com/contact

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 160 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:54 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:04:22 Interview with Faith Spencer

Faith Spencer, is a certified "Happy for No Reason" trainer and author of "The Oneness Guide for Today: A Book of Insight for Young Women"—a unique and timely book for teen girls and young women navigating pressure, perfectionism, and social media stress. Her work helps young people shift from ego-driven striving to soul-deep connection by exploring the science and spirituality of oneness. Faith is here to share powerful tools for self-acceptance, inner peace, and authentic living. Granted, the focus of her book is connecting with teens and young women, yet, after reading her book, I can confidently say her book, The Oneness Guide is a great guide for everyone! Won't you please welcome, Faith to Toward A Better Life!

0:59:54 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Faith Spencer

Website: https://faithspencer.com/
Faith's Book: https://faithspencer.com/oneness-guide/
Contact Faith: https://faithspencer.com/contact/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 159 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:03 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:04:32 Interview with Ashana Kaiulani

Ashana is a trauma support specialist and reclamation coach whose work is rooted in helping women remember who they are after deep emotional pain or betrayal. She's the founder of Way Home Wellness and host of The Reclamation Room podcast, where she shares real, grounded conversations about self-trust, healing, and coming home to yourself. Her work, though rooted in helping women navigate toward their better life, can be applied to all when is it some to resilience. Please welcome my guest Ashana Kaiulani as we discuss Reflections on resilience.

1:01:38 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Ashana Kaiulani

Website: https://wayhomewellness.com/
The Way Home Wellness Library: https://wayhomewellness.com/store
Ashana's Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/search?term=Reclamation%20Room

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 158 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:01 Dance of the Druids by MortenA (Used By Permission)

0:04:09 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:07:30 Insights of Imbolc with Kevin Pennell

Kevin Pennell is the Podcast Host and Producer of Toward A Better Life a Licensed Massage Therapist, Hypnotherapist, Shamanic Practitioner, and a Bardic member of the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids. He's also an Usui Reiki Master, and Instructor for various self-help and continuing education workshops with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Spurgeon College. As a healing facilitator, he devotes his life to being a "hollow bone" or tool to bring about "Compassionate Healing". Kevin also writes, honing his love of writing through journalism. As an author, he applied his biographical and spiritual insights to complete the work Two Feathers: Spiritual Seed Planter that shares the life and spirit of Ken Two Feathers.

0:20:34 Guided Meditation for Honoring Imbolc

0:39:31 First Blush of Spring by MortenA (Used By Permission)

0:43:10 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

MortenA

Music and More: https://soundcloud.com/search?q=MortenA

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 157 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:43 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:03:19 Interview with Shilah

Shilah is a Bardic member with the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids. She says that while Google may be good for some things, Shilah believes connecting, learning, and growing happen in the more "human" realm. She calls herself an artist of the Fae Folk which can be seen in her magickal creations that honor the Fae Folk and related realms. She's walking her path in Earth Based Spirituality and is sharing glimpse of her life as a Hedge Witch in this episode of Toward A Better Life.

0:51:05 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Shilah

Contact Through Instagram: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/shilahthebard?igsh=MWZ3YXRhamlxdXQ1MA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

Order of Bards Ovates and Druids

Website: https://druidry.org/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 156 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:01 I'll Play For You by Mark Firehammer (Used by Permission)

0:05:34 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:08:25 Interview with Mark Firehammer

Mark Firehammer is the founder of the Creative Humanity Alliance, a growing ecosystem of artists, educators, and innovators using creativity as a catalyst for cultural healing and human reconnection. Their mission is simple but urgent: to use art and creative practice as keys to unlock the connection that modern life too often makes us forget. As an author, creator, and entrepreneur, Mark's work—including the novel The Echo and the Voice—explores how imagination can repair culture and guide us toward a more human, more fulfilling life.

1:14:32 Walk The Heavens by Mark Firehammer (Used by Permission)

1:18:46 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Mark Firehammer

Website:https://markfirehammer.com/
Contact: https://markfirehammer.com/contact/
Creative Humanity Alliance: https://creativehumanityalliance.org/
Mark Firehammer Music: https://markfirehammer.com/music/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 155 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:50 Winter Solstice by Awenfire (Used By Permission)

0:04:57 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:08:25 Bear Facts of Introspection with Kevin Pennell

Kevin Pennell is the Podcast Host and Producer of Toward A Better Life a Licensed Massage Therapist, Hypnotherapist, Shamanic Practitioner, and a Bardic member of the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids. He's also an Usui Reiki Master, and Instructor for various self-help and continuing education workshops with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Spurgeon College. As a healing facilitator, he devotes his life to being a "hollow bone" or tool to bring about "Compassionate Healing". Kevin also writes, honing his love of writing through journalism. As an author, he applied his biographical and spiritual insights to complete the work Two Feathers: Spiritual Seed Planter that shares the life and spirit of Ken Two Feathers.

0:24:46 Guided Meditation to Connect with Bear Medicine

0:42:24 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Awenfire

https://soundcloud.com/awenfire

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 154 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:40 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:05:51 Interview with Teri M Brown

Terri M Brown: Born in Athens, Greece as an Air Force brat, Teri came into this world with an imagination full of stories to tell. She now calls the North Carolina coast home, and the peaceful nature of the sea has been a great source of inspiration for her creativity.

Not letting 2020 get the best of her, Teri chose to go on an adventure that changed her outlook on life. She and her husband, Bruce, rode a tandem bicycle over 3000 miles across the United States from Astoria, Oregon to Washington DC, successfully raising money for Toys for Tots. She learned she is stronger than she realized and capable of anything she sets her mind to.

Teri graduated from UNC Greensboro with a multitude of degrees – majors in Elementary Education and Psychology and minors in Math and Sociology – she just couldn't settle on one thing! While homeschooling her four children, she began her writing career by focusing on small businesses, writing articles, blog posts, and website content.

In 2017, after finally getting out of an emotionally abusive 14-year marriage, Teri began dabbling in fiction, a lifelong dream. Upon winning the First Annual Anita Bloom Ornoff Award for Inspirational Short Story for a piece about her grandfather, she began writing in earnest, and published her debut novel in 2022, Sunflowers Beneath the Snow, a historical fiction set in Ukraine. Her second novel published in 2023, An Enemy Like Me, takes place during WWII. Her latest novel, Daughters of Green Mountain Gap, a generational story about Appalachian healers came out in January 2024. In June 2024, her short story, The Youngest Lighthouse Keeper, came out in the anthology Feisty Deeds: Historical Fictions of Daring Women. Her latest book, 10 Little Rules for a Double-Butted Adventure (Feb 2025), is an inspirational look at the life lessons she learned riding across the United States on a tandem bicycle. In April, her first children's book, Little Lola and Her Big Dream, will launch.

1:09:01 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Teri M Brown

Website: https://www.terimbrown.com/
Contact: https://www.terimbrown.com/contact.html

Order of Bards Ovates and Druids

Website: https://druidry.org/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 153 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:18 Gunshae - By Lady Eve (Used by Permission)

0:07:09 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:11:59 Interview with Lady Eve

Lady Eve is a musician, artist, and the owner of Singing Pines. Eve grew up in Atlanta and spent summers in Appalachia basking in the aroma and nurturing her deep love and appreciation of trees and the forests while playing in mountain streams. Eve is a certified forest bathing guide by the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy, and enjoys sharing her passion for soundscape and sensory/somatic experiences. As a Bardic Druid (with the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids) and an active Zazen practitioner, she incorporates meditation and subtle awareness throughout her endeavors. Her artistic advocacy focuses on the connection between music, environment, accessibility and wellness. In 2016 she began to lead an ongoing series of soundwalks, which gives the public opportunities to experience natural surroundings through listening techniques, meditative breathing, and contemplative focus. In recent years, the soundwalk program has grown into an artist residency called the ACA Soundscape Field Station at Canaveral National Seashore, and an accessibility program for blind and partially sighted youth called Young Sound Seekers, sponsored by the National Park Service. These programs highlight the growing importance of environmental sound (soundscape) on the quality of health for all living creatures. As a musician and soundscape artist, she uses field recordings, electronic music, spoken word, and classical oboe in her compositions and collaborations. She has performed at several venues throughout North America.

1:10:12 Meiji Sunbeams by Lady Eve (Used by Permission)

1:19:54 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Lady Eve

Website: https://www.singingpines.co/
Contact: info@singingpines.co

Order of Bards Ovates and Druids

Website: https://druidry.org/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 152 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:02 Dark Night of the Soul by Spiral Dance (Used by Permission)

0:06:34 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:04:07 Interview with Rachael Schmidt

Rachael Schmidt, author of Common Sixth Sense, is a mindfulness-based self-development coach, mentor, and educator with more than twenty years of experience helping people awaken to their fullest potential. She has worked with teenagers, Fortune 500 leaders, and everyone in between, guiding them to live more authentic and connected lives. Schmidt teaches mindfulness integration at the graduate level and is the founder of the consultancy, Common Sixth. You can learn more at www.commonsixth.com.

1:01:49 Deep Peace to You by Awenfire (Used by Permission)

1:05:30 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Rachael Schmidt

Website: https://commonsixth.com/
Contact: https://commonsixth.com/contact-rachael-schmidt/
Order Rachael's Book: https://commonsixth.com/book/

Spiral Dance

Website: https://spiraldance.com.au/

Awenfire

On Sound Cloud: https://soundcloud.com/awenfire

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 151 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:55 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:04:07 Interview with Joanna Zhang

Joanna Zhang is the award-winning founder of The Operations Genius and creator of the world's first Fractional VA Service, a revolutionary approach to operational support that gives entrepreneurs the flexibility, accountability, and expertise they need. A sought-after global speaker, Joanna brings more than strategies, she infuses her talks with soul-aligned wisdom, sharing divine messages that inspire founders to lead from their hearts. Her unique perspective comes from her own journey of soul awakening and soul ascension, guided by her spiritual mentor, which deepened her commitment to uplifting others toward personal transformation. Her story resonates with Toward A Bette Life as a reminder that a "better life" begins with inner alignment—and ripples out to touch family, community, and the world. Please welcome Joanna Zhang to Toward A Better Life as we explore Soul Awakening and Personal Transformation

0:58:34 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Joanna Zhang

Website: https://operationsgenius.net/
Contact Joanna Through Her Website

Toward A Better Life * Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/ * Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 150 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:54 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:05:19 Druidic Perspectives of The 4 Elements with Kevin Pennell

Kevin Pennell is the Podcast Host and Producer of Toward A Better Life a Licensed Massage Therapist, Hypnotherapist, Shamanic Practitioner, and a Bardic member of the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids. He's also an Usui Reiki Master, and Instructor for various self-help and continuing education workshops with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Spurgeon College. As a healing facilitator, he devotes his life to being a "hollow bone" or tool to bring about "Compassionate Healing". Kevin also writes, honing his love of writing through journalism. As an author, he applied his biographical and spiritual insights to complete the work Two Feathers: Spiritual Seed Planter that shares the life and spirit of Ken Two Feathers.

0:19:35 Guided Meditation to Deepen A Connection to the 4 Elements

0:43:50 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Kevin Pennell & Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 149 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:07 Thanksgiving Address - Michael Douglas - Used By Permission

0:06:40 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:10:09 Interview with Cindy Caprio Woulfe

Cindy Caprio Woulfe is a full time mother, certified meditation teacher and wellness advocate residing in Connecticut with her husband and two sons. A University of Colorado at Boulder graduate in Communication and an Institute of Integrative Nutrition alumna, she balances motherhood with her passion for mindfulness practices. A regular contributor to Fairfield County Mom, she offers compassionate guidance for mothers seeking balance amid life's overwhelming moments. Her first book, In the Weeds: A Guide to Saving Your Own Soul on This Crazy Journey Called Motherhood, is available for purchase.

0:57:52 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Cindy Capro Woulfe

Website: https://cindycapriowoulfe.com/
Order Her Book: https://cindycapriowoulfe.com/buy-the-book-1

Michael Douglas

Website: https://www.maineprimitive.com/
Contact: https://www.maineprimitive.com/contact

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 148 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:26 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:06:22 Interview with Eimear Burke

Eimear Burke - is the Chosen Chief of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids (OBOD) who lives in Kilkenny, Ireland. Eimear is a retired Counselling Psychologist and her interests in Druidry and psychology have led her to act as a Celebrant, helping people to design and enact meaningful rites of passage. She is licensed to perform legal weddings in the Republic of Ireland and can also offer non legal ceremonies. Eimear has a deep love of the ancient Irish tales and has a passion for storytelling. She brings the old tales to new audiences, and - while remaining faithful to the stories - often examines them from new perspectives, so that listeners experience them as fresh and relevant. She particularly enjoys showing people the sacred sites of Ireland and telling the ancient tales right where they happened. Eimear is also a Priestess dedicated to Danú in the Fellowship of Isis. She is an Arch Druidess in the Druid Clan of Dana and a member of the Noble Order of Tara.'

1:04:00 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Eimear Burke

Website: https://www.kilkennydruidry.com/
Eimear & OBOD: https://www.kilkennydruidry.com/obod.html
Contact: https://www.kilkennydruidry.com/contact-us.html

Order of Bards Ovates and Druids

Website: https://druidry.org/
Contact: https://druidry.org/contact-us

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 147 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:25 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:05:14 Interview with Craig Meriwether

Craig Meriwether is a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist, Medical Hypnosis Specialist, and author of the Past Lives Guidebook. He's also the founder of Sacred Mystery Hypnotherapy, where he goes clients through powerful spiritual healing journeys such as past life regression, life-between-lives regression, spirit guide connection, and ancestral healing. In Craig's work, he's helped Clients uncover and heal unresolved trauma from past lives. People connect with their spirit guides for clarity and direction. Individuals release ancestral patterns and generational wounds. Seekers access the "life-between-lives" spirit world for profound insight. Clients reconnect with their soul's purpose and mission. In this magical episode, Craig shares how these techniques can help people heal emotionally, physically, and spiritually—often in ways that traditional approaches can't reach. He offers a grounded, practical explanation of how spiritual hypnotherapy works, along with inspiring real-world stories from his practice.

1:10:33 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Craig Meriwether

Website: https://sacredmysteryhypnotherapy.com/
Publications: https://sacredmysteryhypnotherapy.com/past-lives-guidebook/
Contact: https://sacredmysteryhypnotherapy.com/contact/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 146 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:12 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:05:54 Interview with Dr. Len Lopez

Dr Len Lopez is a Nutrition and fitness expert, who created 5 S.T.E.P.S. a Day... a unique 'to-do' list to help improve your Habits and Attitude by tracking how You Feed Body, Mind, and Spirit. Everyday shade-in One or all 5 S.T.E.P.S. for the action you took and tap into your 'visual' and 'kinesthetic' learning centers to help anchor those better habits and attitude. If you're already tracking your Physical steps or closing your Rings for your PHYSICAL Body... this will be easy, but What am I doing for My Mind and Spirit? Every day ask yourself these 5 questions? SLEEP ----- Did I Sleep/Dream with a Smile? THINK ----- Did I Think Better? EAT ------- Did I Eat Right? PHYSICAL -- Did I Get Physical? SPIRIT ------ Did I work my Spiritual muscles? ....if you did, shade-in that step. By the end of the day... week... month... you can quickly see how good you are at feeding your body, mind, and spirit. It's NOT Rocket Science... It's Feedback and Accountability. In less than 2 minutes you can track and see, if you are doing the things that will make you Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise? Or at least get you to be Bigger, Better, Bolder? Dr. Len also created a TEEN version. The 5 S.T.E.P.S. are the Same - but applicable to teens.

1:09:41 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Dr. Len Lopez

Website: https://drlenlopez.com/
Publications: https://drlenlopez.com/publications/
Contact: https://drlenlopez.com/contact-us/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 145 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:59 Autumn Leaves - Damh the Bard (Used with permission)

0:06:01 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:10:54 Finding and Being With Our Spirit Guides with Kevin Pennell

Kevin Pennell is the Podcast Host and Producer of Toward A Better Life a Licensed Massage Therapist, Hypnotherapist, Shamanic Practitioner, and a Bardic member of the Order of Nards Ovates and Druids. He's also an Usui Reiki Master, and Instructor for various self-help and continuing education workshops with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Spurgeon College. As a healing facilitator, he devotes his life to being a "hollow bone" or tool to bring about "Compassionate Healing". Kevin also writes, honing his love of writing through journalism. As an author, he applied his biographical and spiritual insights to complete the work Two Feathers: Spiritual Seed Planter that shares the life and spirit of Ken Two Feathers.

0:31:22 Guided Meditation to Find Your Spirit Guide

0:48:58 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Kevin Pennell & Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

Damh the Bard

Website: https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/

View Details

Episode 144 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:10 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:05:54 Interview with Amy Dickens

Amy Dickens is a leading voice on joy, play, and reconnecting with the parts of ourselves that make us feel most alive. She's the creator of Joyfully You, where her mission is to help adults rediscover the transformative power of joy and play—not as something frivolous, but as a vital part of well-being, creativity, and authentic living. With her background in yoga, meditation, and coaching, Amy has guided people through healing and self-discovery for years. Now she channels that wisdom into her playful videos, her podcast, getting people quite literally dancing through the streets, and her new book 101 Ways to Spread Joy. Amy reminds us that joy isn't just for kids—it's fuel for our souls.

0:45:44 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Amy Dickens

Website: https://www.livejoyfullyou.com/
Order 101 Ways To Spread Joy: https://www.livejoyfullyou.com/101waystospreadjoy
Contact: https://www.livejoyfullyou.com/contact

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 143 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:53 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:04:05 Interview with Lizbeth DeSa

Lizbeth is Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy Practitioner, Educator, Conflict Mediator, Laughter Yoga Leader, Writer. She helps those dealing with Shame, Anxiety, and Depression. Using An IFS Approach, she has also helped individuals suffering from Complex Trauma issues and PTSD with IFS. Lizbeth believes the mind is made up of sub-personalities or "parts". Each part has unique qualities. Some parts are functional and valuable while others may behave in negative ways. However, they have positive intentions, even if that is hard to believe. Underlying the parts is a person's true essence or Self.The Self knows how to heal in order to become whole and integrated. Sing the song of Your Self. Stay tuned as Lizbeth DeSa shares the magic of Internal Family Systems Therapy.

0:53:14 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Lizbeth DeSa

Website: https://www.multiplemind.com/
Contact: https://www.multiplemind.com/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 142 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:55 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:03:38 Interview with Erica Joy Siegel

Erica is an Acupuncture Physician & Herbalist in the Jacksonville, Florida area. In practice for 20 years she assists in treating a variety of health conditions, simple to complex, acute to chronic. Utilizing several techniques and adjunct therapies to get desired outcomes. She's the only practitioner in the region doing Acunova-a protocol from Denmark using points on the hands and feet to help recover some vision and slow degenerative eye diseases. She is also unique in her offering of laser acupuncture for kids and needlephobes. She's also authored a wonderful book The Acupuncture Point Functions Charts & Workbook which she talks about in this episode Acupuncture Demystified

0:51:08 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Erica Joy Siegel

Website: https://www.joyvisionacu.com/
Contact: https://www.joyvisionacu.com/contact-acupuncture-ponte-vedra

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 141 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:03 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:04:27 Interview with Angie Hawkins

Angie Hawkins is an Inner Glow Coach who transforms high-achieving, spiritual women from chasing love and approval to radiating fierce confidence so they can finally feel happy, free, and loved for who they are. She works with women who’ve done therapy, read the books, tried the spiritual path, but still feel like something’s missing. Through deep inner work and identity transformation, she helps them break the cycle of not feeling “enough,” so they can experience real love, confidence, and peace without having to change who they are.

Angie authored Running in Slippers, a raw and vulnerable memoir about finding resilience after emotional rock bottom. Angie has moved from Chicago to Hawaii on her own, jumped out of a helicopter and into the ocean Navy SEAL-style, bungee jumped, skydived, and cliff jumped, and now she's jumping in to talk with me about People Pleasing, Boundaries, and Being A Functional Adult. Stay tuned for my eye opening chat with Angie.

0:49:56 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Angie Hawkins

Website: https://www.runninginslippers.com/
Contact Dana: https://www.runninginslippers.com/contact
Buy Her Book: https://www.runninginslippers.com/book

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 140 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:12 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:05:48 Interview with Dana O'Driscoll and Nate Summers

Dana O'Driscoll - Dana is the Grand Arch Druid of AODA in the US along with being a lifelong student of nature spirituality and Druidry and has been practicing for 18 years. She has authored of multiple books that focus on nature spirituality and neopagan practices through the lenses of reverence, respect, and direct action on behalf of the living earth.
Nate Summers has authored several books as well studying with a number of amazing teachers and mentors over the years. Nate's approach is a blend and mix of the lineages. Ultimately, his goal in writing, teaching, and mentoring is to help people discover their own truths and ways with the guidance and wisdom handed down through the ages and through many powerful lineages. Nate hopes to empower people in their lives, to help them discover ease, peace and confidence, and to be lit up inside with their own primal passion, vitality, and power.
Dana and Nate talk about their new book "Eco-Spirituality in the 21st Century: ReVisioning Nature, Community, and Connection for a Better Tomorrow" an incredible title for an incredible book. Eco-Spirituality offers a new vision for nature spirituality both by drawing upon ancient, ancestral connections and by visioning human-nature-spirit connections for a brighter future. The authors combine their collective skill sets in druidry, wilderness survival skills, permaculture, and more, to create this new framework for engaging in an eco-centric spiritual practice and lifestyle in the 21st century. Stay tuned for this compelling chat about Eco-Spirituality!

1:15:27 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Dana O'Driscoll

Website: https://thedruidsgarden.com/
Contact Dana: https://thedruidsgarden.com/about-the-druid/contact/

Nate Summers

Website & Contact: https://www.primalnate.com/

Buy the Book: https://thedruidsgarden.com/eco-spirituality-in-the-21st-century-revisioning-nature-community-and-connection/ Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 139 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:58 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:03:40 Interview with Corie Wightlin

Corie Wightlin, an ADHD/executive functioning coach, educator, and mindfulness facilitator who gets ADHD—because she lives it. With over 25 years of experience in cognitive science, education, and coaching, she helps overwhelmed folks turn chaos into clarity using real-life strategies that actually work. Her approach is rooted in self-compassion, practical tools, and meeting clients exactly where they are.

0:50:01 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Corie Wightlin

Website: https://wightlincoachingservices.com/
Corie's Dopamine Menu: https://wightlincoachingservices.myflodesk.com/wugdpijekr
Buy the Book - Balance Your Business: https://wightlincoachingservices.com/balance-your-business

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 138 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:08 Nwyfre and Intuition - The Listening Breath Dr. Abby Campbell (Produced by Kevin Pennell and Used By Permission)

0:03:57 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:07:47 Exploring Our Soul - Kevin Pennell

Kevin is a Podcast Host and Producer of Toward A Better Life. He’s also a Licensed Massage Therapist, an Usui Reiki Sensei, and Continuing Education Instructor and Instructor for various self-help workshops. Kevin has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Spurgeon College. As a healing facilitator, he devotes his life to being a “hollow bone” or tool to bring about “Compassionate Healing”.

Various cultural and ceremonial methods may be applied to his work as a facilitator for personal healing and spiritual counseling.

He employs Traditional Massage Therapy, TuiNa (a Chinese form of medical massage), Thai, Trigger Point Therapy, Acupressure, and other bodywork techniques plus Reiki, Intuition, and Empathy to promote the individual’s emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Creator and Spirit Guides play vital roles in Kevin’s facillitory work with others. He also applies hypnosis, journey, and guided meditation techniques for overcoming present, past, and/or past life issues in person and via Zoom

Kevin also writes, honing his love of writing through journalism. As an author, he applied his biographical and spiritual insights to complete the work Two Feathers: Spiritual Seed Planter that shares the life and spirit of Ken Two Feathers.

0:37:14 Guided Meditation with Kevin Pennell

0:54:53 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Kevin Pennell

Email: kevin@towardabetterlife.com
Buy the Book - Two Feathers Spiitual Seed Planter:https://towardabetterlife.com/product/two-feathers-spiritual-seed-planter/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 137 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00: 56 Eve of A Great Discovery by Awenfire (Used By Permission)

0:04:55 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:08:05 Interview with Victoria Williams

Victoria Williams is the author of The Warlock and the Ovate. The cover says it's a timeless fantasy adventure crafted for older children and adults. Set in a mythological world of ancient castles, majestic dragons, wise druids, and battle-hardened Vikings and even a magical tree where morality and corruption collide. Powerful themes of redemption, ancient wisdom, and the awakening of true purpose are also found in the pages of Victoria's The Warlock and the Ovate a world where hope prevails!

0:49:39 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Victoria Williams

Email: victoriawilliams7525@icloud.com
Buy the Book - The Warlock and the Ovate: https://www.amazon.com/Warlock-Ovate-Victoria-Williams-ebook/dp/B0FJZ75K56/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2QN5ZTGSV3G83&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Yn7yXIOIVu5V4dKNvRD8_g.ASkI5I9qDmBLWSYmoBo7-cJHpKjzTSdOKsJUYtcYIYc&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+warlock+and+the+ovate&qid=1756942778&sprefix=%2Caps%2C108&sr=8-1: https://www.paulownia-la.com/12-universal-laws-of-nature/

Awenfire

"An Artist/Producer who blends Ancient Wisdom with Moden Songcraft"

Music Link: https://soundcloud.com/ahebblet

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 136 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:15 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:05:13 Interview with Matthieu Mehuys

Matthieu Mehuys, is an award-winning author and landscape architect on a mission to make the world a greener, healthier place. His story began on a family farm in Belgium, where, from the age of three, Matthieu was captivated by the magic of plants and the incredible transformation of a tiny seed into vibrant life. After earning a Master of Engineering in Landscape Architecture, he started what he thought was his dream job—but Matthieu quickly felt trapped in a system that didn’t align with his purpose. Depressed and unfulfilled, he decided to make a bold move, quit a 9-to-5 job and set off on a global adventure to explore and work on some of the world’s most stunning gardens and groundbreaking eco-projects. This journey shaped Matthieu's vision and passion, leading him to start his own business. Today, he helps clients around the world creating low-maintenance, biodiverse gardens, farms, and high-value developments. His focus is on designing spaces that work with nature to restore ecosystems, reduce maintenance, and unlock the full potential of the land

0:56:46 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Matthieu Mehuys

Website: https://www.paulownia-la.com/
Buy 12 Universal Laws of Nature: https://www.paulownia-la.com/12-universal-laws-of-nature/
Contact Matthieu Mehuys: https://www.paulownia-la.com/#contact

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 135 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:38 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:03:54 Interview with Justin Shaw

About Justin Shaw is a mystical comedian, Dr. of Divinity, and a Sourcerer passionate about empowering people to reclaim their self-worth and manifest their highest potential. Following a long battle with substance abuse, PTSD, depression and anxiety disorders, Justin, a former stand-up comedian, experienced firsthand the redeeming power of Source energy after an incredible experience he will never forget. A little bit Deepak and a little bit Tupac with a sharp comedic edge, Justin L. Shaw challenges the status quo and empowers people to wake up and live their truth with his new book Sourcery 101: 13 Rungs to a Higher Elevation of Consciousness, a new system designed for Sourcing a spiritual revolution.

0:56:00 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Justin Shaw

Website: https://www.awakenthesourcerer.com/
Buy Sourcerer 101: https://www.awakenthesourcerer.com/buy-the-book/
Contact Justin Shaw: https://www.awakenthesourcerer.com/contact/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 134 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:50 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:04:35 Interview with Elizabeth Catherine

About Elizabeth Catherine
- Elizabeth Catherine has been creating hypnotherapy sessions for healing, self love, and spiritual experiences, inspiring others to feel good, and treat each other with compassion for years. She trained with Dr. Brian Weiss an American psychiatrist, hypnotherapist, and author who specializes in past life regression. Elizabeth's Self Hypnosis for Healing Podcast is an experience based healing journey. Each episodes covers a different spiritual, or relaxation topic, covering everything from energy healing to utilizing your body chemistry to bring you to a relaxed space where you are immersed in feelings of love and compassion. The second part of the weekly episode is a self hypnosis session where you will put everything you have learned into a relaxing session.

0:52:20 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Elizabeth Catherine

Website: https://www.elizabethcatherine.com/
Podcast: https://www.elizabethcatherine.com/projects-7

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 133 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:22 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:06:03 Interview with Aneta Waclaw

About Aneta Waclaw
- Aneta is a transformation guide, wellness advocate, and the voice behind the powerful movement Nourished Inside Out. Once a ballet dancer and hairstylist, she took the pain of an unhealthy relationship and turned it into purpose—helping thousands of women heal, reclaim their confidence, and rebuild their lives after heartbreak.
She’s the author of Blooming with Self-Love and the host of a popular podcast that dives deep into mindset, emotional wellness, and self-worth. Through her affirmations, journaling practices, and unapologetic self-care teachings, Aneta empowers her audience to break free from the patterns that no longer serve them and step boldly into the life they truly deserve.

When Aneta speaks, she speaks from experience. With heart, honesty, and hope, she reminds us all that healing isn’t about going back—it's about rising up, nourishing yourself from within, and choosing yourself every single day.

0:37:43 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Aneta Waclaw

Website: https://bio.site/nourisheinsideout

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 132 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:02 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:04:30 Interview with Zoia

About Zoia
- Zoia is a success catalyst who doesn't want people to just believe in themselves, she wants them to advocate for themselves the way she did. She doesn't tolerate weakness, but not because she judges it, rather she knows the cost of staying stagnant. Instead of talking dreams there can be results. Her work dives deeper than the usual self care to the journey of self-mastery. Zoia down't tell people what they want to hear, she tells them what's needed to effect real change. Hitting rock bottom can become unshakable power She helps people understand emotional strength. No more self-betrayal. Zoia is an author, carrying three degrees, multiple certifications in fields like Sexology, NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), Psychosomatics, and Neuroplasticity providing a multidimensional approach to personal growth, transformation, and empowerment and where each certification unlocks different layers of human psychology, behavior, and transformation. Zoia is not just another mindset/life coach— she's an expert in personal transformation, relationships, and brain rewiring. She is a Catalyst for Purposeful Living.

0:56:50 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Zoia

Website: https://zyelitewoman.com/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 131 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:32 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:03:02 Interview with Erin Pontbriand

About Erin Pontbriand
- Erin has been practicing Reiki for several years and is currently a Reiki Sensei or Reiki Master/Teacher. She is also a compassionate mental health professional with a dedicated focus on perinatal and women’s wellness. Erin works with individual clients, ensuring they feel validated, empowered, and connected to a community that knows it takes a village to thrive during life’s pivotal moments. She extends her expertise to providers in the perinatal and birthing fields, offering supervision and support to fellow mental health & perinatal practitioners. With her deep commitment to fostering connection and empowerment, Erin helps clients and professionals alike navigate their unique journeys with confidence.

0:58:33 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Erin Pontbriand

Website: https://www.erinpcounseling.com/
Contact Erinhttps://www.erinpcounseling.com/contact:

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 130 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:58 Saint Nectans Glen - Alex Roberts (Used with Permission)

0:05:01 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:09:13 Interview with Stephanie Thomas Berry

About Stephanie Thomas Berry
- Stephanie Thomas Berry an accomplished artist, poet and practicing Druid from Western North Carolina. Stephanie documents the mysterious wonder-filled and other-worldly aspects of life through her captivating artwork and prose. She has three guiding principles for her work, creativity is a spiritual path, It’s a path of growth and healing (which is scientifically proven, by the way). But it’s also a path where we can experience the mysteries that inhabit our inner world. Creativity is relationship. She says, "My creative work is fed primarily by two relationships: my relationship with the natural world (and perhaps more specifically, the landscape where I make my home) my relationship with the dream world, that vast inner landscape we all roam about." And thirdly Creativity is Community. At its heart, creative work longs to be shared. We are social animals to the core, and creative work gives us the opportunity to share our unique inner worlds with our community. There’s a deep joy that comes from that feeling of being seen so deeply, and contributing to the communal inner life

0:50:54 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Stephanie Thomas Berry

Website: https://stephanie.studio/
Contact Stephanie: https://stephanie.studio/contact/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 129 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:46 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:04:32 Interview with Michael McAdams

About Michael McAdams
- Michael McAdams, a lifelong seeker of spiritual truth and co-author of An Angel Told Me So. This compelling book offers a collection of messages and teachings dictated directly from spirit teachers/angels. Michael’s dedication to bridging the physical and spiritual realms has provided profound insights to many and established him as a trusted voice in spiritual communication. In An Angel Told Me So, Michael shares the remarkable experiences of his late mother, Wilma Jean Jones, who received messages from spirit teachers for more than 22 years. These teachings provide a roadmap for personal spiritual development, offering actionable steps to recognize and interpret messages from beyond. Michael’s insights empowers many to explore spiritual potential and find comfort in understanding life beyond this physical plane. Michael’s work has touched countless readers, providing comfort and clarity in understanding life beyond the physical plane. His appearances have drawn interest from spiritual seekers and skeptics alike, as he invites everyone into a dialogue that balances faith, reason and personal discovery.

1:15:04 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Michael McAdams

Website: https://spiritspeaks.com/
Contact MIchael: https://spiritspeaks.com/contact/
Get Your Copy of "An Angel Told Me So": https://www.balboapress.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/352817-An-Angel-Told-Me-So

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 128 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:01 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:04:41 Interview with Amy Friesen

About Amy Friesen
- Amy Friesen assists with answers and recommendations that can be fruitful for all concerned. Amy is a renowned expert in senior care with over 20 years of experience, helping families navigate the complex maze of eldercare decisions. As the founder of Tea & Toast, Amy has dedicated her career to simplifying senior-living options and providing personalized, compassionate guidance. Her deep understanding of the emotional, financial, and logistical challenges faced by caregivers makes her insights invaluable for those struggling to care for their loved ones. Amy's innovative approaches to aging in place and caregiver burnout prevention have made her a sought-after speaker and media guest. She is a wealth of information shared from a place of true compassion.

0:51:43 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Amy Friesen

Website: https://www.amyfriesen.com/
Contact Amy: https://www.amyfriesen.com/contact
Tea and Toast: https://www.teaandtoast.ca/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 127 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:15 Silverbird - Denise London (Used By Permission)

0:03:58 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:06:44 Interview with Andrew Matthews

About Andrew Matthews
- Today we're talking to Australian author and international speaker, Andrew Matthews. Andrew's books, including BEING HAPPY!, FOLLOW YOUR HEART and BOUNCING BACK speak to happiness, resilience, gratitude, and so much! He has sold over 8 million copies in 48 languages and has presented to over 1000 corporations on 5 continents! Andrew is popular with CEOs and surgeons, with teenagers and even prisoners. Andrew's latest book is BOUNCING BACK! - How we rebound from disaster and disappointment. It is now available on amazon in hardcopy, eBook and Audible. Andrew is an accomplished artist and his 12 books are lavishly illustrated with his own cartoons. Andrew has done over 5,000 media interviews on 5 continents. Andrew lives in Queensland, Australia, with his wife and publisher, Julie.

0:50:41 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Andrew Matthews

Website: https://andrewmatthews.com/
Contact Andrew: https://andrewmatthews.com/contact/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 126 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:08 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:03:55 Interview with Chris Lippincott

About Chris Lippincott
- Chris is an international psychic medium, spiritual teacher, bestselling author, and the host of the Spirits Beside Us podcast. Chris is my guest on this episode of Toward A Better Life. Through his evidential readings and unique insights from spirit, Chris has transformed lives by providing comfort, healing, and the profound reassurance that our loved ones in spirit remain close and continue to care for us. His mission is to elevate the spiritual awareness of humanity by sharing spirit’s healing messages through his mediumship, teachings, books, and frequent podcast appearances. As a trance medium, Chris channels messages of love and healing from his spirit guides, offering listeners a direct link to spirit’s wisdom. Chris also teaches the fundamentals of mediumship, guiding those on their spiritual journey toward a deeper understanding of spirit and the afterlife.

1:08:00 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Chris Lippincott

Website: https://montclairmedium.com/
Soul Growth Circle: https://montclairmedium.com/soul-growth-circle
Free Meditation: https://montclairmedium.com/free-meditation

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 125 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:50 Spirit of the Green - Spiral Dance - (Used By Permission)

0:06:59 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:10:45 Interview with Adrienne Piggott

About Adrienne Piggott and Spiral Dance
- Many of you have heard Spiral Dance songs featured on past episodes of the show. A visit to their website will share that Spiral Dance is As powerful as any equinox and as magical as any inspired ritual, Spiral Dance offers up rich vocals, delicate melodies and rousing jams all invoking the pagan world at the dawning of its rebirth. Spiral Dance plays high energy pagan folk rock that combines an eclectic blend of powerful self-penned songs and tunes. Spiral Dance are the song catchers of Magick, myth and legend. The band was formed in 1992 as a project to explore some of the more mystical elements in life and has drawn its energy from the song-writing and vocal skills of Adrienne Piggott. Adrienne’s haunting lyrics and Paul’s innovative accordion tunes are carefully arranged to blend acoustic folk- rock with lush Celtic harmony, creating an almost tangible musical aura that envelopes the audience.
Spiral Dance Songs Featured During the Episode Interview (Used by Permission)
- 0:19:02 Thirteen Notes
- 0:35:33 Marrundi Song
- 0:47:44 To The Wild-Dancing Hare
- 1:04:42 Man of Straw

1:10:58 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Adrienne Piggott & Spiral Dance

Website: https://spiraldance.com.au/
The Music of Spiral Dance: https://spiraldance.com.au/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 124 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:13 Yggdrasil - Alex Roberts - (Used By Permission)

0:04:57 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:08:34 Interview with Dr. Larisa A White

About Dr. White
- Larisa writes to celebrate nature, advocate ecological stewardship, and to explore the ways in which people relate - or fail to relate - across nations and cultures, landscapes and species. She has won international awards for her poetry and screenwriting, and enjoys writing rich stories with compelling characters, grounded in the living world. Larisa’s past projects have ranged from award-winning screenplays for animated films (Bee Mine / Logline: Bee meets girl.) to acclaimed academic studies (World Druidry / exploring how modern Druids relate to their local landscapes). At present, she is developing the modern eco-myth trilogy, Tales of the Primordial Mountain.

0:52:20 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Dr. Larisa A. White

Website: https://larisa-a-white.com/
Larisa's Newest Book: https://larisa-a-white.com/worlddruidry.html

Alex Roberts

Alex Roberts Music Downloads and More: https://www.alexrobertsmusic.com/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 123 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:49 Forests - Willowolf - (Used By Permission)

0:04:36 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:07:55 Interview with Michael Wilson

About Michael Wilson
- Michael is a psychotherapist with an extensive background in psychotherapy, and Transpersonal Psychology (or Spiritual Psychology). He has written excellent books on psychology. Michael is a long term membef of OBOD (The Order of Bards Ovates and Druids) He also recently published a phenomenal book, Portals Into Deep Imagination, Celtic Mythology, Nature's Year, and the Quest for Soul.
0:34:10 The Dragon Lines - Willowolf - (Used By Permission)
0:37:50 Michael Wilson Interview Continues with Book Discussion

1:02:04 I'll Be With You - Willowolf - (Used By Permission)

1:06:40 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Michael Wilson

Website: http://www.michaelwilson.uk.com/
Michael's Publications: http://www.michaelwilson.uk.com/publications/
Michael's New Book & Events: http://www.michaelwilson.uk.com/pathways/

Willowolf

Willowolf Music Downloads and More: https://willowolf.bandcamp.com/album/children-of-the-sun

Order of Bards Ovates & Druids

Website: https://druidry.org/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 122 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:04 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:05:08 Interview with Katie Turner

Katie Turner
- Katie is a Registered Psychologist, speaker and the founder of Katie Turner Psychology Inc. and the author of Fck Toxic Spirituality: Avoiding Red Flags and Navigating the Spiritual Path with Integrity*. Katie believes in a holistic approach to healing. She has studied a wide range of Western psychological approaches and Eastern healing techniques. Katie is passionate about helping her clients to heal the past, find more peace in the present and to create their best possible future. Her mission is to bring together the science of psychology to the practice of spirituality. She offers consultation services, sessions, workshops and resources for organizations and modern-day spiritual seekers. She lives in Calgary, Alberta Canada with her daughter and rescue dog. When she is not holding space in her practice or working on her latest project you can find her exploring the Rocky mountains or on her yoga mat. You can take her FREE Quiz to Discover your Dominant Intuitive Superpower at at: katieturnerpsychology.com

0:49:48 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Katie Turner

Website: https://katieturnerpsychology.com/
Free Quiz: https://katieturner.outgrow.us/intuitive-type
Katie's Book: https://katieturnerpsychology.com/book

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 121 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:46 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:03:35 Interview with John Diggs

John is a Mappineering Mentor and the creator of the I AM Mind Map System, a transformative approach to personal development that combines mind mapping with powerful self-discovery techniques. John Diggs is dedicated to helping people live and love their best lives by using their own unique blueprint for health, wealth, success and happiness. Through the power of Mappineering, John has guided individuals, from students and athletes to parents and professionals, in gaining clarity, building resilience, and achieving extraordinary results.

0:44:57 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

John Diggs

Website: https://johndiggs.com/
Begin The I AM System: https://johndiggs.com/iam/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 120 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Tresspass - Alex Roberts (Used with Permission)

0:02:34 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:06:23 Interview with Alex Roberts

John is a Mappineering Mentor and the creator of the I AM Mind Map System, a transformative approach to personal development that combines mind mapping with powerful self-discovery techniques. John Diggs is dedicated to helping people live and love their best lives by using their own unique blueprint for health, wealth, success and happiness. Through the power of Mappineering, John has guided individuals, from students and athletes to parents and professionals, in gaining clarity, building resilience, and achieving extraordinary results.
0:19:25 Bumblebee - Alex Roberts (Used with Permission)
0:29:52 John Barleycorn - Alex Roberts (Used with Permission)
0:56:58 Guilding the Ascendant - Alex Roberts (Used with Permission)

1:00:57 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Alex Roberts

Website: https://www.alexrobertsmusic.com/
Music Link:https://www.alexrobertsmusic.com/discography

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 119 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:33 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:04:13 Interview with Octavia Randolph

Octavia Randolph

Octavia authors The Circle of Ceridwen Saga, a book series set in 9th century England, Denmark, and the Baltic island of Gotland, where she lives. A life-long fascination with the making of England, along with the material artifacts of the Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age, has ever guided her work: the hand-carved combs, skillfully wrought swords, and gemmed goblets of the world of the Saga. The path of her interests has led to extensive on-site research in England, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, and Gotland. She is a frequent speaker at both international literary festivals and museums, and has been the recipient of Artistic Fellowships at the Ingmar Bergman Estate, Fårö, Sweden; MacDowell; Ledig House International; and Byrdcliffe.

1:02:14 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Octavia Randolph

Website: https://octavia.net/ Sign up here to receive a free copy of Book One of The Circle of Ceridwen
Free Cookery Cookbook: https://octavia.net/about-the-circle-of-ceridwen-cookery-booklet/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OctaviaRandolphAuthor
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/octaviarandolph/
To visit the Baltic island of Gotland with Octavia on one of her Saga Tours, write to Octavia directly with the subject heading "Saga Tour", at octavia@octavia.net

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 118 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:50 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:03:40 Interview Susan Hensley

Susan Hensley

As an executive in HR navigating the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic, Susan found herself overwhelmed, seeking a way to decompress. Despite years of professional success, she realized she was missing a creative outlet—a hobby that would bring color back into her life. That’s when Susan discovered art journaling, a practice that not only sparked creativity but also provided a profound tool for navigating life transitions. Art journaling became a lifeline during a time of immense stress. Through its playful, childlike nature, she reconnected with the joy and curiosity that often gets buried beneath adulthood’s complexities. I realized art journaling wasn’t just a fun distraction, but a way to process emotions and make sense of life's chaos.
Susan's Book, Art for Your Sanity, offers readers a roadmap to rediscover the joy, resilience, and clarity often lost with age—inviting them to embrace their inner artist in the face of life’s transitions.

0:50:37 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Susan Hensley

Website: https://susan-hensley.com/
Contact: https://susan-hensley.com/contact/
Susan's Book: https://susan-hensley.com/art-for-your-sanity/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 117 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:54 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.
Ancestral Healing and Becoming A Hollow Bone in April 25-27, 2025
- FMI "Events" page of my website TowardABetterLife.com https://towardabetterlife.com/events-page/

0:04:31 Interview Heath, Mac, & Kyle from The Fellowship of Northern Traditions

Fellowship Of Northern Traditions

Fellowship of Northern Traditions, a religious non-profit organization, that dedicates itself to promoting Northern spirituality in the modern world. They hold seasonal weekend-long gatherings across the United States and beyond. FONT is a community that promotes deeper connections to our natural world. That's one part, the other is how a small group of dedicated people from FONT came to together to help rebuild a community devastated by a natural disaster. They have done and continue to do this even now as I am sharing their story. They are living this life, not just talking about it. The Fellowship of Northern Traditions exemplifies a true sense of community as they bring hope and caring to a community.

0:54:35 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Fellowship of Northern Traditions

Website: https://www.northerntraditions.org/
Events: https://www.northerntraditions.org/events
Email Thor: Thor@churchofthor.com

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/
Ancestral Healing Workshop: https://towardabetterlife.com/events-page/

View Details

Episode 116 of Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:37 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.
Ancestral Healing and Becoming A Hollow Bone in April 25-27, 2025
- FMI "Events" page of my website TowardABetterLife.com https://towardabetterlife.com/events-page/

0:06:04 Interview with Dr. Mary Sanders

Dr. Mary Sanders

Dr Mary has over 25+ years of experience as a self-employed business woman and consultant … AND 15 years ago, she experienced burnout firsthand and crashed hard! At the time, she didn’t have the necessary tools or resources to navigate the difficult period in her life, so she panicked and ran away to the other side of the world. Now, she is wholeheartedly committed to supporting those who want to transform the way they show up in this world and experience thriving health, happiness, and purpose, utilizing the tools of energy medicine, spiritual embodiment, and meditation.

Dr. Mary is the host of the internationally acclaimed podcast Energy Medicine where she talks about all things that align the mind, body and spirit.

Dr. Mary earned her doctorate in Chiropractic from Logan College of Chiropractic in St. Louis, MO. She completed her Certificate in Positive Psychology from the Wholebeing Institute. In addition, she completed her Masters in Intuition Medicine® from the Academy of Intuition Medicine® in Sausalito, CA.

0:46:13 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Dr. Mary Sanders

Website: https://www.drmarysanders.com/
Contact: https://www.drmarysanders.com/contact
Podcast: https://www.drmarysanders.com/podcast
Free Gift from Dr. Mary: https://www.drmarysanders.com/meditations

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/
Ancestral Healing Workshop: https://towardabetterlife.com/events-page/

View Details

Episode 115 - Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:32 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.
Ancestral Healing and Becoming A Hollow Bone in April 25-27, 2025
- FMI "Events" page of my website TowardABetterLife.com https://towardabetterlife.com/events-page/

0:03:54 Interview with Penny Billington

Penny Billington
- Penny has been practicing and living the life of Druidry for many years. She's been involved with the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids equally as long through teaching, organizing events for OBOD's early camps, offering weekend workshops internationally and coordinated events such as the prestigious Mount Haemus Awards. Penny currently co-facilitates the OBOD Inner Visualisation and Ritual Workshops, runs a Grove on the Somerset levels and has devised ceremonies and talks for groups. As an author, she has written several books including The Path Of Druidry: Walking The Ancient Green Way and her latest How to stop the rain: Conversational Magic with the Cosmos. Penny also offers regular insights into the life of Druidry online.

0:53:45 "Something Beautiful" Damh The Bard (Used with Permission)

0:58:17 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Penny Billington

Website: https://www.pennybillington.com/
Contact: https://www.pennybillington.com/contact
Class: https://penny-billington-school.teachable.com/p/home

Damh The Bard

Website: https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/
Latest Album: https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/music/raise-the-flag-of-green-2024/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/
Ancestral Healing Workshop: https://towardabetterlife.com/events-page/

View Details

Episode 114 - Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:00:29 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.
Ancestral Healing and Becoming A Hollow Bone in April 25-27, 2025
- FMI "Events" page of my website TowardABetterLife.com https://towardabetterlife.com/events-page/

0:02:56 Interview with Dan Storey

Dan Storey
- A behavioural scientist on a mission to help people get unstuck from the status quo and make better decisions that move them toward a more fulfilling life. As an author, trainer, and motivational speaker, Dan works with teams and individuals who want to overcome burnout, rediscover their passion and purpose, and generally re-engage with life and work.

0:52:04 Episode Closing Thoughts

Connections:

Dan Storey

Website: https://danstorey.com/
Podcast: https://danstorey.com/podcast/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/
Ancestral Healing Workshop: https://towardabetterlife.com/events-page/

View Details

Episode 113 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell.

0:00:00 Episode Preview

0:01:25 Tiny Seeds - w/Maritha from Willowolf (Used with Permission)

0:04:58 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.
Ancestral Healing and Becoming A Hollow Bone in April 25-27, 2025
- FMI "Events" page of my website TowardABetterLife.com https://towardabetterlife.com/events-page/

0:07:23 Interview with Philip Carr-Gomm

Philip Carr-Gomm
- Philip has been involved in Druidry is almost an understatement. He's a prolific author, teacher with a career in psychology and psychotherapy. With all that and much more he was the Archdruid of OBOD for decades. He says, he's retired now and busier than ever as he continues to write and share the magic of life. He even has a podcast titled This Magical Life. As the Spring Equinox ushers in this change of seasons let's consider how natural magic permeates this time with Philip Carr-Gomm as we chat about The Magic of Life.

0:52:46 Blue Sky - w/Stephen from Willowolf (Used with Permission)

Connections:

Philip Carr-Gomm

Website: https://philipcarr-gomm.com/
Podcast: https://thismagicallife.podbean.com/

Willowolf

Listen and Purchase Music: https://willowolf.bandcamp.com/album/children-of-the-sun

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/
Ancestral Healing Workshop: https://towardabetterlife.com/events-page/

View Details

Episode 112 Toward a Better Life with Kevin Pennell.

0:00:40 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.
Ancestral Healing and Becoming A Hollow Bone in April 25-27, 2025
- The information is on the "Events" page of my website TowardABetterLife.com https://towardabetterlife.com/events-page/

0:03:14 Interview with Manda Scott

Manda Scott
- Manda was once a veterinary surgeon and is now a novelist, smallholder, contemporary shamanic trainer and host of the international chart-topping Accidental Gods podcast. Best known for the Boudica: Dreaming Series, she’s been shortlisted for the Orange Prize, the Edgar and the Saltire Award, and won the McIlvanney Prize. With her wife, Faith Tilleray, she is co-creator of the Thrutopia Masterclass. Her new novel, Any Human Power is a Thrutopian political thriller woven through with Boudica-style dreaming: a new mythos for a new reality.

Connections:

Manda Scott

Website: https://mandascott.co.uk/
Podcast: https://accidentalgods.life/our-podcast/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/
Ancestral Healing Workshop: https://towardabetterlife.com/events-page/

View Details

Episode 111 of Toward A Bette Life wth Kevin Pennell

0:00:34Through the Veil - Willowolf (Used By Permission)

Willowolf: https://willowolf.bandcamp.com/album/children-of-the-sun

0:04:41 Episode Opening:

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.
Ancestral Healing and Becoming A Hollow Bone in April 25-27, 2025
- The information is on the "Events" page of my website TowardABetterLife.com https://towardabetterlife.com/events-page/

0:06:07 Interview With Stephen Daniel:

Stephen Daniel
- An artist and writer, recognized for his ability to articulate the intersections between physical and nonphysical worlds. Residing in Los Angeles, California, Stephen shares his insights into the questions of where we come from and go from here as the first step to discovering our wholeness and ourselves at deeper levels... We're talking about Brighter Realms in this episode of Toward A Better Life.

Connections:

Stephen Daniel
- Website: https://brighterrealms.com/
- Stephen's Book "Brighter Realms" https://brighterrealms.com/book/
Willowolf
- Album - "Children of the Sun" https://willowolf.bandcamp.com/album/children-of-the-sun
Toward A Better Life
- Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
- Ancestral Healing - Becoming the Hollow Bone: https://towardabetterlife.com/events-page/
- Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 110 of Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:58 "Hacking Back To The Wild" Alex Roberts (Used By Permisson)

Alex Roberts https://www.alexrobertsmusic.com/

0:05:10 Episode Opening

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.
Ancestral Healing and Becoming A Hollow Bone in April 25-27, 2025
- The information is on the "Events" page of my website TowardABetterLife.com https://towardabetterlife.com/events-page/

0:07:31 Interview with Peter Teuscher

Peter Teuscher
- Peter is a seasoned business and life coach whose book, "Rethinking Happiness," delves into the complexities of happiness and offers a refreshing perspective on how individuals can achieve it on their own terms. His approach aligns with the goals to go beyond superficial checklists and embrace deeper, more meaningful changes that foster genuine mental health and wellbeing.

0:52:41 Episode Closing

Connections

Peter Teuscher:

Website: https://www.peterteuscher.com/

Alex Roberts:

Website: https://www.alexrobertsmusic.com/

Toward A Better Life:

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/
Information on Workshop: Ancestral Healing - Becoming the Hollow Bone April 25-27: https://towardabetterlife.com/events-page/

View Details

Episode 109 Toward A Better Life Kevin Pennell Host

0:00:10 Seven Sisters - Spiral Dance (Used By Permission)

Spiral Dance https://spiraldance.com.au/

0:07:02 Episode Opening

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:08:38 Interview with Jenn Johnson

Synopsis
- This is a magical episode! I welcome Jenn Johnson a Registered Nurse from Canada who uses her intuition regularly. She shares how intuiton can be so helpful in her profession as a nurse in the ER. She has written several books including "Nursing Intuition: How to trust Your Gut, Save Your Sanity". Jenn teaches practical nursing skills utilizing her intuitve skills. Jenn also has a magical side as what she likes to call her path as a Pagan Kitchen Witch. Settle back and enjoy my chat with Jenn. You're gonna love it!

0:51:12 Episode Closing

Connections

Jenn Johnson:
- Website: https://www.rxforgrowth.com/
Spiral Dance:
- Website: https://spiraldance.com.au/
Toward A Better Life
- Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
- Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/
- Discovery Call: kevin@towardabetterlife.com

View Details

Episode 108 Toward A Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:11 - "Petrichor" - Alex Roberts (Used by Permission)

0:06:13 - Welcome to Episode 108

Toward a Better Life Podcast
- Features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions
- You may share your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling on the show just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscibe
- Please subscribe to the show and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care. Also remember to support the show by leaving your review on Apple Podcasts.
Episode Synopsis
- This episode examines Regenerative Medicine, though often seen as modern breakthrough medicine, yet it's been around much longer than you think. Dr. Jeffrey Gross has been working for years on this cutting edge medicine which includes specific orthopedic concerns for the neck, back, shoulder, elbow, wrist, knee to name a few along with Anti-Aging, and Longevity.

0:09:26 - Dr. Jeffrey Gross Interview

Dr Jeffrey Gross
- Regenerative stem cell medicine and anti-aging specialist.
- Spine fellowship trained neurological surgeon.
- Author of book chapters and medical research cited over 1000 times.
- Treats athletic injuries of the hip, knee, shoulders, spine, and more.
- Conservative specialist offering precision medical, longevity, and biohacking consultations to reduce disease and improve health-span.
- Undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from U.C. Berkeley Medical degree of the GeorgeWashington University School of Medicine
- International award-winning speaker at Biohacking and Stem Cell conferences.

0:55:32 - Episode Closing

Connections:

Dr. Jeffrey Gross
- Website: https://recellebrate.com/
- Regenerative Medicine Research:
  - PRP in the joint (not the bone) does not improve the joint “arthritis” structurally:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQuSVXQG9-U
  - Hyaluronic Acid (Lubricant) injections: https://www.google.com/search?q=hyaluronic+acid+injection+basics+video&rlz=1C1CHBD_en-GBUS1023US1023&oq=hyaluronic+acid+injection+basics+video&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyCQgAEEUYORigATIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRirAtIBCDcyNTNqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:674dbdcd,vid:IHc9mxYPqwg,st:0
  - Detailed Lecture on Exosomes used to regenerate cartilage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9xRCrVBoJ4
Alex Roberts
- Website: https://www.alexrobertsmusic.com/
Toward A Better Life
- Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
- Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 107 Toward a Better Life with Kevin Pennell

0:00:06 - Episode Opening

The podcast that features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- Be a part of the show by sharing your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling. Just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Subscribe
- AND Spread the word and keep following for magical insights into Earth Based Spirituality, self development, and self care.
Free Discovery Call
- By the way, if you'd like to dive into self-care, self development, or distance shamanic work, drop me a line kevin@towardabetterlife.com for a free discovery call.

0:01:50 Interview with Marc Scheff

Marc Scheff
- Certified Coach
- Award-winning artist
- Transformation Connoisseur
Synopsis:
- Dedicated to guiding people particularly creative people on a profound inner journey. With his guidance, individuals break through barriers, transcending self-limiting beliefs to unlock the full spectrum of their capabilities. Marc's transformative coaching goes beyond the visual arts, resonating with a diverse array of creative minds, empowering them to architect their own narrative and flourish in their professional endeavors. Listen up to learn about Uncovering The Layers to Navigate Change on this episode of Toward A Better Life.

0:51:22 Episode Closing

Connections:

Marc Scheff
- Website: https://www.marcscheff.com/
Toward A Better Life
- Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
- Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 106 Toward a Better Life - Kevin Pennell Host

0:00:06 Opening Remarks

Features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on how to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

0:00:44 Poetry Submission

Imbolc by Dave MoonOak Read and Produced by Kevin Pennell
Submissions:
- Send prose, music, poetry, or storytelling to kevin@towardabetterlife.com. Audio - Send as an MP3 file.

0:03:42 Interview wth Arlene Miller

Interview Synopsis:

Arlene Miller
- Work-Life Balance Coach
- Professional Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation,
- Arlene brings a wealth of training and experience to help you on your journey. She guides you to compassionately and wholeheartedly lead yourself and create the life that works and feels right for you, a life where you experience less stress and more patience, kindness, and peace; a life where you experience more contentment and joy. Join Arlene Miller and I as we discuss Natural Life Transformation on Toward A Better Life.

0:46:48 Closing Remarks

Connections:

Arlene Miller:

Website: https://jewelconsultancy.com/

Toward A Better Life:

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 105 Toward A Better Life - Kevin Pennell Host

0:00:05 Damh the Bard - "Wolf In The Corn" - Raise The Flag of Green Album

0:05:00 - Episode Opening

Podcast Description:

Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Submissions:

Send prose, music, poetry, or storytelling to kevin@towardabetterlife.com.
Note: Submit Audio As MP3 file.

In This Episode:

Tahverlee Anglen, Author, High Priestess, and Temple Keeper of Moon Temple Mystery School.

Music Provided by:

Damh the Bard
Spiral Dance.

0:06:54 Interview With Tahverlee Anglen

Synopsis:
- Tahverlee is the heart and High Priestess of the Moon Temple Mystery School, guiding seekers through the mystical landscapes of self-discovery, witchcraft, empowerment, and spiritual awakening. Rooted in ancient wisdom and aligned with the wild, she bridges the mundane and the magical, empowering others to embrace their full power and sovereignty. In this interview, we're talking about Our Sacred Connection to the Natural World.

1:01:00 Closing Remarks

1:03:16 Spiral Dance - "Spirit of The Green" - Thirteen Notes Album

Connections:

Tahverlee Anglen:

Website: https://www.tahverlee.com/
Moon Temple School: https://www.moontempleschool.com/

Damh the Bard:

Website: https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/

Spiral Dance:

Website: https://spiraldance.com.au/

Toward A Better Life:

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 104 of Toward A Better Life Kevin Pennell - Host

0:00:00 Open

About Toward a Better Life

Podcast:
- Features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions:
- You may share your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling on the show just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
This Episode's Guest Is Jenn Johnson
- Been an ER nurse 16 years
- She's written several books that support nurses regardless if they are veteran nurses or just beginning their career.

0:01:52 - Jenn Johnson Interview

Synopsis
- Learned more about intuition after listening to what her body was telling her. After years of nursing in the ER, she started feeling about what was going on with her patients before tests would clearly show the diagnosis. In this episode, Jenn shares some of the science behind intuition and how she started relying on her own experiences when caring for patients.

0:47:07 Closing

Connections:

Jenn Johnson:

Website: https://www.rxforgrowth.com/

Toward A Better Life:

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/home/

Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 103 of Toward A Better Life - - Kevin Pennell-Host

0:00:09 Spiral Dance - To Dream A Raven

0:05:36 Episode Opening

Spiral Dance - To Dream A Raven From their new double album Thirteen Notes
- Available through their website spiraldance.com.au/thirteennotes.
Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively. Y
Episode Submissions
- Prose, music, poetry, or storytelling on the show just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Episode Guest Sal Holden
- About Sal
  - Kinesiologist
  - Intuitive Life Coach
  - Speaker
  - Amazon Best Selling Author ("Thrive" and "A Joyful Life")
  - Sal's Goals
  - She's from Austrailia where she has personally empowered thousands of women internationally for the last 14 years, overcoming burnout, reclaiming their health, energy and joy and helping them create a life they love.

0:08:17 Interview with Sal Holden

0:44:13 Spiral Dance - Let It All Wash Away

0:49:59 Episode Close

Connections:

Sal Holden

Website: https://abundantheartcoaching.com/
Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/salholden

Spiral Dance

Website: https://spiraldance.com.au/
Thirteen Notes Album Link: https://spiraldance.com.au/#music

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/home/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 102 of Toward A Better Life - Kevin Pennell Host

0:00:00 Episode Opening

Subscribe and Follow
- For personal spirituality, self development, and self care
- Leave Your Reviews on Apple Podcast
Submissions
- Send Submissions for prose, music, poetry, or storytelling to kevin@towardabetterlife.com.
- If audio, send as an MP3 file.
Today's Guest Victoria Gallagher
- A worldwide leader in Hypnotherapy
- Best selling author
- International speaker
- Life success coach
- Dedicated her life to empowering people all over the world to successfully live a life of liberty, aligned with their dreams through effective meditative recordings and online courses.

0:01:43 Interview

Join Victoria Gallagher and I as we talk a bit about Manifesting Your Dreams Toward A Better Life.

0:53:30 Episode Closing

Connections:

Victoria M Gallagher

Victoria Gallagher: https://victoriamgallagher.com/

Believe Application: https://victoriamgallagher.com/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/home/

Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Toward A Better Life Show Notes

00:00:11 - Damh the Bard - The Last Apple Tree

00:05:29 - Welcome to Episode 101

Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
You may share your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling on the show just send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Please follow and subscribe
Please leave your review on Apple Podcasts.
This Episode's Guest Interview JJ Flizanes
- JJ helps all sorts of people toward their path of empowerment.
- An Empowerment Strategist and the creator of the Empowering Minds Network.
- Works with conscious, spiritual truth seekers remove emotional blocks to success.
- Helps people identify sabotaging patterns and transmute struggle into joy.
- Through a series of clarifying exercises, curates personalized roadmap to emotional healing.

00:07:35 - JJ Flizanes Interview

00:48:41 - Closing Remarks

Connections:

JJ Flizanes: https://jjflizanes.com/

Damh the Bard: https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/

Toward A Better Life:

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/

Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 100 of Toward A Better Life Kevin Pennell - Host

00:00:10 Spiral Dance - Winter's Dreaming

00:06:44 Welcome

Special edition of Toward A Better Life.

Episode 100! Celebrating the Winter Solstice/Albun Arthan.
- Thanks to Listeners
- Podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
- Show Submissions
  - Share your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling on the show
  - Send to kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send as MP3 file.
- Please follow the show and subscribe through your favorite podcast platform

00:08:52 - Interview With Dana O'Driscoll - Crafting Your Druidry

Dana O"Driscoll
- Grand Archdruid of Ancient Order of Druids in America
- Lifelong student of nature spirituality and druidry
- Practicing for 18 years.
- Author of multiple books that focus on nature spirituality and neopagan practices through the lenses of reverence, respect, and direct action on behalf of the living earth. These include Land Healing: Physical, Metaphysical, and Ritual Approaches to Healing the Earth (REDFeather, 2024) Sacred Actions: Living the Wheel of the Year through Earth-Centered Sustainable Practices (REDFeather, 2021) and the Sacred Actions Journal (REDFeather, 2023).
- Painted and published Oracle/Tarot Deck and Books: Tarot of Trees, Plant Spirit Oracle, and TreeLore Oracle.
- Ollave Adept in the Ancient Order of Druids in America (AODA) and currently serve as the Grand Archdruid of the Ancient Order of Druids in America.

01:06:35 Show Information

01:08:31 Spiral Dance - Dark Days and Heys

Connections

Dana O'Driscoll

Website: https://thedruidsgarden.com/
Ancient Order of Druids in America: https://aoda.org/

Spiral Dance

Website: https://spiraldance.com.au/

Toward A Better Life

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/home/
Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 98 of Toward A Better Life. Kevin Pennell - Host

00:00 Welcome

Podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Submissions Reviewed of Prose, Music, Poetry, Storytelling
- Send to kevin@towardabetterlife.com.
- Please send MP3 for Audio Submissions
Support
- Please follow and subscribe through your favorite podcast platform
- A free way to support our show is by leaving your review on Apple Podcasts.

01:44 Interview - Mid-life Physical Fitness

Kim Rahir
- 60 year old mother of three
- Diagnosed with MS 10 years ago and decided to ignore her doctor's advice and muscle her way back to a happy life.
- Became European Champion in Masters Weightlifting in her age and weight category.
- Left her journalism career to become a health coach for middle aged women
- Helps women tap into an abundant source of vitality.

Connections

Kim Rahir: https://kimrahir.com/

Toward A Better Life:

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/home/

Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 97 of Toward A Better Life. Kevin Pennell Host

00:00 Welcome - Understanding Your Personality

Podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
If you'd like to have your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling featured on the show please send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
Please follow the show, by subscribing through your favorite podcast platform
Please Review on Apple Podcast

This Week's Guest - Candice Thomas

Author of Your Vitality Personality
Award-winning Holistic Health Professional
Enneagram researcher and international speaker.
Bachelor’s degree in molecular and cellular biology
Master’s degree in acupuncture
Certifications as an Enneagram Accredited Professional
Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique Practitioner.
Pursuing higher understanding of Consciousness and the source of Vitality.

01:53 Interview - Understanding Your Persoanlity with Candice Thomas

Connections:

Candice Thomas: https://yourvitalitypersonality.com/

Toward A Better Life:

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/home/

Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Hello and welcome to season 4 and Episode 96 of Toward A Better Life.

Kevin Pennell - Host

00:00:00 Episode Welcome
- This episode is about Forgiveness and Gratitude
- We'll begin with a chat with my guest Katharine Giovanni.
- We'll hear Mike Douglas of the Maine Primitive Skills School share the Thanksgiving Address
02:08 Katharine Giovanni Interview
- Katharine Giovanni
  - Three-time award-winning best-selling author of twelve transformative books, including her latest, The Ultimate Path to Forgiveness: Unlocking Your Power.
  - A dynamic speaker, trainer, and intuitive advisor Shares profound insights into the art of forgiveness and personal empowerment
  - Katharine combines her rich background with her passion for helping others unlock their true potential.
49:36 Mike Douglas - Thanksgving Address
- Mike Douglas
  - Teaching and Sharing Primitive Skills Since 1989
  - His skills shared internationally
  - Maine Primitive Skills School offerings found on their website

Guest Connections:

Katharine Giovanni: https://katharinegiovanni.com/

Mike Douglas: https://www.primitiveskills.com/

Toward A Better Life:

Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/home/

Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Welcome to Episode 95 of Toward A Better Life

Show Notes:

00:10:00 Spiral Dance - "Wicker Man"

07:18:00 Introduction

This is your host Kevin Pennell and That was Spiral Dance with Wicker Man
- Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
- If you'd like to have your prose, music, poetry, or storytelling featured on the show please send them to me kevin@towardabetterlife.com. If it's audio, please send it as an MP3 file.
- Please follow and subscribe
- Leave your review on Apple Podcasts
Emily O'Neal
- Evidential Psychic Medium,
- Intuitive Healer,
- Mentor
- She empowers individuals through intuitive guidance and tapping into inner wisdom, helping to heal emotional wounds, and navigate life’s challenges.
- Trained evidential psychic medium, intuitive healer, and coach,
- She believe tarot, psychism, and mediumship are effective healing modalities.

09:19:00 Emily O'Neal Interview

57:40:00 Show Closing

Connections:

Emily O'Neal: https://www.bloomingwand.com/

Spiral Dance: https://spiraldance.com.au/

Toward A Better Life: https://towardabetterlife.com/home/

Host and Guide: Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 94 of Toward A Better Life. Kevin Pennell - Host
- Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively. I invite you to share your thoughts through music, storytelling, poetry, or prose. Send them to me, Kevin@towardabetterlife.com.
- Please consider Follow and Subscribe
- Leave a review on Apple Podcast.
This week's Show
- Prayerful Prose from Emily O'Neal
- Music from Damh the Bard
- Interview with Danielle Lindner about about family and parenting
Show Details:
- 1:25 Prayerful thoughts about autumn from Emily O'Neal.
- 3:32 Interview with Danielle Lindner

Danielle Lindner is an Author, Educator, and Parenting Coach who has been featured on Podcasts, Amazon Prime with her live shows, ABC, and other media. She is also the founder of The London Day School. She helps parents and educators alike with navigating parenting needs through today's unpredictable world. One of her many books is the brilliant award-winning “A Parent’s Pocket Guide to Surviving the Preschool Years,” your hands-on ally in this exhilarating Journey of Parenting!

- 48:42 Damh the Bard - Under the Trees

Connections:

Daniell Lindner https://daniellelindner.com/

Emily O'Neal https://www.bloomingwand.com/

Damh the Bard: https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/

Toward A Better Life Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/home/

Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 93 of Toward A Better Life. Kevin Pennell - Host.

If you'd like to share your story, tell a story, or share music, also, if there's a subject you'd like to hear about on the show write me kevin@towardabetterlife.com.

Spread the word if you enjoy the episode. Follow, Subscribe, and Please leave a Review on Apple Podcast for the show.

Today's show is packed with a great interview and a wonderful song that encourages to express our gratitude through our creative gifts.

Jeremy Haselwood Interview

A dynamic and accomplished 2X Best-Selling Author

Latest book Finding Your EDGE: How to Unlock Your Talent & Purpose,

Has a deep-seated passion for empowering individuals and organizations, dedicating his career to helping people maximize their talent and purpose.

Find Our Edge with Jeremy Haselwood.

Contact Jeremy Haselwood: https://www.jeremyhaselwood.com/

Music from Across The Water

Song Title: The Gateway

Listen to More and Connect with Across The Water: https://www.reverbnation.com/drismuineandamberbast/songs

Visit Toward A Better Life: https://towardabetterlife.com/

Contact Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Episode 92 Thrutopia A New Way of Life - Kevin Pennell - Host.

Toward a Better Life Podcast
- Like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.
Contributions to kevin@towardabetterlife.com
- Stories Poetry Music to share. Make sure you send an MP3 for all audio contributions.
Please Follow Subscribe through your favorite podcast platform and Leave a Review on Apple Podcast.

Episode Highlights

Books, movies, and commentaries about dystopia and dystopian future cultures, but then... there's an alternative, thrutropia... a term that looks at the potentials and means to create more sustainable living and a future that looks much brighter than a dystopia.
Manda Scott is shares some life changing insights to embrace a thrutopian life as well as basics on shamanism

Manda Scott

Born in Scotland, Manda Scott was
Once a veterinary surgeon
Novelist, Contemporary Shamanic trainer, and
Hosts international chart-topping Accidental Gods podcast.
Best known for the Boudica: Dreaming series,
With her wife, Faith, she is co-creator of the Thrutopia Masterclass.
New novel, Any Human Power is a Thrutopian political thriller woven through with Boudica-style dreaming: a new mythos for a new reality.

Interview - Thrutopia A New Way of Life.

View Details

Episode 91 of Toward A Better Life. Host Kevin Pennell.

This Episode Features Kim Mosiman,

Loving Wife, Mom, and Grandma who

Specializes in Empowering Women.

If you enjoy the episode and if you learned something today,

please consider following the show, subscribing through your favorite podcast platform like Apple Podcast, Spotify, or Amazon to name a few and please be sure to leave a review.

Kim Mosiman

Specializes in empowering women who are embarking on their "second act."

Nutritionist - Certifications from Precision Nutrition and The Institute of Integrative Nutrition

Wellness Coach Offering a unique blend of spiritual and physical wellness.

Her Book, "Reflections of Joy," provides practical strategies to inspire strength, beauty, and holistic growth in every aspect of life.

Interview with Kim "Living Abundantly"

Connect with Kim Mosiman: https://www.kimmosimanwellness.com/

Vist Toward A Better Life Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/home/

Contact Kevin Pennell: kevin@towardabetterlife.com

View Details

Welcome to Episode 90 of Toward A Better Life. Kevin Pennell Host.

Tim Robinson steps into the future.
Cate Tunney shares her poetry "Seasons" Following the interview.
Listeners! Share your prose, poetry, storytelling or music.

Tim Robinson Interview

Download Tim's Chart for the Episode: https://life-of-earth.org/poster/
Loves anything to do with the natural world.
Created “Life of Earth in a Year - past, present and future” and launched it in 2022.
Has a fascinating perspective - Let's look at Life of Earth In A Year.

Cate Tunney Poetry

Connections:

Tim Robinson: https://life-of-earth.org/

Cate Tunney: https://catetunneyrmt.ca/

Visit Toward A Better Life: https://towardabetterlife.com/home/

Contact Kevin Pennell: kevin@towardabetterlife.com

View Details

Welcome to Episode 89 of Toward A Better Life. Host Kevin Pennell.

Thanks to those who left their review:
- Miss Ninja "I love the topics Kevin covers in his podcast and the wide range of guests he brings on - truly something for anyone interested in personal growth."
- Dr.Browne Titled their Review "Bam"! Dr. Browne shared "I just found you and love who you bring on and how deeply you connect and explore! Thank you for all you do!!"
Please Follow and Subscribe through your favorite podcast platform: Apple Podcast, Spotify, or Amazon
- Leave A Review! A free way to support our show. Leave a five-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts.

This episode?

Let's Unlock Our Growth with Scott Allan. Scott's journey transcends personal achievement to empower audiences globally.

About Scott Allan

Bestselling books, include "Do the Hard Things First," translated into 16 languages and over half a million copies sold,
Scott's Mission
- Unlock human Potential.
- Dedicate teching
- Skill-building,
- Inspire action
- Offer transformative insights
- Offer practical strategies for embracing challenges
- Foster personal growth
- Pursue relentless self-improvement.

Episode 89: Unlock Our Personal Growth with Scott Allan

Links:

Connect with Scott Allan: https://scottallanbooks.com/

Toward A Better Life Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/home/

Contact Kevin Pennell: kevin@towardabetterlife.com

View Details

Welcome to Episode 89 of Toward A Better Life.

This episode features an interview with Jeff Patterson on the blending of meditation with martial arts and other forms of movement.
Guided meditation at the end of the episode.
Thanks by the way for the fantastic results from the last episode featuring Damh the Bard from DruidCast, OBOD, the Order of Bards Ovates, and Druids along with a couple selections from Damh's latest album Raise The Flag of Green available from Pagan Music and Spotify.
Looking for your talent everyone! Stories, Storytellers, Poetry, or Music you'd like to share, send it to me through kevin@towardabetterlife.com!

Now, for this episode.

First I'll be chatting with Jeff Patterson from Portland, Oregon
- Jeff has over 36 years of experience, practicing and teaching the meditative and martial arts.
- Founded Northwest Fighting Arts/Portland Tai Chi Academy and The Yielding Warrior
- He has published two books and hundreds on instructional videos.
- Jeff also founded The Yielding Warrior online program
Keeping with the meditation theme - Guided meditation right after Jeff's interview

Links:

For those who would like to donate or lend assistance for Western North Carolina here is a link to the local newspapaer that lists good resources: https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2024/10/02/asheville-nc-flooding-how-to-help-helene-relief-efforts-in-western-nc/75472474007/

Contact Jeff Patterson: https://www.theyieldi ngwarrior.com/

Toward A Better Life Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/home/

Contact Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

Send in your Talent: kevin@towardabetterlife.com

View Details

Welcome to Episode 88 of Toward A Better Life. We're beginning this episode with music provided by and with the permission of this episode's guest Damh The Bard!

"How Can We Believe (That We Own It All)" - Damh the Bard from Raise the Flag of Green Album

This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this journey, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

If you enjoy the episode, if you learned something today, please consider following the show, subscribing through your favorite podcast platform like Apple Podcast, Spotify, or Amazon to name a few and please be sure to leave a review. Please help this podcast reach out to even more people who are interested in moving Toward A Better Life.

Damh the Bard

A modern-day Bard whose spirituality and love of folk tradition is expressed through his music, storytelling and poetry.
Eleven outstanding albums
Singing and speaking engagements all over the world,
One of the most popular contemporary Pagan musicians
A musical storyteller who works within the world of myth

Now settle back and enjoy this journey into The World of Druidry with Damh the Bard

Connect with OBOD The Order of Bards Ovates and Druids: https://druidry.org/

Connect with Damh the Bard: https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/

Listen to DruidCast: https://druidcast.libsyn.com/

Toward A Better Life Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/home/

Contact Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Welcome to Episode 87 of Toward A Better Life. Leslie Draffin is joining me on this episode to discuss something considered controversial by some and very therapeutic by others. More on that in a moment. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

If you enjoy the episode, if you learned something today, please consider following the show, subscribing through your favorite podcast platform like Apple Podcast, Spotify, or Amazon to name a few and please be sure to leave a review. Also, with expenses rising as they do to keep the podcast going, please consider sending a donation through PayPal to my email address kevin@towardabetterlife.com. Please help this podcast reach out to even more people who are interested in moving Toward A Better Life.

This episode: Former News Anchor Leslie Draffin discusses magic mushrooms also known as Psilocybin.
We're Discussing Microdosing and Cyclical Microdosing of Psilocybin
Background: After years in therapy, and trying every spiritual modality she could think of, Leslie found psychedelic mushrooms.
Psilocybin mushrooms helped Leslie
- Get Sober
- Come Off Anxiety & Depression Meds
- Identified Her True Purpose
- Heal the Shame Felt for So Long.

Connect with Leslie Draffin: https://www.lesliedraffin.com/

Interested in beginning a microdosing practice, but have no idea where to start? Leslie's free guide takes the guesswork out of micro-dosing and will help you feel more confident about welcoming this sacred medicine into your life. This free guide does more than answer the most frequently asked questions, it shows you how to consciously & respectfully infuse intention into your medicine practice through journaling prompts, a monthly & weekly micro-dosing tracker and a beautiful guided meditation. https://lesliedraffin.myflodesk.com/microguide

Interested in discovering whether you're a good candidate for the life-changing practice of microdosing? Book a free no-pressure discovery call with Leslie. https://calendly.com/lesliedraffin/book-a-call?month=2024-09

More About Leslie's SHIFT Method: https://lesliedraffin.myflodesk.com/shift

Leslie's Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-light-within/id1554915881

Visit Toward A Better Life website: https://towardabetterlife.com/home/

Connect with Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Welcome to Episode 86 of Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

If you enjoy the episode, if you learned something today, please consider following the show, subscribing through your favorite podcast platform like Apple Podcast, Spotify, or Amazon to name a few and please be sure to leave a review. Also, with expenses rising as they do to keep the podcast going, please consider sending a donation through PayPal to my email address kevin@towardabetterlife.com. Please help this podcast reach out to even more people who are interested in moving Toward A Better Life.

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Many who work with the disabled come together to recognize and celebrate the incredible talents, skills, and contributions of individuals with disabilities in the workforce. It's a time to reaffirm our commitment to inclusivity, diversity, and equal opportunities for all. Angela Calzone is a thought leader, advocate, and changemaker dedicated to finding employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Her two-decade career in the for-profit world informed her desire to give back in the nonprofit sector. We're looking at Creating Opportunities for the disabled so they can find their path Toward A Better Life.

Connect With Angela Calzone and Inroads To Opportunities: https://www.inroadsto.org/

Visit Toward A Better Life: https://towardabetterlife.com/

Contact Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Welcome to Episode 85 of Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Insights and advise on how to create a better life for yourself can also be found at www.towardabetterlife.com. You'll find opportunities for self care, spiritual growth, and online classes for your own journey Toward A Better Life. I also offer mentoring sessions. If you enjoy the episode, if you learned something today, please consider following the show, subscribing through your favorite podcast platform like Apple Podcast, Spotify, or Amazon to name a few and please be sure to leave a review. Also, with expenses rising as they do to keep the podcast going please consider sending a donation through PayPal to my email address kevin@towardabetterlife.com. Please help this podcast reach out to even more people who are interested in moving Toward A Better Life.

On this episode, I'll be talking with Aiden Gabor. Aiden was still a teenager when Department of Justice agents approached him with an ultimatum: spend his life in prison for racketeering, embezzlement, extortion, and conspiracy to commit murder, or become an undercover agent. What he did not expect was how his life would be changed toward the better. Stay tuned while Aiden Gabor shares How to Re-Invent Life to one that really counts on this episode of Toward A Better Life.

To Contact Aiden Gabor and Order a copy of his book: https://conflictingloyalties.com/

Visit Toward A Better Life Website: https://towardabetterlife.com/home/

Contact Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

View Details

Welcome to Episode 84 of Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

If you enjoy the episode, if you learned something today, please consider following the show, subscribing through your favorite podcast platform like Apple Podcast, Spotify, or Amazon to name a few and please be sure to leave a review. Also, with expenses rising as they do to keep the podcast going please consider sending a donation through PayPal to my email address kevin@towardabetterlife.com. Please help this podcast reach out to even more people who are interested in moving Toward A Better Life.

I'm talking with Beth Sandlin about Pilates in this episode. Pilates help the body and integrate to a healthier life promoting stress reduction, effective breath work, and even bringing joy and happiness into your life. Beth merges her passion for Pilates, health, and trauma-informed practices, aiming to uncover the joy and beauty in each day through movement. As the founder of Trifecta Pilates, she offers a wide range of online Pilates classes through YouTube and the Trifecta Pilates App, bringing Pilates into homes worldwide, emphasizing the importance of moving in alignment with your nervous system. Stay tuned as Beth Sandlin shares Pilates In Depth on this episode of Toward A Better Life.

Connect with Beth Sandlin! https://trifectapilates.com/

Connect with Toward A Better Life: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

Contact Kevin Pennell: kevin@towardabetterlife.com

View Details

Welcome to Episode 82 of Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

If you enjoy the episode, if you learn something today, please consider following the show, subscribing to your favorite podcast platform like Apple Podcast, Spotify, or Amazon to name a few and leaving a 5 stars review. This helps the podcast more than I could say and it allows us to reach more and more people, which would mean the world to me.

So, let's talk about indulgences. How much is too much? How do you know when to stop. Are social pressures involved. These questions and others are the focus of this episode with Duncan Brown. Duncan focuses primarily on over indulging with alcohol, now this isn't about alcoholism it's about over indulging whether alcohol, food, or other facets of life. Over indulgence is a subject Duncan has taught and written about for years. One of his books, Get Over Indulgence outlines a simple system to revolutionize your relationship with food, booze, and life. It details how to Power up your productivity, Re-energize your self-confidence, and Create your stress-free life, all without the need for monk-like dedication or soul-crushing suffering. Join Duncan Brown and I as we examine how to Get Over Indulgence.

Connect with Duncan Brown: https://www.bhaskaranbrown.com/

Get Your Free Book Get Over Indulgence: https://www.bhaskaranbrown.com/get-over-uk/

Connect with Kevin Pennell: https://towardabetterlife.com/contact/

Visit Toward A Better Life: https://towardabetterlife.com/home/

View Details

Hi, this is your host Kevin Pennell welcoming you to Episode 81 of Toward A Better Life. If you've been listening to the podcast, you know I invite you to think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. Guides and helpers come to us and are all around us if we just listen and walk aware.

In today's episode, Lindsay Shannon joins me to discuss how she helps people in finding their way on their journey. Lindsay is a psychic medium, Reiki energy healer and spiritual mentor who helps people to awaken to a greater sense of purpose. Her spiritual awakening was preceded by a lot of struggle with things like depression, self-doubt and heartbreak. But once she started doing all the soul work and seeking out alternative modalities of healing, she couldn't get enough and still can't. Lindsay engaged in a lot of self reflection and worked through releasing old emotions and clearing away past trauma. She experienced so much freedom and fulfillment as a result of this process that she needed to share this beauty in any way she could. Now, Lindsay's purpose here in this lifetime is to lovingly guide others as they come to know their own power. Listen up as Lindsay Shannon shares how to discover your own Freedom and Fulfillment on this episode of Toward A Better Life.

Contact Lindsay Shannon:

https://www.ineffablealchemy.com/https://www.ineffablealchemy.com/

View Details

Hello and welcome to Episode 80 of Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Larry Bilotta joins me on this episode. He talks about The Chaos Kid Factor: The mysterious cause of divorce. This same Chaos Kid may even impact other facets of our adult life. Then factor in our subconscious. When our subconscious mind couples with the Chaos Kid the path to happiness can become blocked. After enduring 27 years in a loveless marriage, Larry discovered a breakthrough that changed his life and transformed his relationship as well through overcoming the Chaos Kid and guiding his subconscious. Larry has helped tens of thousands of people save their sanity, marriages and regain control over their own lives and mindset for over 20 years. Now he's here to share what can be done to create happiness in your relationship and your life. A Path to Happiness is the focus of our discussion in this episode of Toward A Better Life with Larry Bilotta.

Contact Larry Bilotta: https://larrybilotta.com/ AND/OR https://savemymarriage.com/

View Details

Welcome to episode 79 of Toward A Better Life. What do you think of when you hear words to describe a person as cheerful, agreeable, amiable, considerate, cooperative, courteous, easy, or easygoing? They're all compliments or positive qualities on the surface. They also describe people pleasers, those who feel overly-worried with making other people happy and feel the need to gain their approval just to maintain a relationship. With the end being living a life that is less than authentic. We're going delve into this subject and how people pleasing relates to relationships in this episode.

This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Marina Pearson is my guest on this episode. Marina has been featured in Marie Claire, New Magazine, BEST, Sky TV, The Guardian, and This Morning, to name a few. For over 15 years, Marina Pearson has been The Custodian of Hearts for women with a Manifestor Human Design profile who are ready to unshackle themselves from their people-pleasing chains to manifest loving relationships and live authentically through Creating Authentic Relationships on this episode of Toward A Better Life.

Connect with Marina Pearson: https://www.marinapearson.com/

View Details

Dreams. They can be relaxing, euphoric, frightening, and even life changing. Though we realize it or not, we typically have three to nine sleep cycles per night so, let’s delve deeper into the subject of dreams on this Episode 78 of Toward A Better Life.

This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

The Dream Coach Debbie Spector Weisman joins me for a discussion about dreams in this episode. We may not pay too much attention to dreams. Debbie’s mission is to change that perception. Listen as Debbie shares her experiences and techniques so you can see how paying attention to your dreams can have a dramatic effect on your life through Understanding Our Dreams with Debbie Spector Weisman.

Contact Debbie Spector Weisman: https://thedreamcoach.net/

View Details

Hello and welcome to Episode 77 of Toward A Better Life.

This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together on this pathway filled with sites of awe and wonder. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Bob Martin is my guest on this episode. Bob's story is not a common one. He has had a diverse career and spiritual journey, including being a criminal trial attorney, social worker, therapist, professor, and mindfulness teacher. He has also been a columnist and happiness coach, exploring different religions such as Taoism, Buddhism, and Christianity. With all that background we’re going to explore the I Ching and its correlation to Christianity and how all this can culminate into creating a Better Life for Us. Join Bob Martin and I in this episode as we explore the Better Life of Bob Martin.

Connect with Bob Martin now: https://awiseandhappylife.com/

Order a copy of Bob Martin's Book: https://iamthewaybook.com/

View Details

What does it mean to be a couple and what do you do when you sense the once strong bond between you and your partner isn’t the same any more. Is couples therapy the answer. Is becoming vulnerable and being willing to discuss and perhaps change part of the answer? These and other topics are part of this Episode 76 of Toward A Better Life.

This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Wendi Dumbroff is a therapist who explores intimacy, relationships, and sexual connection from both men AND women’s’ viewpoints. Wendi is a Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice where she specializes in individual, family, couples, and sex therapy with extensive experience counseling. The Vulnerability Cycle, a technique she uses with many of her couple clients. Stay tuned as Wendi Dumbroff and I discuss Couples and Vulnerability on this episode of Toward A Better Life.

Contact Wendi Dumbroff: https://wendidumbrofftherapy.com/

View Details

Episode 74 Opening

Getting fit. What does that even mean? Fitness can address mental well being, emotional balance, physical qualities, and nutrition to name a few potential concerns for maintaining our health and wellness. We’re going to discuss some of the concerns associated with fitness on this Episode 74 of Toward A Better Life.

And I’m Kevin Pennell your host. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Steve Hochman is my guest. His life story covers a lot of ground. Encouraging health and helping others with self improvement as a life passion for Steve. He’s helped thousands with a uniques approach toward whole fitness, not just physical fitness, though that’s an ingredient, but the helping the whole person to become their best. Join me and Steve Hochman as we seek Life’s Purpose Through Fitness.

Connect with Steve Hochman on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevehochman.driven/

View Details

Chakras… What are they, how do they work? Can they really influence us? How many are there? Stay tuned for Chakras on this episode.

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Also, if you’re seeking insights and advise on how to create a better life for yourself over and above the podcast, I offer free Toward A Better life mentoring sessions. Send your request to kevin@towardabetterlife.com for details.

Today, we’re fortunate to chat with Rosanne Nieboer, she’s been a yoga teacher for over twenty years. As she matured with her practice the spiritual and philosophical side of yoga became a focus. Using the chakras as a foundation for self-development is now Rosanne’s passion helping to guide clients through a journey of discovering their energetic bodies through understanding the chakras, connecting physically with their energy through yoga, and connecting with the spirit and inner wisdom through the power of meditation. Now, settle in to enjoy this very informative and connective chat with Rosanne Nieboer and I about Understanding Chakras.

Connect with Rosanne Nieboer: https://chakra-way.com/

Listen to Rosanne's podcast: https://chakra-way.com/podcast

View Details

Chronological age is not a factor when you devote your life to further opportunities that await you on your journey. Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. This podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Care Giver for 17 years of her disabled husband, studying works of many enlightened thought leaders and healers, walking 500 miles across northern Spain and then writing a book about her adventures Wisdom on the Camino from her late 60’s into her early 70’s that’s Kathleen Donnelly Israel. She’s also a Transformational Breathing Facilitator, Theta Healer and on the Presenting Team of Beginning Experience Weekend for widowed, divorced and separated people to heal from grief.

Join Kathleen and me as we discuss Following your Spirit and Heart on this episode of Toward A Better Life

Connect with Kathleen Donnelly Israel : https://www.wisdomonthecamino.com/

Purchase Her Book Wisdom On The Camino: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09CR9MGD3

Wisdom on the Camino: A Spiritual Journey Sharing Forgiveness and Possibilities to Inspire the Rest of Your Life

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Marianne Kilkenny is my guest of this episode. She shares, after 30 years of working in Silicon Valley she decided to make a drastic change. Marianne watched her parents age and eventually move into nursing homes. As she cared for them she knew this was not the way she wanted to live the last third of her life. Marianne experimented with community living options including owning her own home, renting to others, living in proximity, and renting living space from others learning the possibilities are infinite. She learned living in community with others creates opportunities to learn more about ourselves. Also, other people can become the polish to help us shine the rough edges. Marianne wants to stay active and engaged as she ages and the people she meets express great interest in this kind of connection and growth. It’s like living the Golden Girls in real life. Join Marianne Kilkenny and I as we learn to Improve Life with Community Living.

Learn More and Connect With Marianne Kilkenny: https://www.womenlivingincommunity.com/

View Details

There is a litany of information available today on how to make our bodies healthier through, exercise, movement, stretching, meditation all of which are certainly beneficial on many levels, but if you’re faced with a chronic health condition or autoimmunity, that can be challenging. Today we’re going to talk about working through that perceived barrier through nutrition.

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

If you have a chronic health condition or autoimmunity and don’t know what to eat, you can be faced with a lot of noise out there in the food and diet world. You hear it every day: eat Paleo, Autoimmune Paleo, Keto. Eat more fats. Eat more carbohydrates. Stop eating carbohydrates. Don’t ingest oils. Go vegan. Eat only raw foods and juices. Do a “cleanse” (usually juice, sometimes broth). Pamela Shaw has helped many through the years on their journey to wellness through nutrition and she’s with me today to talk about an effective way overcome chronic health condition or autoimmunity conditions through Food Energetics on this episode of Toward A Better Life.

Contact Pamela Shaw: https://myautoimmunekitchen.com/

View Details

To some, traveling is the avenue toward a better life. RVshare which is sort of the Air B & B for RV’ers, said 57% of those who plan to travel in 2024 will take their trip in an RV. The number is comparable to 2023's 61%. Go RVing conducted a study indicating RV ownership has increased over 62% in the last twenty years with a record 11.2 million RV owning households, split almost equally between those over and under the age of 55, with significant growth among 18-to-34-year-olds, who now make up 22 percent of the market. Of those numbers, several are solo RV’ers, traveling on their own. We’re going to explore moving toward a better life in an RV.

All that said, hi, and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Jenell Jones, a veteran of solo RV travel, helps fellow travelers navigate the challenges and amplify the joys of this unique lifestyle. Her mission is to empower others to explore the open road with confidence, companionship, and a sense of purpose. Through her firsthand experiences, thoughtful guidance, and a supportive RV community, Jenell has become a go-to resource for the solo RV traveler. Her vast experience includes logging over 36,000 miles in two years, visiting 41 out of 62 National Parks, leading groups of RVers on exciting expeditions, and successfully operating a dedicated RV Club for solo travelers. Join me, Kevin Pennell, and Jenell Jones as we talk about Life Fulfilled In A RV.

Connect with Jennell Jones: https://jenellcjones.com/

Check out the Solo RV World and Get More Information about WINS RV Club: https://wanderingindividualsnetwork.com/

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Also, if you’re seeking insights and advise on how to create a better life for yourself over and above the podcast, I’m now offering free Toward A Better life mentoring. Send your request to kevin@towardabetterlife.com for details.

I’m honored to welcome Kimberly Braun, TEDx speaker and former meditation faculty at the renowned Omega Institute to the program today. Kimberly has spent her entire life focused on creating a more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier life. She has offered inspirational talks, retreats, meditation coaching, online community, and more....through storytelling, new perspectives and a full range of practices all the while blending in practical ingredients to create a better life for herself and others. Please join Kimberly Braun and me, Kevin Pennell, as we discuss some practical Recipes for Self Care.

Contact Kimbely Braun for her courses and MORE https://www.kimberlybraun.com/

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Also, if you’re seeking insights and advise on how to create a better life for yourself over and above the podcast, I’m now offering free Toward A Better life mentoring. Send your request to kevin@towardabetterlife.com for details.

Boundaries We don't see them modeled in our families. We don't see them modeled in our friends, in the movies, on TV and very rarely even see them modeled in books. Heather Claus is my guest on this episode and she has some incredible practical functional insights on the subject of boundaries. All of her experiences thus far have led her to the belief that boundaries are the key to not only saving ourselves, but our relationships. She's a big fan of amazing people enjoying love, sex, and romance in happy and functional lives (whatever that might look like from human to human), which is why she's thrilled to share her experience and knowledge of boundaries with us on this episode. Join Heather Claus and me as learn about Making Boundaries Work for a Better Life

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Also, if you’re seeking insights and advise on how to create a better life for yourself over and above the podcast, I’m now offering free Toward A Better life mentoring. Send your request to kevin@towardabetterlife.com for details.

Allie Mirosevic is a wife, mom of two, and entrepreneur living in Los Angeles. She is the founder of Bliss'd, a self-care brand aimed at helping fellow moms live more joyful and fulfilling lives through the power of journaling. Allie discovered her love for journaling in 2019, during a challenging first postpartum experience, and now wants to help other moms experience the transformative benefits of journaling. Join Allie Mirosevic and me Kevin Pennell for our discussion, Journaling for Moms on this episode of Toward A Better Life.

Connect with Allie Mirosevic: https://blissd.co/

View Details

Ep 64 Opening

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Also, if you’re seeking insights and advise on how to create a better life for yourself over and above the podcast, I’m now offering free Toward A Better life mentoring. Send your request to kevin@towardabetterlife.com for details.

Dr. Joy Bracey joins me today as we discuss addictions. Everywhere you look, people are addicted to something. In the midst of seeking advise to overcome an addiction, we may ask, How did we end up here and what can we do? We cabn begin by learning more about self-love and mindfulness, key antidotes to overcoming addiction. Join me, Kevin Pennell on this episode of Toward A Better Life as I talk with Dr. Joy Bracey and learn about Antidotes for Addiction.

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Also, if you’re seeking insights and advise on how to create a better life for yourself over and above the podcast, I’m offering free Toward A Better life mentoring. Send your request to kevin@towardabetterlife.com for details.

Okay, so, are you seeking a playful sense of humor, inspirational stories about joy, thought provoking tips to create joy, lighthearted conversational flow or creating the sound of a smile in your voice? Well this is certainly an episode for you. Over the last 20 years Kim McIntyre has been featured on NBC, ABC, I Heart Radio, and NPR and many other outlets literally teaching thousands of people how to crack themselves up and feel like happy dancing! She shows people how to laugh more and stress less, so they can enjoy life NOW — because life is too short to keep postponing joy! AND, That’s what we’re doing in this episode, creating joy! Join Kim McIntyre and me, Kevin Pennell as we Rediscover Joy on Toward A Better Life.

Connect with Kim McIntyre: https://joyfulbeing.com/

A Free Gift from Kim McIntyre: https://joyfulbeing.com/questions/

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Also, if you’re seeking insights and advise on how to create a better life for yourself over and above the podcast, I’m now offering free Toward A Better life mentoring. Send your request to kevin@towardabetterlife.com for details.

Past Life Regression, those three words offer a myriad of possibilities to one’s mind. Sessions in Past Life Regression can be facilitated through a couple of common methods, hypnosis and guided meditation. Both create a safe space of deep relaxation that brings a person into a place of awareness to access their past lives. I was a guest on a couple of Krystal Jakosky’s podcast episodes of Breathe In Breathe Out where we discussed this fascinating subject in one and provided an opportunity for listeners to experience it first hand in the other. Today, I’m featuring the experiential episode from Breathe In Breathe Out in its entirety so you can participate and learn more about yourself through a Past Life Regression session.

Connect with Kevin Pennell https://towardabetterlife.com/

Email: kevin@towardabetterlife.com

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Also, if you’re seeking insights and advise on how to create a better life for yourself over and above the podcast, I’m now offering free Toward A Better life mentoring. Send your request to kevin@towardabetterlife.com for details.

Alexandra Lovell helps others create healthy habits through Life and Health Coaching. She has enjoyed rock climbing along with several other outdoor activities and applies the principles she’s learned through those activities to help others achieve their goals. In this episode, Alexandra also helps us understand through defining the roles of Life Coaches and a Counselors so we can choose the best person to help us on our journey. Join Alexandra Lovell and I as we learn to take the steps toward Lasting Change in this episode of Toward A Better Life.

Connect with Alexandra Lovell through her website: https://dirtisbeautiful.com/

Alexandra Lovell Email: dirtisbeautiful@gmail.com

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Also, if you’re seeking insights and advise on how to create a better life for yourself over and above the podcast, I’m now offering free Toward A Better life mentoring. Send your request to kevin@towardabetterlife.com for details.

In this episode we’re exploring how to live a life you love through a personal growth journey and uncovering your light within. Stephanie Rose is my guest and she’ll be providing practical tips and insights for women and men to apply to their everyday lives giving them the unconscious permission they think they need to fill themselves up and live a life that lights them up. Please join Stephanie Rose and I as we talk about Growing Your Glow With Self Care.

Connect with Stephanie Rose: https://www.fireflyscout.com/

Request Stephanie's Illumination Kit: https://www.fireflyscout.com/shop/illumination-kit

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Also, if you’re seeking insights and advise on how to create a better life for yourself over and above the podcast, I’m now offering free Toward A Better life mentoring. Send your request to kevin@towardabetterlife.com for details.

Rebecca Doring is a Meditation Teacher, Chromatic Yoga Instructor, Inner Critic Coach, and hosts her podcast Inner Critic Freedom. Rebecca helps wellness professionals embrace a bigger vision for their business who worry about being perfect, moving from being frozen in imposter syndrome to teaching what they love and living their purpose. In this episode Rebecca and I will explore how to Build Consistency and Achieve Your Goals By Silencing The Inner Critic. Stay tuned for Rebecca Doring and I as we explore Self-Care and the Inner Critic

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Also, if you’re seeking insights and advise on how to create a better life for yourself, I’m now offering free Toward A Better life consults. Send your request to kevin@towardabetterlife.com for details.

Emanuel Rose, CEO of Strategic eMarketing, is a seasoned marketing expert with over three decades of experience. Beyond his role as a visionary marketer, Emanuel is also an award-winning documentary producer. His connection with the natural world and self care are other facets of Emanuel. His latest venture, the book 'The 7 Principles of The Magic Rock,' uniquely delves into the profound connection between nature and mental health. Emanuel also has a captivating children’s book series Wenaha Henry the Red Tailed Hawk. Join Emanuel Rose and I now as we discuss Self Care for a Busy Life.

Contact Emanuel Rose: https://emanuelrose.com/

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Also, if you’re seeking insights and advise on how to create a better life for yourself, I’m now offering free Toward A Better life consults. Send your request to kevin@towardabetterlife.com for details.

Sharing, Caring, Giving, Loving, four words that are often associated with Peace. Jeff Hardy promotes and lives the essence of those words each day and found them instrumental while he worked and continues to work as a veteran in Heath Care which he has done for over 50 years beginning as a Corman in the United States Coast Guard. Jeff is the President and Founder of the Care for Peace Foundation a non-profit organization based in California. Come join Jeff and I now as we explore the true essence of caring while striving for peace in this episode Care for Peace…

Contact Jeff Hardy at Care for Peace https://careforpeace.org/our-organization/

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Also, if you’re seeking insights and advise on how to create a better life for yourself, I’m now offering free 15 Minute Toward A Better life consults. Send your request to kevin@towardabetterlife.com for details.

At the beginning of each year, resolutions usually top the list for objectives to accomplish. On the other hand, grief can also accompany the new year as a time when we are reminded of those we have lost in the past year or during th holidays. Grief is defied as acute emotional pain that accompanies loss. That loss can be someone, something, or even a lifestyle change. Because it is a reflection of what we love, it can feel over whelming. This feeling of grief is not limited to the loss of people, but when it follows the loss of a loved one, it may be compounded by feelings of guilt and confusion. Grief knows no timetable for feelings of pain after loss and is, in fact, unique for each person and their own circumstances. In this episode, Katie Cosgrove, Certified Trauma Support Specialist, takes a different approach in facing grief. She sees grief through a perspective that is positive, caring, and filled with heart centered memories. Join me know as I talk with Katie Cosgrove about how Grief Is Good.

Connect with Katie Cosgrove! https://griefisgood.com/ Email katie@griefisgood.com

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Also, if you’re seeking insights and advise on how to create a better life for yourself, I’m now offering free 15 Minute Toward A Better life consults. Send your request to kevin@towardabetterlife.com for details.

As for this episode, let’s talk relationships. If you Google quotes on relationships, you find some serious, others thought provoking, and some that talk about commitment. There are hundreds, trust me. This episode will encourage you to make your relationship stronger, no matter if it’s already strong or needs help because you want to make it last. Janell Greene is a Certified Life and Relationship coach who works with both couples and individuals to find more power, freedom, and joy in life, especially within the family. Join Janell and I now as we dive in to insights and secrets for Building A Lasting Relationship.

Connect with Jeanell Greene https://jeanellgreene.com/ or simple type saveourmarriage.ca into a browser

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Speaking of creating a Better Life individually, if you’re seeking insights and advise on how to create a better life for yourself, I’m now offering free 15 Minute Toward A Better life consults. Send your request to kevin@towardabetterlife.com for details.

Now, let’s talk navigation. Many car models have navigation as an option to help us map our way to a destination. Sometimes, even with that option, we may find ourselves seeking out the proper directions. The same can be said as we navigate our lives in relationships, lifestyles, careers, and changes. Dai Manuel is my guest on this episode and he’s here to help guide us navigate the changes in our lives. Dai has presented insights on Ted Talks. He’s an award-winning digital thought leader and author, the ultimate super dad, husband extraordinaire, and all-around life enthusiast! Dai is on a mission to inspire and positively impact one million role models across the globe, encouraging them to lead a FUN-ctionally healthy life through education, community, and a whole lot of encouragement. Join Dai Manuel and I as we talk about Navigating Life’s Changes.

Connect with Dai Manuel https://www.daimanuel.com/

You may also connect with Dai through his podcast The 2% Solution https://2percentsolution.buzzsprout.com/

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Dr. Agi Keramidas shares insights on personal development in this episode. Originally from Greece, Dr. Keramidas has been living in the UK since 2010. His personal development journey took him from being a dentist to becoming a podcaster, knowledge broker, and author.

He is on a lifelong journey of personal growth and self-mastery. Despite his formal education, he is a big believer in the immense power of self-education. Agi hosts the Personal Development Mastery podcast with his mission to inspire listeners to stand out and take action toward the next level of their lives.

Join Dr. Agi Keramidas and I now as we explore Mastering Personal Development on this episode of Toward A Better Life.

Connect With Dr. Keramidas https://agikeramidas.com/

Order His New Paperback Book https://agikeramidas.com/book/

View Details

Opening Template

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Katherine Wintsch is the founder and CEO of The Mom Complex where she helps some of the largest companies in the world such as Walmart, Johnson & Johnson, Pinterest and Chobani develop better products and services for mothers.

She is also author of the popular book Slay Like a Mother – which Parade magazine named one of the “top 10 life-changing self-help books of the year.”

Katherine’s sought-after research on women and mothers has been featured by The Today Show, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Working Mother magazine.

However, don’t let all the accolades fool you. She’s also been through years of therapy, decades of self-doubt and more than her fair share of tequila. Thankfully, she tamed her “dragon of self-doubt” and now she’s helping other women do the same. Join Katherine and I now as we learn to Tame Our Dragon.

Connect With Katherine Wintsch https://slaylikeamother.com/

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Today’s episode features Swami Nityananda who has dedicated her life and career to helping humans live in joy and freedom. Swami is the spiritual teacher and spiritual leader at Awake Yoga Meditation. Her meditations help audiences feel calm and exuberant, and live their fullest lives, strengthening self-awareness, relationships, abundance, and well-being on every level. Her talks are filled with wisdom, good humor, and authenticity.

Swami has spoken to audiences in ten countries and been a featured speaker on NPR and Radio Ireland among other platforms and podcasts. Her work has been supported by Fulbright grants, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and has received other national and international awards.

Please join Swami Nityananda and I as we talk about Meditation In Daily Life on this episode of Toward A Better Life.

Contact Swami Nityananda:

www.awakeyogameditation.org

Email: swami@awakeyogameditation.org

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively. This episode features Sharon Hughes Award Winning Author, Speaker, and Confidence Coach. Sharon asks the questions “What do you believe about yourself” and “Is that true?” She carries a message of hope and healing to those who struggle with insecurity, a lack of confidence and a broken self-worth. Join me now as Sharon Hughes and I talk about Building Confidence and Self Worth on this episode of Toward A Better Life.

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively. This episode focuses on the Steps to Unleash Your Energy with best selling author and speaker Adam Hart

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively. In this episode, Julie Hilsen and I are exploring the magic and joy of life! Julie Hilsen loves to share her passion for living a life of magic and joy. Her debut book is a powerful tool for self discovery and finding the joy in everyday life. She lives in Cumming, GA with her husband, Mitch and her two sons, Reese and Blake. When she's not talking to angels and creating you can find her hiking, playing tennis or cooking. She also has her own podcast and has published her book “Life of Love” a Joyful Guide to Self and Sensuality. Let’s settle in and enjoy our time with Julie Hilsen in this episode Connect With Your Divine Wisdom and Guidance

Contact Julie Hilsen through her website Life of Love and Joy https://lifeofloveandjoy.com/

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively. I’m talking with Dr. Lynn Carey is this episode who loves empowering others to create their desired life of health, wealth, and perfect self-expression. Dr Carey gathered a lot of insight learning to heal herself after suffering with sickness and pain for many years. In her 18 years practicing as a chiropractor, she saw that chronic stress was the main issue for most people not healing. Chronic stress came from not enough time, not enough money, and not having passion or purpose in life. She believes creating a desired lifestyle is the key to ultimate well-being. In this episode, you can learn to Empower Your Life with Dr. Lynn Carey.

Connect with Dr. Lynn Carey https://www.creatingmydesiredlife.com

Get her book or sign up for emails with information on her Masterclass, Healthy Habits Coaching and Business Mentorship programs.

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively. Today we’re talking with Kathy White. Although Kathy had been teaching yoga for over 20 years, when she turned 50, her joints were aching, her menopausal symptoms were raging, and she was not gaining any benefit from her practice any more.

After researching, exploring and retraining, she refined her method into a joint-full yoga for active men and women over 50 who want to keep on doing the sports and activities they love. It's kind of like adding WD40 to your joints! Kathy offers a unique and mindful approach to body and mind that rejuvenates the body, calms the nervous system and builds strength, mobility and resilience which are vital, especially as people grow older. Join me an Kathy White as we talk about Yoga Past 50 on this episode of Toward A Better Life

Contact or Take Classes with Kathy White through her website https://www.kathywhiteyoga.com/

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively. Today we’re talking about Higher Consciousness Meditation with Blair Abee. Blair shares some very practical doable methods to develop our spiritual awareness including five steps to develop higher consciousness. Join Blair Abee and I now as we explore Meditation 2.0!

Contact Blair Abee through his website https://www.hicmeditation.com/

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively. Menopause… what is it exactly? What are peri-menopause and post menopause. In this episode, I encourage not only women, but men as well, to listen in as Jeanne Andrus and I discuss this vital subject in a very real and practical way. We talk about support, reintroducing romance, and creating a new you in Menopause with The Menopause Guru Jeanne Andrus.

Visit Jeanne Andrus on her wwebsite https://menopause.guru/

Contact Jeanne Andrus: jeanne@menopause.guru

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

Garden Girls Nicole Shah is my guest today and we’re talking gardening and how it can create a better life for you by connecting with the Earth, as a meditation tool, promoting deeper connections with others including all members of you family. Join Nicole and I now as we talk about Self Care Through Gardening!

Connect with Nicole Shah through their website:

https://www.gardengirlstx.com/

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively. In this episode, we’re revisiting with Amanda Kate. Amanda is a Life Coach in Australia and authored her book Divine Messy Human. Today we’re talking with her about Archetypes and Life Coaching from her quilt of knowledge that helps people identify and how to work with their personality traits. It’s time for Archetypal Life Coaching with Amanda Kate in this episode of Toward A Better Life.

   For More Information or to contact Amanda      www.amandakate.com.au         This is a link to Amanda's website where you can find more information about. Divine. Messy. Human. and her additional work. This book contains the tools and techniques she's discovered and used in her own healing to turn her life around from being unwell, out of alignment and miserable to happiness, vitality and connection to the Divine.

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively. In this episode, Michelle DeKeyser will be sharing how to figure out your passion and make your goals happen through making connections in a supportive environment. Join me now as I talk with Michelle about What’s Your Life Passion.

Connect with Michelle https://connectingmamas.com/

   Send Audience To:       https://www.connectingmamas.com/free-course         This is a free course that goes through Michelle's frame work CHECK-IN. The course includes a video for each letter and activity that should take 15 minutes each. This will help mamas learn to check-in with themselves and other mamas.

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively. In this episode, I’m talking with Bill Heinrich. Bill has been a successful businessman owning businesses since he was 25. He made money, but wasn’t happy, he was miserable. He decided to to change knowing there was something he was called to do. He began his spiritual quest alone on a beach in Mexico which transitioned into a 25 + year journey which continues today. Bill cracked the code and is able to show people how to identify, access, and live their…Their True Life Purpose. Join me as Bill Heinrich and I discuss True Life Purpose.

Schedule a time to speak with Bill Heinrich: http://speaktobill.com/

Listeners can dowload Bill's Book through https://www.myfreebook.me/ A message from Bill about his free book... "Listeners can download a free copy of my book "Clarity Has No Story". Everyone has a tendency to get trapped in their stories. This is the reason that we struggle, protecting our stories and beliefs. It blocks our clarity and creates suffering, stress and overwhelm in our life. The book explains how to use your language to create more power, potential and abundance in your life. Our ability to communicate with clarity is the key to living a fulfilled and abundant life."

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively. I’m talking with Tina McDermott Chef, Speaker, and Weight Loss Coach in this episode. We’re talking about some great tips and insights surrounding nutrition like Tina’s number one health tip, her thoughts on Yo-Yo DIE-ting - Weight Loss the natural way without yo-yo dieting and even the magical and vital part water plays in our lives. Kickstart Your Nutrition with TINA MCDERMOTT.

View Details

Two Words - Spring Cleaning. Connie Ellefson shares that Whether physical, mental, or possessional, clutter takes up space in our psyches and calendars that could be put to more productive, creative, and fun use. Hi this is Kevin Pennell your host for Toward A Better Life. We’re talking clutter in this episode, how to reduce it and even transform it. Let’s hear what Connie Ellefson as to say about Transforming Clutter on this episode of Toward A Better Life!

Connie Ellefson can be contacted through her website Clear the Space.com

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively. We’ll be talking with Marty Machia about hospice care and creating a better end of life experience for patient and a better life for the family and those who are close to the patient. This is a subject not often discussed whether because of its sensitive nature or people just prefer not to think about the subject of death and dying. Marty has been a hospice nurse in Vermont for several years and had this to say about hospice.

“Many people ask those of us who work in hospice, ‘How do you do this work?’ ‘It takes a special kind of person.’ People often say to us, ‘How DO we do it, exactly?’ Though being with death and dying CAN be hard — of course — it is also a deep privilege. What could be more meaningful, more intimate, more raw or real, aside from birth, than to be with those who are at end of life? We are given permission to not only glimpse into this intimate world, but often be in the center of it. To be a part of someone’s life story. And to witness this process, an opportunity not given to many. As Ram Dass paints so beautifully and accurately, death brings you up close and personal to the truth.”

So, hospice can certainly be a time to experience deep compassion and limitless love. Join Marty Machia and me now for conversation about Embracing Hospice Care.

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively. In today’s episode Leah Mazur will be talking with me about the challenges and how to move forward toward a better life following divorce. Leah has helped women find acceptance, rebuild their self-esteem, confidence and make their best life after divorce. Join Leah Mazur and I as we help people find Happiness After Divorce

Send Audience To: https://www.mindfullyready.com/ Get your FREE Divorce Empowerment Guide to help you find acceptance, build your self-esteem, & gain clarity on what to do next.

View Details

Prioritizing Internal Truth over External Influences. What exactly does that mean? Keep listening to this episode of Toward A Better Life for the answer. Hi this is Kevin Pennell. Today I’m talking with Amanda Kate, an author, life coach, and kinesiologist based down under in Australia. I enjoyed a wonderful talk with Amanda a little before the holidays that I’m sure you’ll enjoy as well on this episode of Toward A Better Life Seeking Internal Truth

View Details

Hi and welcome to this New Year’s edition of Toward A Better Life… "New Year Nutrition". This is your host Kevin Pennell. Resolutions… yep the cliche for the New Year. They typically last for a few days to a few months. Doing some brief research identifies The Statista Global Consumer Survey conducting a survey involving several adults between the ages of 18 and 89. The number one resolution for 2023 from the participants revealed 52% desiring to exercise more and number two, at 50% desire to eat healthier followed by losing weight at 40%. Health News states “These three connect to the ongoing obesity crisis in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the prevalence of obesity in the U.S. was 41.9% as of March 2020.” Good Housekeeping says, “If living through a global pandemic has taught us anything, it's that we shouldn't take health and wellness for granted. In 2023, improving your body, mind and soul is a great way to organize your long-term goals for the new year.” So, maybe we should think of improving and sustaining a healthier lifestyle in 2023 with those lifestyle choices to include our nutritional choices. When we think of nutrition we may think about what we eat to feel better, to lose weight, or maybe fill an emotional void. Registered Holistic Nutritionist Amanda Love explores those areas that focus on the physical and emotional aspects of nutrition in her practice, her online cooking classes, and her podcast. Join us now for "New Year Nutrition".

View Details

Hi everyone and welcome to this holiday edition of Toward A Better Life. This is Kevin Pennell. I’m so glad you’re listening and I’m excited for to be tuned in as I’m welcoming Krystal Jakosky to join me once again. This season is so magical for several reasons. That said, how do you prepare for the holidays, buying gifts, making travel plans to get away or going loved ones? No matter Krystal and I are talking about how you, your family, loved ones, and friends can all create a joy-filled and magical time this holiday season, no matter if it’s you or if it’s among many. This is going to be a great episode that we, Krystal and I, are sure you’ll enjoy. Settle back and enjoy The Universe is Speaking Are You Listening starting right now on Toward A Better Life!

Connect With Krystal! https://krystaljakosky.com/ https://krystaljakosky.com/intro-to-you-social/ Learning how to own your shit isn’t an instant shift. Like any new skill, it’s something that must be intentional and uncomfortable before it can ever become second nature. To help you practice this new muscle, we’ve created Intro to You: an Online Course from Krystal Jakosky – a teacher and writer based in Boulder County, Colorado.

View Details

Hello everyone this is Kevin Pennell and welcome to this episode of Toward A Better Life. The holiday season, often a joy for most, can be challenging for many who face trauma. Trauma can engender deep and difficult feelings from past experiences. This episode may seem unusual for the holiday season, but I believe it’s important for those that may face challenges associated with trauma. Please note the we’ll be discussing PTSD and CPTSD in this episode which may be difficult for some to hear, so listener discretion is advised. At the same time, I’d like to assure you, there are answers and resources available for those that are facing trauma and seeking support to overcome that trauma. Charles Smith is a life long survivor from several traumas and now finds his life filled with a sense of thankfulness as he helps others overcome their traumas through counseling and offering them their needed support. Join me as Charles Smith and I talk about Healing From Within.

View Details

Thanks for joining me on Toward A Better Life. Thanksgiving, a special time of year touching on thankfulness, gathering together with family, friends and loved ones, a time to witness the many changes in the weather and landscapes. Thanksgiving can also be a year round state of mind, heart, and spirit. Join me, Kevin Pennell as I welcome a return visit with Mike Douglas founder of the Maine Primitive Skills School. Mike shares the significance of a giving spirit as we enter this time with reflections on and exploration of the Thanksgiving Address.

Maine Primitive Skills School

https://www.primitiveskills.com/

Email: staff@primitiveskills.com

View Details

Welcome to Toward A Better Life. In this episode we’re talking about habits, creating, deleting, and recognizing them with Edward Sturm, world traveler, a self-improvement fanatic, and who’s made viral videos totaling hundreds of millions of views. Edward likes to encourage people toward their own self improvement through self improvement challenges. Join Edward Sturm and I as we talk about creating good habits through Life Transformative Challenges.

   Send Audience To:      https://commitclub.co/30-day-challenge/         30 day challenges have had the most significant impact on my life out of anything I've done.

This link lets people create their own 30 day challenge and gives ideas for transformative challenges to do. Challenges can be done solo or in a community. You can stake money to hold yourself accountable, have friends and family check your progress, and have your incomplete stakes go to charities and successful participants.

View Details

Hi everyone and welcome to Toward A Better Life. I’m your host Kevin Pennell. On this episode I’m excited to welcome Jill Heiman Back to the program. She’s a contributing author to a new book Sacred Spaces 2 which is available through Amazon among other sources. It’s a great read about, you guessed, Sacred Spaces and how to create your own in your life. Jill has helped so many women find clarity and connect to their own vision through Awake Journey. Without further delay, let’s hear from Jill Heiman and Sacred Spaces.

Contact Toward A Better Life www.towardabetterlife.com

Contact Jill Heiman: https://www.awakejourney.com/

View Details

Hi everyone, this is Kevin from Toward A Better Life. Jill Heiman will be joining me on the next episode. Jill and I spoke last about Fear as the Gateway to Joy. This time we’ll be talking about her contribution to a new book Sacred Spaces 2 available through Amazon and through a website that’ll be in the show notes for that episode. Jill helps Corporate Women Find Clarity & Connect to Their Vision so It Becomes Their New Reality through AwakeJourney.com. The next episode is filled with possibilities to enlighten and encourage you on your journey. Join Jill Heiman and I next time on Toward A Better Life as we talk about Sacred Spaces.

View Details

Welcome to Toward A Better Life! In this episode Dr. Michelle Maidenberg will be sharing her passion, helping countless individuals to transform their personal and professional lives. She’s had a successful practice for over 30 years, written books, and appeared on Ted Talks. Today she’ll be sharing some vital thoughts about life transformation using three pillars, Acceptance, Compassion and Empowerment. These mindfulness-based methodologies assist people to get unstuck. Let’s join Michelle now and learn to Get Unstuck.

   Contact Dr. Michelle Maidenberg:      www.michellemaidenberg.com         The link contains links to her blogs, guided meditations, quiz, resources and information for purchasing her book ***ACE Your Life***.

View Details

Welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. In this episode we’ll continue our conversation about Caregivers with Dr. Ed Smink. In the last episode, we discussed Self Care for Caregivers examining Caregiver Burnout, Caregiver Fatigue, and Compassion Fatigue. We also began to explore how to move forward from these conditions. If you are a Caregiver, these episodes can help you with self care and how to help a Caregiver who’s seeking support. Return to your passion and joy as a Caregiver. Join me now for Part 2, Caring for Caregivers on this episode of Toward A Better Life.

Send Audience To:https://soulofcaregiving.com/why

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Today’s episode is unique from the others, because it is part one of two. We’re talking with Dr. Edward Smink, a passionate coach for caregivers. His life has been one embraced by compassion beginning as a Registered Nurse, evolving toward counseling, and an earned PhD, now specifically working with caregivers. In this episode we’ll be discussing Caregiver Burnout, Caregiver Fatigue, Compassion Fatigue and begin to share how to move forward from these conditions. If you are a Caregiver, and we all are as you will learn, this episode will help you with self care or soul care as Dr. Ed likes to call it and how to return to the passion and joy you have known as a Caregiver. Join me now for Part 1, Self Care for Caregivers on this episode of Toward A Better Life.

Contact Dr. Edward Smink:

https://soulofcaregiving.com/why

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Today’s episode is unique from the others, because it is part one of two. We’re talking with Dr. Edward Smink, a passionate coach for caregivers. His life has been one embraced by compassion beginning as a Registered Nurse, evolving toward counseling, and an earned PhD, now specifically working with caregivers. In this episode we’ll be discussing Caregiver Burnout, Caregiver Fatigue, Compassion Fatigue and begin to share how to move forward from these conditions. If you are a Caregiver, and we all are as you will learn, this episode will help you with self care or soul care as Dr. Ed likes to call it and how to return to the passion and joy you have known as a Caregiver. Join me now for Part 1, Self Care for Caregivers on this episode of Toward A Better Life.

Contact Dr. Edward Smink:

https://soulofcaregiving.com/why

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Amy Zellmer is today’s guest. She’s an award-winning author, speaker, TBI survivor, and Editor-in-chief of MN YOGA + Life magazine. Amy’s sharing her story of how she went from her career as a professional photographer to a passion in spreading the message that yoga is for every BODY, regardless of size or ability, and a mission to raise awareness about the devastating consequences of TBI. It’s time for Transformative Yoga with Amy Zellmer on this episode of Toward A Better Life.

Amy Zellmer's Website: https://mnyogalife.com/

Amy Zellmer's Blog: https://mnyogalife.com/blog/

Contact Amy Zellmer: https://mnyogalife.com/contact/

View Details

Hi and welcome to Toward A Better Life. This is your host Kevin Pennell. Amy Zellmer is today’s guest. She’s an award-winning author, speaker, TBI survivor, and Editor-in-chief of MN YOGA + Life magazine. Amy’s sharing her story of how she went from her career as a professional photographer to a passion in spreading the message that yoga is for every BODY, regardless of size or ability, and a mission to raise awareness about the devastating consequences of TBI. It’s time for Transformative Yoga with Amy Zellmer on this episode of Toward A Better Life.

Amy Zellmer's Website: https://mnyogalife.com/

Amy Zellmer's Blog: https://mnyogalife.com/blog/

Contact Amy Zellmer: https://mnyogalife.com/contact/

View Details

Hi everybody this is Kevin Pennell from Toward A Better Life. I’ll be talking with Amy Zellmer on our next episode. Amy is an award-winning author, speaker, TBI survivor, and Editor-in-chief of MN YOGA + Life magazine. She’ll be sharing her story of how she went from her career as a professional photographer until 2014 when she suffered a life-changing traumatic brain injury after a slip and fall on black ice. Since then, she has published four books focusing on concussion and TBI, and began publishing The Brain Health Magazine in 2019. In addition, she’ s contributed to Huffington Post and Thrive Global. Amy has a passion to spread the message that yoga is for every BODY, regardless of size or ability, and a mission to raise awareness about the devastating consequences of TBI. Join us for Transformative Yoga with Amy Zellmer on the next episode of Toward A Better Life available on the podcast platform of your choice.

View Details

Hi everybody this is Kevin Pennell from Toward A Better Life. I’ll be talking with Amy Zellmer on our next episode. Amy is an award-winning author, speaker, TBI survivor, and Editor-in-chief of MN YOGA + Life magazine. She’ll be sharing her story of how she went from her career as a professional photographer until 2014 when she suffered a life-changing traumatic brain injury after a slip and fall on black ice. Since then, she has published four books focusing on concussion and TBI, and began publishing The Brain Health Magazine in 2019. In addition, she’ s contributed to Huffington Post and Thrive Global. Amy has a passion to spread the message that yoga is for every BODY, regardless of size or ability, and a mission to raise awareness about the devastating consequences of TBI. Join us for Transformative Yoga with Amy Zellmer on the next episode of Toward A Better Life available on the podcast platform of your choice.

View Details

In this episode of Toward A Better Life, Contessa Akin, a highly certified coach who lives to help other women who, like her former self, struggle to to find love and peace in life. Contessa employs her Phoenix Process that takes women, in a structured way, on a journey to sustainable healing and a life worthy of themselves. She’s going to talk specifically about trauma in this episode that includes how to first create a safe space and then apply the needed steps for working through that trauma. Let’s join Contessa Akin and as she shares the fundamentals of Overcoming Trauma.

Contessa's group coaching container is her highest form of service. It is a safe space and only open once a year. In the meantime, listeners will receive weekly pearls of wisdom so they can start their journey to happier and healthier. Click the link to connect with Contessa!

  https://contessaakin.com/coaching\_group\_waitlist

View Details

In this episode of Toward A Better Life, Contessa Akin, a highly certified coach who lives to help other women who, like her former self, struggle to to find love and peace in life. Contessa employs her Phoenix Process that takes women, in a structured way, on a journey to sustainable healing and a life worthy of themselves. She’s going to talk specifically about trauma in this episode that includes how to first create a safe space and then apply the needed steps for working through that trauma. Let’s join Contessa Akin and as she shares the fundamentals of Overcoming Trauma.

Contessa's group coaching container is her highest form of service. It is a safe space and only open once a year. In the meantime, listeners will receive weekly pearls of wisdom so they can start their journey to happier and healthier. Click the link to connect with Contessa!

  https://contessaakin.com/coaching\_group\_waitlist

View Details

Okay everyone, let’s go Forest Bathing! Kelly Bruce is our guest today on Toward A Better Life. She’s going to teach us some basics and benefits that surround Forest Bathing an activity that was developed in Japan in the mid 1980’s. As a certified guide and trail consultant with Asheville Wellness Tours here in Asheville, North Carolina, Kelly helps people from all walks of life enjoy the benefits from connecting with the natural world to create a Better Life for themselves. Join Kelly and me, Kevin Pennell, as we talk about Forest Bathing!

View Details

Hi everyone. This is Kevin Pennell. It summer time here, the peak of outdoor recreation. Our next episode of Toward A Better Life will find us learning about Forest Bathing here in Western North Carolina, a practice developed from Japan in the 1980’s, but what is it exactly? Kelly Bruce will be our guest. She’s a certified guide and trail consultant with Asheville Wellness Tours here in Asheville, North Carolina. People from all walks of life enjoy many opportunities to connect with the natural world to create a Better Life for themselves in North Carolina and around the World. Kelly Bruce will be sharing many of the positive qualities and how you can enjoy the practice of Forest Bathing on the next episode of Toward A Better Life.

View Details

Let’s talk about fear. First, many may believe hate is the opposite of love, but I suggest it’s fear because hatred is more of a result of fear. Actually our brain responds to fear by releasing biological molecules that accelerate breathing, increases heart rate and blood pressure. Fear tends to hyperfocus one’s attention, slows digestion, and dilates the pupils. Fear is one of the most basic human emotions. It is programmed into the nervous system and works like an instinct. From the time we're infants, we are equipped with the survival instincts necessary to respond with fear when we sense danger or feel unsafe.

In this episode we’re going to look at fear from a different perspective with the help of Jill Heiman. Jill leads women and women’s group on to better understandings about themselves and how they can embrace fear. Fear no longer blocks our froward momentum. Jill Heiman will explain some basics in this episode of Toward A Better Life with Fear The Gateway to Joy.

Here are some Links to connect with Jill Heiman

https://www.awakejourney.com/

https://www.facebook.com/yourawakejourney

https://www.instagram.com/awakejourney/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillheiman/

Email: yourawakejourney@gmail.com Jill's gift for listening to this podcast is a FREE 30-minute Vision Blueprint Call Link Here: https://www.awakejourney.com/freegift

View Details

Fear… What do you fear? Fear can be healthy. It’s a natural instinct that’s written into our DNA all the way back to the hunter gatherer of our species. It’s believed to be a very powerful basic human emotion that’s wired into the nervous system and works like an instinct protecting us from imminent danger. Fear can also impact our thinking and decision making processes in negative ways which leaves us susceptible to more intense emotions and impulsive reactions. In the next episode of Toward A Better Life, we’re going to examine fear from a different perspective. Jill Heimen and I explore how fear can be a very powerful tool to bring joy for your life. Tune in to the next episode of Toward A Better Life as Jill Heiman talks about Fear The Gateway to Joy.

View Details

I’m excited to welcome Krystal Jakosky today. She’s from Colorado where she teaches, writes, and hosts a regular podcast. Helping people is Krystal’s passion through guiding compassionately and even giving them a push in the right direction when needed. She encourages people to walk into more authentic and fulfilling lives. In this episode, we’ll learn to tune in to ourselves and our joy. Stay tuned as Krystal Jakowsky shares methods of Taking Ownership of Your Life.

        Contact Krystal Jakosky https://krystaljakosky.com/intro-to-you-social/            Learning how to own your stuff isn’t an instant shift. Like any new skill, it’s something that must be intentional and uncomfortable before it can ever become second nature. To help you practice this new muscle, we’ve created Intro to You: an Online Course from Krystal Jakosky – a teacher and writer based in Boulder County, Colorado. ***As a gift to listeners of this podcast, enter "Better Life" for 10% Off the cost of her lesson!***

View Details

On the next episode of Toward A Better Life we’re talking with Krystal Jakowsky Colorado based teacher, writer, and podcaster. She simply adores helping people and enjoys guiding them with a push in the right direction, motivating them to step into a more authentic and fulfilling lives. In this episode, learn to tune in to you. Tune in to your joy. Join us for the next episode when Krystal Jakowsky shares methods of Taking Ownership of Your Life. That’s Toward A Better Life available on the podcast platform of your choice.

View Details

Connecting, connecting with children, of family members, and connecting with each other. Connecting with the essence of life itself. This is Kevin Pennell. Join me as we visit Timothy Stuetz in Spain. In this episode of Toward A Better Life, Connecting with the Magic of Life.

For More Information Visit:

https://www. timothystuetz.com

https://www.timothystuetz.com/freebies

Immediately boost your happiness, vitality and connection with your Divine Design with several Free Tales Of The Heart, time-tested guided meditations and exercises, songs and much more—something for you and everyone in your family!

View Details

Phillip Mountrose is this episode’s guest on Toward A Better Life. Hi this is Kevin Pennell. Phillip and his wife Jane have been exploring the connections with our souls for many years. Today, Phillip will share several insights and methods related to connecting with our souls and how that connection can make our life a truly amazing adventure. We’ll also be talking about their book, The Loving Power of Your Soul: A Guidebook for Realizing Your True Potential. Join Phillip and I now as we Explore Our Soul Connection on Toward A Better Life!

Episode 11 Free Spiritual Healing Gift - Claim your gift by visiting https://tinyurl.com/spiritual-gift You may also connect for a Personal Strategy Session at https://tinyurl.com/heal-awake

Contact Phillip & Jane Mountrose through their extensive website www.gettingthru.org

View Details

in the next episode of Toward A Better Life as we explore our souls with Phillip Mountrose. Phillip and his wife, Jane, have spent over 30 years together in the holistic and spiritual fields guiding many to fulfilling vital connections with their souls. They Co-Authored "The Loving Power of the Soul: A Guidebook for Realizing Your True Purpose.” Be sure to join us next time as we Explore Our Soul Connection with Phillip Mountrose.

View Details

Hello and welcome to another pathway of Toward A Better Life. This is Kevin Pennell, your host. Emotional Freedom Technique, often referred to as EFT, is a unique approach to address chronic pain and emotional distress. EFT is characterized by tapping using one’s finger tips to stimulate energy points in the body. Today we’re privileged to talk with Ann Hince in this Episode. Ann will be sharing her first hand story of how applying EFT and other related techniques helped her physically and emotionally tap into The Incredible Power Within on her personal journey Toward a Better Life…

View Details

Hi this is Kevin Pennell from Toward A Better Life. The next episode will feature Ann Hince who has learned the ability to sense and release physical tension within her body through establishing a life changing connection between the physical and spiritual elements of our lives. She focuses inside her body to experience incredible changes for her life. Join us next time on Toward A Better Life as Ann Hince shares how you can unleash The Incredible Power Within.

View Details

In this episode we’ll be talking with Kara Bitar Lawyer turned Optimization Coach and Kundalini Yoga Teacher. Kara thought she had it all as a successful corporate litigator along with all the lifestyle perks, everything BUT happiness. Kara learned her career was no longer a good fit for her as a person. Let’s learn how she changed her life and how you can change yours in Living a Life You Love with Kara Bitar on this episode of Toward A Better Life.

You can find more information about Kara's Optimization Programs and Coaching and sign up for her live-streamed Kundalini Yoga classes by visiting her website at www.karanicolebitar.com. You can also sign up for a complimentary discovery call to learn more about how her Optimization Programs and Coaching can benefit you.

www.karanicolebitar.com

View Details

This is Kevin Pennell your host for Toward A Better Life. Our next episode will feature Kara Bitar, Optimization Coach and Kundalini Yoga Teacher. Kara was once a corporate litigator having achieved what she thought was her lifetime goal with all the perks. After working in that environment, Kara discovered that life wasn’t for her. She will be sharing her story of moving from an unhappy life to one of joy and fulfillment. Tune in for Living a Life You Love with Kara Bitar on the next episode of Toward A Better Life.

You can find more information about ***Kara's Optimization Programs*** and Coaching and sign up for her live-streamed ***Kundalini Yoga classes*** by visiting her website at ***www.karanicolebitar.com***. You can also sign up for a complimentary discovery call to learn more about how her Optimization Programs and Coaching can benefit you.

View Details

It’s time once again for Toward A Better Life. This is your host, Kevin Pennell. This episode is devoted to women everywhere. We’re talking with Michelle Woods, Certified Life and Leadership Coach who will be sharing how women can pursue returning to the driver’s seat and live their lives authentically. If you’re seeking fulfillment, but it seems juts out of reach, Michelle can help you bridge the gap to identify and achieve your goals. Now, join Michelle Woods and me, Kevin Pennell, with a discussion about Life Coaching for Women on this episode of Toward A Better Life.

Contact Michelle through her website woodslifecoaching.com. While there, be sure to [FREE] Journal Prompts: What's the Missing Piece? You want fulfillment, but it seems just out of reach. It's like looking over a chasm.....you know what you want but it's just out of reach and you don't know how to bridge the gap. These prompts, along with a short activity, will help you identify what's missing and how to take to fill the gap so you can feel fulfilled again.

Also, You can connect with Michelle over on Instagram at @woodslifecoaching or download her free Midlife Misery Mini Guide at woodslifecoaching.com.

View Details

Certified Life and Leadership Coach Michelle Woods will be sharing some valuable information for women on our next episode of Toward A Better Life. Michelle will be sharing how she enjoys helping women find fulfillment in their lives as a Midlife Design Coach. She began her coaching career in pursuit of helping women get back in the driver’s seat and live authentically. She’s been featured in Voyage Raleigh Magazine as one of Raleigh North Carolina’s Most Inspiring Stories. Join Michelle Woods and me, Kevin Pennell, for the next episode, Life Coaching for Women, on Toward A Better Life. Available on the podcast platform of your choice.

View Details

Welcome to this episode of Toward A Better Life! I’m excited to welcome Laura Haehl. Laura is an Intuitive guide, yoga instructor, Reiki Master/Teacher, and hypnosis therapist. She loves to help people access and trust their intuition. When we think of intuition thoughts about instinct, sixth sense, a hunch, or maybe even clairvoyance may come to mind, you know… the ability to immediately understand something, without any need for conscious reasoning. It’s just knowing. Laura will be taking us beyond what we think about intuition and apply those thoughts to Intuitive Decision Making.

Here's a link to Laura's website for more information...

  https://lauratheintuitive.com/free         Rely on your inner oracle as your primary decision maker. Get your FREE Activate Your Inner Oracle Kit.

View Details

Intuitive guide, yoga instructor, and hypnosis therapist Laura Haehl will be joining us on the next episode of Toward A Better Life. Laura and I will be talking about understanding and maximizing our intuitive skills, vital for decision making and choices as the relate to us in our personal and business lives. This is an exciting and thought provoking episode. Join me, Kevin Pennell and my guest Laura Haehl for the Toward A Better Life Episode - Intuitive Decision Making available, as always, on the podcast platform of your choice!

View Details

Nutrition, we hear a lot about this subject, to the point of over stimulation. What do we eat. We do we avoid. This is good for you. This is bad for you. The list and the confusion go on. Lisa Mayfield, a practitioner with a a background in Nutrition, Massage Therapy, and Healthcare Management. Lisa focuses on wellness care including nutrition, bodywork therapies and Trauma Intervention. In this episode, we will be talking about four key elements of Nutrition and how it can be a vital element for your journey Toward A Better Life. Join Lisa Mayfield and I now as we ruminate over Nutrition - A Vital Recipe for Life

View Details

The next episode of Toward A Better Life will feature Lisa Mayfield a native of Asheville, North Carolina. Lisa has a background in Nutrition, Massage Therapy, and Healthcare Management that focuses on wellness care including nutrition, bodywork therapies and Trauma Intervention. In this episode, we will be talking about four key elements of Nutrition and how it can be a vital element for your journey Toward A Better Life. Join Lisa Mayfield and me, Kevin Pennell, for Nutrition - A Vital Recipe for Life on the next episode of Toward A Better Life, available on the podcast platform of your choice!

View Details

Today we’ll be exploring self-care, self acceptance, boundaries, and learning to adapt when life situations seem over-whelming. My guest today is Beth Snapp. She’s a massage therapist, occupational therapist, and she also writes and performs Americana music. She calls her practice SongBird Bodywork in Kingsport, near Johnson City, TN and you can hear he perform her music live or listen to her music on Spotify. Join Beth Snapp and I now as we talk about There’s Always, Always a Way.

View Details

Hi everyone. This is Kevin Pennell. Join me for the next episode of Toward A Better Life, Beth Snapp and I will be talking about working through the stuff that crops up in our lives, boundaries, and she’ll even be sharing a new song she’s just written. The show… There’s Always, Always a Way. You can even taste of her Americana music on Spotify, just search for Beth Snapp! Join Beth and I on the next episode of Toward A Better Life, available on the podcast platform of your choice!

View Details

Sustainability, a word we’ve heard a lot in recent years, a concept, often related to our environment, but how can we relate sustainability Toward a Better Life. Well, generally speaking, i’d like to think about sustainability as it relates to meeting our own necessities… without jeopardizing the resources of our current and future generations in meeting their own needs, and so creating a better life for others as well as ourselves. An important factor of sustainability is resources. I’d like to focus on a vital resource, children, they are a precious resource, our future. Today I’ll be talking with Lou and Carolyne Falank about sustainability in their home and their parenting practices. So, let’s talk sustainable parenting!

View Details

On the next episode of Toward A Better Life, I’ll be talking with Lou and Carolyne Falank about sustainability in their home and their parenting practices. Sustainability, a word we’ve heard a lot in recent years, a concept, often related to our environment, but how can we relate sustainability Toward a Better Life? Tune in to the episode, Sustainable Parenting, available on the podcast platform of your choice!

View Details

Scott Socha is a pedorthist and owner of Foot Rx here in Asheville, NC. We’ll be talking about healthy feet and how they can contribute to a healthy and well-balanced lifestyle. If want to enjoy your walking, hiking, running, or maybe you’re on your feet a lot from your work, regardless, join Scott Socha and I for this episode of Toward A Better Life.

View Details

Scott is a pedorthist and owner of Foot Rx here in Asheville, NC. We’ll be talking about healthy feet and how they can contribute to a healthy and well-balanced lifestyle. If want to enjoy your walking, hiking, running, or maybe you’re on your feet a lot from your work, regardless, join Scott Socha and I for the next episode of Toward A Better Life.

View Details

Becky Payne, is a mom and holistic healing guide with a passion for awakening awareness in adults and children. Becky shares how she brings teachings about mindfulness, meditation, energy healing, and other holistic arts to children. If you’ve wanted to encourage today’s youth on their holistic journey, listen to the next episode of Toward A Better Life available thru Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Cast and other popular podcast sites.

View Details

Becky Payne, a mom and holistic healing guide with a passion for awakening awareness in adults and children. Becky talks about how she brings teachings about mindfulness, meditation, energy healing, and other holistic arts to children. If you’ve wanted to encourage today’s youth on their holistic journey, listen to the next episode of Toward A Better Life.

View Details

On this episode of Toward A Better Life, I'll be talking with martial artist, author and psychotherapist David Nelson about meditation and learning to simply be in the moment. If you’ve wanted to add meditation to your lifestyle, or if you’ve tried it and just couldn’t quite get there, come along and join us on a journey Toward A Better Life!

View Details

On the next episode of Toward A Better Life, I’ll be talking with martial artist, author and psychotherapist David Nelson about meditation and learning to simply be in the moment. If you’ve wanted to add meditation to your lifestyle, or if you’ve tried it and just couldn’t quite get there, come along and join us on a journey Toward A Better Life!

View Details

Come with me, Kevin Pennell, as we journey Toward a Better Life. Think of me as your guide while we travel together, creating more fulfilling, rewarding, and healthier lives. You won’t need much for this trek, just an open mind, spirit, and heart. Toward a Better Life podcast features like-minded people sharing stories, ideas, and activities, on what we can do to generate a Better Life individually and collectively.

View Details

In today’s episode Mike Douglas of Maine Primitive Skills School and I will talk about Reflections on Attitude with Mike Douglas. If you would like more information about the school visit their website www.primitiveskills.com. You’ll find great information there about their classes, vision, and link to their podcast The Earthwise Podcast. You can email Mike at staff@primitiveskills.com or you can call 207-623-7298.

Future episodes of Toward a Better Life will include insights from others of like minds including topics that embrace self-care and personal growth. I like to think of life as a school with goals that help us become better people and, ultimately, better souls. I’d love to hear your feed back about today’s episode, ideas for future podcasts, or maybe you’d like to share your ideas as a guest on a future episode. Just drop me a line at kevin@towardabetterlife.com that’s kevin@towardabetterlife.com. Until next time, enjoy your journey… Toward a Better Life

towardabetterlife's podcast: Recent Episodes

Kevin R Pennell