Send us a text Astonished. Amazed. Astounded. Inspired. What can spark these memorable moments of awe and wonder, moments that touch our hearts in powerful ways? In the final (9th) episode of Season 2, Karin explores the final shaping force on our root systems: Nature and Spirit. From expansive landscapes to exquisite details, nature offers abundant opportunities to encounter magic and beauty. Experiences with the brilliance of Human Spirit as well as the all encompassing love of Divine...

Send us a text Global events and experiences leave imprints on all of us, regardless of where you currently live. The inherent interdependence of humans and our biologically wired orientation to connect means that large scale events and developments such as health epidemics and treatment approaches, economic crises, environmental changes, wars, peace initiatives, and social movements leave a psychological, emotional, and energetic imprint on every one of us. Scientific research, through avenu...

Send us a text Words matter. Have you heard that before? Turns out, what we say and what we write is another shaping force on our inner 'root systems' that influence how we see ourselves, others, and the world. In episode 7 of season 2, Karin explores language through the lens of metaphor. We all use metaphors in our communication, and most of the time we don't even realize we're doing so. Common metaphors to describe events, experiences, or people that we learn or absorb through our lives ac...

Send us a text Karin "zooms out" in this sixth episode of Season 2 to explore ways that culture of the country where you were born (and later, the countries in which you live) shape your inner "root system". Cultures of countries embody experiences, events, history, and stories as well as values and philosophies. Cultures of this sort influence in myriad ways; through what or who is celebrated and honored, to what or who is punished or ostracized, to what is focused on (or not) in media...

Send us a text Where you work. Where you went to school. Where you practice a faith. Where you volunteer. Companies or businesses, schools, places of worship, service organizations/non-profits, recreation leagues, musical groups -- to name a few -- are all kinds of institutions that Karin calls "communities of purpose". In this fifth episode of Season 2, Karin explores this shaping force on your inner "root system". Places we choose to associate with for a specific purpose (to lea...

Send us a text In this fourth episode of Season 2, Karin explores another shaping force on your inner "root system": neighborhoods or what she calls "communities of place." The neighborhood that you grew up in has a material yet often implicit influence on the stories you carry and the default lenses you use. What you are exposed to, what you observe, what you absorb in those settings all shape perspectives for seeing the world... and seeing yourself and others in it. Tune in to learn m...

Send us a text In this third episode of Season 2, Karin explores the next shaping force on your inner "root system": your ancestors, or family lineage. While it may seem obvious that the family you grew up among has an influence on the lenses through which you see yourself and the world, you also hold within you the influence of ancestors you've never met. Science has demonstrated the validity of such psychological inheritance across generations through the field of epigenetics. T...

Send us a text In this second episode of Season 2, Karin explores the next shaping force on your inner "root system": individuals from your lived experience who have you have experienced as a "mentor"... or a "tor-mentor". The hyphen is deliberate! Both mentors and tor-mentors shape your perceptions and predictions on how you relate to yourself and others. They can also be sources of illumination for you. Greater awareness on the influence of these individuals provides you with deeper u...

Send us a text Season 2 of Klarity begins! In this kick off episode, Karin explores the first of the shaping forces on your inner "root system": peaks and valleys in your own lived experience to this moment. Our perceptions and relationship to what you identify as highs and lows in your life illuminate lenses and stories for how you see yourself, others, and the world around you.

Send us a text Welcome to Season 2 of Klarity! Karin is really excited to continue exploring new lenses for seeing yourself, others, and the world around us to better support your experience of your life’s journey.

Send us a text In episode 9 of Klarity, Karin Stawarky explores the concept of shifting… shifting how we are in the world and how we see ourselves. It is a propensity of the human mind to put ourselves and others in a box. We say to ourselves “This is who I am.” And yet, neuroscience research shows the lifelong ability of the brain to change (neuroplasticity); our biochemical makeup offers us a never expiring invitation to shift and change our ways of being and doing. So how do we...

Send us a text In episode 8 of Klarity, Karin Stawarky identifies an influential way to strengthen and deepen relationships across every aspect of our lives: rituals. Relationships do not follow the “set and forget” principle. For us to tap into the full potential of relationships and experience fulfillment from them, they need active cultivation and nurturing. Karin highlights two different types of “relational rituals” and the benefits they provide. She also offers a simple app...

Send us a text In episode 7 of Klarity, Karin Stawarky raises an important requirement that many of us do not give sufficient attention to: rest. In societies conditioned around productivity and “keeping up” on the treadmill of life, it’s easy to feel like you’re swimming against the current for even considering it. Rest is more than the narrow view of sleep. While theoretically we know rest is good for us – for the health of our body, mind, and soul - it is typically not a consistent ...

Send us a text In episode 6 of Klarity, Karin Stawarky asks us to consider those moments where we look at our life and wonder to ourselves: how did I get here? Is this it? It’s easy to shift into autopilot during the rhythm of life – our brains are great accomplices in supporting that! Our time, attention, and energy is often consumed within a narrow idea of life’s possibilities. But a richer, more diverse vision life is available to us – if we’re intentional about designing and cultiva...

Send us a text In episode 5 of Klarity, Karin Stawarky focuses on a fundamental relational ‘glue’: trust. Trust is a building block for any relationship and is as dynamic as the relationship itself. The deepening of trust can create the conditions for powerful connections with other humans; its erosion creates distance and disengagement. Insights on the factors that influence the presence or absence of trust offer new perspectives into why relationships in your life may not be as ...

Send us a text In episode 4 of Klarity, we explore something we all encounter in this school we call life: hard situations. These are situations when our expectations and predictions don’t align with reality. These curveballs can rock our world and our sense of self. It’s important to learn how to relate to hard situations in different ways – ways that help us not get derailed by them. Tune in to learn about the story many of us tell ourselves about hard situations – and a way ...

Send us a text In Episode 3 of Klarity, Karin Stawarky reflects on a powerful, invisible force influencing the lives of many of us: The Shoulds. Our relationship to the Shoulds is one of Karin’s favorite topics. A greater awareness of and attention to The Shoulds can lead us to make very different choices, choices that affect our fulfillment in and experience of life. Tune in to learn about the difference between the “Good Shoulds” and the “Shadow Shoulds” and why the distinctio...

Send us a text In Episode 2 of Klarity, Karin Stawarky introduces another powerful lens that influences the way you see yourself: the lens of labels. We explore how labels — those others use to describe you and ones you use to describe yourself — can limit or expand how you are in the world and affect your fulfillment. Tune in to explore the weight or freedom these descriptors can create.

Send us a text In episode 1 of Klarity, Karin Stawarky begins to explore the relationship that is the gateway to all other relationships in life – the relationship with yourself. To what degree do you fully see all of who you are in this moment? How does a partial view limit you? What opens up when you begin to relate to yourself differently? Tune in to learn more about what’s possible.

Send us a text Welcome to Season 1 of Klarity, a podcast hosted by global executive coach Karin Stawarky In Klarity, we’ll explore the terrain of relationships – relationships with everyone and everything. Most importantly, this includes the relationship with yourself. Karin offers stories, ideas, and simple experiments on different ways of seeing with the hope of supporting greater fulfillment in all aspects your life. Welcome to Klarity!