Coming Home to Yourself

What if the distance you feel from others begins with the distance you feel from yourself?

In this conversation with host Desiree Stanley, Kristan Swan reflects on the quiet work of closing that gap. Sharing her path from business coaching into spiritual guidance, she traces how a season of burnout led her to a simpler question: how do we come back to ourselves—and from there, to each other?

Through stories, reflection, and gentle insight, Kristan explores the narratives we carry—the ones we’ve inherited, the ones we repeat, and the ones we’re ready to release. She introduces practices like non-judgmental observation, “mapping hope,” and journaling tools such as Spaghetti on the Wall and Heart Mapping, offering ways to slow down and notice what’s true.

This conversation is an invitation to step out of old patterns, loosen the grip of self-judgment, and remember that connection begins within.

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My walks with Maisie covered the same ground at least once a day if not multiple times a day, and I am still noticing new things or observing more closely the things I thought I knew. The same can happen when we revisit a book, a painting, a piece of music, or even attend a weekly meeting with the same people. Staying curious in the familiar may yield the biggest surprises.

There is a ghost in my closet

From a very early age I was drawn to clothing and other adornments. I loved going through my grandmothers’ closets and jewelry drawers, examining each piece and occasionally trying things on. While neither grandmother owned anything very fancy or costly, I never got tired of combing through the treasure trove of their dressers and closets. 

The Story You’re still Writing

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