Podcasts
This is a place for listening-not for quick answers or tidy conclusions. It’s an invitation to slow down and notice the stories that shape our lives, whether we’ve named them yet or not.
Kristan’s conversations unfold at the pace of real life. Interview hosts come from all walks of life. Some are writers and artists, most are storytellers, and all are everyday people building connections in their own way. Kristan and her hosts reflect on meaning, belonging, grief, creativity, and change. The results are discussions framed by honesty and authenticity.
Many conversations highlight Kristan’s journals like Spaghetti on the Wall and Heart Mapping, and the awareness to be gained through a practice of curiosity and observation. Kristan’s own journaling practice began with her desire to better know herself.
If you are drawn to reflective conversation, honest storytelling, and the process of becoming more fully yourself, you’re in the right place.
Finding God in the Quiet
In this heartfelt conversation, Kristan sat down with licensed minister Laura Sharp-Waites to talk about what happens when life feels heavy, faith feels distant, and you're carrying more than you know how to hold. Laura shares how seasons of physical, emotional, and...
A Life of Twists and Turns: How Adversity Shaped a Business Coach’s Journey
In this episode, Kristan met with James Devine, for a candid conversation about resilience, reinvention, and finding purpose through unexpected turns. Kristan opens up about an unpredictable childhood — one that, without her realizing it at the time, forged the very...
Reconnecting With Yourself
In this episode Kristan talks about self-discovery, the art of storytelling, spirituality, and personal reinvention. Kristan shares her path from business coaching to guiding people through deeper questions of identity and purpose. We dig into how our past shapes us,...
Slow down to catch up with yourself
What happens when you finally stop moving? From relocating eight times as a child to navigating a maze of career changes, business coach and spiritual guide Kristan Swan spent most of her life in motion. The result? A highly productive life that left her completely...
What if the life you’re living isn’t actually the life you want?
What if the life you're living isn't actually the life you want? In this episode of Million Dollar Flip Flops, Rodric sits down with journaling creator, workshop facilitator, and self-discovery guide Kristan Swan to explore the transformative power of reflection,...
The Story You’re still Writing
The Story You're still Writing No matter how broken, lost, or uncertain life may feel, your story is not finished. In this episode, we talk about healing, growth, identity, and the quiet power of choosing to keep going-even when life doesn't look the way you imagined....
Redefining Success, Identity, and Growth
Ready for real talk, relatable reflections, and radical self-discovery? We all say we want change, so why do we keep repeating the same tired patterns? In this episode of A Joyful Rebellion, James and Kristan Swan unpack the uncomfortable truths of personal growth,...
What if journaling was finally about telling the truth?
In this conversation, Kristan Swan—creator of Spaghetti on the Wall—breaks down how journaling evolves from childhood “emotion dumps” into a powerful adult practice for clarity, self-trust, and real change. She shares how a journal can become a safe, judgment-free...
What happens when everything in your life looks right—but feels wrong?
In this conversation, the hosts explore the quiet but powerful moment when external success no longer matches internal truth. It’s a space many high-functioning people reach: life is stable, responsibilities are handled, and from the outside everything works—yet...
What if the stories you carry are shaping more than you realize?
In this conversation, Kristan Swan joins hosts Shannon and Ann to explore how the narratives we live by influence our choices, our relationships, and our sense of self. Drawing from her own journey—from business coaching into spiritual guidance—Kristan reflects on the...
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...
How to Ask Better Questions & Find Meaning in Everyday Life
Self-trust doesn't come from having all the answers—it comes from asking better questions. In this episode, I sit down with writer and storyteller Kristan Swan for a grounded conversation about spirituality that actually feels real. No fluff, no perfectionism—just...
What does it mean to tell the truth about your life?
Without labels, without performance, and without needing to have it all figured out? In this first part of The Living Conversation, Anthony Wright and Adam Dietz sit with Kristan Swan to explore the practice of spiritual autobiography—a non-denominational approach to...
Curiosity & Creative Expression: Practicing Self Discovery
This episode explores curiosity as a powerful entry point into self-discovery, showing how creative expression can reveal deeper layers of who we are. Kristan shares her evolution from artist to spiritual guide, highlighting how creativity, whether through writing,...
It Wasn’t Your Story to Begin With – Healing Inherited Beliefs
Have you ever stopped to consider that some of the beliefs you carry most deeply about love, safety, money, relationships, and your own worth were never actually yours to begin with? What I love most about this conversation is the reminder that healing does not...
Making Your Brain Make Sense by Throwing it at the Wall
In this conversation, I share how the Spaghetti on the Wall journaling method helps you stop performing for the world and start listening to yourself. We talk about awareness, choice, childhood stories, and why writing without judgment changes everything. This is about coming home to your own voice.
Workshop Facilitator and Author of “Spaghetti on the Wall,” Kristan Swan
Kristan Swan, M.Ed. is a life and spiritual guide devoted to helping people come home to themselves. Through curiosity, reflection, and practical tools, she supports people in creating lives that feel aligned, honest, and intentional.
Learning to Listen to Your Own Life by Kristan Swan
The conversation also explores the fear of success, the relationship between spirituality and professional growth, and the significance of support systems in building confidence, and introduces her unique journaling method, ‘Spaghetti on the Wall,’ which encourages self-awareness and non-judgmental observation.
Childhood Experiences, Spiritual Narratives and Hope
The shortest days invite reflection. Kristan Swan shares how a childhood of contrasts sparked curiosity about identity, control, and creative freedom. Through a spiritual autobiography, uncover patterns, resilience, and purpose, and learn to define spirit, hope, and prayer on your own terms.
Get to Know Yourself and Then You Can Trust Yourself with Kristan Swan
Kristan Swan explores why self-trust is essential for making aligned life choices. In this conversation, she shares her personal journey of overcoming failure, embracing authenticity, and learning how trusting yourself leads to clarity, confidence, and growth.