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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.