Givers + Takers

In our relationships, whether personal or business, we sometimes get lumped into or identify with either the “giver or taker” group.

While we tend to have a natural tendency towards one group over the other, it's important to recognize that we all shift and navigate between the two depending on the specific circumstances and dynamics at play.

Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking about “givers and takers” - plus transactional relationships vs. reciprocal relationships - and how both sides, if we’re not aware, can have a negative effect on our nervous system and how we approach the people around us.

The key to remember here is that both “givers and takers” can quickly get out of whack and move into these imbalances where unhappiness and resentment live.

So if you are a taker, it doesn’t mean you’re “bad”. Sometimes taking is warranted and necessary, but it is our job to know when we’ve reached the line and might want to start reeling ourselves back in.

If you’re a giver, there’s a healthy line for you to keep an eye on too.

Although giving can be appreciated and welcomed and it often makes the person doing the giving feel good, over-giving can lead to exhaustion, overwhelm, martyrdom and eventually meets the breaking point of resentment.

So where’s the balance and what is it we need to pay attention to in order to not miss it?

Find out when you join me for this week’s episode and together let’s make our way to the middle and do our fair share of both giving and taking.

KK's Takeaways:

• Nice People (3:26)

• Giving Mode (8:54)

• Places Of Safety (14:02)

• Transactional vs Reciprocity (20:03)

• Nurturing & Nourishing (25:06)

• Imbalance (30:29)

• Relationship With Social Media (36:08)

• Clarity & Awareness (41:42)

• Ask Yourself Why (45:49)

Karen Kenney is a certified Spiritual Mentor, Hypnotist, Integrative Change Worker and a Life Coach. She’s known for her dynamic storytelling, her sense of humor, her Boston accent and her no-bullshit approach to Spirituality and transformational work.

She’s been a yoga teacher for 22+ years, is a Certified Gateless Writing Instructor, and is also an author, speaker, retreat leader and the host of The Karen Kenney Show podcast.

A curious human being, life-long learner and an entrepreneur for 20+ years, KK brings a down-to-earth perspective to applying spiritual principles and brain science that create powerful shifts in people’s lives and businesses.

She works with people individually in her 1:1 program THE QUEST, and offers a collective learning experience via Group Coaching. She supports both the conscious and unconscious mind by combining practical Neuroscience, Subconscious Reprogramming, Integrative Hypnosis, and Spiritual Mentorship. These tools help clients regulate their nervous systems, remove blocks, rewrite stories, rewire beliefs, and reimagine what’s possible!

Karen wants her clients to have their own lived experience with spirituality and to not just “take her word for it”. She encourages people to deepen their personal connection to Self, Source and Spirit in tangible, relatable, and actionable ways without losing sight of the magic.

Her process called: “Your Story To Your Glory” helps people to shift from an old thought system of fear to one of Love - using compassion, un-shaming, laughter and humor, her work is effective, efficient, and it’s also wicked fun!

KK’s been a student of A Course in Miracles for close to 30 years, has been vegan for over 20 years, and believes that a little kindness can go a long way and make a miraculous difference.