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An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth

An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth

Everyone wants to live a fulfilled life with less stress and more laughter. Join Kelly Arrendell and Sydney Arrendell as they explore the wonder, humor, challenges, and sometimes self-inflicted wounds on the journey of personal growth. Our weekly podcast conversations provide tools you can incorporate into your own path of growth. The journey to becoming more fully yourself is lifelong but is something you can start now, wherever you are. Kelly is our resident expert on self-growth and shares her own mistakes and resources, with Sydney asking questions relevant to millennials and Gen-Zers. Take a breath, and take a listen.

Recent Episodes

Jan. 6, 2026

Episode 102- Perceptions

In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth , Sydney and Kelly explore perception—how we experience and interpret the world through our senses, past experiences, and internal narratives. They discuss how percept...
Dec. 30, 2025

Episode 101- Changes

In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth , Sydney and Kelly explore what it means to navigate change with grace. From life transitions to shifting expectations, they discuss how to stay grounded, respond with...
Dec. 23, 2025

Episode 100- Game Night!

In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth Sydney and Kelly talk about games—board games, holiday favorites, and the ways play connects us, brings joy, and sometimes reveals a little more about ourselves. Histo...
Dec. 16, 2025

Episode 99- Eating and the Holidays, Interview with Bernie Byars, LPC

In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth , Sydney and Kelly sit down with Bernie Byars, LPC, for an insightful conversation about food and eating challenges that often surface during the holiday season. Toget...
Dec. 9, 2025

Episode 98- Boundaries and the Holidays, Interview with Bernie Byars, LPC

In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth , Sydney and Kelly sit down with Bernie Byars, LPC, for an insightful conversation about boundaries—what they are, why they matter, and how to navigate them with clari...
Dec. 2, 2025

Episode 97- Curiosity

In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth Sydney and Kelly get curious about curiosity itself—what it is, why it matters, and how it can shape the way we learn, connect, and grow. Importance of curiosity, espe...

Recent Blog Posts

April 9, 2024

Laughter Is A Great Medicine

Laughter, genuine laughter! Uncontainable, joyous! Pure and unrestrained. A true gift given. My daughters and I were flying a kite on a wonderful, breezy afternoon.  The youngest was holding the spool of string, the rest of us had our necks cra…

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Feb. 6, 2024

Hope for Growth

I often struggle with limits...well, some limits. Take speed limits, because of them I've had the opportunity to meet a variety of officers, sit through several defensive driving classes, both in-person and online, as well as watch my bank account d…

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About the Hosts

Kelly Arrendell

Podcast Host

Sydney West

Podcast Host