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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 West 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

Oct. 7, 2025

Episode 89- Myths from Childhood

In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth Sydney and Kelly take a light-hearted look at myths we were told in our childhood. Do you need to rinse your hair until it squeaks? Watermelon seeds and swallowing gum...
Sept. 30, 2025

Episode 88- Axe Throwing Experience

In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth Sydney and Kelly share their experience of Axe Throwing. Wow, could it be a new hobby? Went to Class Axe Throwing in San Antonio, which has locations in various cities...
Sept. 23, 2025

Episode 87- Phrases We Dislike

In this episode, Sydney and Kelly take a lighthearted look into the world of overused, confusing, or downright annoying adages and phrases. From "it is what it is" to "everything happens for a reason," they unpack why some co...
Sept. 16, 2025

Episode 86- Over- and Under-Controlled

In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth , Sydney and Kelly dive into the traits of under-controlled and over-controlled personalities. Over and under control and our emotions Traits and tendencies of over-co...
Sept. 9, 2025

Episode 85- What Are You Storing?

In this episode of An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth , Sydney and Kelly dive into a conversation about the things we carry with us—memories, emotions, and experiences that shape who we are. Together, they explore how to...
Sept. 2, 2025

Episode 84- Transitions After Vacation

In this episode of "An Incomplete Guide to Personal Growth" Sydney and Kelly share strategies for making the transition from vacation to routine daily life. Sydney shares her 30th birthday experience Transitioning from vacati...

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