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21st Aug 2019

Marley's Mutts & Pawsitive Change with Zach Skow

In today’s episode of The Karen Kenney Show, I’m wicked excited to be having a deep-dive, down-to-earth, heart-to-heart conversation with one of my bona-fide heroes Zach Skow. Zach is the Executive Director & Founder of “Marley's Mutts Dog Rescue” a non-profit organization that rescues, rehabilitates, trains and re-homes death row dogs from Kern County’s high-kill animal shelters.

​After a car accident, Zach struggled with alcoholism for years before he was diagnosed with end-stage liver disease in July 2008. He was given only 90-Days to live and needed to be sober for six months to qualify for a liver transplant - and during that time of sobriety, he said he felt scared, suicidal​ and struggled with self-love and acceptance​.

​But as Zach soon learned, "Dogs are Powerful Medicine" and ​during his transition period into sobriety, ​he established Marley’s Mutts Dog Rescue, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to help “the throwaways” dogs with special needs and histories of abuse and neglect who land in animal shelters.

Since then, ​Zach has 10 years of sobriety under his belt and ​as an organization ​Marley's Mutts has helped save ​&​ rescue over 5,000 dogs​! 

He's​ also ​founded a program that I’m a huge believer in called ​"​Pawsitive ​C​hange​"​ ​that pairs death​-​row dogs ​with inmates in CA prisons ​-​ giving both ​humans & dogs a second chance ​at life and rehabilitation. 

This episode is super near & dear to my heart - and Zach is a true testament to what it means to transform “Your Story to Your Glory”! I hope you’ll take the time to check it out.


What you will learn on this episode:

  • Zach Skow’s Programs (2:04)
  • Zach’s Life Changing Story (5:32)
  • Making the Connection to a Traumatic Past (10:10)
  • Validating Myself (15:42)
  • External Vibe Needs to Match the Internal (20:34)
  • Rewarded for Our Brokenness (23:02)
  • Unfair to Define Someone By Their Worst Mistake (25:40)
  • Transactional Social Media Posts (28:35)
  • Transforming Your Story to Your Glory (31:45)
  • Suffering is a Fantastic Teacher (35:52)
  • Combatting the Forces of Darkness (41:46)
  • Approaching Life with Curiosity Instead of Judgement (46:21)

 

CONNECT WITH ZACH:

​Zach Skow ​Instagram​:​ https://www.instagram.com/zachskow/
Zach Skow​ ​Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zach.skow
Zach Skow​ ​Twitter​:​ https://twitter.com/zachskow
Marley’s Mutts Websit​e:​ https://www.marleysmutts.org/
Marley’s Mutts​ ​Instagram​:​ https://www.instagram.com/marleysmutts/
Marley’s Mutts Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MarleysMuttsDogRescue/
Marley’s Mutts Twitter​:​ https://twitter.com/mmdogrescue
Pawsitive Change Instagram​:​ https://www.instagram.com/pawsitivechangeprogram/

Pawsitive Change Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pawsitivechangeprogram/

 

Karen Kenney is a writer, speaker, and the founder of Fearless Flow Mentoring. 

She’s a certified Spiritual Mentor, has been a student & guide of A Course in Miracles for 26+ years and a longtime student of Passage Meditation. She’s also a Gateless Writing Teacher and has been a yoga teacher since 2001.

KK grew up in Lawrence & Boston, MA and is known for her storytelling, her sense of humor and her “down-to-earth” approach to spirituality. Her signature mentoring programs: Your Story to Your Glory™ & Fearless Flow™ help people let go of their old stories of suffering and victimization, so they can write a new kick-ass story from a place of inner power, forgiveness, freedom and Spirit.

A sought-after expert and Spiritual Thought Leader for Live Events, Podcasts, Coaching Programs and Shows, Karen speaks on stages across the country and leads Transformational Retreats in the New England area and at the Omega Institute in NY.


KK is the host of The Karen Kenney Show Podcast and The Sunday Spiritual with Karen Kenney.

She’s currently at work on her memoir.

You can learn more and connect with Karen at:

WEBSITE: https://www.karenkenney.com/

THE SUNDAY SPIRITUAL with KK: https://www.karenkenney.com/sundayspiritual

KK FREEBIE: http://www.karenkenney.com/freebie 

FB: https://www.facebook.com/karenkenneylive/

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TWITTER: https://twitter.com/karenkenneylive

 

Thanks for listening!

If something that I shared from my heart today somehow landed in yours, I'd love to hear about it.

So please tag me on Facebook or Instagram and let me know what your favorite part was or what you found most helpful. If you're digging what I'm saying and you want to hear more, I'd be wicked grateful if you can go to iTunes and subscribe and leave a review and if you can think of someone that could benefit from hearing this episode, please share it with them.

 

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The Karen Kenney Show
Karen Kenney is a certified Spiritual Mentor, Writer, Podcaster and Coach. She’s known for her dynamic storytelling, her sense of humor, her Boston accent and her no-bullshit approach to spirituality, self development, and transformational work.

She’s been a yoga teacher for 25 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 the spiritual principles and practical tools that create powerful shifts in people’s lives, relationships and businesses.

She works with people individually in her 1:1 program THE QUEST - and in her group program THE NEST.

Her approach brings together tools that coach both the conscious and unconscious mind. She combines Brain Science, Subconscious Reprogramming, Integrative Hypnosis, and Spiritual Mentorship to 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 them to discover and deepen their own personal connection to Self, Source and Spirit in tangible and actionable ways.

Her “Your Story To Your Glory” process helps people to shift their minds from an old thought system of fear to one of Love - using compassion, empirical evidence and humor, her work is effective, efficient, and wicked fun!

KK’s been a student of A Course in Miracles for 30 years, has been vegan for 20+ years, and believes that a little kindness can make a big difference.

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Spiritual Mentor and writer Karen Kenney uses dynamic storytelling and humor to bring a down-to-earth, no-BS perspective to spirituality and self-development.

Bringing together tools that coach both the conscious and unconscious mind, Karen also helps clients deepen their personal connection to Self and Source, in relatable, practical, and actionable ways, so they can discover their unique understanding of spirituality.

Her practice combines neuroscience, subconscious reprogramming, Integrative Hypnosis, somatic work, Spiritual Mentoring, and other holistic modalities to help regulate the nervous system, rewrite old stories, remove blocks, and reimagine what’s possible.

A passionate yoga teacher for 25+ years, a longtime student of A Course in Miracles, and a Gateless Writing instructor, Karen is also a frequent speaker, podcast guest, and retreat leader. She coaches both individuals and groups via her programs The Quest and The Nest.

With The Karen Kenney Podcast, she encourages listeners to shift from a thought system of fear - to one of love, compassion, and personal responsibility.

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