Better Than Therapy

Kevin Lawrence and Britta Kristin
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Husband and wife transformational coaches Kevin Lawrence and Britta Kristin candidly, vulnerably, and sometimes irreverently explore the art of transformation and the nature of the human experience. Email questions for ask us anything episodes to britta@brittakristin.com

  1. 4D AGO

    Mini: The Dreambody — Working with Body Symptoms and Dreams

    In this short solo episode, Kevin explores a powerful idea from Arnold Mindell called the “dreaming body” — the understanding that our nighttime dreams and our physical symptoms may be part of the same intelligent conversation. What if pain isn’t random? What if it’s guidance? Through the story of a persistent knee issue that dissolved after a surprising dream about an underground roller coaster, this episode traces the deeper message underneath the symptom — a call toward surrender, slowing down, and reconnecting with the wisdom of the ground. Not more striving. Not more transcendence. But more balance. More yin. More emptiness. Rather than fighting discomfort or trying to engineer it away, this conversation invites a different posture: listening. Honoring the body as an ally. Seeing symptoms not as problems to eliminate, but as messages pointing toward greater wholeness. If you’ve ever felt stuck in a pattern — physically or emotionally — this mini episode offers a gentle but radical reframe. Your body may not be breaking down. It may be trying to bring you home. Want to be part of the next Ask Us Anything? Share your questions here: ⁠⁠Listener Connection Form⁠⁠ Britta: ⁠⁠⁠⁠brittakristin.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Kevin: ⁠kevinlawrence.org

    8 min

  2. FEB 16

    “Busy” Is Something You’re Doing — And It’s Optional…And It’s Not Effective

    In this episode, Kevin and Britta explore and challenge one of modern life’s most unquestioned assumptions: that being “busy” is inevitable, necessary, or effective. They draw a crucial distinction between "having a lot on" and being "busy." One is a neutral fact of your calendar. The other is something you’re actively doing in your mind. And it turns out that the mental noise we associate with productivity — urgency, pressure, overwhelm — isn’t helping us function better. It’s actually the poison that slows us down. Using the metaphor of “open mental tabs,” Kevin and Britta explore how carrying everything at once clogs the system, and how much more effective, clear, and grounded we become when we give ourselves permission to close those tabs and do the next single thing from a quieter mind. The conversation also points to a surprising insight: the ease we usually associate with vacations has nothing to do with location or time off. It’s an internal state — one that’s available on a normal Tuesday morning when we stop adding unnecessary noise to our thinking. This episode is an invitation to step through the "scary exit door" of stress and discover what actually happens when you stop trying to manage life through overwhelm. Nothing falls apart — and you may find yourself doing your best work with far more clarity, ease, and effectiveness. Want to be part of the next Ask Us Anything? Share your questions here: ⁠Listener Connection Form⁠ Britta: ⁠⁠⁠brittakristin.com⁠⁠⁠ Kevin: kevinlawrence.org

    30 min

  3. FEB 9

    Mini: What’s Your System for That?

    In this episode, Kevin and Britta invite you to stop fighting your results and start looking at the hidden machinery creating them. We often feel like victims of our circumstances — struggling with low energy, stagnant income, or repetitive relationship patterns — but the truth is that our lives are perfectly designed to produce exactly what we are currently experiencing. Whether it’s a childhood survival mechanism or a "systemless system" of avoidance, we are all running protocols that once seemed logical but are now just innocently dumb. The path to change isn't a frantic leap into a new strategy; it’s a radical, honest pause to build awareness of what you are actually doing right now. By learning to laugh at outdated mental software and approaching change as a playful experiment, we can shift from being subject to our past to becoming the architects of our future — and create results that once seemed miraculous. Want to be part of the next Ask Us Anything? Share your questions here: ⁠Listener Connection Form⁠ Britta: ⁠⁠⁠brittakristin.com⁠⁠⁠ Kevin: ⁠kevinlawrence.org⁠

    16 min

  4. FEB 2

    Affordability vs. Possibility — part 2

    In this follow-up to last week’s conversation, Britta and Kevin dive deeper into the mechanics of how we actually create our lives, moment by moment. Are you living from affordability — a state rooted in past limitations, the inner prover, and the illusion of safety? Or are you operating from possibility, where creation comes from future vision and present-moment wisdom? Through personal stories — from financial “miracles” while living at rock bottom, to keeping your heart open after heartbreak, to the micro-possibility of simply choosing to sit on the floor during a recording — they explore how the unknown isn’t something to fear, but the very place where something better lives. They unpack the subtle ways affordability disguises itself as logic, discernment, or control. Why needing to know how keeps possibility at bay. And how small, honest choices build the muscle of trusting what you want and know. This episode is an invitation to follow that thread — to take 20 seconds of insane courage, let fear ride in the back seat, and stop arguing for the past. It’s time to start gathering evidence for the life that’s actually wanting to happen through you. This…or something better. Want to be part of the next Ask Us Anything? Share your questions here: ⁠Listener Connection Form⁠ Britta: ⁠⁠⁠brittakristin.com⁠⁠⁠ Kevin: ⁠kevinlawrence.org⁠

    1h 4m

  5. JAN 26

    Affordability vs. Possibility — part 1

    In this episode, Britta and Kevin explore a life-shaping distinction at the heart of powerful, creative lives: the difference between building from affordability versus building from possibility — or fear versus wisdom, fear versus truth. Affordability is familiar. It is rooted in the past, driven by memory, calculation, and self-protection. It asks what’s reasonable, what’s safe, and what won’t cost too much. It prioritizes approval and avoiding loss, often carrying tension in the body and a quiet dimming of aliveness. Possibility feels entirely different. It is creative, alive, and bright. It comes from the present and the future, not from fear or memory. From this place, wanting and knowing become trustworthy guides. Practical details still exist, but they are held inside a larger field of wisdom rather than running the show. Life opens. Energy moves. Things begin to feel oddly simple and inspiring. Britta and Kevin explore how to recognize when you’re responding to an affordability-urge versus following a possibility-nudge. Urges are loud, reactive, and habitual, shaped by fear, fixing, or proving. Nudges are quiet, fresh, and simple. They don’t need justification. They invite movement at the right timing. Through stories of creative flow, music, money, and Britta’s move to Colorado, they show how choosing possibility creates outcomes that feel almost magical — not because they’re forced, but because they’re aligned. Britta shares how following possibility reshaped her life and nearly tripled her income in two years, not through hustle, but through devotion to what she knew. At its heart, this conversation is an invitation. Powerful, inspiring lives are built on possibility. On listening for what you want. On trusting what you know. On prioritizing truth over fear. On committing, even when fear doesn’t yet agree. This is part 1 of a larger conversation — opening a doorway into a way of living that is more creative, more alive, and far more magical than affordability ever allows. More to come. Want to be part of the next Ask Us Anything? Share your questions here: Listener Connection Form Britta: ⁠⁠brittakristin.com⁠⁠ Kevin: ⁠kevinlawrence.org⁠

    32 min

  6. JAN 19

    Physics vs. Engineering ft. Michael McDonald

    In this episode, Britta is joined by recurring guest Michael McDonald for a deceptively simple distinction that can fundamentally change how problems are approached, understood, and often dissolved: physics vs. engineering. They explore the difference between “how do I fix this?” conversations and the more upstream question of “how does this actually work?” — and why so many problems persist not because we need better tactics, but because we’re operating from unexamined assumptions about how life, thought, and experience function. Together, they unpack why our most successful strategies eventually become our biggest limitations, how suffering can act as a signal that something untrue is being believed, and why real change often comes not from effort or control, but from clearer seeing. They also look at when it’s useful to stay practical and take action — and when continued “how-to” thinking is actually keeping us stuck. This conversation offers a grounded framework for knowing when to stop engineering solutions — and when it’s time to look upstream at the physics instead. About Michael: Michael McDonald is a transformational coach for visionary entrepreneurs, executives, and mentoring other coaches. With a style that’s part Mr. Rogers, part Inception, he helps leaders shift from conceptual to actual, from empowered to awakened, and from complexity to simplicity. His life’s work is to help humanity align with spiritual truth, one conversation at a time. “Something awesome is trying to happen, and your job is to allow it.” Website: authenticintegrity.com Email: michael@authenticintegrity.com Want to be part of the next Ask Us Anything? Share your questions here: Listener Connection Form Britta: ⁠⁠brittakristin.com⁠⁠ Kevin: ⁠kevinlawrence.org⁠

    58 min

  7. JAN 12

    Mini: Lower Stimulation Living

    In this mini episode, Kevin and Britta explore what happens when you intentionally lower stimulation — not just obvious inputs like caffeine or alcohol, but the subtler forms many of us normalize: constant podcasts, books, philosophy, and information. Sparked by an emotional inquiry session where anger delivered a clear message — “you’re taking in too much” — Kevin shares his recent experiment with reducing sensory and informational input. What initially felt uncomfortable and even punishing quickly revealed how much physical and emotional material had been getting drowned out. As the noise dropped away, deep rest emerged. Long nights of sleep, spontaneous naps, and a level of peace Kevin hadn’t realized he was missing. From that quieter baseline came effortless clarity around business, relationships, and what actually matters. The episode closes with simple invitations to explore lower stimulation living — including red/yellow/green light boundaries, an “hour of nothing,” and more conscious phone hygiene. Not as deprivation, but as a return to nervous system sanity and inner signal. Want to be part of the next Ask Us Anything? Share your questions here: Listener Connection Form Britta: ⁠⁠brittakristin.com⁠⁠ Kevin: ⁠kevinlawrence.org⁠

    12 min

  8. JAN 5

    Emotional Inquiry

    In this 60th episode, marking 14 months of weekly conversations, Britta and Kevin explore emotional inquiry and the role of “cleaning up” in human development. Using a simple developmental map — waking up, growing up, showing up, f***ing up, and cleaning up — the conversation focuses on how unresolved emotional material shapes perception, behavior, and relationship when it remains unconscious. They reference Carl Jung’s insight that until the unconscious is made conscious, it will rule our lives and we will call it fate, and bring this into lived experience. Kevin shares a personal example of becoming defensive and controlling with Britta, and how emotional inquiry revealed the emotional distortion beneath the reaction. The episode points to the wisdom revealed through emotional inquiry — not by getting rid of emotions, but by meeting them directly. Resistance is identified as the true source of suffering, while emotions themselves are shown to be workable and informative. Two practical ways of engaging in emotional inquiry are explored: • a relational, expressive method using sound, movement, and dialogue • a slower, somatic approach that meets sensation and internal resistance with curiosity This episode offers a grounded look at emotional inquiry as a practice that restores clarity and emotional fluidity. Want to be part of the next Ask Us Anything? Share your questions here: Listener Connection Form Britta: ⁠⁠brittakristin.com⁠⁠ Kevin: ⁠kevinlawrence.org⁠

    30 min
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Husband and wife transformational coaches Kevin Lawrence and Britta Kristin candidly, vulnerably, and sometimes irreverently explore the art of transformation and the nature of the human experience. Email questions for ask us anything episodes to britta@brittakristin.com

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  • Creator
    Kevin Lawrence and Britta Kristin
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    68
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Kevin Lawrence and Britta Kristin
  • Show Website
    Better Than Therapy