Truth & Beauty: Where Truth is Understood, Beauty is Revealed

What Does It Really Mean To Be One?

The episode explores the spiritual phrase “We Are One” as more than a comforting idea, contrasting everyday perceptions of separateness with the claim that our eternal essence is consciousness—the primary awareness within us—while bodies and personal identities are temporary. Using an ocean-and-cup metaphor, it describes human life as a chosen experience for expansion, like...

The episode explains karma as a neutral, universal law of cause and effect—action plus intention plus consequence—illustrated by everyday examples like letting a car turn, lying for different reasons, or giving a gift with mixed motives. It argues that karma begins in the mind and often operates through unconscious narratives that shape choices, outcomes, and identity, such as beliefs about unworthiness that can perpetu...

The host introduces “Truth and Beauty” as a podcast about discerning truth and being fully honest about “New Age” ideas, then shares a revelation from 12 years ago: Christianity should focus on living like Jesus rather than believing in him, because Jesus lived without fear. The argument is that God is pure love and did not create a world of suffering; instead, humans as children of God created a temporary i...

Truth and Beauty: A New Season and the Unveiling of Truth

The host returns after a year-and-a-half hiatus to launch season five, rebranding The Jenni Carroll Perspective as Truth and Beauty to better reflect a focus on spiritual truth and the peace and perspective shift it reveals. She explains the break in 2024 came from feeling off-track and unsure what to say, and now intends to share what she has learned about core existential q...

In this episode of The Jenni Carroll Perspective, Jenni takes us on a journey of self-reflection and empowerment through the lens of communication. The discussion centers on the fundamental concept that communication, though often viewed as a two-way street, begins with the individual. Specifically, Jenni emphasizes how our sense of self-worth and personal perspective shape the way we communicate with others, especially within inti...

Welcome to another insightful episode of The Jenni Carroll Perspective. In this installment, Jenni Carroll delves deep into the hidden dynamics that shape our relationships and communication struggles. Building on previous discussions about successful communication, Jenni takes a step back to explore the underlying reasons behind relationship issues.

Why do couples, who start out so in love and excited, often find themselves in a di...

Episode 20: Building The House of Successful Communication

Welcome back to The Jenni Carroll Perspective! In Season 4, we’re delving into the most pressing issue in marriage—communication. In our previous episode, we explored the formula that leads to communication breakdowns. Today, I'm thrilled to introduce you to "The House of Successful Communication," a framework designed to transform how we connect with our partner...

Season 4: Episode 19: The Communication Crisis

Welcome back to The Jenni Carroll Perspective! After a brief hiatus, we're diving into a topic that resonates deeply with many: communication in relationships. As a Marriage & Family Therapist, I’m excited to explore why communication often feels like the greatest challenge in marriages and long-term relationships.

In this episode, we’ll uncover why even the best communic...

Welcome to the Jenni Carroll Perspective. For our last episode in this series on purpose, we are going to take a slight detour and discuss something that for me is both a priority and a joy  - and that is beauty.

The quest for beauty has always been a part of my life. My desire, and I would go so far as to say my need for beauty, has not been limited to my personal appearance, or even to my immediate environment, although those...

Welcome to the Jenni Carroll Perspective. Today’s episode is about our most important relationships - that is to say our romantic relationships. We will discuss the purpose of love and the hidden reasons we form a bond with that very important person in our lives. By the end of this episode, you may be thinking about your partner or spouse in a slightly different way. 

There is no doubt that relationships are the boot cam...

Welcome to the Jenni Carroll Perspective. Today we are going to talk about something that for many of us holds a very special place in our lives, parenting. We discuss both the purpose of parenting from a broader perspective as well as “purposeful parenting” which is a framework for better understanding exactly what our responsibility is when it comes to this important role.

The relationship we have with our children is ...

Welcome to the Jenni Carroll Perspective. Manifestation seems to be trending and in this episode we are going to take a look at what manifestation is, the difference between unconscious and Mindful Manifestation and how Mindful Manifestation is related to purpose.

The heart of manifestation is the experience of something. It is an experience by an observer of something perceptible. When it comes to our lives, manifestation may embod...

Welcome to the Jenni Carroll Perspective. Today we are going to continue to investigate our purpose as we look at some of the ideas found in one of the most important spiritual books of our time, The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav. We will further explore the principle of Authentic Empowerment, which we mentioned in the last episode. We will also closely examine the differences between our personality and our soul. Finally, we will...

Welcome to Season Three of the Jenni Carroll Perspective. Our theme this season will be purpose. “What is my purpose?” is a question many of us have, but not all of us are able to answer. In this episode we will explore the four principles that help us to define and understand our purpose. We will also look at strategies to connect with and fulfill our purpose, giving us a renewed excitement and satisfaction as to why w...

Welcome to the Jenni Carroll Perspective. For those of you who are interested in changing your perspective, today I hope to provide you with a framework. When it comes to the foundational principles we have discussed, it can be overwhelming and confusing to adopt them in a realistic and practical way. To help overcome that obstacle, I’m sharing ten questions meant to support you in exploring and ultimately better understandin...

Welcome to the Jenni Carroll Perspective. Today we explore a way to look at ourselves and our relationships with others from a different vantage point. As an alternative to our typical egocentric, personality-driven perspective, we will consider approaching the world from a heart-centered perspective. 

 
In general, we tend to operate from an ego-centered perspective where the internal narrative of who we believe oursel...

Welcome to the Jenni Carroll Perspective. In today’s episode we dive deeply into some specific emotions and how those emotions impact our relationship with others and with ourselves. We consider the human feelings that represent both our highest selves as well as those that most showcase our wounding, pain and struggle.

While we usually consider love as our “highest” emotion, empathy and compassion are truly th...

Welcome to the Jenni Carroll Perspective. Today’s episode focuses on the meaning and significance of choices. Decision-making serves a consistent, challenging role in our lives.  So much so that it seems to encapsulate the very reason we are here. If life is a school, then choices, both big and small, are our tests.

Tests aren’t supposed to be easy, and the choices we are tasked with on a daily basis are def...

Welcome to the Jenni Carroll Perspective. In today’s episode we are going to explore another part of us that holds an incredible amount of influence over both how we experience life and also what we experience in life. The part of us that holds so much power is our thoughts. While we have heard it said that “thoughts become things” rarely do we fully understand and appreciate the extensive power within our thinkin...