# Reinvention and the Search for Meaning: Kevin Roth on Becoming Who You Are

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Podcast: [The divine decode Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-divine-decode-podcast-7358990)
Published: 2026-07-16T10:30:00+00:00
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There's a particular kind of courage in becoming someone new, not the version the world expected, but the self that kept tapping on the glass until it was finally let out. This episode of Divine Decode sits with that courage directly. Host Shriya talks with dulcimer artist, singer, and spiritual life coach Kevin Roth about what reinvention actually asks of us, and the deeper question it's usually pointing toward. Kevin shares how a lifelong spiritual search, and later a serious health diagnosis, reshaped how he understands identity, meaning, and the mind itself. This conversation is a gentle reminder that reinvention isn't a clean costume change. It's a lifelong, ongoing choice about which version of yourself you keep choosing to live from. About the Guest: Kevin Roth is an internationally known dulcimer artist, singer, songwriter, and spiritual life coach. Over a decades-long music career, he has released over 60 albums and performed the theme song for the PBS television series "Shining Time Station." He now works as a spiritual life coach, drawing on his own decades-long search for meaning to help others navigate their own reinvention. Key Takeaways: Reinvention rarely announces itself clearly. It usually begins as a quiet restlessness or dissatisfaction that's easy to dismiss at first. What looks like escaping something is often really a search for alignment, a life that finally fits who you actually are. Meaning shows up less in dramatic turning points and more in small daily choices, what you say yes and no to, and how you spend an ordinary hour. Doubt and setbacks are a normal part of any long-term inner search. They don't mean you're on the wrong path, only that the process is ongoing. A spiritual or personal practice works like watering a plant. It needs consis…

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