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When Life Feels Fragile: How Practical Spirituality Can Ground You in a Chaotic World with Kevin Roth
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- The Mindful Living
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- Apr 1, 2026
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- 1422
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Summary
Most of us aren't struggling with a lack of information. We're struggling with a lack of steadiness. In a world that feels louder and more uncertain than ever, this episode asks the question many of us quietly carry: what does it actually mean to live a spiritual life in real, everyday human terms? In this conversation, Sana sits down with Kevin Roth, renowned dulcimer artist, author, cancer survivor, and spiritual life coach, who shares how a stage 3 melanoma diagnosis in 2015 became the wake-up call that transformed everything. Together, they explore practical spirituality, the difference between information and inner clarity, and why the slow, consistent path is the only one that truly holds. About the Guest: Kevin Roth is a world-renowned dulcimer artist, singer, songwriter, and author who has recorded 65 albums and sang the beloved theme to the PBS show Shining Time Station. After being diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma in 2015 and given only a few years to live, Kevin chose a radically different path. He is now a spiritual life coach, the creator of the Dulcimeditation practice, and the author of Between the Notes. He teaches what he calls practical spirituality, grounded in lived experience, non-duality, and the simple question: Who am I? Key Takeaways: You are not the world, you are you. The chaos around you does not define your inner state. Practical spirituality means learning to stay rooted in yourself even when everything outside is spinning. Health is your greatest asset, and it runs four ways: mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual. Without it, nothing else, not money, not success, not achievement, truly holds. Clarity is a practice, not a destination. Ask yourself what really matters, why it matters, and what you're going to do about it. These three qu…