Coffee & Crystals with Kadie Chronister

About Coffee & Crystals with Kadie Chronister

I am Kadie! I will be sharing stories, motivation, & inspiration by incorporating yoga and business tips learned through 500 hr of certified yoga training, and 15+ years working in a corporate setting. I am combining passion for yoga with my entrepreneurial spirit! You will learn valuable insights, rituals, and skills and I will coach you on drive and determination. I aim to support and mentor others by educating, sharing mindfulness practices, & showing up w/ authenticity. This holistic podcast will teach you about more than just crystals. This show is a space for community & higher purpose.

Publisher

Kadie Chronister

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Oct 2021

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

214 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026

   The Human Side of Leadership: Emotional Intelligence, HR & Career Growth with Kevin Cohen

   Why People Don't Trust HR (And What Makes a Great Leader) | Kevin Cohen Can you really trust HR? And what separates a good manager from a great leader? In this episode of Coffee & Crystals with Kadie Chronister, I'm sitting down with Kevin Cohen, an HR leader with over 20 years of experience—and someone who knew me long before I ever imagined working in HR myself! We met during my early Nordstrom days, when I was navigating the corporate world, difficult conversations, big emotions, and plenty of lessons. Nearly 20 years later, the tables have turned. I'm now a Director of People & Brand Culture, interviewing someone who helped guide me through some of my earliest professional experiences. We're talking leadership, emotional intelligence, trust in HR, workplace culture, and the lessons that come from making mistakes. But because this is Coffee & Crystals, we also get into healing, purpose, yoga, protecting your energy, and why being human is the most important part of leading humans. IN THIS EPISODE: Why employees don't always trust HR The leadership lesson that changed Kevin's career Managing expectations instead of managing people How to protect your peace without losing empathy Recognition versus appreciation in the workplace Learning from mistakes and finding accountability Emotional intelligence, employee wellness, and mental health Career development, mentorship, and finding your purpose CHAPTERS 00:00 – Catching up and introducing Kevin 02:21 – Why don't people trust HR? 06:55 – Communication and yoga off the mat 08:35 – The mentors who shaped us 09:54 – Don't manage people, manage expectations 12:05 – Childhood experiences, empathy, and leadership 13:50 – Recognition versus appreciation 16:14 – What's actually worth your emotion? 22:51 – Mistakes, failure, and accountability 28:37 – The importance of listening 30:42 – Coffee break: Let's talk mushroom coffee! 33:29 – What makes a strong leader? 37:11 – Emotional intelligence and workplace wellness 38:35 – Who supports the person supporting everyone else? 43:39 – Why growing companies need HR 47:09 – What Kevin would tell my younger self 50:07 – Purpose, healing, and yoga off the mat 53:54 – Career growth isn't always a ladder 57:09 – Final thoughts and a reminder to appreciate others ☕ SHOP MY COFFEE FAVORITES I've been enjoying RYZE Mushroom Coffee as part of my daily wellness routine! Shop RYZE through my link: https://get.aspr.app/SH1w4x (https://get.aspr.app/SH1w4x) Use code KADIECHRON15 for 15% off! Promotional link. I may earn a commission from qualifying purchases. Individual experiences may vary. CONNECT WITH KADIE Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coffee_and_crystals_with_kadie/ (https://www.instagram.com/coffee_and_crystals_with_kadie/) Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kadiechron/ (https://www.instagram.com/kadiechron/) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kchron (https://www.tiktok.com/@kchron) Website: https://coffeeandcrystalspr.com/ (https://coffeeandcrystalspr.com/) For collaborations, podcast guest inquiries, or brand partnerships, reach out through my social channels or website. SUPPORT COFFEE & CRYSTALS Subscribe to the channel, give this video a thumbs-up, and leave a comment with your biggest takeaway! What's one leadership lesson you wish you'd learned earlier? Thanks for being here and growing with me! #CoffeeAndCrystals #HumanResources #LeadershipDevelopment #EmotionalIntelligence #WorkplaceCulture #PersonalGrowth #Podcast

2. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Stop Scrolling: What a 12-Year-Old Taught Me About Social Media, AI & Growing Up | 5 Years of Coffee & Crystals

   Five years of Coffee & Crystals — and somehow we ended up right back where we started. For this anniversary episode, I’m sitting down with my nephew Lincoln Bender, who also happens to be the very first guest to ever appear on Coffee & Crystals. He joined me when he was seven, became the show’s first video guest, and even introduced our live Summer Solstice event this year. Now he’s 12, in seventh grade, racing junior dragsters, and apparently more self-aware about scrolling than most adults I know. What starts as a funny catch-up quickly turns into a surprisingly thoughtful conversation about growing up in a world filled with phones, social media, YouTube and AI. Lincoln shares why he actually doesn’t want TikTok or Instagram, what kids his age are doing on their phones, how he uses AI, and why spending an entire spring break scrolling sounds terrible to him. We also talk about racing, school, childhood creativity, discipline, faith, family memories, grief, losing meaningful belongings in a fire, and the simple practice Lincoln uses when he wants to get better at something: “one more.” This episode reminded me that sometimes the youngest people in the room have some of the clearest perspectives. And yes, after an entire conversation about getting off our phones, Lincoln closes the episode by telling everyone to stop scrolling… because he needs to go scroll. In this episode: • Celebrating five years of Coffee & Crystals • Bringing back the first-ever guest of the podcast • What a 12-year-old thinks about phones and social media • Kids growing up with AI and technology • Using AI as a tool without letting it do all your thinking • Why Lincoln doesn’t want TikTok or Instagram • Childhood creativity before everything became content • Discipline, practice and the power of “one more” • Junior drag racing and Lincoln’s goals • Faith, prayer and growing up • Family stories, grief and resilience • Why we may all need to stop scrolling and start living a little more If this conversation makes you think about your own relationship with your phone, send it to someone who might need the reminder too. CONNECT WITH KADIE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kadiechron/ Coffee & Crystals Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coffee_and_crystals_with_kadie/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kchron YouTube: https://youtube.com/@coffeeandcrystalswithkadie Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1blgpFgKLZLaCodh1XFK9r Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-crystals/id1584549770 Website: https://coffeeandcrystalspr.com/ Follow Coffee & Crystals on your favorite podcast platform and YouTube so you don’t miss what’s coming next. And as always, stay hydrated, y’all.

3. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Where Are You Cheating Yourself? | Taking Your Power Back

   Where are you cheating yourself? This episode started with me being completely triggered by someone else’s cheating—and realizing I needed to stop focusing on what they were doing and turn the mirror back on myself. Where am I cutting corners? Where am I breaking promises to myself? Where am I procrastinating, self-sabotaging, skipping the routines I know make me feel better, or giving my power away by obsessing over things I cannot control? We’re getting into all of it. I’m also talking about the energy of fall through Traditional Chinese Medicine—the Metal element, the lungs, large intestine, grief, discernment and LETTING GO—and how perfectly that connects to the energy of Venus retrograde and this season of reevaluating our relationships, values and patterns. Sometimes the trigger isn’t asking you to fix someone else. It’s asking you to come home to yourself. In this episode, we talk about: • Cheating, betrayal + why certain behaviors trigger us so deeply • Where you might be “cheating” yourself in your own life • Self-sabotage, procrastination + personal integrity • Fall, the Metal element + the practice of letting go • Venus retrograde + reevaluating love, relationships and values • Journaling through triggers instead of reacting to them • Taking your power back + controlling the controllables • Using yoga, running, meditation + breath to come back to yourself PLUS: I’m giving you an update on my wellness journey, why I’ve been drinking RYZE Mushroom Coffee, what I’m changing before beginning my Amble journey, and some special Amble offers for the Coffee & Crystals community. ☕ RYZE MUSHROOM COFFEE I’ve been swapping some of my traditional coffee for RYZE Mushroom Coffee as part of my current wellness routine. https://get.aspr.app/SH1w4x (https://get.aspr.app/SH1w4x) 💉 AMBLE HEALTH Curious about GLP-1s, NAD+, glutathione, Lipo-B, Lipo-C or other Amble options? Reach out to me with your questions! My exclusive GLP-1 + NAD+ bundle: https://enroll.joinamble.com/start-online-visit/glp-nad-new?referral-campaign=kadiechron&referral-source=affiliate (https://enroll.joinamble.com/start-online-visit/glp-nad-new?referral-campaign=kadiechron&referral-source=affiliate) Learn more about Amble: https://joinamble.com (https://joinamble.com/) And NEXT WEEK… Lincoln is back for his fifth appearance on Coffee & Crystals as we officially head into our FIVE-YEAR anniversary month. 🎙️🤍 Follow + connect: Instagram: @coffee_and_crystals_with_kadie If this episode hits home, share it with someone who needs the reminder: Stop giving your power to what other people are doing. Come back to you. Learn more with me here: https://coffeeandcrystalspr.com/

Who has been a guest on Coffee & Crystals with Kadie Chronister

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Rick Vigne
• Matt McDaniel
• Tom Chronister
• Hannah Maile

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

6,461

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

15 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

74

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

77