Supernaut
Supernaut is a podcast about spirituality, sobriety, suicide, and the full spectrum of being human.
Hosted by Beth Kelling, the show opens space for honest conversations about healing, identity, and the parts of life we often keep quiet.
As the show has grown, mental health has become a defining theme. Many guests have shared deeply personal experiences with anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, and loss. In response, Supernaut is dedicating more space to conversations around suicide—approaching the topic with care, honesty, and compassion.
The goal is not to sensationalize pain, but to reduce stigma, encourage vulnerability, and remind people that struggling does not mean failing—and that help, connection, and light are possible.
Whether you’re sober-curious, spiritually inclined, or simply looking for real conversations that make you feel less alone, you’re welcome here.
If you or someone you love is struggling with suicidal thoughts, help is available in the U.S. by calling or texting 988. If you’re outside the U.S., visit findahelpline.com.
Episodes
58 episodes
Somewhere Between a Dream and a Door: The Knitted Together Story
A tiny house can teach you a lot about what really matters, but Kim Kasl’s story takes that lesson somewhere unexpected: toward building a faith-based maternity home nonprofit in Minnesota. We sit down as cousins who haven’t truly caught up in ...
Soul Sisters
Your nervous system remembers everything, even when you swear you’re “fine.” We sit down as longtime friends who get mistaken for each other and end up tracing a surprisingly connected path: teenage rebellion, yin yoga, and why the slow work (f...
Starting From Scratch To Build A Place Worth Belonging To
A farm can be just land, or it can become a magnet for connection. We sit down with Donnie, a former trucking-world colleague who’s now the force behind Kraby Farm Bog, a mud bogging weekend in Brook Park that has grown from a friends-only hang...
Still Waters Build Strong Men
A dream is like a river, and Shaun Joy has actually lived that line. We sit down as old high school friends and trace how an outdoors-first kid from rural Minnesota becomes a man who’s guided thousands of hours on the water, survived the oil fi...
Saving Myself One Small Decision At A Time - Arin
A craving isn’t always “I want a drink” so much as “I don’t want to feel this.” Arin gets brutally honest about what alcohol did for him at first, what it started costing him, and what changed when he decided enough was enough. With more than 2...
Service, Surviving & Thriving
Some people come home from war and never fully come down from the adrenaline. Cody Knox knows that feeling from the inside. He joined the military at 17, became a combat medic, deployed to Iraq as a teenager, then chased the same intensity in E...
Showing Up Rewires Your Mood And Mindset - Seth
Your morning routine might be the most powerful mood lever you have, and Seth has proof in his own life. We talk about what happens when you miss the gym for a few days, how fast your mindset can slide, and why a simple “keep showing up” philos...
Something About Time
Time can feel like it’s flying until a song, a scar, or a hard earned habit forces you to look straight at it. I sit down with my brother Michael and we start with the Rush song “Time Stand Still,” then follow the thread into what it means to a...
Stronger Without The Escape - Sam
He chose New Year’s for his last drink because he wanted a date he couldn’t argue with later. That small decision opens a much bigger story. We’re joined by Sam Truen, who talks with us about blackouts, cravings, jail, and the quiet daily work ...
Service, Structure, And Steady Progress
Time keeps moving whether we feel ready or not, and that truth sets the tone for a wide-ranging, surprisingly practical conversation with my nephew Nicholas. We start with the song “Time” and quickly land on the parts of life most of us avoid n...
Speaking The Unspoken With Nicole
Depression doesn’t always look like sadness. Sometimes it looks like a capable nurse, a partner, a parent, a person who “has everything” and still feels like they’re disappearing on the inside. I sit down with Nicole for a first-time conversati...
Sober by Sunrise: The Night Everything Changed - Cody
The scariest part of addiction isn’t the hangover, it’s the moment you realize you’ve started living a double life. Our guest, Cody Cooper, takes us straight into that reality, from hiding bottles and bargaining with “rules” to a December night...
Surviving Abuse, Addiction, And Loss Became A Life Of Healing - Bethany
A love song, a whiteboard, and a brother’s smile—that’s how Bethany learned to stay. From a childhood shaped by a violent, absent father and the shame of his arrest, to teenage depression and two suicide attempts, her story doesn’t flinch. Inst...
Songs, Soul, And A Small-Town Stage - Luke
A two-string ukulele, an eight-track buzzing with Johnny Cash, and a kid who couldn’t stop pretending the ottoman was a stage—that’s where Luke's story starts. Years later, he’s a bar and restaurant owner with a nine-song record called Based on...
Sacred Surrender: A Mother’s Fight for Her Daughter’s Life- Angie Peterson
Some stories change the room the moment they begin. Angie Peterson joins us to share the fiercest kind of love: a mother’s decision to let her daughter fight, even when experts said there was no chance. From a song written by a NICU nurse to th...
Second Chances, and Self-Respect - Brianne McClellan
Ever wonder what it looks like to stop drifting and start choosing? Brianne joins us for a raw, energizing conversation about designing a life around joy, clarity, and self-trust—after nine addresses in Texas, a strategic escape from an abusive...
Survived A War, Crossed An Ocean, And Chose Joy - Johnny
A regiment marched past a third-grade window and changed everything. That image—nerves buzzing with music and boots—became the first chapter in Johnny Akkerman’s extraordinary journey from wartime Holland to small‑town Minnesota, where work, me...
Struggles, Silver Linings & Conquering Imposter Syndrome
What happens when the storm never really passes? Matt joins us for a candid, grounded conversation about living with Crohn’s disease, navigating sleep-starved years, and making the tough calls that trade comfort for health. We start with a song...
Saving Lives Starts With Saying Something – a New Chapter for Supernaut
The numbers hit us first: construction workers die by suicide at alarming rates, and the mix of long hours, layoffs, injuries, pain meds, and identity loss is brutal. A grant could have accelerated our response, and we swung big. We didn’t win ...
Suffering in Silence - Adam Kerr
What if the voice that says “stop” is just the first hill, not the finish line? Adam Kerr joins us to trace a path from blackout drinking and teenage suicidal ideation to winter ultras, last-person-standing backyard races, and a meditation prac...
Simplicity & The Secret Lives of Trees - Andrew Kelling
What if the simplest rule—live one day at a time—could quiet the noise long enough to hear your life speak back? We sit down with my dad, Andrew, to follow that thread from a favorite hymn into the woods, where white oaks feed deer and squirrel...
Sleep, Creativity, And The One Percent Rule - Kody Hughes
Start with a song, end with a blueprint. Our conversation with editor and creator Kody Hughes begins with Billy Joel’s Vienna and opens into a candid exploration of creative ambition, perfectionism, and the one percent rule. Kody shares how a d...
So Lonely, So Connected, So Human
A single song can crack open a whole conversation about being human. Starting with The Police’s So Lonely, we explore how loneliness and connection can live in the same breath—and how that breath becomes the bridge. Our guest, astrologer, yoga ...