Beautifully Built
Beautifully Built
Podcast Description
Because a life worth living isn’t found—it’s built.
Hosted by architect, designer, and unapologetic life-builder Karen Otis-Webb, Beautifully Built is where bold stories meet intentional living. This isn’t just a podcast, it’s a blueprint for building a life you love, brick by brick.
Every episode dives into the raw, the real, and the resilient, featuring guests who’ve faced unexpected plot twists and came out on the other side with a story worth sharing. From life-altering challenges to aha-moment breakthroughs, you’ll hear how passion, purpose, and clarity come together to form the foundation of a beautifully built life.
Whether it’s personal reinvention, entrepreneurship, creative design, or simply finding meaning in the mess, this show is for the dreamers, the doers, and anyone ready to build their next chapter with intention.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes of personal reinvention, resilience, entrepreneurship, and meaningful living. Episodes delve into topics such as overcoming trauma, as seen in Kenny Barnwell's episode discussing survival amidst a cartel attack, along with creative design and finding purpose through adversity.

Because a life worth living isn’t found—it’s built.
Hosted by architect, designer, and unapologetic life-builder Karen Otis-Webb, Beautifully Built is where bold stories meet intentional living. This isn’t just a podcast, it’s a blueprint for building a life you love, brick by brick.
Every episode dives into the raw, the real, and the resilient, featuring guests who’ve faced unexpected plot twists and came out on the other side with a story worth sharing. From life-altering challenges to aha-moment breakthroughs, you’ll hear how passion, purpose, and clarity come together to form the foundation of a beautifully built life.
Whether it’s personal reinvention, entrepreneurship, creative design, or simply finding meaning in the mess, this show is for the dreamers, the doers, and anyone ready to build their next chapter with intention.
In this moving episode of Beautifully Built, Karen Webb sits down with author Jennifer Griffith for an intimate conversation about motherhood, identity, and the generational stories that shape our lives. Jennifer shares the journey behind her memoir, which weaves together her own childhood experiences with those of her mother, revealing how trauma, resilience, and love ripple through generations.
Together, Karen and Jennifer explore the complexities of parenting, the emotional weight of family dynamics, and the power of empathy and forgiveness. They discuss father-daughter relationships, the influence of music and literature on memory, and how storytelling can become a path to healing and personal growth.
This episode is a reminder that our stories—both inherited and lived—are powerful tools for understanding ourselves, strengthening our relationships, and building a life with greater intention and compassion.

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