The Rise Up Thriving Podcast

I saw a post that said instead of ruminating on all of the 'What Ifs', reframe your thoughts to 'Even If...' This reframe allows you to take your power back. You may not know what the future holds, but you know what your previous experiences have taught you. And I can assure you, even if your worst fears come true, you've got this. In this episode we explore some examples of this shift.  I have al...

Despite my best intentions, I could. not come up with a 'word for the year.' However, a mantra has presented itself to me more than a few times.  So, I decided to lean in. And with that, wanted to share what the idea of 'Do Something Different' has meant to me lately and how you can use it in your own life.

If you are like me, your nervous system has been on a wild ride these past couple of months. This episode will focus on five strategies to cope with the chaos and crazymaking in these uncertain times.  I would love to hear what resonates most with you, or if you use any of these techniques to help regulate your nervous system. If you want to make your own Happy List, click the link below. Just mak...

The life you want isn't about becoming someone new—it's about uncovering what's already within you. Tune in to find out how to align with your deepest dreams in 2025.  

This holiday season, joy isn't found in the hustle—it's in the quiet moments that matter most. Let's explore how simplicity creates space for peace and happiness.    

Before stepping into the new year, take a moment to reflect: What's holding you back? This December, let's declutter, detach, and make room for your growth.

"You know, you're in unhealthy relationship after unhealthy relationship; I've heard this so many times, "Oh my gosh. My picker is broken." No honey, you're just not healed. You are receiving the energy that you are putting out. You're hurt. You're broken. You want validation. You need support. You need love. And you are willing to get whatever kind of love and affection that you're getting. It co...

"I think a lot of times we get so fearful about hurting another person's feelings that we sacrifice ourselves in the process and when it comes to the holidays I think there are more opportunities to sabotage your wellbeing, sabotage your health not in a good way."

"Spend your meditation time thinking about 'What would it be that you would love to have, or love to do, or love your life to look like if you had a blank slate?'"

"No matter what happened this doesn't define you and even if you voted for the other candidate, know that this doesn't indicate that your voice doesn't matter or your voice wasn't needed or you don't matter because you do and you have already shown that you have strength in so many ways that other people may never know lean into that strength now."

"...making those choices from an empowered space. We do that by spending time in self reflection. I think there's also a huge advantage to being able to spend time alone so that you start making decisions based on yourself rather than another person."

It is a MYTH that only the weak and vulnerable experience narcissistic abuse. In fact, many confident, successful and driven women are a Narcissist's dream come true. Listen to this episode to learn more. 

The Cycle is made up of 4 Phases- The Idealization Phase, The Devalue Phase, The Discard Phase and then Hoovering. Tune in to learn more about the cycle and if you may be, or have been, stuck in this too. 

"I'm not asking you to make a huge modification to your life or something where you're truly sacrificing something else to accommodate this one thing, but what could you sprinkle back in that could bring you a little bit more joy or a little bit more happiness or a little bit more "you" time?"  

You are not too broken or too wounded. A healthy and secure attachment is your birthright. Let's talk about how you move from traumatic experiences and insecure attachment styles to the secure and healthy love you deserve. 

In this episode, we talk about how dogs, or any pet, can be so much more than a companion. Our dogs can be used to help us heal our ability to talk with others, regulate our nervous system and resourcing to heal our inner child wounds. We will explore:   1. Communication Skills 2. Emotional Regulation 3. Resourcing   How has your dog helped you heal? I would love to hear from you  instagram.com/ri...

There is no shame in the desire to belong. In fact, it is an innate need that every human has. However, our earliest attachments can drive or self-sabotage our adult relationships. Let's talk about how to understand your attachment style and the best approach to connect with others to finally feel like you have a place where you belong.

"If we are used to others invalidating our experiences, that again becomes part of the broken record that plays on repeat where we, in turn, invalidate ourselves and say 'Oh it wasn't that bad or maybe I'm just imagining things; maybe I'm making it out to be worse than it really is.'  And again that's gaslighting ourselves because we are making ourselves doubt our reality."

"When I was going through my divorce I remember hearing this cliche term "Oh it's another chapter that's closed or that's a chapter that's closed" and I was like "Dang, 14 years feel like so much more than a chapter. And, in Taylor Swift terms we can call it an era, and I think that's so much more meaningful because we can see how we can move through different eras in our life. We do not need to b...

In this episode, we explore codependency and how those traits attract someone with narcissistic tendencies. This dynamic duo, of sorts, can create the perfect storm. "The codependents will get their validation and fill their cup by feeling needed. So they will feel a sense of importance and feel like they are needed by their narcissistic partner because they are the one going over the top. They ar...

In this episode, I share how we can move beyond a gratitude practice in which we focus on 3 things we are grateful for each day, to a genuine mindset shift.   "It's a practice. It requires repetition to be able to shift our mindset especially if you have a tendency of thinking negatively first, which a lot of us do. That's a typical survival pattern, but [the goal is ] to be able to shift to a pos...

"Listen to your body when you are in these family dynamics. Start to experiment with different boundaries and different self-care strategies and techniques and figure out how you can love on that wounded child that didn't get her needs met when she was younger and likely never will from her parental figures but can from other sources and the best source of course is yourself."

"There's been a lot of talk, in recent years, about having an inner critic, which is that negative inner voice where we say things that are not nice to ourselves, when we criticize ourselves or some people I've heard even call it their inner mean girl. What would happen if we thought of ourselves in the moment of judgement, as a bully?"