April Poynter
Rise Up with April Poynter
Rise Up with April Poynter This is the unfiltered version of April. Rise Up is a podcast about the real stuff — healing, leading, building, and figuring it out along the way. No single lane. No neat category. Just honest conversations and solo thoughts from someone who has spent over 20 years in boardrooms, break rooms, and every space in between. Some episodes are about chronic blushing and breaking the loop. Some are about the alignment gap between leaders and the people doing the work. Some are just audio messages — unscripted, unedited, straight from wherever April is in that moment. Be...
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Episodes
93: Where The Mind Goes The Body Will Follow 15.06.2026 14:12
Send us Fan Mail https://aprilpoynter.com/ Where the mind goes the body will follow. Disclaimer I'm not a doctor or therapist. Everything I share comes from my own experience and personal research. Please talk to a qualified medical professional before making decisions about your health. My goal is to inform, encourage, and empower you as you navigate your own journey with self-trust. Some l...
92: Mundane Wednesday: Joy in the Not-So-Exciting-Moments 10.06.2026 14:38
Send us Fan Mail https://aprilpoynter.com/ Unfortunately, this one cut me off towards the end. But hopefully you're following what I'm saying. PS- That clicking noise is rough. I'll work on getting that cleaned up. Not sure what the heck it is! Disclaimer I'm not a doctor or therapist. Everything I share comes from my own experience and personal research. Please talk to a qua...
91: When You Want To Be On Vacation FOREVER 03.06.2026 4:48
Send us Fan Mail https://aprilpoynter.com/ Where has your mind been tricking you? Disclaimer I'm not a doctor or therapist. Everything I share comes from my own experience and personal research. Please talk to a qualified medical professional before making decisions about your health. My goal is to inform, encourage, and empower you as you navigate your own journey with self-trust. Some links...
90: Stuck? Unsure? Just Take The Next Step 01.06.2026 10:33
Send us Fan Mail You already know what to do next. You just gotta do it. https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynter If you're feeling stuck. You likely know what to do. You're not stuck. You're just not moving. Disclaimer I'm not a doctor or therapist. Everything I share comes from my own experience and personal research. Please talk to a qualified medical professional before making decis...
89: Learning Is In The Doing 20.05.2026 15:17
Send us Fan Mail https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynter If you're feeling stuck. You likely know what to do. You're not stuck. You're just not moving. Disclaimer I'm not a doctor or therapist. Everything I share comes from my own experience and personal research. Please talk to a qualified medical professional before making decisions about your health. My goal is to inform, encourage,...
88: The Golden Gate Bridge Excursion 19.05.2026 53:58
Send us Fan Mail https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynter What I learned from seeing the Golden Gate Bridge for the first time. Disclaimer I'm not a doctor or therapist. Everything I share comes from my own experience and personal research. Please talk to a qualified medical professional before making decisions about your health. My goal is to inform, encourage, and empower you as you navigate your ow...
87: Let's Talk About Blushing: It Can Be Cured, Just Not How You Think (or want). 27.04.2026 26:47
Send us Fan Mail https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynter Disclaimer I'm not a doctor or therapist. Everything I share comes from my own experience and personal research. Please talk to a qualified medical professional before making decisions about your health. My goal is to inform, encourage, and empower you as you navigate your own journey with self-trust. Some links may be affiliate links, which mea...
86: Are you going to face the pain or let it linger?: Splinter Story 23.04.2026 8:27
Send us Fan Mail https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynter Disclaimer I'm not a doctor or therapist. Everything I share comes from my own experience and personal research. Please talk to a qualified medical professional before making decisions about your health. My goal is to inform, encourage, and empower you as you navigate your own journey with self-trust. Some links may be affiliate links, which mea...
85: Who Runs Alongside You Matters 22.04.2026 10:02
Send us Fan Mail https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynter Disclaimer I'm not a doctor or therapist. Everything I share comes from my own experience and personal research. Please talk to a qualified medical professional before making decisions about your health. My goal is to inform, encourage, and empower you as you navigate your own journey with self-trust. Some links may be affiliate links, which mea...
84: Stop, Quit. OR Push Through and Keep Going? 20.04.2026 17:33
Send us Fan Mail There's a time to quit. There's a time to push through the discomfort. https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynter Disclaimer I'm not a doctor or therapist. Everything I share comes from my own experience and personal research. Please talk to a qualified medical professional before making decisions about your health. My goal is to inform, encourage, and empower you as you navig...
83: You Have Permission: Eagles Were Never Meant To Be Caged 17.04.2026 14:31
Send us Fan Mail Sometimes - permission from the right person at the right time - can truly set you free. "Nobody's coming to save you - also implies that nobody's coming to stop you." https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynter Disclaimer I'm not a doctor or therapist. Everything I share comes from my own experience and personal research. Please talk to a qualified medical profession...
82: I Believe That: How A Change In Belief Can Immediately Shift Your Life 16.04.2026 12:20
Send us Fan Mail https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynter Disclaimer I'm not a doctor or therapist. Everything I share comes from my own experience and personal research. Please talk to a qualified medical professional before making decisions about your health. My goal is to inform, encourage, and empower you as you navigate your own journey with self-trust. Some links may be affiliate links, which mea...
81: Keep Yourself Alive: Why Choosing YOU is NOT Selfish 15.04.2026 28:49
Send us Fan Mail While sitting in the dark pit of depression, I realized - the best thing I could ever offer back to the world is - KEEP MYSELF ALIVE. After years of being conditioned to believe that choosing me meant I was selfish or didn't care about others, I realized the opposite is true. Choosing me allows me to bring more value to the world around me. People who get it - get it. Peo...
80: Rewiring Your Brain Takes Time AND A lot of Discomfort. Keep Going 14.04.2026 26:50
Send us Fan Mail Yesterday I decided I would outwork any fear or doubt that was knocking at the door of my mind. I would outrun it. Not entertain it. Not sit with it. Not this time. Because I can't afford to let myself drift anymore. Also, what good does it do? A day of sulking and worrying. - only to bounce back and make up for lost time tomorrow? The 'in between' is accompa...
79: The Discomfort of The "In-Between": You're Okay. Just Uncomfortable. 13.04.2026 11:04
Send us Fan Mail The 'in-between' is just simply uncomfortable at times. Perhaps the discomfort you feel isn't a problem to solve, but instead a necessary tension to manage. https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynter Disclaimer I'm not a doctor or therapist. Everything I share comes from my own experience and personal research. Please talk to a qualified medical professional before making...
78: Rebuilding A Confident Connection With Your Body: Healing Through Boudoir - Featuring Jordan Tribble 07.04.2026 52:00
Send us Fan Mail "Boudoir is about rebuilding a confident connection with your body." In this episode, I sit down with Jordan Tribble, CEO and photographer behind Wilder Love Boudoir, to explore how boudoir is so much more than a photoshoot. It’s an experience that invites people to be seen, drop the performance, and reconnect with who they really are. Jordan shares her story of going b...
77: Stop Participating: Simply, Stop Participating 06.04.2026 11:10
Send us Fan Mail If it's not in alignment. If it's draining your energy. If you no longer resonate with it. You can stop participating. That simple. Just stop participating. https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynter Support the show
76: What's Your Baseline: When Things Feel Off 03.04.2026 21:51
Send us Fan Mail Ask yourself - Did this improve my baseline… or disrupt it? https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynter Support the show
75: Behavior is a Language: Stop Listening & Start Watching 31.03.2026 14:11
Send us Fan Mail "Don't listen to what I say. Watch what I do." https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynter Disclaimer I'm not a doctor or therapist. Everything I share comes from my own experience and personal research. Please talk to a qualified medical professional before making decisions about your health. My goal is to inform, encourage, and empower you as you navigate your own journe...
74: Procrastination Erodes Self Trust: Just Do It. 30.03.2026 19:14
Send us Fan Mail Want to build or restore your confidence? Do the things you need to do. Just do it. https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynter Support the show
73: I don't want friends 27.03.2026 23:17
Send us Fan Mail Hear me out. Friendship should feel like a choice and not a responsibility. It should flow. If friendships aren't working out for you - perhaps it's not YOU. Perhaps, your defintiion of friendship isn't in alignment with their definition of friendship... and therefore there's just overall misalignment that creates a mismatch. And that's okay. Trust th...
72: Blushing Phoenix Is ... 26.03.2026 26:40
Send us Fan Mail What is Blushing Phoenix? Something I have struggled to answer for a long time. Until today. Support the show
71: You Can Trust The Unfolding of Your Life 25.03.2026 7:36
Send us Fan Mail When you're feeling stuck - and doors aren't opening - you're actually right where you need to be. Support the show
70: Letting Go Doesn't Mean You're Giving Up 17.03.2026 18:32
Send us Fan Mail Another unedited message. No polish. Just hitting record and letting the thoughts flow. If you've been feeling like it's time to let go - whether that's dreams, goals, visions, plans, ideals, people, etc ... but you're afraid that means you're giving up - this is for you. Support the show
69: Enjoy The Passing of Time 15.03.2026 35:51
Send us Fan Mail Do you and your friends share audio message ramblings? I'm trying something new on the podcast. No edits. No cleanup. No plan. Just me sharing thoughts with you as if I have your phone number and just hit record on the audio to talk to you during my morning walk. 1. Because it helps me process. 2. Because I believe the sharing of ideas is what helps broaden our own thinking....
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