She Rises Through It: Self-Leadership, Becoming & Growth for Women in Transition

Have you ever looked back on your first year in business and thought, "If only I had known..." ? Starting a business is exciting, but it's also messy. There are no perfect roadmaps, no guarantees, and no way to avoid every mistake. In this solo episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on the five biggest business mistakes I made during my first year as an entrepreneur, so you can...

What happens when the career you worked so hard to build no longer feels aligned with the life you want to live? In this honest and deeply relatable conversation, I sit down with my friend Amanda, a former HR leader at a Fortune 50 company who recently made the courageous decision to leave corporate America after nearly 16 years. Together, we unpack the realities of corporate burnout, return-to-of...

What happens when life forces you to slow down and rediscover who you really are? In this heartfelt conversation, Cydnie sits down with artist, author, and podcast host Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey to explore the connection between creativity, healing, and self-expression. From growing up believing that being an artist wasn't a viable path to navigating a rare vocal condition that challenged her...

Can you believe it’s already been one full year of She Rises Through It? One year of messy middles. One year of pivots. One year of healing, burnout, breakthroughs, faith, entrepreneurship, motherhood, and learning how to honor the woman I’m becoming truly. And honestly? I still can’t believe how much life can change in just one year. I open up about leaving the corporate world, the emotional brea...

And this what happens when you finally stop rushing through life long enough to actually feel it! A year ago, I came to Costa Rica trying to find myself. This time, I returned holding space for 11 women who were also craving clarity, connection, healing, rest, and a chance to reconnect with themselves again. And honestly… can you believe it? Because I still can’t sometimes. A year ago, I was the w...

What if the pivots in your life and business are not setbacks but the very thing guiding you toward purpose? In this honest solo episode, I share my thoughts just days before flying to Costa Rica to host 11 women on retreat. One year ago, I was there searching for clarity and healing. Now, I’m returning as a retreat host, entrepreneur, and someone who chose to keep going even when things felt unce...

When everything feels blocked, it might not be resistance. It might be something deeper. This episode almost didn’t happen, and honestly, that’s what makes it even more meaningful. In this conversation, I sit down with Aline Hoss and we go beyond strategy, business tactics, and surface-level success. We talk about surrender, faith, purpose, and what it really looks like to build a business with Go...

What if your health journey was never meant to be about punishment? In this episode of She Rises Through It, I sit down with Kayla Freeman for a real and honest conversation about women’s health, body image, fitness, hormones, motherhood, and what it actually looks like to pursue wellness in a sustainable way. Kayla shares her personal journey from feeling out of place in traditional fitness space...

Some of the biggest lessons I’ve learned about leadership, love, and growth didn’t come from business. They came from my children. In this episode, I reflect on how motherhood has challenged me, stretched me, and taught me things I didn’t even realize I needed to learn. From slowing down, to advocating, to leading with more intention, I’ve seen how much wisdom exists in the way children live, love...

Some days don’t come with a plan. This episode is one of them. In this episode, I share a small moment from my morning that turned into a deeper reflection about life, decisions, and the pressure to fit into boxes that were never meant for us. A simple moment with a box of Q-tips falling across the floor made me think about how often we try to control outcomes, avoid messes, and follow paths we be...

​​If you feel burnt out, resentful, or disconnected from yourself, it’s not because you’re doing too much. It’s because you’ve been operating from an identity that no longer fits. In this episode, we talk about a kind of burnout that doesn’t come from a packed calendar but from overfunctioning, emotional labor, and managing everyone else’s comfort while slowly abandoning your own needs. The kind o...

“Am I still here, or am I slowly losing myself inside everything I’m responsible for?” This episode is a quiet, honest reflection on the season where life looks full and meaningful, yet something feels slightly disconnected. Not a breakdown. Not a crisis. Just the subtle tension of holding a lot while trying not to lose yourself in the process. Building a brand, a family, a marriage, a mission. Th...

“Do you actually like yourself? Not who you’re becoming… but you.” In this episode of She Rises Through It , I sit down with Renee Stribbell, a wife, mother, business owner, and coach who speaks honestly about womanhood, motherhood, and the messy middle. Renee shares her personal journey of struggling with self-worth, people-pleasing, and tying her value to performance, until that way of living be...

If January didn’t flip a magical switch for you, if you don’t feel behind but you don’t feel fired up either, nothing is wrong with you. In this episode, I’m talking to the woman who has been holding it all together, who’s built something meaningful, and who’s starting to feel a quiet internal shift she can’t ignore anymore. I’m sharing what it looks like to move through a recalibration season, no...

Before you plan 2026 or set new goals, this episode invites you to pause. Not because you are doing it wrong, but because most women do not fail their goals. They fail to become the person required to sustain them. This conversation explores why planning without reflection leads to burnout, misalignment, and self-abandonment. Especially for women navigating full lives, shifting seasons, and growin...

If you have been feeling emotionally exhausted this Christmas season, even when your life looks good on the outside, this episode is for you. This is not the kind of exhaustion that comes from doing too much. It is the kind that shows up when you have been living inside a version of yourself that no longer fits who you are becoming. This episode is shared as a letter for women in transition. For t...

If you’ve been feeling more emotional lately, more tired, more reactive, more aware that something in your life doesn’t fit anymore, you’re not falling apart. You’re in transition. I recorded this episode in the heart of the holiday season, when the pressure to hold everything together is high and reflection tends to surface whether we ask for it or not. Especially for women who are becoming someo...

If you’ve been feeling weighed down by comparison, stuck in imposter syndrome, or questioning your place in the world as you step into a new season… this episode is going to feel like an exhale you didn’t realize you needed. When I started this show, I was navigating motherhood, burnout, identity loss, and the quiet ache of feeling behind. I didn’t know who I was becoming, only that the woman I us...

Are you making decisions from exhaustion, not clarity? This episode details my deeply personal 6-month transformation journey, a quiet reckoning and why I was called to build the Rise and Reground women's retreat , which is the cornerstone of the legacy I am building. This is more than a getaway; it's a strategic, supportive reset designed to regulate your nervous system and give you the...

Happy Thanksgiving, loves. 🧡 Today’s episode is a soft reset wrapped in truth. A moment to pause, breathe, and check in with the woman you’re becoming, not the one you’re waiting to become on January 1st. We have one month left in 2025. And here’s the hard, honest truth most people won’t say out loud: If you’re waiting for January, you’re already behind. Not behind in your worth. Not behind in yo...

What do you do when your face literally goes numb from stress, your kid ends up in the ER, your retreat launches, and your brain’s screaming “too much”? You breathe. You break down. You rise anyway. This week, I’m bringing you the rawest episode yet, zero filters, no perfectly-scripted inspiration. Just me, my messy middle, and the real-time reminder that even in the chaos, you are still becoming....

Today I’m officially opening the doors to Rise & Reground: The Costa Rica Experience, a 5-night women’s retreat in Nosara, Costa Rica, April 25–30, 2026 . This isn’t a getaway; it’s a sacred return. A remembering. A place where restoration meets remembrance, and you rise by returning to yourself. In this episode, I share: The full-circle story of why Nosara is where my journey began What to ex...

Sometimes, the biggest shifts happen quietly between fear, faith, and the whisper that says trust Me.  In today’s episode, I’m opening up about a decision that changed everything , the day I chose to be baptized and how it reshaped my sense of peace, motherhood, and purpose. If you’ve ever wondered what surrender really looks like in the middle of the messy becoming, this one’s for you. Goodies Me...

Let’s talk about alignment....not the perfect, polished kind, but the kind that tests who you really are when life gets loud. This week, I’m diving into the core values that shape not just what I do, but who I am becoming inside the Cydnie Jocelyn Collective - Courage, Authenticity, Empowerment, Compassion, Creativity, and Connection. Because character isn’t about titles or achievements, it’s abou...

This week’s episode is a gentle invitation to slow down, rest, and truly nourish yourself, mind, body, and soul. Cydnie opens up honestly about pushing herself too hard with 4 a.m. wake-ups, the onset of a migraine that wouldn’t quit, and how her body reminded her that she can’t pour from an empty cup. You’ll hear her reflect on what real nourishment looks like, from bioactive precision peptides t...