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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.
Because some thoughts are too real to wait for a recording schedule.
All of it comes from the same place.
Just a human. Navigating being one.
All of it is Rise Up.
Come for one thing. Stay for all of it.
Learn more at www.aprilpoynter.com
Episodes
87 episodes
87: Let's Talk About Blushing: It Can Be Cured, Just Not How You Think (or want).
https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynterDisclaimerI'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....
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86: Are you going to face the pain or let it linger?: Splinter Story
https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynterDisclaimerI'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....
85: Who Runs Alongside You Matters
https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynterDisclaimerI'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....
84: Stop, Quit. OR Push Through and Keep Going?
There's a time to quit. There's a time to push through the discomfort. https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynterDisclaimerI'm not a doctor or therapist. Everything I share comes from my own experience and personal resear...
83: You Have Permission: Eagles Were Never Meant To Be Caged
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/aprilpoynterDisclaimerI'm no...
82: I Believe That: How A Change In Belief Can Immediately Shift Your Life
https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynterDisclaimerI'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....
81: Keep Yourself Alive: Why Choosing YOU is NOT Selfish
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 c...
80: Rewiring Your Brain Takes Time AND A lot of Discomfort. Keep Going
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'...
79: The Discomfort of The "In-Between": You're Okay. Just Uncomfortable.
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/aprilpoynterDisclaimerI'm not a doctor o...
78: Rebuilding A Confident Connection With Your Body: Healing Through Boudoir - Featuring Jordan Tribble
"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 a...
77: Stop Participating: Simply, Stop Participating
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
76: What's Your Baseline: When Things Feel Off
Ask yourself - Did this improve my baseline… or disrupt it?https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynter
75: Behavior is a Language: Stop Listening & Start Watching
"Don't listen to what I say. Watch what I do." https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynterDisclaimerI'm not a doctor or therapist. Everything I share comes from my own experience and personal research. Please talk to a qualified med...
74: Procrastination Erodes Self Trust: Just Do It.
Want to build or restore your confidence? Do the things you need to do.Just do it. https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynter
73: I don't want friends
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...
72: Blushing Phoenix Is ...
What is Blushing Phoenix? Something I have struggled to answer for a long time.Until today.
71: You Can Trust The Unfolding of Your Life
When you're feeling stuck - and doors aren't opening - you're actually right where you need to be.
70: Letting Go Doesn't Mean You're Giving Up
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 m...
69: Enjoy The Passing of Time
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 duri...
68: Red Light Therapy for Redness, Rosacea, and Blushing
**FREE SOCIAL GATHERING SURVIVAL GUIDE: https://payhip.com/b/OZ2Yr- Red Light Panel I use: https://amzn.to/49dgvBA- Red Light Therapy for face: https://amzn.to/4qxnTyL**FREE DOWNLOAD - Understanding Erythrophobia: Refr...
67: When Choosing Yourself Costs You People
**FREE SOCIAL GATHERING SURVIVAL GUIDE: https://payhip.com/b/OZ2Yr**FREE DOWNLOAD - Understanding Erythrophobia: Reframing How We View Blushing: https://payhip.com/BlushingPhoenix**You can join our community & monthly ...
66: Does Botox STOP Blushing? Exploring the Evidence
Research for Botox & Blushing if you want to dive deeper: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AFagfFYZnu0k0kLehQs2kq5_r_Rl_opaXhYZKZbam0A/edit?tab=t.0**FREE SOCIAL GATHERING SURVIVAL GUIDE: https://payhip.com/b/OZ2Yr**FREE D...
65: Why You Still Blush Around Safe People
**FREE SOCIAL GATHERING SURVIVAL GUIDE: https://payhip.com/b/OZ2Yr**FREE DOWNLOAD - Understanding Erythrophobia: Reframing How We View Blushing: https://payhip.com/BlushingPhoenix**You can join our community & monthly ...
64: HRT, Hot Flashes, and Blushing - What's Actually Going On?
**FREE SOCIAL GATHERING SURVIVAL GUIDE: https://payhip.com/b/OZ2Yr**FREE DOWNLOAD - Understanding Erythrophobia: Reframing How We View Blushing: https://payhip.com/BlushingPhoenix**You can join our community & monthly ...