Rise Up and Shine Podcast

All of us get angry once in a while. It's a normal human emotion. However, sometimes it gets the best of us. So, what can we do? In this episode, we talk about what happens in our brain when we get a…

Have you ever felt like this? You do what you don't want to do and you don't do what you want to do? For many of us, it feels incredibly difficult to choose to do what's best for us because it doesn'…

Many of us struggle with practicing boundaries. Or perhaps some of us may not have boundaries at all. And you might be feeling miserable! Maybe it is too hard to say "no". Maybe you are a people plea…

Have you ever had to deal with a difficult person? Does it sometimes feel like these "difficult" people follow you in the course of your life? We can be so quick to label someone as difficult but, of…

There is so much going on with our world right now. First the pandemic and now civil unrest rooted from injustice and discrimination. Undoubtedly, our hearts are heavy with so much emotion. Sometimes…

Did you know the emotions you feel in your heart are a direct result from the thinking going on inside your mind? Sometimes our hearts feel troubled, worried, bitter, resentful and maybe angry. But w…

Change is never easy; whether it's wanted or unwanted. Our brain craves familiarity and comfort and it will try to hijack you into resisting it. Everyone experiences change in their lifetime and it's…

Self-sabotage is one of those things that we don't even realize we do it. It is so unintentional that we can self-sabotage ourselves into such a rut so quickly and we have no idea how and when it hap…

May is Mental Health Awareness month so in this week's episode we dive into practical ways to feeling better. Now, during this pandemic, our mental and emotional health are surely taking a hit. We ma…

Happy Mother's day to all the fabulous mothers out there! In light of Mother's Day nearly approaching, in this week's episode we dive into what motherhood has been like for each of us lately. The joy…

We all hold expectations in relationships whether we consciously know it or not. We each look at things through our own lens but how often do we expect others to see things the way we do? During this…

When stressful times come, many of us can tighten the reigns on anything possible that we might be able to control. But if we take an honest look, how much of it is really in our control? Usually the…

Unprecedented times can cause such fear in our minds regarding our finances. In this episode, Claudine gives wonderful encouragement as she has experienced something like this before. Enduring the ma…

Weeks into this COVID-19 pandemic and the mood has definitely shifted. We went from a "this isn't too bad" to "I'm so over this" mentality. Our lives are in disarray, a lot has been given up, and man…

Brené Brown says it so well. She says, "vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage but truth and courage aren't always comfortable but they are never weakness". With what is going on in o…

Are you frustrated? Are you overwhelmed? Are you beyond tired? Do you feel like you are about to lose your mind? Chances are you may have too many (or too high) expectations on yourself. In this epis…

Hello friends! This, indeed, is such a wild time in our lives right now. Arguably, each of you have fallen to your own side of opinion regarding the Coronavirus Pandemic. I don't know if we ever thou…

How do you see the world? How do you see yourself? How we look at either of these things determines the quality of our lives and our relationships. We all look at things through our own view point. B…

It is true our past colors who we are but it is a myth that it defines us. Many disagreeable things have happened in each of our lives but it is by acknowledging and forgiving that will move you past…

Two months down in the books for the year 2020! How is it going with your goals? Congratulations if you are going strong! But maybe you didn't quite get off to the start you were hoping for. Maybe yo…