The Uplifters
The Uplifters Podcast is the 2023 Gold Signal Award Winner for Most Inspiring Podcast. This show is dedicated to celebrating the Uplifters.
In each episode you’ll discover:
-The deeply personal stories of courageous and inspiring women who have worked through challenges to create big, joyful lives
-The way their blocks and barriers became tools for success
-The powerful mindset techniques you can use to create your biggest life
The research is clear: If we surround ourselves with people who lift us up, we will rise higher.
Join the conversation with our guests and community and tell us who inspires you at https://www.theuplifterspodcast.com/
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The host:
Aransas Savas CPC, ELI-MP, is a veteran Wellbeing and Leadership Coach, certified by IPEC and ICF.
She has spent her career at the intersection of research, behavior change, coaching and experience strategy.
She has partnered with customer experience strategists, at companies like Weight Watchers, Best Buy, Truist, Edward Jones, US Bank, and many more, to apply the power of coaching and behavior change science to guide customers on meaningful, and often, transformative, journeys.
As a facilitator on a mission to democratize wellbeing, she has coached thousands of group sessions teaching participants across socio-economic levels to leverage the wellbeing techniques once reserved for the wellness elite.
Aransas is the founder of LiveUp Daily, a coaching community for uplifting women who grow and thrive by building their dreams together.
Based in Brooklyn, Aransas is a 20-time marathoner, a news wife, and mother to a 200-year old sourdough culture, a fluffy pup and two spirited, creative girls.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 129
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Embracing the Cringe with Caroline Scruggs
Uplifters, we are going on a magical musical adventure with this week's guest - world traveler, songwriter, and creativity coach Caroline Scruggs!
Caroline invites us into her radically courageous cr…
Healing Through Humor: Navigating Grief with Rebecca Soffer of Modern Loss
“Not only does it feel good to laugh, but when you find yourself laughing, whether you realize it or not, you're reminding yourself that you're still in there. It's like, ’ Oh wait, I'm still me.’”
In…
Why we live better when we talk about death
My grandfather, Philip Dwight Baker, was born on February 7, 1929. He would’ve been 95 this week. Just as he thought he was done rearing children, he and my grandmother stepped in to raise me when my…
What we can learn about life from watching others die with Sundari Malcolm
At the end, almost everyone says, “I wish I had listened to other people less. I wish I had lived larger.” It makes me cry to think about it, to imagine myself at the end of my life, and to think I h…
Accepting life when it isn’t what we imagined: Lia De Feo’s story of infant losses, surrogacy, and motherhood
"I hope that my story will provide hope and peace to those who are accepting a life that isn’t what they envisioned."
Lia: I always wanted to be a mother. I always had a maternal instinct. I always w…
The Goal-Getters: How to set goals that actually get done
It’s that time of year when we reassess what’s working, ask ourselves what we want more and less of, set intentions for the year ahead, and wonder if this year will actually be different than last, a…
The Self-Healer: Overfunctioning, emotional transparency, and heart coherence with Rachel Everson Fink
When Rachel Everson Fink was in her 20s healing from anorexia and an abusive relationship, she discovered the power to change her health through meditation, yoga, quality food, qi gong, and Intention…
The Healthcare Activist: How Dr. Helen Arteaga-Landaverde changed the world by fixing one block
Happy New Year, Uplifters!
This big, beautiful, interconnected world of ours can sometimes feel irrevocably broken, and like the problems that most need solving are just too darn messy to tackle. If t…
The Passive Income Passionista: Tai Abrams teaches us how to fund our dreams
In today’s episode of The Uplifters Podcast, you'll meet Tai Abrams, nominated by episode 25's Kymme Williams.
Tai is the founder and CEO of Admission Squad Prep, a test prep company that helps talen…
The Food Rebel: Claudia Castellanos
“One of the things that I strongly believe will lead you to succeed, is undeterred resilience: Fall, but get up. Be rejected, but try again. Don’t take no for an answer for something you really want.…
Outrunning OCD with Reverend Katie O'Dunne
Hey, Uplifters.
Even if you’ve never listened to a single episode of our show before, please go put your headphones on, take a walk, and listen to this episode. I am so much richer for these moments w…
How Meera Hardin Found Her True Path to Joy
When Meera Hardin, host of Brown Girl Trending Podcast and Woke & Pretty Podcast, immigrated to the US as a child, she and her parents were separated. She understood, even then, that huge sacrifices …
Do It (or Don’t) with Kara Cutruzzula: How to Activate Your Dreams (if you want to)
Are you struggling to take the first steps towards your dreams or keep them moving forward? Author Kara Cutruzzula and I have become experts at this. But we don’t do it alone, thanks to a superpowere…
Breaking Barriers with the 1st Female NFL Ref, Shannon Eastin
Ever wondered what it takes to break through barriers and pursue your dreams relentlessly? In our latest episode, we talk to Shannon Eastin, the first woman to officiate in the NFL, and the author o…
How to Find Joy and Freedom in Full-Time Travel with Heather Markel
🌍Do you dream of a life where you can break free from the monotony, explore the world, and live on your terms?
In our latest episode, I talk to Heather Markel, a coach to people who want to become ful…
The Healing Power of Rest with Dinée Dorame
Do your own needs sometimes take a backseat to the needs of those you support and care for? Don’t miss this conversation with Dinée Dorame, host/producer of the Grounded Podcast. 🌟
Dinée Dorame is a c…
Age Enthusiasm: Embracing Midlife Wellness with Denise Pines
In this episode, we dive into the world of midlife wellness and pro-aging with a remarkable guest, Denise Pines.
Denise shares her inspiring journey of embracing midlife with enthusiasm and empowerin…
Interfaith Healing for Israel and Palestine
“As part of my work with a group called Faith Commons, I facilitate inter-religious conversations. I was making a dual-narrative trip to Israel and Palestine. I left with my mom from Dallas, Texas on…
How to be an Uplifter in Times of Crisis
Welcome to Episode 30 of The Uplifters Podcast!
This week we are releasing our episode a couple of days early in light of the tragic events unfolding between Israel and Hamas. Today I am joined by my …
Leading with Heart: Sarah Dusek's Unconventionally Uplifting Path to Success
Sarah Dusek’s first company flopped. She grew her next company, Under Canvas, the US' largest glamping company, from infancy to be valued at over $100 million. Along the way, Sarah learned invaluable…