Yes! We Rise
The Yes! We Rise podcast features solutions-seekers, change-makers, and those creating a resilient future. We share stories and strategies to inspire action to build collective resilience and community transformation. To create change, people need to feel like they belong and that they are part of a growing movement. They need to know their voice matters and that they have the inspiration, agency and ability to transform their lives and their communities. They are the key to a resilient future.
From the Navajo Nation to the mountains of Appalachia, incredible work is being done by community members and leaders. Change is often sparked by inspiration: seeing what others have done, especially in similar situations and places. People see that when someone looks like them or lives in a place like theirs, and has created real, true and lasting change, change that will allow their granddaughters and grandsons to thrive — they begin to imagine what might be possible for them. No longer waiting for someone else to come and save them, they realize they are the ones they have been waiting for. But what creates that spark? What creates that inspiration? Learning through stories and examples, feeling a sense of agency and belonging, and getting fired up to kick ass creates that spark.
We Rise helps community leaders and members learn to forge a new path toward creating resilience and true transformation. One person at a time, one community at a time, one region at a time, the quilt of transformation can grow piece by piece until resilience becomes the norm instead of the exception. Together, we rise.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 58
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Creating Change with Belief, Community, and Art with Zikki Munyao
Episode 58 of the We Rise podcast with Christine Gyovai
In this episode of the We Rise podcast, Christine Gyovai talks with Zikki Munyao, who shares his inspiring journey from Kenya to the US, his ex…
Rooted in Nature: Art, Restoration and Community with Amber Ellis
Ten Creative Funding Strategies for Collaboratives
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In this episode of the Yes We Rise podcast, Christine Gyovai discusses ten innovative strategies for creatively funding collaboratives, especially in light of recent cha…
Embracing Love Over Fear with Freddy Jackson
In this episode of the We Rise podcast, Christine Gyovai interviews Freddy Jackson, who shares his journey of personal growth, resilience, and community engagement. Freddy discusses the importance of…
Weaving Powerful Networks in Communities with June Holley
June has been weaving networks, helping others weave networks, and writing about networks for over 40 years. She is currently increasing her capacity to capture learning and innovations from the fiel…
Building Inner Resilience with Dr. Marie-Helene Pelletier
Dr. Marie-Helene Pelletier is an award-winning workplace mental health expert, psychologist, advisor and speaker. She brings a signature mix of business and clinical expertise to the groups she works…
Building an Inclusive Future for Farmers and Workers in Appalachia with Hannah G.
Hannah is the Workforce Development Program Manager and Farmer PRIDE Coalition Coordinator at Appalachia Sustainable Development (ASD). She joined ASD as an Americorp VISTA in 2021 and has continued …
Communities Creating Change and Belonging
In this new series of the Yes! We Rise podcast, Christine explores the ten part framework for building community resilience that her firm Dialogue + Design Associates uses working with communities ac…
Leading with Innovation and Sustainability in the Coalfields with Jacob Hannah
Jacob Hannah grew up in a coal mining family in West Virginia. He saw the slow loss of coal jobs in the area, as well as the costs associated with mining and extraction in communities and the broader…
Conversations Worth Having With Cheri Torres
Every interaction we have impacts others, and every interaction someone has with you impacts you. So how do we take this knowledge and allow it to transform the way we show up in the world?
On this e…
Building Resilient Networks and Sustaining Long-Term Collaboratives with Christine Gyovai
Changemaking work is often called being resilient, but what does resilience mean? In this episode of the Yes! We Rise podcast, Christine talks about the intentional approach Dialogue + Design Associa…
Paul Hawken: Creating Restoration, Regeneration, and Community
Welcome back to part two of our incredible conversation with Paul Hawken. Paul has been influential in Christine’s own work, both personally and professionally, for over two decades.
In part two, we …
Paul Hawken: Regeneration – Making Life the Center of Every Action and Decision
Welcome back to the We Rise podcast! We are delighted to share this conversation with Paul Hawken with you. Paul has been influential in Christine’s own work, both personally and professionally, for …
Building Community Wealth and Collective Well-Being with Atlas Charles
There is something truly unique and complex about coal mining communities in Appalachia, and Atlas Charles has experienced this firsthand. Growing up queer, nonbinary, and autistic in the Cumberland …
Maintaining Energy and Momentum: 10 Strategies For Welcoming New Members Into Your Collaborative
Welcome to the Yes! We Rise Podcast. Today, Christine shares the top 10 strategies Dialogue + Design uses to support the different communities they work with, from establishing a thoughtful action pl…
Solar in the Coalfields – A Future Powered by the Sun
Dialogue + Design Associates is the sister company to the Yes! We Rise Podcast. They provide facilitation, community engagement, and help everyday community members and leaders come together, envisio…
Creating Presence and Collective Resilience
Dialogue and Design is the sister company behind the Yes! We Rise Podcast, and in this space, we have a beautiful opportunity to listen to incredible changemakers working to build a brighter future w…
Igniting your Inner Brilliance with Allera Dawn
Allera Dawn is a life and business coach, business expert, and podcaster who works with clients who are seeking deep healing and transformation. Allera is also a change maker and an activist. Today, …
Beyond Burnout: Grounding In and Breaking Free with Laura Hartley
Laura Hartley is an activist, a life coach, and founder of Public Love Education, an online school for changemakers. She has a deep passion for seeing individuals and communities break free from toxi…
Creating the Change We Want to See with Beth Tener
Real systems-level change takes community, safety, and trust. Today, Christine is joined by Beth Tener, founder of New Directions and Kinship. Beth shares that creating change does not happen through…