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Rise Up with April Poynter
by 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
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95: Taking My Life Back From Social Anxiety
Send us Fan Mail https://aprilpoynter.com/ Updates on my experience with an SSRI and teaching my nervous system that it's finally safe. **Please note that I'm recording hands free when I'm driving and sharing these thoughts #SafetyFirst** Disclaimer I'm not a doctor or therapist. Everything I…
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94: Life Lately - When There is Not Much To Say
Send us Fan Mail https://aprilpoynter.com/ Disclaimer I'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. My goal is to inform, encourage, and empower you…
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93: Where The Mind Goes The Body Will Follow
Send us Fan Mail https://aprilpoynter.com/ Where the mind goes the body will follow. Disclaimer I'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. My goal…
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92: Mundane Wednesday: Joy in the Not-So-Exciting-Moments
Send us Fan Mail https://aprilpoynter.com/ Unfortunately, this one cut me off towards the end. But hopefully you're following what I'm saying. PS- That clicking noise is rough. I'll work on getting that cleaned up. Not sure what the heck it is! Disclaimer I'm not a doctor or therapist. Everything…
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91: When You Want To Be On Vacation FOREVER
Send us Fan Mail https://aprilpoynter.com/ Where has your mind been tricking you? Disclaimer I'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. My goal is…
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90: Stuck? Unsure? Just Take The Next Step
Send us Fan Mail You already know what to do next. You just gotta do it. https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynter If you're feeling stuck. You likely know what to do. You're not stuck. You're just not moving. Disclaimer I'm not a doctor or therapist. Everything I share comes from my own experience and...
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89: Learning Is In The Doing
Send us Fan Mail https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynter If you're feeling stuck. You likely know what to do. You're not stuck. You're just not moving. Disclaimer I'm not a doctor or therapist. Everything I share comes from my own experience and personal research. Please talk to a qualified medical...
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88: The Golden Gate Bridge Excursion
Send us Fan Mail https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynter What I learned from seeing the Golden Gate Bridge for the first time. Disclaimer I'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...
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87: Let's Talk About Blushing: It Can Be Cured, Just Not How You Think (or want).
Send us Fan Mail https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynter Disclaimer I'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. My goal is to inform, encourage, and empower...
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86: Are you going to face the pain or let it linger?: Splinter Story
Send us Fan Mail https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynter Disclaimer I'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. My goal is to inform, encourage, and empower...
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85: Who Runs Alongside You Matters
Send us Fan Mail https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynter Disclaimer I'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. My goal is to inform, encourage, and empower...
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84: Stop, Quit. OR Push Through and Keep Going?
Send us Fan Mail There's a time to quit. There's a time to push through the discomfort. https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynter Disclaimer I'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...
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83: You Have Permission: Eagles Were Never Meant To Be Caged
Send us Fan Mail 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/aprilpoynter Disclaimer I'm not a doctor or therapist. Everything I share comes from my own...
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82: I Believe That: How A Change In Belief Can Immediately Shift Your Life
Send us Fan Mail https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynter Disclaimer I'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. My goal is to inform, encourage, and empower...
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81: Keep Yourself Alive: Why Choosing YOU is NOT Selfish
Send us Fan Mail 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 care about others, I realized the opposite is true....
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80: Rewiring Your Brain Takes Time AND A lot of Discomfort. Keep Going
Send us Fan Mail 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't afford to let myself drift anymore. Also, what good does it do? A day of sulking and worrying.…
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79: The Discomfort of The "In-Between": You're Okay. Just Uncomfortable.
Send us Fan Mail 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/aprilpoynter Disclaimer I'm not a doctor or therapist. Everything I share comes from my own experience…
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78: Rebuilding A Confident Connection With Your Body: Healing Through Boudoir - Featuring Jordan Tribble
Send us Fan Mail "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 an experience that invites people to be seen, drop...
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77: Stop Participating: Simply, Stop Participating
Send us Fan Mail 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 Support the show
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76: What's Your Baseline: When Things Feel Off
Send us Fan Mail Ask yourself - Did this improve my baseline… or disrupt it? https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynter Support the show
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75: Behavior is a Language: Stop Listening & Start Watching
Send us Fan Mail "Don't listen to what I say. Watch what I do." https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynter Disclaimer I'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…
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74: Procrastination Erodes Self Trust: Just Do It.
Send us Fan Mail Want to build or restore your confidence? Do the things you need to do. Just do it. https://linktr.ee/aprilpoynter Support the show
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73: I don't want friends
Send us Fan Mail 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 isn't in alignment with their definition of friendship... and therefore there's…
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72: Blushing Phoenix Is ...
Send us Fan Mail What is Blushing Phoenix? Something I have struggled to answer for a long time. Until today. Support the show
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71: You Can Trust The Unfolding of Your Life
Send us Fan Mail When you're feeling stuck - and doors aren't opening - you're actually right where you need to be. Support the show
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70: Letting Go Doesn't Mean You're Giving Up
Send us Fan Mail 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 means you're giving up - this is for you. Support...
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69: Enjoy The Passing of Time
Send us Fan Mail 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 during my morning walk. 1. Because it...
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68: Red Light Therapy for Redness, Rosacea, and Blushing
Send us Fan Mail **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: Reframing How We View Blushing:...
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67: When Choosing Yourself Costs You People
Send us Fan Mail **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 newsletter here: https://www.blushingphoenix.com/ Blushing...
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66: Does Botox STOP Blushing? Exploring the Evidence
Send us Fan Mail 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 DOWNLOAD - Understanding Erythrophobia: Reframing How…
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65: Why You Still Blush Around Safe People
Send us Fan Mail **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 newsletter here: https://www.blushingphoenix.com/ Blushing...
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64: HRT, Hot Flashes, and Blushing - What's Actually Going On?
Send us Fan Mail **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 newsletter here: https://www.blushingphoenix.com/ Blushing...
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63: Remind Yourself Of This If You're Feeling Stuck
Send us Fan Mail **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 newsletter here: https://www.blushingphoenix.com/ Blushing...
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62: Avoiding The Discomfort Is Making You Suffer
Send us Fan Mail **FREE SOCIAL GATHERING SURVIVAL GUIDE: https://payhip.com/b/OZ2Yr We’ve been sold a lie that confidence means being comfortable all the time. It doesn’t. Life guarantees pain – avoiding it is what creates the suffering. In this video, I talk about why doing the hard things,...
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61: How to Be Confident Even If You Blush
Send us Fan Mail **FREE SOCIAL GATHERING SURVIVAL GUIDE: https://payhip.com/b/OZ2Yr Blushing doesn’t disqualify you from confidence. In this video, I’m breaking down why confidence has nothing to do with the color of your face and everything to do with self-trust, nervous system safety, and the...
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60: Sympathy Blushing: When You See Someone Else Turn Red & You start To Flush
Send us Fan Mail *FREE SOCIAL GATHERING SURVIVAL GUIDE* https://payhip.com/b/OZ2Yr If you’ve ever flushed the second someone else starts turning red, you’re not crazy and you’re definitely not alone. This video breaks down sympathy blushing, why your nervous system mirrors other people, and how...
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59: Sun Allergy Symptoms Explained
Send us Fan Mail **FREE SOCIAL GATHERING SURVIVAL GUIDE** https://payhip.com/b/OZ2Yr If you get red, blotchy, or patchy skin the second you step into the sun or move from cold to warm air, you’re not imagining it. In this video, I break down why some of us react so fast to sunlight and…
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58: Why Authority Makes You Blush (and How to Break the Cycle)
Send us Fan Mail **FREE SOCIAL GATHERING SURVIVAL GUIDE** https://payhip.com/b/OZ2Yr Authority can be one of the biggest triggers for blushing, freezing, or shrinking. In this video, I’m breaking down why authority figures activate your fight-or-flight response, the beliefs underneath that...
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57: Could Blushing or Hives Be Linked to Your Hormones? Understanding Progesterone Dermatitis
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever noticed your face flushing, breaking out in hives, or turning red right before your period? It might not just be stress or anxiety — your hormones could be involved. In this video, I’m sharing what I recently learned about Autoimmune Progesterone Dermatitis (APD) —…
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56: Cognitive Dissonance & Blushing: When You Know You’re Meant for More but Keep Hiding
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever known you were made for more — to speak, to shine, to be seen — but still found yourself shrinking the moment attention turned your way because of blushing? That tug-of-war inside you is called cognitive dissonance. In this video, I’m sharing how cognitive…
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55: From Hiding to Healing: WHY I Started Talking About Blushing & HOW It Helps
Send us Fan Mail Six years ago, I was thriving in my corporate career—but secretly battling erythrophobia, the fear of blushing. My husband knew. No one else did. The first time I ever told someone was on an airplane, mid-flight, when I finally opened up to a co-worker I trusted. I expected...
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54: What Actually Happens When You Blush (and How to Stop the Spiral)
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever felt that sudden rush of heat in your face — like your body is betraying you? In this episode, I'm breaking down what’s actually happening when you blush, why it’s connected to your adrenal response, and how to return to a calm state quickly. You’ll learn: *What...
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53: 6 Years Later: My Erythrophobia Journey & What I’ve Learned About Blushing - AND HEALING
Send us Fan Mail It’s been six years since I started Blushing Phoenix — a channel that began with my desperate search for answers about chronic blushing and erythrophobia (the fear of blushing or turning red in front of others). Back in November 2019, I thought my blushing was hormonal. I...
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52: When Sorry Isn't Enough
Send us Fan Mail When my daughter was little, she watched a cartoon called Wonder Pets. In the Christmas episode, Ming-Ming breaks Tuck’s snow globe and says she’s sorry — but Tuck’s response stuck with me: “Sorry won’t fix it.” That line hit deeper than I expected. Because while I believe in...
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51: It’s Time to Say Goodbye to Pandemic You
Send us Fan Mail What if the version of you that’s been holding you back isn’t your “inner child” - but an older version that learned to survive a certain season? For me, it wasn’t 8-year-old April… it was 35-year-old pandemic April. She helped me cope, create safety, and find meaning during one…
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50: What Got You Here - Won't Get You There
Send us Fan Mail Sometimes the resistance we feel isn’t about the circumstances around us – it’s about the version of ourselves we’re still living from. In this video, I share how I realized that parts of me – 8-year-old April, 35-year-old April – were still trying to protect me. Their intentions...
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49: Most People Won't Do It ... But Maybe You Will.
Send us Fan Mail Sometimes the dream feels heavy. You’re doing the work, but nobody’s clapping, nobody’s noticing. Or you haven't even started. You're plagued with ideas and vision and you feel the pressure of running out of time. Other times, the dream is real but the timing isn’t right - and...
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48: Friend-Ventory: Outgrowing People Without the Guilt
Send us Fan Mail Are your friendships helping you grow — or holding you back? In this video, I share what I call a “Friendventory” — an honest look at the people in your circle and whether they truly support the life you’re building. We’ll talk about: Friends (and even family) who resist your...
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47: Stop Shrinking for Authority - Reclaim Your Power
Send us Fan Mail We’ve all been taught to shrink in the presence of authority - at the doctor’s office, at work, or around leaders - without even realizing it. In this video, I explore how conditioning shaped these patterns, why our nervous system defaults to compliance, and how we can rise above...
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46: The Hidden Power of Environment on Your Behavior & Your Energy
Send us Fan Mail Sometimes it’s not you - it’s the environment you’re in. I just watched my son Ax move from one classroom to another, and instantly his entire attitude about school shifted. No more fights, no resistance… he actually wanted to go. This video is for you if you’ve been wondering…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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
HOSTED BY
April Poynter
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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...
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