Beste Riseup podcasts (2024)

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From Reactive to Responsive: Changing Your Relationship with Anxiety 9:11

1d ago9:11

9:11

Is anxiety really the enemy, or can it be transformed into a source of strength?" In this episode Kamini Wood shares details on how to view anxiety as a natural part of the human experience rather than something to eliminate. She shares her personal journey with anxiety and offers a powerful framework for renegotiating your relationship with it. Li…

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Empowering Yourself By Transforming Fear Into Courage 7:36

8d ago7:36

7:36

How can you transform fear into a source of strength and courage? In this episode of RiseUp – Live Joy Your Way, Kamini Wood dives deep into the complex relationship between fear and courage. You’ll learn how to identify and process fear rather than just muscling through it, discover tools to ground yourself in the present moment, and take aligned …

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Shifting Perspectives: Embracing Uncertainty as Opportunity 8:01

15d ago8:01

8:01

Do you feel uneasy when life takes an unexpected turn? In this episode, Kamini explores how embracing uncertainty can lead to profound personal growth. Challenging the human instinct to seek comfort and stability, Kamini explains why adapting to the unknown is essential for building self-trust and resilience. Listen in to learn how leaning into one…

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How to Recognize Gaslighting and Reclaim Your Personal Power 9:39

22d ago9:39

9:39

Have you ever questioned whether someone in your life is making you doubt your own reality? In this episode, Kamini Wood, a leading expert in emotional intelligence, unpacks the concept of gaslighting—an insidious form of psychological manipulation designed to control and distort a victim’s sense of reality. Kamini explores the stages of gaslightin…

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The Art of Self-Care: Recognizing and Managing Emotions 7:59

29d ago7:59

7:59

How often do we truly understand and name what we're feeling, beyond just saying, "I feel bad"? In this episode, Kamini delves into the essential role of naming emotions as a key element of emotional intelligence and self-care. She explains how societal norms often discourage expressing negative emotions, leading to suppressed feelings and increase…

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The Power of Setting Boundaries Without Guilt 10:16

1M ago10:16

10:16

Are you struggling to set boundaries without feeling guilty? In this episode of RiseUp - Live Joy Your Way, Kamini dives into the importance of establishing boundaries as an act of self-respect, rather than selfishness. She explores how boundaries communicate your personal limits and needs, while fostering healthier, more understanding relationship…

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Instilling Self-Confidence In Teenagers 9:41

1M ago9:41

9:41

In this episode of RiseUp - Live Joy Your Way, Kamini Wood explores how parents can nurture confidence in their teens without trying to "fix" their self-esteem. Listen to learn the importance of creating a supportive environment where teens can develop their own sense of self-worth, normalizing insecurities, the role of positive self-talk, and how …

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Taking Small Steps to Overcome Social Anxiety 9:49

2M ago9:49

9:49

What if you could stop letting the fear of judgment hold you back from connecting with others? In this episode, Kamini Wood dives deep into the issue of social anxiety, showing how it doesn’t have to control your life. She explores its core—the fear of rejection—and shares actionable strategies to help you overcome these feelings. From taking small…

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Navigating The Complexities of Guilt 7:30

2M ago7:30

7:30

What causes us to feel guilty, and what are the different types of guilt? In this episode of RiseUp - Live Joy Your Way, Kamini Wood explores the concept of guilt and describes the differences between constructive and destructive guilt. Learn more about how constructive guilt serves as a nudge towards personal growth and alignment with one's values…

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Examining the Link Between High Achievers and High-Functioning Anxiety 12:00

2M ago12:00

12:00

Have you ever wondered how individuals who excel in their careers or personal lives can still struggle with intense anxiety, manifesting as perfectionism, overthinking, people-pleasing, and an inability to relax? In this episode of RiseUp - Live Joy Your Way, Kamini sheds light on this common phenomenon. Listen to learn helpful methods of practicin…

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Understanding Burnout: More Than Just Exhaustion 8:58

2M ago8:58

8:58

What exactly is burnout, and how can it be prevented? Burnout is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. Contributing factors include being overworked, lack of appreciation, lack of social support, lack of agency or autonomy, misalignment of values, and insufficient resources. In today's episo…

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How to Use Soft Skills To Improve Your Life 9:38

3M ago9:38

9:38

How can sharpening your soft skills help aid you in your personal and professional development? Kamini Wood dives into the topic in today's episode, sharing a list of essential soft skills that will assist you in improving your life. Tune in to learn how skills like adaptability, problem-solving, continuous learning, collaboration, and more can pro…

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The Long-Term Costs Of Conflict Avoidance 7:07

3M ago7:07

7:07

Have you ever wondered if conflict avoidance is negatively impacting your life? Conflict avoidance can be a common survival mechanism for those who have experienced toxic or unpredictable conflict in their past. While it may provide short-term peace, avoiding conflict can lead to a loss of self and mental and emotional health issues. How can you re…

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Becoming Your Own Boss and Taking Control of Your Life 9:04

3M ago9:04

9:04

Are you truly in control of your life, or are you letting external factors dictate your path? Kamini's advice on taking ownership of your life will help you evaluate how you spend your time and energy, set boundaries, and align your choices with your values. How can this reflective process lead to a more fulfilling and meaningful life? Listen to to…

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Self-Full, Not Selfish: How to Prioritize Self-Care 10:15

3M ago10:15

10:15

What is the importance of self-care? Self-care is essential for maintaining a healthy balance in your life. It's about taking the time to rest, recharge, and nurture yourself in mind, body, and soul. In today's episode, find out the methods of practicing self-care that will allow you to reduce stress, improve your mood, and boost your overall well-…

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Debunking the Myths About Slowing Down 12:43

3M ago12:43

12:43

What are the benefits of slowing down and taking breaks to prevent burnout? How can slowing down improve productivity and well-being? Find out the importance of rest and recovery in this latest episode as Kamini breaks down some of the most common myths and misconceptions around slowing down, and shares tips on how to use rest as a tool to maintain…

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How Do You Become a Good Leader? 9:28

6M ago9:28

9:28

A lot of the conversations happening today are around how to be a good leader, especially a leader that is able to have empathy when they’re trying to get things done and have deadlines to complete. Leaders have a lot of pressure put on them to perform and sometimes can lose their cool on their people. It is a common struggle among people who are l…

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Can Extroverts Have Social Anxiety? 7:49

7M ago7:49

7:49

If you have social anxiety, a lot of the time people associate that with shyness or introversion. It can be a bit strange to find out that extroverts might also struggle with social interactions and anxiety. These feelings are not mutually exclusive to one type of person! We should clarify and define what introversion vs. extroversion is. People wh…

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Conscious Parenting and Shaming Language 7:57

7M ago7:57

7:57

Let’s talk about conscious parenting. It is very common to go through a rollercoaster of emotions when trying to raise your child, especially if you’re a first time parent. Sometimes we lose our cool and we don’t always react appropriately to a situation. Kamini recently witnessed a father completely lose his cool and berate his daughter for walkin…

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The 7 Pillars of Self-Care 9:51

7M ago9:51

9:51

Self-care doesn’t mean you have to treat yourself to a lavish spa day or spend large quantities of money to take care of yourself. Your self is as personal and as intimate as you want it to be. A self-care day could simply mean finding low-tier ways to rejuvenate your spiritual, emotional, social, and physical well-being. We want to think of self-c…

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Why Should You Set Boundaries? 8:24

7M ago8:24

8:24

When we set boundaries, a side effect or a thought that can pop into our heads could be that we’re giving up or walking away from something important, but that couldn’t be further from the truth! When you set boundaries, you’re not forcing someone to ‘stop’ or you’re not ‘giving up’ and resigning, you’re reinforcing what you will or will not tolera…

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How Do You Engage in Healthy Conflict? 7:55

7M ago7:55

7:55

Today, let’s talk about conflict! Sometimes, when we do not want to confront something, our people-pleasing traits get activated so that we can move through the discomfort as quickly and as less confrontational as possible. Conflict is scary! However, it’s important to train ourselves that conflict isn’t always so bad. If we avoid conflict, then we…

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What is Covert Emotional Abuse and Are You Under Someone’s Spell? 10:17

8M ago10:17

10:17

Kamini works with a lot of high-functioners and over-givers, and without realizing it, they’re typically primed for covert emotional abuse. This is because whenever something goes wrong, they can feel so, so responsible for the problem and like it was their doing all along. All it takes is to be around someone who doesn’t have the best intentions, …

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Snowplow Parenting vs. Conscious Parenting 10:34

8M ago10:34

10:34

Conscious parenting has been making the rounds on social media and whenever it shows up on your feed, there are typically comments below saying that we are raising a soft generation. Is this true? As a parent of five children, Kamini shares her perspective as to why conscious parenting should be the status quo and status norm for how to raise emoti…

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How to Clear Your Mind from Distractions 8:03

8M ago8:03

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With so much information going on in the world, we can feel like we are never able to take a break. This can lead us to have a mental fog that disrupts our clarity. The biggest thing we have to pay attention to is what is taking our energy away from the meaningful things in our lives. We might be familiar with the external distractions that occur i…

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The Biggest Myth Around Anxiety 8:26

8M ago8:26

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So many myths get spread across social media, news articles, etc around the topic of anxiety. We like to think that anxiety is only a ‘me’ problem and that we are somehow flawed. The biggest myth that still gets pushed today is that anxiety isn’t a ‘real’ or that it isn’t a very common problem, but that couldn’t be further from the truth! We all ex…

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How to Lessen Your Inner Critic’s Voice 7:21

9M ago7:21

7:21

The inner critic voice will often point out some of our deepest insecurities. It knows what to say, when to say, and how to say it, to get you to spiral and doubt yourself. Some of the inner critic's words might cut deep, but in this episode we talk about how we can lessen the load and be kinder to ourselves. If we first get curious and ask what’s …

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Abusive Words Have Power - Don’t Ignore Them 8:08

9M ago8:08

8:08

Words have a lot of power. We sometimes like to believe that actions or physical behavior can carry consequences, and they do, but words should be seen in the same light. Toxic words over time have an effect and can change our brain chemistry or belief system to believe in these false truths. Words have the power to corrode our sense of self. If yo…

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How to Recognize the Patterns of Codependency 9:02

9M ago9:02

9:02

Codependent relationships can be a hard thing to get out of. Even when people are self-aware about how codependent their relationship truly is, they still can’t seem to shake it and remove themselves from the unhealthy dynamic. People find themselves in these types of relationship dynamics because it's a survival mechanism. There is something in th…

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The Real Definition Behind Self-Esteem and Living a Criticism-Proof Life 8:23

9M ago8:23

8:23

Self-esteem, self-confidence, and self-acceptance can show up very uniquely and personally for different types of people, which can make it slightly difficult to define. Self-esteem is how we see ourselves. Our self-esteem can often be clouded by a wide variety of external measurements like societal pressures, unrealistic benchmarks, criticisms, an…

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Why do High-Achievers Experience So Much Reactive Abuse? 8:45

10M ago8:45

8:45

High-achievers tend to have a tendency to be people pleasers and perfectionists, which can create a common pattern of being sucked into highly abusive and/or toxic relationships. When a relationship becomes so toxic, the victim or survivor might take on very aggressive traits and even become toxic and abusive themselves. This is what’s called react…

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How to Handle Grief 7:05

10M ago7:05

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Let’s talk about grief! Grief doesn’t have to happen whenever a loved one has passed on. Grief can happen when you’ve lost your job when you’ve moved into a new role or identity (motherhood/fatherhood), and so much more. Grief is not as one-dimensional as we might think. In its simplest sense, grief is when we’ve lost something that’s near and dear…

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The Vicious Cycle of Trauma Bonded Relationships 8:17

10M ago8:17

8:17

When we hear about relationship bonding, we often think about relating to another human in a safe and healthy kind of way. The opposite of that is trauma bonding, where we end up bonding to our person for all the wrong reasons. We end up feeling incredibly attached to someone who ends up harming us. In these trauma bonds, the victim often feels a s…

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Breaking Out and Recovering from Enmeshment Trauma. 8:50

11M ago8:50

8:50

Do you have trouble making decisions independently? Do you struggle to identify your own needs and wants? Maybe even your own preferences? Do you seek approval and guidance from all the wrong places or from unhealthy ‘mentor’ figures? And, finally, do you feel personally responsible for the individual feelings of your family members? If any of this…

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Easy Self-Compassion Affirmations to Use 10:18

11M ago10:18

10:18

What is self-compassion? Kristien Neff, the lead researcher in self-compassion, gives a three pillar self-compassion framework: Kindness over judgment, common humanity, and mindfulness. Self-compassion is all about practicing gentle kindness towards yourself and the things you do. So often we have an inner-mean critic that won’t let us breathe. A r…

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Why Is It So Difficult To Get Rid Of Toxic People? 12:22

11M ago12:22

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People who tend to have overgiving and overfunctioning traits can be easily susceptible to toxic dynamics and relationships with other people. These overgivers are not able to clearly set their own boundaries and often aren’t always aware when they’re own boundary has been crossed. Even though we might be aware that this person is toxic to us, it c…

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Best Ways to Increase Your Emotional Resilience Score 13:32

11M ago13:32

13:32

As you’re going through life and its challenges, emotional resilience becomes incredibly important. We can’t control all of our stresses, but we can control how we show up for the things that do stress us out. When we increase our emotional resilience, we are able to show up for others in a healthier and calmer way. People high in emotional resilie…

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What’s the Difference Between a Boundary and Ultimatum? 9:20

12M ago9:20

9:20

The word ‘boundary’ is coming up a lot, especially in pop psychology, that it can become overused or even weaponized by the wrong people. We keep thinking about boundaries, but what does that actually mean and are we indeed using (and acting) on this term correctly? When it comes to setting boundaries, do you continuously get upset that people are …

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What to Do When Narcissists Project Their Drama on to You 9:33

12M ago9:33

9:33

Have you ever heard someone in your family or even a friend/coworker say, "It's not me, it’s you.” Or even shift blame and fault onto you when you were just a bystander? This is a classic tactic that narcissists do to shift the ‘bad’ spotlight away from them and onto you. They might even use misdirection to change the topic entirely so that they co…

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How to Not Fall Into the Narcissist’s Bait Traps 9:53

12M ago9:53

9:53

As the holiday season rolls around, it’s important to spot some tell-tale signs that a narcissist might be baiting you into drama. Remember, they thrive off chaos and the ability to control the narrative/dynamic. When they feel a loss of control, they’ll use subtle or not-so-subtle tactics to get an emotional reaction out of you. Some of these migh…

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Best Ways to Understand Your Reoccuring Regret and Shame 8:51

1y ago8:51

8:51

Shame has a tendency to come up a lot in our everyday lives, but so few of us actually recognize it as internalized shame or guilt. For example, we might not want to show up publicly on social media; even if it’s for a good cause like in support of a friend, your personal brand, or charity. We feel icky to even be posting. This is a form of shame t…

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What’s the Difference Between Compassion vs. Empathy? 9:31

1y ago9:31

9:31

Compassion and empathy tend to overlap, but they are both very different and it’s important to understand this difference; especially when it comes to setting boundaries. Empathy is the ability to put yourself into somebody else’s shoes and feel what they might be going through or even try to experience what they’re going through. Compassion, on th…

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What to Do When Someone Isn’t Respecting Your Boundaries 8:45

1y ago8:45

8:45

We all know how important your boundaries are, but what happens when you have someone in your life; whether it be a family member or friend; that refuses to act within your boundaries? Boundaries are actually a reflection of how we see ourselves. For the most part, people tend to respect these boundaries when you set them, but you will have outlier…

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Why Is There So Much Fear Around Asking for Help? 5:58

1y ago5:58

5:58

For young children that grew up in a demanding household, it might have been especially difficult for them to ask for help. It might be because they felt embarrassed that they needed it. They had fears their parents would judge them for something they ‘should already know’ and so much more. This fear ends up translating into adulthood where adults …

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Jokes and Boundaries: How to Respond to Hurtful 'It’s Just a Joke’ Comments 9:12

1y ago9:12

9:12

After doing something offensive or unkind, people often follow it up with, “It’s just a joke.” They use this as a way to undermine your legitimate feelings and to also make light of how ‘sensitive’ you are. Don’t be fooled by the undertones of aggression! Your feelings are valid! There are different forms of humor, mockery being one of them. Mocker…

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How to Take on a Radical Acceptance Mindset 8:15

1y ago8:15

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Radical acceptance is the ability to accept the situation for what it is, even if it’s painful. Radical acceptance does not mean that you condone or even approve of the circumstance, it’s just the ability to choose peace over the event. Mel Robbins, a famous motivational speaker, has a reel that recommends that people should ‘let them be’. This is …

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Is it Time to Start an Emotional Detox? 8:34

1y ago8:34

8:34

The body can hold onto so many emotions and feelings. If it doesn’t have an outlet, it begins leaking in unexpected and sometimes painful places. Like a juice detox, the body is able to see more clearly and process the emotions that might be unconsciously hurting you when the emotional path is clear. What are some signs you need an emotional detox?…

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Is This Love or Is This Trauma? 9:47

1y ago9:47

9:47

It’s natural for us to go through ups and downs in any type of relationship, but a healthy connection is about trust and emotional safety. It’s also the ability to grow into a better person and the independence to still be your own person within that relationship. However, we can find ourselves in relationships that exhibit none of these things yet…

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Navigating Grief While Maintaining Boundaries 9:06

1y ago9:06

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The five stages of grief are not a linear process. When we go through grief, we go back and forth through the different ranges of emotions. When it comes to setting boundaries, it can also be a similar pattern and process. We might set a strong and safe boundary, only to fall back on our standards. This shouldn’t be a point of shame, but a learning…

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6 Weird Things Covert Narcissists Do 11:28

1y ago11:28

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Many high performers and overachievers tend to find themselves in toxic relationships. They often have a really hard time speaking out about it because it’s seen as a failure or taboo. They often don’t want to admit that there’s something wrong because that would mean that they have personally failed in the relationship. Remember, it’s healthy to t…

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