S4E3 The Power of Choice with Sundari Malcolm
Sol Rising
Have you considered the amount of power you hold to choose your path during life's major transitions like giving birth, grieving, or dying? And do you exercise your right to tailor your experience to what feels right for you? Or do you go along with the prescribed conditioning without questioning what's available to you during these life-altering choice points? Join Amanda and her guest Sundari Malcolm, Birth, Grief, and Death Doula, for a straightforward, candid conversation about the incredible power you have to choose what feels right for your soul while on your journey to living a full,...
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S4E2 Guides Not Gurus with Amber LaRusso
Sol Rising
Are you a super busy go-getter who should probably slow down but doesn’t always take the time to do so? Do you allow yourself to stop and smell the roses before burning out with physical illness or emotional stress? And does a planned rest at a transformational, healing retreat in the majestic Rocky Mountains sound like a good idea? Join Amanda and her Sol Rising Retreats co-host and friend Amber LaRusso, an RYT-500 yoga instructor specializing in energy flow, restorative, and yoga nidra, and certified Vibrational Sound Therapy practitioner for an honest conversation about what happens when...
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S4E1 Turning Pain Into Purpose with Tim Lodgen
Sol Rising
Struggling with addiction? Or know someone who is? Have you hit a rough patch in your own sobriety and are looking for hope and motivation to continue on? Join Amanda and her guest Tim Lodgen, Former Gold Glove and Jr. Olympic Boxer, Former U.S Marine and Professional MMA Fighter, for an incredible story of addiction, recovery, and the power of mindset to transform pain into purpose. After suffering with alcohol and drug addiction for 27 years, Tim celebrated 4 years sober on the day this was recorded! His message of strength, courage, and resilience is a powerful example of the...
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S3E16 Conscious Wealth Creation with Danielle Marggraf
Sol Rising
Wrapping up season 3 with an amazing episode with Danielle Marggraf, a leader in the area of somatic and wealth embodiment for women who desire to build authentic and aligned businesses that are lucrative while making an impact. Danielle works with money combined with somatic, energetic, and mindset work to rewire your body for more freedom, fulfillment, and feminine financial well-being. And she tells us exactly how to do this in this episode! Key points to listen for include: 🔥How Danielle's rock bottom inspired her to seek alternative modalities of manifestation above and beyond...
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S3E15 The Capacity to Hold Space with Dr. Heather Taylor
Sol Rising
Do you find it difficult to sit with someone who is grieving and just be there? Are you tempted to make things better for them, to cheer them up? Can you witness someone's pain in full presence and awareness? And how do you take care of yourself before and after to ensure you do not experience compassion fatigue? Join Amanda and her guest, Dr. Heather Taylor, licensed psychologist specializing in grief, trauma, and reproductive psychology, and host of the Grief is the New Normal podcast for a heartfelt, nurturing conversation about showing up for a friend, family, or client in their...
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S3E14 Flip Your Script with Chris Janssen
Sol Rising
Are limiting beliefs holding you back from showing up in life the way you want to? Do the same tapes play over and over, and you feel powerless to stop them? Are you ready to flip your script into a narrative that serves you instead of hurts you? Join Amanda and her special guest and friend Chris Janssen, a results coach in performance and mindset and award-winning author of the USA Today's #4 nonfiction book Grace Yourself, for tools and tips to show up for yourself no matter what life throws at you. A great show for people seeking to achieve success as a sober person, these two women...
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S3E13 Your Grief Matters with Annie Sklaver Orenstein
Sol Rising
Sibling loss. Not much has been written about it, no one really talks about it, or asks about your grief. Because quite often when a sibling dies, your parents are considered the ones in real grief, not you. So not only do others minimize your pain, but you also might minimize it too. Have you lost a sibling? Can you relate? Join Amanda and guest Annie Sklaver Orenstein, qualitative researcher, oral historian, and storyteller for a candid look into what it means to mourn a sibling. Listen as they acknowledge and honor your story and validate your pain. Key points to listen for...
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S3E12 Giving Grief a Voice with Creative Expression with Susie Stonefield
Sol Rising
For many of us, grief can be hard to access. The depth of our pain creates resistance to honoring what yearns to come forward. How do we enter these spaces feeling safe to give voice to grief in a way that effectively soothes the wound left in the wake of loss? Join Amanda and her guest Susie Stonefield, transformational creativity and grief coach, for a compelling conversation about using art to excavate feelings hidden deep within, with the intention of putting language to emotions you may not know are living inside of you. The second half of the show focuses largely on what this work...
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S3E11 Healing Chronic Illness with Functional Medicine with Lisa Broberg
Sol Rising
Are you struggling to feel a consistent sense of peace? Have you tried everything and still feel anxious or depressed and don’t know why? Are you at your wits end with trying to figure out how to cure your chronic illness? You may be suffering from a dysregulated nervous system and not even know it. Good news…there is hope for you! Join Amanda and her guest and friend Lisa Broberg, functional nurse and holistic wellness coach, for an informative, honest, and heartfelt conversation where Lisa shares her story of living with anxiety and depression for years and how she found a...
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S3E10 Evolving Through Transitions with Diane Schroeder
Sol Rising
Has life thrown you for a loop lately? Are you having a hard time navigating big changes? Whether you view your situation as positive or negative, transitions like divorce, career change/retirement, moving, and the loss of a loved one are not easy to move through. The great news is we have tools available to help process these changes with the intention of not just getting through them, but of improving ourselves as we journey along and even flourish once we get to the other side. Join Amanda and her guest and friend Diane Schroeder, host of The Fire Insider Her podcast, writer, and...
info_outlineAre limiting beliefs holding you back from showing up in life the way you want to? Do the same tapes play over and over, and you feel powerless to stop them? Are you ready to flip your script into a narrative that serves you instead of hurts you?
Join Amanda and her special guest and friend Chris Janssen, a results coach in performance and mindset and award-winning author of the USA Today's #4 nonfiction book Grace Yourself, for tools and tips to show up for yourself no matter what life throws at you. A great show for people seeking to achieve success as a sober person, these two women in recovery shed some serious light on how to move through life's challenges without numbing out.
Key points they touch on include:
🔥The difference between a high-growth minded person and a perfectionist and the benefit of viewing yourself as the former.
🔥How to break the pattern of "serving the person you once were" to embrace the new you.
🔥Life is not happening to you, it's just happening and even though suffering is unavoidable, we don't have to stay in it.
🔥Tools like vision boards, mantras, affirmations, journaling, and community to lift you out of self-pity and into a healthier mindset.
🔥Service to others as a way to stop thinking about yourself and your problems.
🔥Grace, what it means, and how you don't have to do anything or be anything to receive it from God/Higher Power/Universe.
About Chris
Chris Janssen, MA, BCC is a results coach in performance and mindset and award-winning author of the USA TODAY Bestseller Grace Yourself: How to Show Up for the Sober Life You Want and Amazon Bestseller Living All In: How to Show Up for the Life You Want.
Chris has worked with hundreds of creatives, soldiers, entrepreneurs, and small businesses internationally to close the gap between where they are and where they want to be. Her training includes working with Tony Robbins on his top-tier coaching team. As a board-certified coach with a master's in counseling psychology and 20+ years' experience, Chris excels in helping high-achieving perfectionists navigate performance pressure, rewrite narratives, and overcome self-sabotage.
Chris' work has been featured in; Newsweek, USA TODAY, Thrive Global, Simplify Magazine, RAPT Interviews, Publishers Weekly, Brainz Magazine, and the Jesus Calling Podcast. A California native, Chris lives with her husband since 1995, Scott. They love to ski, golf, be with their horses, and adventure outside. Together they raised three children, now thriving young adults.
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