Rise Up with April Poynter

Rise Up with 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 of it. Learn more at www.aprilpoynter.com

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June 15, 2026 14 mins

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Where the mind goes the body will follow. 


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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! 


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Where has your mind been tricking you?


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You already know what to do next. You just gotta do it.

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If you're feeling stuck. You likely know what to do. You're not stuck. You're just not moving. 


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May 20, 2026 15 mins

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If you're feeling stuck. You likely know what to do. You're not stuck. You're just not moving. 


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What I learned from seeing the Golden Gate Bridge for the first time. 


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April 22, 2026 10 mins

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There's a time to quit. There's a time to push through the discomfort. 

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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."

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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. 

Choosing me allows me to bring more value to the world around me. 

People who get it - get it.

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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. - only to bounce back and make up for lost time tomorrow?&...

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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.

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"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 the performance, and reconnect with who they really are.

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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.

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Ask yourself - Did this improve my baseline… or disrupt it?

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"Don't listen to what I say. Watch what I do." 

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Want to build or restore your confidence? Do the things you need to do.

Just do it. 

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