RISEUP: Voices From the Frontlines

By Krista Phoenix Fee

Elevate, Empower and RISEUP To Transform Your World

Welcome to: RISEUP Voices from the Frontlines, the podcast that brings you closer to the heart of transformative change and human resilience.

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How many episodes does RISEUP: Voices From the Frontlines have?

The podcast currently has 150 episodes available.

RISEUP: Voices From the Frontlines episodes:

January 27, 2026 TIL 17/40 Holding Steady in Chaos: Leadership’s Proving Ground
🎙️ New Episode Announcement
Chaos always comes. The real question is: will you hold steady when it
does?
Episode 17 takes us into the storms—floods, rescues, trafficking
recoveries, even the unity forged in the aftermath of 9/11—and shows how
trauma-informed leaders anchor themselves and others when the seas rage.
We’ll talk about transparency in the fog, the dangers of withdrawal and
overreaction, and why consistency matters more than charisma when everything is falling apart. Most importantly, we’ll explore how leaders can ground their nervous systems so they don’t amplify panic, but instead model calm that ripples outward.
This episode is both raw and practical, giving you tools to stay visible,
steady, and human when everything around you feels like chaos.
🎧 Listen now on Spotify: Trauma-Informed
Leadership Series
📅 Book a call with Krista to see how this program can transform your
leadership or schedule your organization’s custom training series: https://calendly.com/riseupphoenix/compass
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16min
January 20, 2026 TIL 16/40 The Lighthouse of Trust: Leadership’s True Currency
🎙️ New Episode Announcement
Titles, money, followers—these are often mistaken as the currencies of
leadership. But beneath them all lies the only currency that truly matters: trust.
In Episode 16, we dive into the anatomy of trust—what builds it, what
breaks it, and why without it, every system becomes brittle. Using the metaphor
of the lighthouse, we’ll explore how trust must be steady, not conditional, and why people look to leaders most closely when storms rage.
We’ll also talk about the difference between real trust and counterfeit
trust—when leaders weaponize loyalty, demand silence, or use “just trust
me” as a cover for control. This episode offers both a warning and a framework for building authentic, trauma-informed trust that lasts.
If you want to lead in a way that inspires genuine loyalty and
resilience—not fear or compliance—this episode is your map.
🎧 Listen now on Spotify: Trauma-Informed
Leadership Series
📅 Book a call with Krista to see how this program can transform your
leadership or schedule your organization’s custom training series: https://calendly.com/riseupphoenix/compass
...more
17min
January 13, 2026 TIL 15/40 Scars as Credibility
🎙️ New Episode Announcement
Every leader carries scars. Some are visible. Others are hidden deep
within.
In Episode 15, we explore the way personal scars shape leadership—not
as liabilities, but as sources of wisdom, empathy, and resilience. Drawing from my own journey as the throwaway daughter of a victim of human trafficking, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, and a victim of domestic violence, I’ll share how scars became the compass for my work and why acknowledging pain can amplify—not diminish—our ability to lead.
We’ll also look at how scars shape collective movements. From communities rising after tragedy to organizations that rebuild after failure, scars are both reminders of wounds and markers of survival. When leaders choose to lead with their scars, they give permission for others to heal and rise as well.
This episode is deeply personal, deeply human, and deeply necessary. If
you’ve ever wondered whether your pain disqualifies you from leading, let this be your reminder: scars don’t silence us—they teach us how to speak.
🎧 Listen now on Spotify: Trauma-Informed
Leadership Series
📅 Book a call with Krista to see how this program can transform your
leadership or schedule your organization’s custom training series: https://calendly.com/riseupphoenix/compass
...more
17min
January 07, 2026 RISEUP PRO- Neural Command- Trauma Informed Leadership Under Pressure
Neural Command™: Trauma-Informed
Leadership Under Pressure
RISEUP Voices From the Frontlines | RISEUP PRO Edition
Host: Krista Fee, M.A.
High-stress helping professionals are not failing. They are being asked to operate in environments that ignore how the human brain actually works under pressure.
Neural Command™ is an applied neuroscience certification designed for leaders, educators, medical professionals, first responders, and mission-driven organizations operating in high-risk, high-stakes environments. This program bridges neuroscience, psychology, biology, and trauma-informed leadership to answer a critical question:
How do humans think, decide, lead, learn, and perform under real-world
stress, and how do we design systems that support that rather than destroy it?
In this introductory episode, Krista Fee, M.A., founder of RISEUP Phoenix
Trauma & Crisis Institute explains:
Why intelligence, training, and motivation alone do not predict
performance under stress
How leadership culture, workload, communication, and expectations shape nervous system capacity
Why burnout, disengagement, moral injury, and attrition are brain-level
phenomena, not personal failures
How Neural Command™ differs from traditional leadership, productivity,
and resilience programs
Why this work is essential not just for performance, but for well-being,
retention, and suicide prevention
Neural Command™ is built to be:
Trauma-informed without being fragile
Scientifically rigorous without being inaccessible
immediately applicable without overwhelming
Leadership-level without shaming or pressure
Each lesson is delivered in small, digestible segments designed to be
applied in real time — in classrooms, hospitals, command centers, agencies, and organizations where seconds, decisions, and human lives matter.
This is not a program about pushing harder.
It is a program about building leadership, systems, and cultures that the
The human nervous system can actually sustain.
Who This Program Is For
Leaders in high-stress, high-risk professions
Educators, medical professionals, first responders, and crisis leaders
Organizations struggling with burnout, turnover, disengagement, or morale
Professionals who want excellence without sacrificing their health,
relationships, or humanity
Learn More & Get Connected
Register for the Neural Command™ Program: Type NC Course
Book a Connection Call: Type Connect
Listen to the Podcast: Type Podcast
Sponsor the Podcast or Partner with RISEUP PRO: Type Connect
A portion of all course, training, and podcast revenue supports the nonprofit partners providing critical care and recovery services in times of crisis.
When pressure is unavoidable, understanding the brain becomes
non-negotiable.
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13min
January 06, 2026 TIL 14/40 Fire As Teacher
🎙️ New Episode Announcement
Every flame casts a shadow.
Episode 14 confronts the dark side of leadership fire—when
ambition, ego, or unchecked rage consume leaders, organizations, and movements.
From historical atrocities to modern scandals, we’ll examine what happens when fire is no longer fuel but destruction.
This episode doesn’t shy away from the darkness. It takes us into the
wreckage left when leaders abandon integrity, when power corrupts, and when movements born of hope spiral into harm. But it also offers a way forward: how trauma-informed leaders can recognize shadow tendencies in themselves and their organizations, and how to create accountability structures that prevent the blaze from consuming everything.
This is a sobering but essential conversation for every leader who wants
to harness their fire without losing their way.
🎧 Listen now on Spotify: Trauma-Informed
Leadership Series
📅 Book a call with Krista to see how this program can transform your
leadership or schedule your organization’s custom training series: https://calendly.com/riseupphoenix/compass
...more
13min
December 30, 2025 TIL 13/40 The Myth of Endless Grit
🎙️ New Episode Announcement
Fire is one of the most powerful forces in nature—and in leadership. It
can ignite movements, warm communities, and light the way forward. But if left
unchecked, it can also consume everything in its path.
In Episode 13, we explore the paradox of fire as fuel and fire as
destruction. What does it mean for a leader to burn brightly without
burning out? How can passion be harnessed as energy for transformation rather
than chaos?
Drawing from history, crisis response, and trauma-informed psychology,
we’ll dive into the balance between fervor and discipline, and why leaders must
learn to tend their internal fires if they want to sustain the flames of their
movements.
If you’ve ever felt your passion turning into exhaustion—or your drive
tipping toward destruction—this episode is your guide to turning fire into
fuel.
🎧 Listen now on Spotify: Trauma-Informed
Leadership Series
📅 Book a call with Krista to see how this program can transform your
leadership or schedule your organization’s custom training series: https://calendly.com/riseupphoenix/compass
...more
16min
December 23, 2025 TIL 12/40 When Leaders Drift The Cost of Compromise
🎙️ New Episode Announcement
How do we hold nuance without losing fairness? How do we honor complexity without abandoning responsibility?
In Episode 12, we wrestle with one of the hardest questions in
leadership: when leaders make discretionary decisions that cause harm, how should they be held accountable?
We’ll explore the balance between empathy and justice, the importance of separating intent from impact, and why trauma-informed leadership doesn’t mean excusing failure—but does mean handling failure with dignity and clarity.
With real-world stories from crisis response, politics, and
organizational leadership, this episode pushes us to consider what
accountability looks like when lives, trust, and futures are on the line.
This is a must-listen for anyone responsible for making hard calls—andfor anyone who has lived through the fallout of leaders who got it wrong.
🎧 Listen now on Spotify: Trauma-Informed
Leadership Series
📅 Book a call with Krista to see how this program can transform your
leadership or schedule your organization’s custom training series: https://calendly.com/riseupphoenix/compass
...more
14min
December 16, 2025 TIL 11/40 Systems and Scars: The DNA of Trauma Informed Leadership
🎙️ New Episode Announcement
What do organizations and human beings have in common? Both can carry trauma. Both can repeat harmful patterns. Both can heal.
Episode 11 explores how the principles of trauma-informed care
apply not only to individuals but also to organizations and systems. We look at how toxic workplace behaviors mirror addictive behaviors, how burnout spreads like contagion, and how leaders can embed new habits that actually rewire
culture.
By treating unhealthy systems as diseases that can be healed rather than failures to be punished, trauma-informed leaders create environments where trust, dignity, and resilience become the norm.
If you’ve ever seen a toxic workplace poison good people—or wondered how to turn an organization around without losing its mission—this episode offers a
framework for real, lasting change.
🎧 Listen now on Spotify: Trauma-Informed
Leadership Series
📅 Book a call with Krista to see how this program can transform your
leadership or schedule your organization’s custom training series: https://calendly.com/riseupphoenix/compass
...more
16min
December 09, 2025 TIL 10/40 The Crisis of Leadership Identity
🎙️ New Episode Announcement
Every leader follows a compass—but not every compass leads to truth.
In Episode 10, we dig into the idea of false north stars—the
values, metrics, or ambitions that can look like guidance but actually lead us astray. Whether it’s the lure of profit over people, popularity over integrity, or ideology over humanity, leaders who follow false stars often take their
communities into dangerous waters.
We’ll explore how trauma-informed leadership helps us recognize when our compass is misaligned, how to recalibrate in real time, and how to ensure our direction remains tethered to core values rather than shifting winds.
This is a wake-up call for every leader who wants to avoid drifting into compromise, and a roadmap for staying grounded in what truly matters.
🎧 Listen now on Spotify: Trauma-Informed
Leadership Series
📅 Book a call with Krista to see how this program can transform your
leadership or schedule your organization’s custom training series: https://calendly.com/riseupphoenix/compass
...more
12min
December 02, 2025 TIL 9/40 My Compass: Scars, Story, Steadfastness
🎙️ New Episode Announcement
Every leader has a compass. But for many of us, that compass isn’t
abstract—it’s etched into our very scars.
In Episode 9, I open up more personally than ever before. As the
throwaway daughter of a victim of human trafficking, a survivor of childhood
sexual abuse, and someone who has lived through domestic violence, my compass was forged in fire. Those scars don’t define me, but they anchor me. They remind me why integrity matters, why healing matters, and why leadership without compassion is hollow.
This episode is about more than my story—it’s about yours. It’s about
understanding that your scars can be part of your compass too. Trauma-informed leadership doesn’t deny pain; it transforms it into direction.
If you’ve ever wondered how your own story—especially the broken
parts—can shape your leadership, this conversation will speak directly to you.
🎧 Listen now on Spotify: Trauma-Informed
Leadership Series
📅 Book a call with Krista to see how this program can transform your
leadership or schedule your organization’s custom training series: https://calendly.com/riseupphoenix/compass
...more
12min

FAQs about RISEUP: Voices From the Frontlines:

How many episodes does RISEUP: Voices From the Frontlines have?

The podcast currently has 150 episodes available.