🎙️ NEW EPISODE: “From Rescue to Recovery – A Heart-Witness Account from the Texas Hill Country Flood”

This isn’t just a report—it’s personal.

In this week’s episode of RISEUP Voices from the Frontlines, I take you inside our boots-on-the-ground experience responding to the devastating flood in the Texas Hill Country. This is a raw account of what it really means to pivot from search and rescue to recovery—when hope gives way to heartbreak and the shift hits harder than any storm surge.

We talk about what it feels like when you realize you’re not saving, but searching. When the radio quiets just long enough for the grief to settle into your chest. When the water recedes, and what’s left behind is far more than debris—it’s the echo of lives lost, many of them children.

This episode is for the responders whose hearts still beat in sync with the people they serve. For the community members grieving and rebuilding. For those of us who believe that emotions aren’t a weakness—they’re a mark of integrity. Feeling deeply doesn’t make us less capable. It makes us human, and it makes us better at the work.

We’re here not just in the moment of disaster—but across the full disaster lifecycle:
Prevention. Protection. Preparation. Resilience. Response. Recovery.

But to keep showing up, we need more than heart. We need hands. We need help. We need gear.

🔥 We are actively seeking exceptional sponsors and in-kind partners willing to outfit us with the tools that save lives and protect those doing the work:

High-performance rescue equipment

Side-by-sides and trailers

Chainsaws and recovery tools

Flat-bottom boats for swift water navigation

Infrared drones for nighttime search

Communications gear to coordinate our teams across rugged terrain

And yes—our Phoenix1 Memorial High-Water Rescue Vehicle deserves the best. Because every name it carries, every mission it runs, matters.

If you believe in people-powered response... if you want to stand shoulder to shoulder with those who go where the need is greatest... we invite you to rise with us.

💛 Donate today to support our mission:
https://givebutter.com/Y1GLwN

Because the next call is coming. And we’ll be ready—not just with heart, but with everything it takes to rise.

🎧 Tune in now. This one’s not easy. But it’s real. And it’s why we do what we do.

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New Episode: Performative Boundaries – Safety or Sabotage?
Just dropped on RISEUP Voices From the Frontlines.

What happens when healing becomes a performance? When boundaries become

In this episode, we unpack the sneaky transformation of boundaries from

Listen now and ask yourself:

#RISEUPVoices #PerformativeBoundaries #TraumaInformedHealing

NEW EPISODE
“Spiritual Bypassing – The New Language of Avoidance”

Sometimes what sounds like healing is actually emotional avoidance

We go deep into the science, the patterns, and the tools to help you

If you’ve ever caught yourself or someone else using “healing” to ghost

Connect with Krista

#SpiritualBypassing #TraumaHealing #HealingJourney #NervousSystemHealing

🎙 Just a Drop: The Story That Sparked a Movement

I used to think I was just a drop—too small to matter, too damaged to

This podcast episode is the origin story I’ve never fully told.

This is where RISEUP was born—from blood and silence, from a burned-out

If you’ve ever questioned your worth…

This one is for you.

🎧 Listen now.
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NEW EPISODE: “The High of Healing” is LIVE 🔥

If you’ve ever felt like you were doing all the “right” things but still

🎧 Listen now and let’s get into the real, raw layers.

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Episode Title: Woke But Weaponized – When Healing Becomes a New Mask
Podcast Mini-Series Episode 1 of 7

Episode Description:

We’ll break down:

What it looks like when healing becomes a shield or weapon

The neuroscience behind performance-based worth and emotional bypassing

Signs you may be in the “high of healing” but not the depth of it

How boundaries, spiritual language, and positivity get twisted

Real-life stories of how this shows up in relationships, leadership, and influence

If you’ve ever felt like your healing started to isolate you, or if you’re questioning the noise of the self-help space—this episode is for you.

👣 Grounded in psychology, trauma science, and real human experience

Listen now and start your journey back to real.

Book a complimentary call with Krista to learn more about the Course, Coaching, or one of our all-inclusive communities.

🔥 NEW EPISODE JUST DROPPED!

🎙 RISEUP Phoenix: Voices From the

We talk about trauma after the calls.
But what about the trauma happening between the shifts?
The one sitting at your kitchen table, staring back at you from overdue bills, second jobs, and financial stress that never really shuts off.

In this episode, we’re pulling the curtain back on the financial

🧠 This is the conversation most programs

🎯 If you're ready to address ALL the weight

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#RISEUPResponders #FinancialTrauma #FirstResponderWellness

🎙 RISEUP: Voices From the Frontlines: RISEUP Coaching Academy
Beyond Trauma-Informed: The Leadership Gap No One's Talking About

We keep hearing the term “trauma-informed” everywhere. But

🧠 Real trauma work requires something

In this episode, we’re going straight into why Applied

If you're leading, coaching, or supporting trauma-impacted

🎧 Listen now and join the resilience revolution.

👉 And if you’re ready to explore

#AppliedTraumaLeadership #TraumaInformedLeadership

RISEUP Voices From the Frontlines
The Quiet Collapse: When High-Functioning First Responders Break Behind Closed Doors

They look fine.

We don’t talk enough about what happens when

In this episode, we’re pulling back the curtain on:

*Nervous system overload after years of holding it together

*Why functioning is not the same as healing

*The cultural silence that keeps responders isolated

*The real cost of staying operational for too long

This one isn’t easy.

🎧 Listen now.

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When Praise Becomes Pressure

A KidSAFE Building Blocks Kids episode

We all want to encourage our kids.

In this episode, we explore how well-intended compliments

If you’ve ever called a student or your own child “the

Let’s raise kids who are free to be whole, not just

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