RISEUP: Voices From the Frontlines

RISEUP: Voices From the Frontlines

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RISEUP: Voices From the Frontlines episodes

  • Light the Night on Fire in Chicago!

    🚨 New Episode Alert! 🚨

    In this week’s RISEUP Voices From the Frontlines podcast, we’re announcing something BIG — the RISEUP: Hope for Heroes Gala happening November 22 at The Whale in Chicago.

    This is more than a gala. It’s a night of honor, resilience, remembrance, and impact. Proceeds fuel our RISEUP Responders mental wellness and life mastery programs, the Ferryman Memorial Project, and critical crisis response for military, first responders, and survivors.

    🎟 Get your tickets here:

    🎧 Listen to the full announcement and episode here:

    Together, we rise. Together, we ensure our heroes live on forever.

    #RiseUpForHeroes #Battle2be #RISEUPResponders #FirstResponderSupport #MilitarySupport #HopeForHeroes #ChicagoEvents #Apexarmy

    7 min
  • Agree with me or you don't love me: The anxious controller and the avoidant shutdown

    New Episode Just Dropped
    "Agree With Me or You Don’t Love Me: The Anxious Controller + Avoidant Shutdown Dynamic"

    Do you ever feel like you're constantly fighting to be heard, but never actually feel seen?

    Or maybe you’re on the other end—shutting down to survive because every conversation feels like emotional warfare.

    This episode gets brutally honest about one of the most common (and toxic) relationship dynamics:

    Anxious attachment meets control
    Avoidant attachment meets collapse
    And emotional safety gets sacrificed for the illusion of being “right”

    You’ll learn:

    • How emotional enmeshment is mistaken for love

    • Why needing agreement as proof of loyalty is damaging

    • How guilt, blame, and shame become control tools

    • What this dynamic looks like in real conversations

    • And how to STOP the spiral with accountability and healing

      Listen now:

      Listen on Spotify
      Ready to take the next step?

      💬 Book a 1-on-1 Relationship Reset Consultation with me—customized for YOUR dynamic.

      Or
      Join the RISEUP Relationship Reset™ Course + Community
      ...for trauma-informed, tactical, real-life tools to stop these cycles for good.

      📲 DM me “RESET” for details

      You don’t have to repeat the patterns you were raised in.

      You can break the cycle.
      Let’s rebuild love on truth, not control. 💛

      #RISEUPRelationshipReset #AttachmentHealing #BreakTheCycle #RelationshipPatterns #AnxiousAvoidant #EmotionalSafety #RealLoveRealWork


      14 min
    • Toxic Positivity (Woke But Weaponized 5-7)

      🎧 New Podcast Episode

      Toxic Positivity – When Light Becomes a Lie
      RISEUP Voices From the Frontlines

      What if your healing journey started off strong—but somewhere along the way,

      “good vibes only” became the rule and your real emotions got shoved to the
      side?

      In this episode, Krista Fee dives into the raw truth about toxic

      positivity, spiritual bypassing, and the performance
      pressure that sneaks in when healing becomes a highlight reel.
      We unpack what happens neurobiologically when you
      pretend to be okay, how positivity can be used as emotional avoidance, and how
      to recognize when your light has become a lie.

      This isn’t a fluff-filled affirmation party. It’s a wake-up call for anyone

      who’s ever felt like being honest made them less “healed.”

      We talk about: The Trauma science behind “faking fine”

      Why toxic positivity creates dissonance in your nervous system

      Real-life stories of people stuck in the glitter and grace phase

      4 powerful questions to check your emotional honesty

      What healing actually looks and sounds like (hint: it’s messy AND sacred)

      This one’s deep. Real. And necessary.

      Tag a friend who needs this.
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      👇
      Drop a 🔥
      if you’ve ever been told to “just stay positive” when you were falling apart.

      #NewEpisode #PodcastDrop #ToxicPositivity #SpiritualBypassing #TraumaHealing

      #EmotionalIntegrity #HealingJourney #MentalHealthAwareness #PolyvagalTheory
      #RISEUPPhoenix #KristaFee #ResponderWellness #HealingIsMessy #YouCanFeelItAll


      9 min
    • New Song Release: Born From the Flood, Forged in the Fire

      🎵🔥 New Song Release | Born from the Flood, Forged in the Fire 🔥🎵

      We didn’t just write a song—we lived it.

      This one came from the mud under our boots, the heartbreak in our chests, and the hope that refused to die. It’s about the Texas Hill Country flood… and our boots-on-the-ground response in the aftermath.

      It’s a promise:

      To never forget the faces we searched for.
      To honor those we couldn’t bring home.
      To rise for every family still waiting.

      It’s a song about what it means to hold the line when waters rise and hearts break.

      About the ache in the silence… and the fire in the search.
      About how we rise up stronger than the storm, hand in hand, soaked in sorrow and soaked in hope.

      "Through it all, we’re warm. Through fire and flood,

      We rise, together, to bring the lost back home."

      💛 This song is our tribute. But our work? That’s year-round.

      We are always at the ready—rain or shine, flood or fire—to bring the lost back home. Help us keep going. Help us stay equipped. Help us show up.

      👉 Donate to support our boots-on-the-ground crisis response program:
      https://givebutter.com/Y1GLwN

      Every dollar helps us answer the call—when others can't, won’t, or don’t.

      #RiseUpStronger #TexasHillCountry #FloodResponse #ThroughFireAndFlood #SearchAndRescue #WeBringThemHome #RISEUPPhoenix #BootsOnTheGround #HopeInTheAshes #FirstToShowLastToGo #GiveButter #DonateNow

      3 min
    • From Rescue To Recovery- A Heart-Witness Account From the Texas Hill Country Flood

      🎙️ 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.

      This is not a slogan. It’s a promise. A way of life.

      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.

        #RISEUP #DisasterResponse #TexasFlood #SearchAndRescue #ResponderLife #FromTheFrontlines #Phoenix1 #RISEUPVoices #GiveButter #HighWaterRescue #EmotionalResilience #SupportResponders #WeRiseTogether #RISEUPPhoenix #ByThePeopleForThePeople #FrontlineFamily #FloodRecovery #EveryLifeMatters

        29 min
      • Performative Boundaries (4-7) Woke But Weaponized Series

        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

        barriers? When “protecting your peace” is actually just emotional avoidance in
        disguise?

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

        tools of connection into weapons of control—and how trauma, stress, and nervous system dysregulation can quietly hijack our best intentions.

        What you’ll hear inside:
        – The science behind survival-mode boundaries
        – The difference between authentic limits and isolation tactics
        – Real-life stories of “peace-posting” and blocked friendships
        – The 5 red flags of performative boundary setting
        – How to tell if your boundary is a healing move or a fear reflex
        – Questions to check yourself—and ways to shift back to authentic connection

        Listen now and ask yourself:

        Am I setting a boundary—or just building a wall?

        Available wherever you get your podcasts.
        Schedule Your Free Connection and Strategy Call Today

        #RISEUPVoices #PerformativeBoundaries #TraumaInformedHealing

        #NervousSystemHealth #StayHuman #BoundariesOrAvoidance #HealingWithIntegrity
        #RISEUPPhoenix #EmotionalGrowth #RelationalIntelligence #TraumaAwareness
        #PodcastDrop


        8 min
      • Spiritual Bypassing (3-7) Woke but Weaponized

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

        🎙️ RISEUP Voices From the Frontlines Podcast
        Host: Krista Fee

        Sometimes what sounds like healing is actually emotional avoidance

        dressed in affirmation robes and yoga pants.

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

        shift from performative to present.

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

        responsibility, shut people down, or sidestep repair, this one’s for you.

        📖 Full blog also available
        🎧 Listen Now

        Connect with Krista

        #SpiritualBypassing #TraumaHealing #HealingJourney #NervousSystemHealing

        #BoundariesOrAvoidance #RISEUPVoices #RISEUPPhoenix #StayHuman #PolyvagalTheory
        #HealingHigh #RealHealing


        8 min
      • A Drop In the Ocean

        🎙 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

        heal, too invisible to be seen.

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

        Not the polished bio.
        Not the headline-grabbing highlight reel.
        The truth.
        The hell before the healing.
        The scream behind the smile.
        The little girl with starfish dreams and a nervous system at war.

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

        officer in a parking lot, from a child no one came to rescue, and from the fire
        that refused to go out.

        If you’ve ever questioned your worth…

        If you’ve ever wondered if your pain mattered…
        If you’ve ever stood on the edge, hoping someone would see you…

        This one is for you.

        You are not just a drop.
        You are the ocean.

        🎧 Listen now.
        Connect With Krista


        🌊 Share with someone who needs to remember they’re not alone.


        #JustADrop #EveryDropMatters #TraumaSurvivor #RISEUPPhoenix #SurvivorVoice
        #PodcastEpisode #TraumaHealing #CrisisRecovery #InvisibleWounds
        #ChildhoodTrauma #RISEUPMovement #BeTheOcean #RescueIsNotSafety
        #FirstResponderMentalHealth #TraumaInformed


        27 min
      • The High of Healing (Woke But Weaponized 2-7)

        NEW EPISODE: “The High of Healing” is LIVE 🔥

        Let’s get honest about the dopamine rush of self-discovery—and what happens
        when healing becomes our next addiction. In this episode, we break down how the
        nervous system can confuse activation for growth, and why chasing the “high” of
        healing can derail the actual work.

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

        stuck… this one’s for you.

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

        👇 Drop a 🔥 in the comments if you want early bird access to the Woke But Weaponized
        course—registration opens TOMORROW!
        Want to work with me 1:1 or get clarity on your next step? Free consults are
        open this week only. DM or tap the link

        #WokeButWeaponized #HealingJourney #NervousSystemHealing #TraumaInformed

        #SpiritualGrowth #RiseUpPhoenix #PersonalDevelopment #HealingAddiction
        #SomaticHealing #Polyvagal #HealingIsMessy #EmotionalSobriety


        9 min
      • Woke But Weaponized

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

        Episode Description:

        You started your healing journey with good intentions—self-awareness, empowerment, peace. But somewhere along the way, it got… rigid. Judgmental. Maybe even performative. In this unfiltered kickoff to the Woke But Weaponized series, we explore how genuine growth can quietly morph into a new identity, a new ego, and a new mask.

        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

          🔥 Raw, honest, and a little bit spicy
          💥 A wake-up call (with love) for healers, helpers, seekers, and survivors alike

          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.

          12 min

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