The Arise with Anita Podcast

By Anita Karadalian-Girgis Mindset Somatic Mindset Coach & Transformational Healer

The Arise with Anita Podcast, hosted by Somatic Mindset Coach and transformational healer Anita Karadalian-Girgis, is a powerful space where soul meets strategy for women ready to heal, evolve, and

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August 13, 2026You’ve Been Programmed for Unhappiness: How to Unlearn Worry, Expectations & Suffering | Rebecca L. Norrington
What if the reason you're struggling to feel happy isn't because something is missing from your life but because you've been programmed for unhappiness?

In this episode of The Arise with Anita Podcast, Anita sits down with happiness specialist, inner peace practitioner, author, and Reality Spirituality host Rebecca L. Norrington for a raw, provocative conversation that challenges some of the most deeply held beliefs in personal development.

Rebecca believes happiness isn't something you achieve once your circumstances finally change. Happiness is the practiced ability to maintain peace and contentment regardless of what life is doing around you. And this conversation puts that philosophy to the test. From worry and expectations to grief, judgment, manifestation, emotional triggers, and our attachment to the stories we tell ourselves, Rebecca challenges Anita and you to question just how much of what we consider "normal" is actually learned programming.

Inside this episode, we explore:
Why happiness is a practiced skill—not a destination
The 56 behaviors Rebecca believes program us for unhappiness
A $50 million entrepreneur told her, to her face, that her life's work was toxic and she asked him for a selfie.
Why worry isn't the same thing as love
How expectations can quietly steal your peace.
The difference between reacting to life and consciously responding.
A radically different perspective on grief, emotions, and letting go of the "why".
How comparison, blame, judgment, and control disconnect us from contentment.
Why acceptance is the first step when you feel resistance.
What it means to stop taking other people's words and opinions personally
Why feeling "behind" may be another form of conditioning.
Rebecca's controversial perspective on manifestation, free will, and surrender.
How to stop outsourcing your happiness to circumstances, achievements, or other people.
A rowboat in a storm: her metaphor for what real trust and surrender actually feel like.
Rebecca doesn't offer surface-level positivity. She invites us to question the programming underneath our thoughts, behaviors, expectations, and emotional reactions and to ask a much deeper question:

What would your life feel like if your peace no longer depended on anything outside of you?

This episode may challenge you. It may trigger you. And it may completely change the way you think about happiness. Because maybe happiness isn't waiting for you on the other side of the relationship, career, money, healing, achievement, or next version of yourself.

Maybe the real work is learning how to be at peace here.

Connect with Rebecca L. Norrington:
Website: https://rebeccanorrington.com/
Email: [email protected]
X: https://x.com/rlnorrington
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RealitySpirituality (PUBLIC PAGE)
Linkdln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-l-norrington-b0849015/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realityspirituality
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@RebeccaNorrington
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realityspirituality
Buy Programmed for Unhappiness on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Programmed-Unhappiness-Exposing-Untold-RealitySpirituality-ebook/dp/B0D3YV7913/ref=sr_1_1?crid=UD7P8FP7U09B&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ym_r0SRl9mErWEVvwbQ_hJODAJUx2S2uoS_DLob15jbGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.8E8kCzTimKWHullgmv6k1336LMFSg7XhlSIl7SwWtvA&dib_tag=se&keywords=rebecca+norrington&qid=1786602786&sprefix=rebeecca+norrington%2Caps%2C205&sr=8-1
Buy Reality Spirituality The Truth About Happiness Final on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/RealitySpirituality-Truth-About-Happiness-Final/dp/1304847012/ref=sr_1_2?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ym_r0SRl9mErWEVvwbQ_hJODAJUx2S2uoS_DLob15jbGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.8E8kCzTimKWHullgmv6k1336LMFSg7XhlSIl7SwWtvA&dib_tag=se&keywords=rebecca+norrington&qid=1786602838&sr=8-2
Connect with Anita:
Website: https://www.arisewithanita.com/
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-karadalian-girgis-23362b335/
If this conversation shifted something in you, share this episode with a woman who needs the reminder that happiness isn't another destination to chase—it's a relationship we cultivate within ourselves.

Topics: happiness, inner peace, personal development, emotional healing, self-awareness, limiting beliefs, mindset, worry, expectations, surrender, spirituality, grief, manifestation, conscious living, self-growth

If you felt something shift inside you today… hold that. Honor it.
This is how we rise — one choice, one voice, one brave breath at a time.
If you’re ready to go deeper, download your free ARISE Activation Workbook at www.arisewithanita.com
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arisewithanita/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anita.karadalian.7
Linkldn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-karadalian-girgis-23362b335/f
And if this message landed in your soul, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a woman who’s done playing small.
Because we don’t just rise alone — we rise together.
I’ll see you in the next episode.
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1h 34min
August 11, 2026It’s Not Broken, It’s Buried: A 3-Step Reset Back to You
What if you haven’t actually lost yourself but you’ve just lost access to the parts of you that have been buried beneath responsibility, expectations, survival mode, and everything life has asked you to carry?
In this solo episode of The Arise with Anita Podcast, Anita walks you through a simple three-part practice for coming back home to yourself: Awareness, Regulation, and Embodiment. Because you don’t think your way back to yourself. You tell yourself the truth. You create enough safety in your body to actually sit with that truth. And then you begin making small, aligned choices that rebuild trust with yourself.

In this episode, Anita explores why awareness alone isn’t enough to create transformation, how avoiding what you already know can keep your nervous system activated, and why sustainable change doesn’t require completely overhauling your life overnight.

You’ll explore:
The questions to ask when you no longer feel like yourself.
Why radical honesty is the beginning of change.
How to listen to your body instead of bypassing it.
The role nervous system regulation plays in making aligned decisions.
Why rest, movement, emotion, and stillness can all be forms of regulation.
How small acts of embodiment rebuild self-trust.
Why becoming your next version happens one aligned choice at a time.
If you’ve been feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or like you’ve drifted away from yourself, this episode is an invitation to stop trying to find yourself somewhere outside of you.
You’re not broken. You’re not lost. You may simply need to uncover what’s been there all along and come back home to yourself.
Connect with Anita:
Website: https://www.arisewithanita.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arisewithanita/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anita.karadalian.7
Arise with Anita: https://www.facebook.com/people/Arise-with-Anita/100085243162449/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-karadalian-girgis-23362b335/

If you felt something shift inside you today… hold that. Honor it.
This is how we rise — one choice, one voice, one brave breath at a time.
If you’re ready to go deeper, download your free ARISE Activation Workbook at www.arisewithanita.com
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arisewithanita/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anita.karadalian.7
Linkldn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-karadalian-girgis-23362b335/f
And if this message landed in your soul, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a woman who’s done playing small.
Because we don’t just rise alone — we rise together.
I’ll see you in the next episode.
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21min
August 06, 2026Dr. Christine Manukyan: Why Most Entrepreneurs Don't Have a Strategy Problem: They Have a Regulation Problem
What if the biggest thing holding you back isn't your strategy but your nervous system?
In this deeply honest and eye-opening conversation, Anita sits down with
Dr. Christine Manukyan: Doctor of Pharmacy, founder of the STORRIE Institute®, creator of the Xpand Capacity™ Method and NeuroBreathwork®, bestselling author, keynote speaker, and host of the Expand Capacity podcast.
After more than two decades in healthcare, Dr. Christine walked away from a successful corporate career to build a life aligned with who she truly was. But that transformation required far more than changing careers. It required grieving an old identity, healing generational patterns, expanding her capacity to receive, and learning that sustainable success starts with regulating the body—not simply working harder.
Together, Anita and Dr. Christine explore why so many high achievers continue chasing more while feeling overwhelmed, anxious, and disconnected and why the solution isn't another strategy, but a nervous system that feels safe enough to hold the life they're creating. As two Armenian women, they also share a deeply personal conversation about inherited survival patterns, family conditioning, worthiness, and the courage to become the generation that heals what came before.
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why your nervous system makes decisions before your conscious mind does.
The difference between having a strategy problem and a regulation problem.
Why entrepreneurs often outgrow their identity before they realize it.
How to know whether you're truly misaligned or simply dysregulated.
Why success, visibility, and abundance can feel unsafe.
The connection between nervous system regulation and decision-making
How generational trauma and cultural conditioning shape our beliefs about worthiness.
Why entrepreneurship becomes one of the greatest personal development journeys you'll ever experience.
What it means to expand your capacity to receive more joy, success, and fulfillment.
How regulating your body can change the way you lead, love, and live.
Throughout the conversation, Dr. Christine shares her remarkable journey: from burnout and a life-threatening health wake-up call to losing over 100 pounds, leaving corporate healthcare, speaking on Tony Robbins' stage, and helping thousands of leaders create success without sacrificing themselves in the process.
If you've ever felt like you're doing all the "right" things but still can't seem to break through, this episode may completely change the way you think about growth.
Because your next level isn't waiting for another strategy. It's waiting for a nervous system that's ready to receive it.
Connect with Dr. Christine Manukyan:
Website: www.xpandcapacity.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drchristinemanukyan
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drchristinemanukyan
Linkdln: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-christine-manukyan/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrChristineManukyan
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/xpand-capacity/id1544165446
Ready to do the work?
The 22-Day Xpand Capacity™ Reset is open now. Become a founding member and save: enter RESET at checkout to save $50
Enroll here https://www.xpandcapacity.com/reset
Dysregulation is costing you millions. It's time to claim your Billion-Dollar Identity™.

Connect with Anita:
Website: https://www.arisewithanita.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arisewithanita/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anita.karadalian.7
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-karadalian-girgis-23362b335/
If this conversation resonated with you, share it with someone who needs the reminder that healing isn't about becoming someone new it's about creating the safety to become who you've always been.
If you felt something shift inside you today… hold that. Honor it.
This is how we rise — one choice, one voice, one brave breath at a time.
If you’re ready to go deeper, download your free ARISE Activation Workbook at www.arisewithanita.com
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arisewithanita/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anita.karadalian.7
Linkldn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-karadalian-girgis-23362b335/f
And if this message landed in your soul, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a woman who’s done playing small.
Because we don’t just rise alone — we rise together.
I’ll see you in the next episode.
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1h 25min
August 04, 2026It's Not That You're Unworthy, It's That You Just Learned to Earn Love
What if you've never actually had a self-worth problem? What if, somewhere along the way, you simply learned that love had to be earned?
Through achievement.
Through people-pleasing.
Through being the "good" one.
Through staying quiet.
Through taking care of everyone else before yourself.

The truth is, most of us were never told, "You have to earn my love." But our nervous systems learned it anyway. In this heart-centered solo episode, Anita explores how childhood experiences, survival patterns, and the need for connection quietly shape the way we love, receive, and relate to ourselves. Together, we'll unpack why achievement can become a substitute for worthiness, why healthy love can sometimes feel uncomfortable, and how healing begins when we stop performing and start remembering who we were before we believed we had to prove ourselves.

This isn't an episode about becoming someone new. It's about coming home to the version of you that has always been worthy.

In this episode, you'll discover:
Why love can become something we feel we have to earn?
How your nervous system shapes your relationships and self-worth?
The connection between people-pleasing, perfectionism, and childhood conditioning?
Why receiving love can feel more uncomfortable than chasing it?
Three powerful reflection questions to help you begin rewriting the story?

Reflection Questions:
• Who were you before you believed you had to earn love?
• What did love require in your home growing up?
• If love no longer had to be earned, how would you live differently tomorrow?

If this conversation resonated with you, share it with someone who needs the reminder that they were never meant to perform for love.

Follow, rate, and review the podcast to help more women find these conversations. And if you're listening, take a screenshot, tag me on Instagram @AriseWithAnita, and let me know what resonated with you the most. I love hearing what speaks to your heart.
Connect with Anita:
Website: https://www.arisewithanita.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arisewithanita/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anita.karadalian.7
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-karadalian-girgis-23362b335/

If you felt something shift inside you today… hold that. Honor it.
This is how we rise — one choice, one voice, one brave breath at a time.
If you’re ready to go deeper, download your free ARISE Activation Workbook at www.arisewithanita.com
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arisewithanita/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anita.karadalian.7
Linkldn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-karadalian-girgis-23362b335/f
And if this message landed in your soul, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a woman who’s done playing small.
Because we don’t just rise alone — we rise together.
I’ll see you in the next episode.
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17min
July 30, 2026The Hidden Reason You Keep Sabotaging the Love, Success & Happiness You Want | Gay Hendricks
Gay Hendricks New York Times bestselling author of The Big Leap, Conscious Loving: The Journey to Co-Commitment, A Year of Living Consciously and Your Genius Zone, has spent over 40 years studying why we pull away from the very things we say we want.
The relationship we've been praying for. The opportunity we've worked so hard to create. The next level of success, abundance, or joy.
What if the biggest obstacle isn't a lack of discipline, confidence, or strategy but an unconscious pattern that's quietly keeping you from fully receiving the life you're meant for?
In this episode, we explore the hidden ways we unconsciously limit ourselves and how to move beyond what Gay famously calls the Upper Limit Problem. But this conversation goes far beyond self-sabotage. We dive into conscious relationships, emotional honesty, fear versus intuition, living from your Zone of Genius, and why true transformation begins the moment we stop blaming our circumstances and start taking responsibility for our lives.
If you've ever felt like you're doing "all the right things" but still find yourself stuck in the same patterns, this conversation will help you understand why and show you a new way forward.
In this episode, we discuss:
Why we unconsciously sabotage love, success, and happiness.
The Upper Limit Problem and how to recognize it in your own life.
How to identify whether you're operating from fear or intuition.
The truth about conscious relationships and healthy communication.
Why blame keeps us stuck and what responsibility actually looks like.
How to discover and live from your Zone of Genius.
Why awareness alone isn't enough to create lasting change.
How to receive more joy, abundance, and fulfillment without fear.
Whether you're navigating relationships, building a business, healing old patterns, or stepping into the next version of yourself, this episode is an invitation to stop playing small and start fully receiving the life that's waiting for you.
Connect with Gay Hendricks: hendricks.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialgayhendricks/
https://www.instagram.com/hendrickscommunity/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gayhendricks/
Books:
The Big Leap: https://www.amazon.com/Big-Leap-Conquer-Hidden-Level/dp/0061735361/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
The Genius Zone: https://www.amazon.com/Genius-Zone-Breakthrough-Negative-Creativity/dp/1250246547/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0
The Conscious Heart: https://www.amazon.com/Conscious-Heart-Soul-Choices-Relationship-Hendricks/dp/B00ZT12VL6/ref=books_amazonstores_desktop_mfs_author_smart_catalog_6?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=BSJI8&content-id=amzn1.sym.0f6800d6-c0f7-4cc4-9fe4-a8d57d8d7ad6&pf_rd_p=0f6800d6-c0f7-4cc4-9fe4-a8d57d8d7ad6&pf_rd_r=140-9430977-9335829&pd_rd_wg=skZV8&pd_rd_r=68e622f3-bda7-43ca-993d-7ad668bd59e1
Conscious Loving: https://www.amazon.com/Conscious-Loving-Co-Commitment-Gay-Hendricks/dp/0553354116/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1W9BNPBPUH9BU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.bl6pLZJFo3aDfE2YIMhA5ZBR215tzqvgx6jxyphl2XExPY5-N9AkcjAdHua5AQHkO2dT7hCWpVu-B00GY0smYqHZG8ZSZLYba7HyoYZa4J9gV7MV0GWhX6uvoDK5d-33GG8nbE9OoBAVOsMVanl4huDzji8goV2tqj4TaQnuXHEN582BcikTKAQGpqNglYzxUKLZTvyEmA2pnqFIhQkOyKNTpoyImS_YL2sMPwsLZhY._Ox-16lkqnhfb4nXAsic5icSfJ8KpHTWk8Sk1pqfa9c&dib_tag=se&keywords=conscious+loving&qid=1785388226&s=books&sprefix=conscious+loving+%2Cstripbooks%2C188&sr=1-1
A Year of Conscious Living: https://www.amazon.com/Year-Living-Consciously-Inspirations-Creating-ebook/dp/B002C949O0/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2YYV9J0E5LS72&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.G3aMHzvn1XocQ8dedS7bKUmH9eucYktnAGh5tsYrzrhEkW6atvj-qS3ibTHp4y0MjHV9EuWB5kEC_fuBk4w8zM-hVzasOu343scTX4ggeo8Ga6GesTxvQwrHOU4vPZIzkDY51lkqKDW2KKO42yk0TvMlYRABeskaHTsIbqXlfOQNdd6nbfoXcP-EGkGM9RrRcRdwGgq0c7c8he-6T3zBvwJFj-oCXJ0ke27F5xvFIjs.6yqbWANgVQkkVK9UMYLlGd4gy6JQIGI4D9mCqiGPPug&dib_tag=se&keywords=a+year+of+living+consciously&qid=1785388275&sprefix=a+year+of+living%2Caps%2C209&sr=8-1
If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who's ready for their next big leap. And if you enjoyed today's conversation, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share your biggest takeaway I love hearing what lands with you most.

If you felt something shift inside you today… hold that. Honor it.
This is how we rise — one choice, one voice, one brave breath at a time.
If you’re ready to go deeper, download your free ARISE Activation Workbook at www.arisewithanita.com
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arisewithanita/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anita.karadalian.7
Linkldn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-karadalian-girgis-23362b335/f
And if this message landed in your soul, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a woman who’s done playing small.
Because we don’t just rise alone — we rise together.
I’ll see you in the next episode.
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July 28, 2026What Your Body Believes About Money
Why do you keep sabotaging the very success you've been working so hard to create? On this episode of The Arise with Anita Podcast, Anita asks: What if it isn't a lack of discipline, motivation, or even your money mindset?

Anita explores the powerful connection between your nervous system, subconscious beliefs, and your relationship with money. If you've ever found yourself undercharging, procrastinating on opportunities, overworking, struggling to receive, or hitting the same financial ceiling, this conversation will help you understand why.
Because your bank account isn't always the block. Your nervous system's definition of safety may be determining how much wealth, visibility, success, and abundance you allow yourself to receive.

In this episode, you'll learn:
Why your nervous system can sabotage financial success without you realizing it.
How childhood experiences shape your subconscious money beliefs.
Why affirmations and mindset work often aren't enough.
The surprising link between nervous system regulation and abundance.
How to create safety around money, visibility, leadership, and receiving.
Anita also shares three powerful reflection questions to help you uncover what your body truly believes about money and begin shifting from survival into sustainable success.
If you're ready to stop forcing, overworking, and chasing and start creating success from a regulated nervous system: This episode is for you.

If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who needs the reminder. Rate and review Arise with Anita to help more women find their way home to themselves.

Connect with Anita:
Website: https://www.arisewithanita.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arisewithanita/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anita.karadalian.7
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-karadalian-girgis-23362b335/

#MoneyMindset #NervousSystemRegulation #SomaticHealing #SelfSabotage #Abundance #FinancialHealing #SubconsciousBeliefs #PersonalGrowth #WomenInBusiness #TheAriseWithAnitaPodcast
If you felt something shift inside you today… hold that. Honor it.
This is how we rise — one choice, one voice, one brave breath at a time.
If you’re ready to go deeper, download your free ARISE Activation Workbook at www.arisewithanita.com
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arisewithanita/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anita.karadalian.7
Linkldn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-karadalian-girgis-23362b335/f
And if this message landed in your soul, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a woman who’s done playing small.
Because we don’t just rise alone — we rise together.
I’ll see you in the next episode.
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17min
July 23, 2026Why Good News Makes You Nervous (And What Your Nervous System Is Trying to Protect)
Have you ever received the news you've been praying for... only to feel anxious instead of excited?
Maybe you landed the dream opportunity, received the promotion, entered a healthy relationship, or finally experienced a season of peace. Instead of feeling relief, you found yourself bracing for something to go wrong.
If you've ever wondered, "Why does good news make me nervous?" you're not alone.
In this episode, we're exploring why a nervous system that's spent years in survival mode can mistake safety for danger — and why receiving joy, love, success, support, or abundance can sometimes feel more uncomfortable than stress itself.
In this conversation, you'll learn:
Why your nervous system scans for danger, even during your happiest moments
How past experiences shape your body's response to good news
Why you may find yourself waiting for "the other shoe to drop"
The connection between survival mode and your ability to receive
Simple ways to help your body feel safe with peace, joy, and success
Healing isn't about eliminating uncertainty from your life. It's about teaching your body that you don't have to live expecting the worst.
You're allowed to receive the life you've worked so hard to create. And sometimes, the next layer of healing isn't learning how to survive it's learning how to feel safe when life is finally going well.
If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who needs the reminder. Rate and review Arise with Anita to help more women find their way home to themselves.
Connect with Anita:
Website: https://www.arisewithanita.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arisewithanita/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anita.karadalian.7
Arise with Anita: https://www.facebook.com/people/Arise-with-Anita/100085243162449/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-karadalian-girgis-23362b335/
If you felt something shift inside you today… hold that. Honor it.
This is how we rise — one choice, one voice, one brave breath at a time.
If you’re ready to go deeper, download your free ARISE Activation Workbook at www.arisewithanita.com
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arisewithanita/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anita.karadalian.7
Linkldn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-karadalian-girgis-23362b335/f
And if this message landed in your soul, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a woman who’s done playing small.
Because we don’t just rise alone — we rise together.
I’ll see you in the next episode.
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17min
July 21, 2026 100 Episodes Later: The Woman I Had to Become
What if the greatest thing you built... Isn't the podcast, the business, or the milestone: but rather the person you became along the way?

Welcome to a special 100th episode of The Arise with Anita Podcast, as I'm reflecting on the journey behind the microphone and the woman I had to become to keep showing up. Over the past 100 episodes, I've interviewed world-renowned experts, recorded solo episodes through seasons of uncertainty, built a business from the ground up, navigated profound grief, found my voice, and discovered that consistency isn't about being perfect: it's about learning to trust yourself one step at a time.

This isn't just a celebration of 100 episodes.
It's a conversation about identity.

In this episode, we explore:
• Why consistency builds self-trust more than confidence.
• How I stopped abandoning my voice and started speaking from my truth.
• The lessons hidden inside grief, growth, and showing up anyway.
• Why your greatest accomplishment may be the person you're becoming.
• The powerful question that changed how I measure success.

If you've ever wondered whether your small, unseen steps are making a difference, this episode is your reminder that transformation isn't built in one defining moment. It's built every time you choose to show up for yourself. Looking back, I've realized something I couldn't have seen from the beginning: As Monica Berg has framed it, the process really is the purpose.

Because in the end, the goal isn't to become someone new. It's to remember who you were before survival taught you to forget.

If this episode resonated with you, I'd be so grateful if you'd share it with someone who needs the reminder that becoming takes time. Your reviews, messages, and shares help this show reach more women who are ready to come home to themselves.

Connect with Anita:
Website: https://www.arisewithanita.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arisewithanita/
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July 16, 2026Confidence Isn't Something You Find: It's Something You Build | Sheree Cain-Jones
Confidence isn't something you find: it's something you build. So why do so many high-performing women still wait years to make the ask, take the leap, or use their voice?
In this episode, executive coach, speaker, and leadership mentor Sheree Cain-Jones returns to the show for a third conversation and this time, Anita and Sheree go deep on the internal architecture of confidence itself: the belief systems running in the background, the comparison traps that quietly drain us, and the stories we construct about other people's silence, rejection, and opinions that were never actually true in the first place.
Sheree opens up about growing up amid poverty, addiction, and abuse, and how she's used that pain: rather than let it define her to build a career helping other women stop negotiating their worth. Together, she and Anita unpack why "I'm not enough" is a belief system that collapses the moment you actually define what "enough" means, why feelings make terrible judges even when they're convincing witnesses, and how social comparison (something we're wired for from infancy) tips into something corrosive the moment admiration turns into self-erosion.
The conversation also gets tactical: how to negotiate a raise without shrinking, why so many women accept the first offer on the table, and why Sheree believes the real cost of waiting to "feel ready" isn't measured in missed moments it's measured in decades.
In this episode:
Why "negotiating your worth" shows up everywhere: in boundaries, in pay, in relationships - not just at the negotiating table.
How to break the vague, looping thought "I'm not enough" down into something specific enough to actually correct.
Why feelings are great witnesses but terrible judges, and what that means for how you interpret rejection.
The difference between referencing (aspiration) and comparison (self-erosion) — and how to tell which one you're actually doing.
Sheree's four-part purpose formula: problem, passion, people, pain and how naming your pain becomes a source of power rather than disqualification.
Why self-respect, not other people's validation, is the actual foundation of confidence.
The distinction between confidence and embodiment, and how to know you're still in alignment even on a hard day.
Practical negotiation reframes for women who freeze up asking for what they're worth.
The real, compounding cost of waiting to feel ready and why Sheree calls it regret, not just missed opportunity.
This is a conversation about what it actually takes to stop performing confidence and start living from it: one decision, one boundary, one ask at a time.
If this conversation resonates with something in you, don't let it stay a feeling: take the next step, whatever that looks like for you today. Subscribe to Arise with Anita so you don't miss what's coming next, and if this one moved you, leave a review it's how this show reaches the next woman who needs to hear it.
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If you felt something shift inside you today… hold that. Honor it.
This is how we rise — one choice, one voice, one brave breath at a time.
If you’re ready to go deeper, download your free ARISE Activation Workbook at www.arisewithanita.com
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1h 11min
July 14, 2026Your Voice Is the First Thing You Learned to Silence
On The Arise with Anita podcast: Have you ever walked away from a conversation replaying everything you wish you said?

You smiled. You nodded. You stayed quiet. Then hours, or maybe years later, you thought: Why didn't I just say something?

Here's what this episode wants you to know: The moment it mattered most and you went quiet: that was never a confidence problem. That was your nervous system doing exactly what it learned to keep you safe.

You'll learn:
Why going quiet in high-stakes moments is a nervous system survival response not a personality flaw.
How early experiences wire silence as a survival strategy.
Why hyper-independence, conflict avoidance, and over-apologizing are all forms of silencing your voice.
The difference between struggling with communication and struggling to feel *safe* communicating.
Why your voice isn't just words: it's boundaries, receiving, asking for help, and owning your worth.
How to start speaking up sooner, not louder — and why that distinction matters.
The woman you're becoming doesn't need to earn her voice. She needs to use it. And she's had it all along.

🎧 New episodes of The Arise with Anita podcast twice a week. The space where ambition meets embodiment and soul meets strategy.

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If you felt something shift inside you today… hold that. Honor it.
This is how we rise — one choice, one voice, one brave breath at a time.
If you’re ready to go deeper, download your free ARISE Activation Workbook at www.arisewithanita.com
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arisewithanita/
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19min

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