From an in-home daycare to a failed smoothie shop to finally getting my energy back — the mistakes, the mindset shift, and the small daily changes that turned it around.

Exhausted isn't lazy — it's a signal. In this episode I'm getting real about the burnout I've hit more than once: running an in-home childcare center sunup to sundown with no boundaries, opening a smoothie shop that drained more than it gave, and the "caffeine IV" survival mode that so many of us mistake for normal.

I'm breaking down the exact mistakes that kept me stuck (skipping meals, stacking caffeine on high cortisol, saying yes to everything) and the shifts that actually rebuilt my energy — starting with nutrition, morning sunlight before the phone, and learning which "balls" were mine to carry and which ones were safe to drop.

If you're in a season where you're running on fumes and everyone around you can see it before you can admit it, this one's for you.

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Ever wonder how the Queen Rising got its name?

It wasn't a clever marketing decision — it came out of rock bottom, reinvention, and a message I almost stayed too small to share.

In this episode, I'm taking you through the real evolution of my brand: from a childcare provider drowning in wine and shame, to a weight-loss coach who felt something was missing, to the podcast host who got a download she couldn't ignore. I talk about the divorce, the TikTok experiment that helped me find my real voice, and the astrology reading that called out exactly how much I was still dimming my own light.

If you've ever felt like you don't fit in one box — like you're becoming something you can't quite name yet — this one's for you.

Misty Anderson is the creator and host of The Queen Rising, a space for women who are tired of surviving their own lives and ready to come back to themselves.

Through honest conversations about identity, confidence, wellness, money, desire, astrology, and reinvention, Misty explores what it looks like to rebuild a life that actually feels like yours.

After navigating her own seasons of losing herself, rebuilding her confidence, creating financial independence, divorce, and starting over, Misty believes you don't have to have it all figured out to begin your comeback.

The Queen Rising is for the woman who knows she's meant for more — and is ready to become her.

Rebuilding My Credit After Divorce: The Real Tools That Worked

From a 500s credit score to actually building — here's what I did and what I'd tell you to try.

Several years ago my credit was sitting in the 500s. Between a divorce, giving up my duplex, and a layoff, I had to rebuild my finances almost from scratch — and I'm not going to pretend it's perfect now, but it's building.

In this episode I get honest about how my credit got there in the first place: bad decisions in college, a co-signed phone bill that turned into $800 of debt overnight, and 15 years of having little to no financial access during my marriage. Then I break down the three tools that actually helped me rebuild:

• Chime and their Credit Builder account
• Self Credit Builder + secured card
• A Capital One secured card

Plus, the simple percentage system I use with every paycheck now so I never fall back into that feast-or-famine pattern.

If you're in a season of rebuilding — your credit, your cash flow, or just your sense of stability — I hope this helps. Let me know what's worked for you.

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Why joy — not hustle — is what's actually been growing my business (and my blood pressure).

One of the biggest lies we're taught is that self-care has to be earned. In this episode, Misty unpacks why every income breakthrough in her business has come from choosing herself, not grinding harder — plus an honest update on leaving her job, managing high blood pressure since her divorce, and the sleep/protein/strength-training shifts that changed everything. If you're exhausted, capped on income, or hiding from your own audience, this one's for you. Plus: details on The Comeback Challenge, a 14-day reset starting late August.

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What my divorce, my rock bottom, and losing the "dream house" taught me about home, identity, and rebuilding from the inside out.

For years, I thought I was chasing a bigger house, a better neighborhood, the "we made it" life. I got the house — 1823, mid-century, 10-foot ceilings, everything I thought I wanted. And I still didn't feel at home.

In this episode, I'm taking you back to my rock bottom in 2013 — the binge eating, the disassociating, the losing myself in motherhood — through the 36 pounds I lost, the business I built from it, and the 2023 decision to ask for a divorce after 13 years of marriage. I talk about what it really meant to walk away from that house in 2024, why I didn't fight harder for it, and what I've learned about home, identity, and rebuilding since.

If you're waiting for the house, the weight loss, the promotion, the relationship to finally feel like yourself — this episode is your permission slip to stop waiting.

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• My upcoming book, Permission Granted
• The Comeback Challenge — 14 days to rebuild your energy, your body, and your confidence - send me CHALLENGE on Instagram @themistyanderson

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Jupiter hasn't been in Leo in 12 years — and it's calling you to stop shrinking. Plus: the eclipse season ahead, and a first look at my book, Permission Granted.

Welcome back to the Queen Rising Podcast — this is a big one. Jupiter entered Leo for the first time in 12 years, and it's a collective invitation to stop playing small and finally go for it. I'm walking through what this means if you have strong Leo placements, why this transit lines up with major moments in my own business history, and what's ahead with the full moon in Aquarius and the upcoming Leo and Pisces eclipses.

I'm also sharing an announcement I've been sitting on for a while: I'm writing a book called Permission Granted, and you can follow along chapter by chapter as I write it.

Topics covered:

• Jupiter's move into Leo and why it matters for everyone (not just Leos)
• Leo's higher and lower expression, and why it triggers people
• Eclipse season: the full moon in Aquarius, the Leo eclipse, and the Pisces eclipse
• The nodes shifting from Pisces/Virgo into Aquarius/Leo
• Announcing Permission Granted — my book, and how to read along with me on Substack

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Having Your Own Money Changes Everything: What Financial Independence Actually Looks Like for Real Women

Financial independence isn't about six figures overnight. It's about buying yourself a coffee without asking permission. It's about paying a bill and feeling proud. It's about having options when you need them most.

In this episode, Misty gets vulnerable — sharing her journey from carrying deep shame around money and having no financial access of her own, to building the confidence and income that gave her the freedom to finally choose herself.

If you've ever felt like you were bad with money, like you didn't deserve more, or like asking for it made you small — this episode was made for you.

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You Were Never Bad With Money: You Were Just Never Given the Right Tools

What if your financial struggles aren't a character flaw — they're a training program? In this episode, Misty breaks down how the money beliefs we absorbed growing up (from our parents, our households, our culture) are quietly running the show in our finances today.

From scarcity mindsets passed down through generations to the difference between "paying the bills" energy and wealth-building energy, this conversation will help you become a gentle observer of your own money story — and start rewriting it.

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Trigger warning on child abuse, neglect and sexual abuse

What a house of horrors in Ohio reveals about financial abuse, generational trauma, and why women stay

This week I'm doing something different — a Beyond the Headlines episode. If you've seen the news out of Ohio about 16 children found living in horrific conditions, you already know the headlines. But I want to go deeper than outrage.

We're unpacking the backstory of Elizabeth Siders — married as a teenager, pregnant at 13, and now the mother at the center of a national news story — through the lens of Cancer season, the current Mercury retrograde, and the astrology of family, safety, and generational trauma. But more than that, this episode is about the much bigger pattern hiding in plain sight: financial abuse, why "why didn't she just leave" is the wrong question, and how so many women — not just Elizabeth Siders — lose themselves one small compromise at a time.

This isn't really about one family. It's about every woman who's confused survival with living, and what it actually takes to come home to yourself.

***this episode discusses child abuse, sexual abuse of a minor, and domestic violence.

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Cancer season is asking you to come home — to yourself. In this episode, Misty gets personal about rebuilding her foundation after divorce, unemployment, and the unlearning that happens when life strips away everything that "looked good on the outside." We're diving into the astrology of Cancer season and Mercury retrograde, and what it really means to stop abandoning yourself and start receiving.

In this episode:

• Why growth isn't always about becoming someone new — sometimes it's about returning
• The difference between devotion and sacrifice (and why one depletes you)
• Cancer season's shadow side: giving to everyone but yourself
• Mercury retrograde as a review process for unfinished dreams
• How inherited money beliefs are keeping you stuck
• Learning to receive — compliments, support, and opportunities

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