In this episode, we explore what it really means to experience joy—even in the middle of anxiety, grief, and life’s most challenging seasons. Joy isn’t about everything being perfect. It’s about finding moments of light, even when life feels heavy.

Janel is joined by Yanina Oyarzo as they talk through navigating stress, anxiety, and emotional overwhelm while still choosing joy in everyday life. From simple practices like spending time in nature to unexpected tools like watching funny videos to reset your mind, this conversation is both honest and practical.

You’ll walk away with a new perspective on joy—not as a cure, but as a gateway to healing and a way to move through life with more balance and intention.

What’s discussed in this episode:

• Why joy and pain can coexist
• How to find joy in small, everyday moments
• Navigating anxiety and overwhelming seasons
• The truth about “feeling better” vs. healing
• Simple ways to reset your mind and nervous system
• Why joy is a daily choice, not a destination

🤳 Follow Yanina: https://www.instagram.com/yanina_oyarzo
🎙️ Similarly Different Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/similarlydifferentpod

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Janel returns with a powerful conversation alongside Yanina Oyarzo on healing, identity, and showing up authentically.

This conversation explores what it looks like to navigate personal growth, emotional healing, and becoming more aligned with who you truly are. Together, they unpack the tension between who we’ve been and who we’re becoming—and how to move forward with clarity, honesty, and intention.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:
• What it means to show up authentically in every season
• Navigating healing, identity, and personal growth
• Letting go of expectations and embracing who you are becoming
• The power of self-awareness and inner work
• How to move forward with clarity and confidence

Links & Resources:

🌐 Yanina Oyarzo (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/yanina_oyarzo

🎙️ Similarly Different Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/similarlydifferentpod

📖 The Rising Quote Journal: https://www.amazon.com/Rising-Quote-Journal-Quotes-version/dp/B0G8T1BPKF

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Do you have to wait for life to feel perfect before you experience joy? In this episode of The Rising, Janel closes out the Back to Basics series by exploring the fourth RISE principle: Enjoyment — and why joy is not something reserved for easy seasons of life.

Janel shares how joy and pain can coexist, why joy is actually a birthright, and how learning to notice small “micro moments” can transform your emotional and spiritual wellbeing. From simple daily practices to becoming a “joy maker” for others, this episode offers practical ways to invite more presence, healing, and gratitude into everyday life.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
✨ Why joy doesn’t require a perfect life
✨ How joy supports healing during grief and hardship
✨ The power of noticing micro moments of happiness
✨ How to track joy and recognize it daily
✨ Why giving joy to others multiplies your own
✨ How enjoyment completes the RISE framework: Reflection, Intention, Simplicity, Enjoyment

Enjoyment isn’t a reward you earn someday — it’s something you can access right now.

Links & Resources:
📖 The Rising Quote Journal (150 Quotes to Elevate Your Life):
https://www.amazon.com/Rising-Quote-Journal-Quotes-version/dp/B0G8T1BPKF

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What if simplicity wasn’t about deprivation… but freedom?

In this episode of the Back to Basics series, Janel explores Simplicity, the third principle of the RISE Living Toolkit — and why learning to travel lighter can transform your mental clarity, home environment, and overall well-being.

Simplicity goes far beyond decluttering your home. It’s about removing what distracts you so you can focus on what truly matters: peace, presence, and meaningful connection.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
• Why minimalism creates more freedom, not restriction
• How physical clutter impacts your nervous system
• The hidden clutter categories: digital, calendar, financial, and emotional
• A simple way to start decluttering without overwhelm
• Why your home should feel calm after a chaotic world
• How saying “no” protects your energy and time
• The mindset shift from accumulation to contentment

Your call to action this week: start small — even one drawer can change momentum.

🔗 The Rising Quote Journal: https://www.amazon.com/Rising-Quote-Journal-Quotes-version/dp/B0G8T1BPKF

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What if the reason you feel stuck isn’t lack of motivation — but lack of intention?

In this episode, Janel breaks down the second RISE principle and explains how living intentionally helps you stop wandering through life and start aligning your choices with what truly fulfills you.

Discover how setting intentions each morning and clarifying your core values can shift your energy, decision-making, and long-term direction.

Inside this episode:
• How intention transforms daily decisions
• Why clarity creates momentum
• The power of choosing what you want to call into your day
• How reflection leads naturally into intentional living
• Practical steps to define your top values for 2026

When you become clear on what matters most, everything else begins to fall into alignment.

🔗 The Rising Quote Journal:
https://www.amazon.com/Rising-Quote-Journal-Quotes-version/dp/B0G8T1BPKF

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In this episode of The Rising Refresher Series, Janel introduces the first RISE principle—Reflection—and explains how it helps you reconnect with yourself in a world full of noise, pressure, and distraction.

Reflection can look like journaling, walking in nature, meditating for a few minutes, sitting quietly with a cup of tea, or stepping away from screens to breathe and reset.

Janel shares how grief, research, and personal transformation shaped these tools—and why they’re accessible to everyone.

You’ll learn:
• What reflection really means
• Why it builds emotional awareness
• How to create sacred space in your day
• The role of journaling in clarity
• Why mornings matter
• How nature supports mental health
• Simple ways to pause and reconnect

This week’s challenge: give yourself permission to pause.


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What if the next chapter of your life started by returning to yourself?
In this episode, Janel introduces her new Back to Basics series and shares how years of grief, study, healing, and deep inner work led to the creation of her four guiding pillars: Reflection, Intention, Simplicity, and Enjoyment—the RISE Principles.

These tools aren’t about perfection. They’re about alignment, self-trust, and learning to rise into the person you’re becoming—one day at a time.

In this episode, you’ll explore:• The emotional origin story of The Rising• Why Janel immersed herself in psychology and spirituality• How personal loss sparked transformation• What the RISE Principles really mean• How to tune out outside noise and hear your inner guide• Why enjoyment is a spiritual practice too• How journaling supports growth in 2026 and beyond

Links & Resources
📖 The Rising Quote Journal — 150 Quotes to Help You Reflect, Reset & Rise
https://www.amazon.com/Rising-Quote-Journal-Quotes-version/dp/B0G8T1BPKF


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In this conversation, TK Coleman breaks down why scrolling (not social media itself) is quietly reshaping our attention, creativity, and sense of purpose—and how to reclaim your life with simple, repeatable practices that reconnect you to your body, your curiosity, and what matters most.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
 • Why “scrolling is the new smoking” and how it shifts us from searching with intention to dopamine-driven scrolling
• How to speak truth in a way that calls people forward, not calls them out
• The difference between fighting for someone vs. fighting with them (and why it changes everything)
• A clearer way to approach “purpose” that’s bigger than your job or career
• How to follow curiosity like a “dating process” (small experiments → clarity over time)
• Why boredom is a gift—and how it invites you to expand your awareness instead of escaping it
• Practices to rebuild attention: walks, quiet time, art, music, and presence (even 15 minutes at a time)

Links & Resources (TK Coleman):

🌐The Minimalists (Official): https://www.theminimalists.com/

📖 Emotional Clutter (Free Ebook): https://www.theminimalists.com/books/

📲 TK Coleman (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/officialtkcoleman/

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Decluttering tips are everywhere… but why do we keep returning to the same patterns? In this episode of The Rising, Janel interviews TK Coleman of The Minimalists to unpack the deeper layer: emotional clutter—the feelings and beliefs underneath the mess.

This episode is for anyone who wants simplicity, peace, and freedom… but feels blocked by anxiety, old narratives, or the pressure to “get it right.”

You’ll learn:
• Why your relationship to “stuff” is tied to identity, fear, and memory
• How to shift from shame-based change to sustainable change
• What to do when you’re growing… but people around you aren’t
• The power of validation + curiosity to help others move forward
• Why “truth hurts” can also become “truth heals”

📲 TK Coleman (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/officialtkcoleman/

🌐 Website: The Minimalists (Official): https://www.theminimalists.com/

📘 Emotional Clutter (Free Ebook): https://www.theminimalists.com/books/

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If you’ve been living in your head, second-guessing every decision, and feeling disconnected from yourself—this episode is for you.

In this episode of The Rising Podcast, Janel sits down with Anna Gannon, an intuitive psychic and intuitive development coach, to demystify intuition and teach practical ways to access your inner guidance in the year ahead. Anna explains intuition as information received through the body—not the logical mind—and shares how to begin building a relationship with your intuitive senses through simple daily practices. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

✨ What intuition is (and what it isn’t)

✨ Why “heart wisdom” is a powerful starting point

✨ How to practice intuition with “low-hanging fruit” (like food + everyday choices)

✨ How signs work—and how to hold them lightly

✨ What happens when you ignore the whispers

✨ How to recognize truth through your body (especially in a noisy world)

Links & Resources (Anna Gannon):

🌐 Website: https://www.annagannon.com/ 

📩 Contact: https://www.annagannon.com/contact 

🔮 Intuitive Psychic Readings: https://www.annagannon.com/intuitive-psychic-readings 

🗓️ Bookings / Trainings: https://annagannon-appointments.as.me 

📲 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annagannonhere

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