Episodi

  • TIL 17/40 Holding Steady in Chaos: Leadership’s Proving Ground

    TIL 17/40 Holding Steady in Chaos: Leadership’s Proving Ground
    Jan 27 2026
    🎙️ New Episode Announcement Chaos always comes. The real question is: will you hold steady when it does? Episode 17 takes us into the storms—floods, rescues, trafficking recoveries, even the unity forged in the aftermath of 9/11—and shows how trauma-informed leaders anchor themselves and others when the seas rage. We’ll talk about transparency in the fog, the dangers of withdrawal and overreaction, and why consistency matters more than charisma when everything is falling apart. Most importantly, we’ll explore how leaders can ground their nervous systems so they don’t amplify panic, but instead model calm that ripples outward. This episode is both raw and practical, giving you tools to stay visible, steady, and human when everything around you feels like chaos. 🎧 Listen now on Spotify: Trauma-Informed Leadership Series 📅 Book a call with Krista to see how this program can transform your leadership or schedule your organization’s custom training series: https://calendly.com/riseupphoenix/compass
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    16 min
  • TIL 16/40 The Lighthouse of Trust: Leadership’s True Currency

    TIL 16/40 The Lighthouse of Trust: Leadership’s True Currency
    Jan 20 2026
    🎙️ New Episode Announcement Titles, money, followers—these are often mistaken as the currencies of leadership. But beneath them all lies the only currency that truly matters: trust. In Episode 16, we dive into the anatomy of trust—what builds it, what breaks it, and why without it, every system becomes brittle. Using the metaphor of the lighthouse, we’ll explore how trust must be steady, not conditional, and why people look to leaders most closely when storms rage. We’ll also talk about the difference between real trust and counterfeit trust—when leaders weaponize loyalty, demand silence, or use “just trust me” as a cover for control. This episode offers both a warning and a framework for building authentic, trauma-informed trust that lasts. If you want to lead in a way that inspires genuine loyalty and resilience—not fear or compliance—this episode is your map. 🎧 Listen now on Spotify: Trauma-Informed Leadership Series 📅 Book a call with Krista to see how this program can transform your leadership or schedule your organization’s custom training series: https://calendly.com/riseupphoenix/compass
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    16 min
  • TIL 15/40 Scars as Credibility

    TIL 15/40 Scars as Credibility
    Jan 13 2026
    🎙️ New Episode Announcement Every leader carries scars. Some are visible. Others are hidden deep within. In Episode 15, we explore the way personal scars shape leadership—not as liabilities, but as sources of wisdom, empathy, and resilience. Drawing from my own journey as the throwaway daughter of a victim of human trafficking, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, and a victim of domestic violence, I’ll share how scars became the compass for my work and why acknowledging pain can amplify—not diminish—our ability to lead. We’ll also look at how scars shape collective movements. From communities rising after tragedy to organizations that rebuild after failure, scars are both reminders of wounds and markers of survival. When leaders choose to lead with their scars, they give permission for others to heal and rise as well. This episode is deeply personal, deeply human, and deeply necessary. If you’ve ever wondered whether your pain disqualifies you from leading, let this be your reminder: scars don’t silence us—they teach us how to speak. 🎧 Listen now on Spotify: Trauma-Informed Leadership Series 📅 Book a call with Krista to see how this program can transform your leadership or schedule your organization’s custom training series: https://calendly.com/riseupphoenix/compass
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    17 min
  • RISEUP PRO- Neural Command- Trauma Informed Leadership Under Pressure

    RISEUP PRO- Neural Command- Trauma Informed Leadership Under Pressure
    Jan 7 2026
    Neural Command™: Trauma-Informed Leadership Under Pressure RISEUP Voices From the Frontlines | RISEUP PRO Edition Host: Krista Fee, M.A. High-stress helping professionals are not failing. They are being asked to operate in environments that ignore how the human brain actually works under pressure. Neural Command™ is an applied neuroscience certification designed for leaders, educators, medical professionals, first responders, and mission-driven organizations operating in high-risk, high-stakes environments. This program bridges neuroscience, psychology, biology, and trauma-informed leadership to answer a critical question: How do humans think, decide, lead, learn, and perform under real-world stress, and how do we design systems that support that rather than destroy it? In this introductory episode, Krista Fee, M.A., founder of RISEUP Phoenix Trauma & Crisis Institute explains: Why intelligence, training, and motivation alone do not predict performance under stress How leadership culture, workload, communication, and expectations shape nervous system capacity Why burnout, disengagement, moral injury, and attrition are brain-level phenomena, not personal failures How Neural Command™ differs from traditional leadership, productivity, and resilience programs Why this work is essential not just for performance, but for well-being, retention, and suicide prevention Neural Command™ is built to be: Trauma-informed without being fragile Scientifically rigorous without being inaccessible immediately applicable without overwhelming Leadership-level without shaming or pressure Each lesson is delivered in small, digestible segments designed to be applied in real time — in classrooms, hospitals, command centers, agencies, and organizations where seconds, decisions, and human lives matter. This is not a program about pushing harder. It is a program about building leadership, systems, and cultures that the The human nervous system can actually sustain. Who This Program Is For Leaders in high-stress, high-risk professions Educators, medical professionals, first responders, and crisis leaders Organizations struggling with burnout, turnover, disengagement, or morale Professionals who want excellence without sacrificing their health, relationships, or humanity Learn More & Get Connected Register for the Neural Command™ Program: Type NC Course Book a Connection Call: Type Connect Listen to the Podcast: Type Podcast Sponsor the Podcast or Partner with RISEUP PRO: Type Connect A portion of all course, training, and podcast revenue supports the nonprofit partners providing critical care and recovery services in times of crisis. When pressure is unavoidable, understanding the brain becomes non-negotiable.
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    12 min
  • TIL 14/40 Fire As Teacher

    TIL 14/40 Fire As Teacher
    Jan 6 2026
    🎙️ New Episode Announcement Every flame casts a shadow. Episode 14 confronts the dark side of leadership fire—when ambition, ego, or unchecked rage consume leaders, organizations, and movements. From historical atrocities to modern scandals, we’ll examine what happens when fire is no longer fuel but destruction. This episode doesn’t shy away from the darkness. It takes us into the wreckage left when leaders abandon integrity, when power corrupts, and when movements born of hope spiral into harm. But it also offers a way forward: how trauma-informed leaders can recognize shadow tendencies in themselves and their organizations, and how to create accountability structures that prevent the blaze from consuming everything. This is a sobering but essential conversation for every leader who wants to harness their fire without losing their way. 🎧 Listen now on Spotify: Trauma-Informed Leadership Series 📅 Book a call with Krista to see how this program can transform your leadership or schedule your organization’s custom training series: https://calendly.com/riseupphoenix/compass
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    13 min
  • TIL 13/40 The Myth of Endless Grit

    TIL 13/40 The Myth of Endless Grit
    Dec 30 2025
    🎙️ New Episode Announcement Fire is one of the most powerful forces in nature—and in leadership. It can ignite movements, warm communities, and light the way forward. But if left unchecked, it can also consume everything in its path. In Episode 13, we explore the paradox of fire as fuel and fire as destruction. What does it mean for a leader to burn brightly without burning out? How can passion be harnessed as energy for transformation rather than chaos? Drawing from history, crisis response, and trauma-informed psychology, we’ll dive into the balance between fervor and discipline, and why leaders must learn to tend their internal fires if they want to sustain the flames of their movements. If you’ve ever felt your passion turning into exhaustion—or your drive tipping toward destruction—this episode is your guide to turning fire into fuel. 🎧 Listen now on Spotify: Trauma-Informed Leadership Series 📅 Book a call with Krista to see how this program can transform your leadership or schedule your organization’s custom training series: https://calendly.com/riseupphoenix/compass
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    15 min
  • TIL 12/40 When Leaders Drift The Cost of Compromise

    TIL 12/40 When Leaders Drift The Cost of Compromise
    Dec 23 2025
    🎙️ New Episode Announcement How do we hold nuance without losing fairness? How do we honor complexity without abandoning responsibility? In Episode 12, we wrestle with one of the hardest questions in leadership: when leaders make discretionary decisions that cause harm, how should they be held accountable? We’ll explore the balance between empathy and justice, the importance of separating intent from impact, and why trauma-informed leadership doesn’t mean excusing failure—but does mean handling failure with dignity and clarity. With real-world stories from crisis response, politics, and organizational leadership, this episode pushes us to consider what accountability looks like when lives, trust, and futures are on the line. This is a must-listen for anyone responsible for making hard calls—andfor anyone who has lived through the fallout of leaders who got it wrong. 🎧 Listen now on Spotify: Trauma-Informed Leadership Series 📅 Book a call with Krista to see how this program can transform your leadership or schedule your organization’s custom training series: https://calendly.com/riseupphoenix/compass
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    14 min
  • TIL 11/40 Systems and Scars: The DNA of Trauma Informed Leadership

    TIL 11/40 Systems and Scars: The DNA of Trauma Informed Leadership
    Dec 16 2025
    🎙️ New Episode Announcement What do organizations and human beings have in common? Both can carry trauma. Both can repeat harmful patterns. Both can heal. Episode 11 explores how the principles of trauma-informed care apply not only to individuals but also to organizations and systems. We look at how toxic workplace behaviors mirror addictive behaviors, how burnout spreads like contagion, and how leaders can embed new habits that actually rewire culture. By treating unhealthy systems as diseases that can be healed rather than failures to be punished, trauma-informed leaders create environments where trust, dignity, and resilience become the norm. If you’ve ever seen a toxic workplace poison good people—or wondered how to turn an organization around without losing its mission—this episode offers a framework for real, lasting change. 🎧 Listen now on Spotify: Trauma-Informed Leadership Series 📅 Book a call with Krista to see how this program can transform your leadership or schedule your organization’s custom training series: https://calendly.com/riseupphoenix/compass
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    16 min