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Rise Up with April Poynter
Rise Up with April Poynter
This is the unfiltered version of April.
Rise Up is a podcast about the real stuff — healing, leading, building, and figuring it out along the way.
No single lane. No neat category. Just honest conversations and solo thoughts from someone who has spent over 20 years in boardrooms, break rooms, and every space in between.
Some episodes are about chronic blushing and breaking the loop.
Some are about the alignment gap between leaders and the people doing the work.
Some are just audio messages — unscripted, unedited, straight from wherever April is in that moment.
Because some thoughts are too real to wait for a recording schedule.
All of it comes from the same place.
Just a human. Navigating being one.
All of it is Rise Up.
Come for one thing. Stay for all of it.
Learn more at www.aprilpoynter.com
Rise Up with April Poynter
51: It’s Time to Say Goodbye to Pandemic You
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What if the version of you that’s been holding you back isn’t your “inner child” - but an older version that learned to survive a certain season?
For me, it wasn’t 8-year-old April… it was 35-year-old pandemic April.
She helped me cope, create safety, and find meaning during one of the hardest collective moments we’ve lived through. But now, she can’t come with me.
This video is about recognizing when an old version of you - your habits, your beliefs, your comfort zones has done her job… and it’s time to evolve. To thank her, release her, and consciously become who you’re meant to be next.
If you’ve been feeling stuck, overly cautious, or disconnected from your natural rhythm - maybe you’re just outgrowing your pandemic self.
It’s time to say goodbye to pandemic you.