Hearts Rise Up Podcast
42 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsInspire and empower your evolution. Conversations and guest interviews with your host Carol and co-hosts Ann and Concetta to help you elevate your state of mind, your life, and the world. Listen to compelling conversations and insights on self-discovery, expanded-awareness, and self-mastery. Tap into your inner wisdom, make the most of your life journey, and rise to your heart-centered Higher Self. Explore new ways of thinking, feeling, seeing, and being in the world. Extract wisdom and share it with others.
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Ep. 40 - Music: A Bridge For Healing and Expanded Awareness - An Interview With Flicka Rahn
February 16, 2021 17:57 - 36 minutes - 50.7 MBIn this episode, Carol interviews internationally known vocal performer, composer, teacher, author, and sound therapist, Flicka Rahn. Flicka is also a distinguished Academician. She was a member of the music faculty at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Brandeis University in Boston, the Boston Conservatory of Music, and the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio. She holds an M.M.Ed. from Texas State University and an M.S. in Guidance and Counseling from Texas A&M. Her book, The...
Ep. 39 - "Pause And Question Everything!" - An Interview with Ayelet Baron
February 01, 2021 22:43 - 1 hour - 86.4 MBIn this interview, Carol learns how Ayelet Baron became the global futurist that many CEOs and seekers turn to. Her mission is to create communities that live in harmony with their environment or to change the setting. Ayelet is an author, healer, facilitator, and a Forbes Top 50 Female Global Futurist. She is the author of F*CK The Bucket List Trilogy. Through her life experiences worldwide, she has charted a personal journey that examines what matters in life. Ayelet offers information an...
Ep. 38 - The Benefits of Gratitude Will Motivate You To Be Thankful Everyday
January 18, 2021 11:28 - 37 minutes - 51.1 MBA conversation about the power of Gratitude to improve your life so that you rise up to your best self every day. Join us in this episode of the Hearts Rise Up podcast with founders Carol Chapman, Concetta Antonelli, and Ann Serrie as we explore how a Gratitude Practice can be a motivator when you consider that the secret to having it all is knowing you already do. They talk about the benefits of gratitude in their lives, share the scientific research that shows how gratitude improves all a...
Ep. 37 - Finding CALM Through Clarity, Awareness, Learning & Motion - An Interview With Deb Schell
December 07, 2020 23:17 - 48 minutes - 66.7 MBIn this interview, Carol learns how Deb Schell turned her life around and found a sense of calm that she has shared with many others through her Find Calm Here Community. Self-examination helped Deb find the courage to ask hard questions that opened her eyes to finding a path to calm and happiness. In doing so, she realized that her environment and past habits were holding her back from feeling empowered. Deb explains how the elements of Clarity, Awareness, Learning, and Motion helped her ma...
Ep. 36 - Break-Up With Social Media To Become A Better Version Of Yourself
November 16, 2020 16:40 - 49 minutes - 67.6 MBAn Interview with Johan Versteegh – Life and Digital Wellness Coach and the co-founder of Social Media Breakup, who knows firsthand about the downsides of screen addiction and how to recover using his "6 Step Formula Series". A few years ago, Johan Versteegh suffered from cell phone and social media addiction. When he realized and accepted the adverse effects on his life, he knew he had to find a way to unhook himself from screens. He knew that he couldn't totally abstain from technology; a...
Ep. 35 - Finding Resonance With The Current Reality Through Our Inner Light - A conversation between the founders of Hearts Rise Up
November 02, 2020 19:11 - 47 minutes - 64.8 MBJoin us in this episode of the Hearts Rise Up podcast with founders Carol Chapman, Concetta Antonelli, and Ann Serrie as we discuss what's been happening in our lives during the ongoing Pandemic. Working through this crisis's emotions reminds us of author Elizabeth Kubler Ross and the stages of grief. Accepting change and uncertainty is challenging, but we strive to look for the positive in what we are experiencing, tap into our inner light, and look for the light in others. In this way, we...
Ep. 34 - Listen To Your Heart To Create Success From The Inside Out - An Interview with Jeanne Sharbuno
October 11, 2020 17:00 - 38 minutes - 52.5 MBAn Interview with Jeanne Sharbuno – seasoned coach, team facilitator, fun ballroom dance instructor and author of “52 Ways To Live Success…From the Inside Out: Bite-Size Coaching for Success-Minded People.” Confident that she was making a place for herself in the corporate world, Jeanne Sharbuno faced a life-defining moment when she was laid off for the third time in four years. She vowed never to be at the mercy of another corporation for her livelihood. Thus began the journey that took he...
Ep. 33 - A Gentle & Timely Introduction to Mindfulness - An Interview With Melissa Plosker
September 28, 2020 20:52 - 39 minutes - 54.7 MBIn this interview, Carol learns how, at a low point in her life, Melissa accidentally discovered mindfulness. She describes how, over a decade ago, with a divorce looming and thousands of miles from home, Melissa attempted to bend herself into a pretzel in her first yoga class. She was sore for a week, but it was just what she needed to guide her through a difficult time in her life. The yoga experience launched her into what she would later understand to be mindfulness – helping her becom...
Ep. 32 - Into the "Big Bright" - An Interview with Alberto Roman
September 07, 2020 19:58 - 39 minutes - 90.9 MBAlberto Roman is an artist, musician, philosopher, Shaman, and Transformational Healer. He is a magical being who offers a unique perspective on the world – both inner and outer. Alberto is a humble explorer of consciousness and has a heart of compassion. In this interview with Carol Chapman, the topics are varied; growing up in Costa Rica, discovering the Shaman’s path, healing as an occupation, art, and music. Alberto reminds us that as we are in tune with our inner muse, we will more eas...
Ep. 31 - "Simplicity, Clarity, And Mindfulness"- The Power of Being Nobody - An Interview with J.A. Plosker
August 25, 2020 14:57 - 42 minutes - 58 MBIn this interview, J.A. Plosker, the co-founder of the Nobody Life concept and community, describes the benefits and necessity of finding our inner “Nobody.” J.A. is a former attorney, social work counselor, and instructor of comparative religion, philosophy, and social work. He is the host of The Nobody Guide to Life podcast and has appeared on many stages, including TEDx. His message and mission are to increase awareness of ancient wisdom and mindfulness to facilitate personal and spiritua...
Ep. 30 - "Becoming Something New & Unexpected" - An Interview with Lynnda Pollio
August 10, 2020 21:41 - 52 minutes - 72.6 MBLynnda Pollio is the author of multi-award winning, best-selling visionary novel, Trusting the Currents. She shares her compelling story of how this novel came about and the love and work that went into telling Addie May's story. Carol interviews Lynnda about her unique journey to becoming an author. They talk about her love of nature as a child and now. Then on to her successful corporate life first as a New York advertising executive and then as the world's first Chief Consciousness Offic...
Ep. 29 - "Inspiration is Invitation" - Follow Your Heart - An Interview With Sara Troy
July 13, 2020 17:55 - 44 minutes - 60.9 MBSara Troy is a spiritual counselor, entrepreneur, storyteller, and successful Podcast host with over 2,500 shows. Sara’s company, Self Discovery Media is made up of an ‘Orchard of Wisdom’ from all her guests who have found the courage to change their lives, discover their purpose and gifts, and serve others. In this interview, Sara describes what led her to the world of podcasting. Carol and Sara discuss Sara’s philosophies and what led her to hone in on celebrating and highlighting people ...
Ep. 28 - Find The Fun So Life Becomes A Game You Want To Play Again - An Interview With Marisa Raymond
June 29, 2020 19:05 - 41 minutes - 57.2 MBAn Interview with Marisa Raymond, a wife, mom, mindfulness coach and board-certified genetic counselor and founder of Marisa Raymond Coaching. "Find the fun" is a motto that Marisa Raymond believes is necessary to live life with ease. Marisa Raymond, a successful genetic counselor, mom, coach and yoga teacher talks about her journey from being a serious perfectionist attempting to control life to a Fun-preneur who embodies Mary Poppins' philosophy: "In every job that must be done there is a...
Ep. 27 - Insights And Hope From The "Messy Middle" - An Interview With Elizabeth Miner
June 15, 2020 18:12 - 43 minutes - 59.2 MBElizabeth Miner, successful Author, Life and Business Coach, Speaker and Founder and CEO of Thrive This Day, shares insights and hope from her own journey from poverty to self-sufficiency. In her conversation with Carol, the listener can learn from Elizabeth's experiences and how her deliberate choices and goals led her to a soul-satisfying career. Through her book, coaching, and workshops, Elizabeth has helped hundreds of people find their calling by following a goal achievement system that...
Ep. 26 - The Power To Change Rests Within Us - An Interview with Jennifer Spor
June 01, 2020 20:56 - 36 minutes - 50.2 MBIn this episode, Carol interviews Jennifer Spor, a transformational coach, spiritual mentor, writer, and host of the Awake & On Purpose Podcast. Jennifer firmly believes we are given dreams for a purpose. She says, “Your time is precious. Don’t waste it on a life you’re not in LOVE with.” Jennifer discusses the life-changing catalysts that brought her to her current mission of helping and inspiring others. Listen in as Jennifer shares her transitional awakening from a business career where...
Ep. 25 - The Amazing Allure of a "Gentle Rebel"- An Interview with Andy Mort
May 18, 2020 13:20 - 39 minutes - 53.6 MBIn this episode, Carol interviews Andy Mort, musician, writer, podcast host, coach, and introvert. Andy discusses how his path evolved and the impact of listening and feedback on guiding his next steps in building an online community. Andy is a storyteller, a philosopher, and an example of coping in a busy world through planning, self-awareness, and creativity. Andy‘s podcast is called The Gentle Rebel. From Andy’s website, “Founder of The-Haven.co, a membership community dedicated to supp...
EP. 24 - Undaunted By Failure: Lessons Learned - An Interview With Godwin Chan
May 04, 2020 21:21 - 38 minutes - 53.5 MBIn this episode, Carol interviews Godwin Chan as he takes us on his journey of failure and discovery. Godwin shares the role of self-awareness regarding his career path, adventures in start-ups, lessons learned from failure, and inspiration to forge ahead. Godwin started early on intending to become a physician. Through years of study toward that singular goal, he had an awakening that ultimately, this was not the right profession for him. Listen as Godwin shares the values, knowledge, and ...
Ep. 23 - Tuning In To Energy Frequencies For Healing - An Interview with Dr. Tom Negelow, Healer and Trance Channeler
April 20, 2020 22:44 - 43 minutes - 60.4 MBIn this episode, Carol interviews Dr. Tom Negelow, Healer and Trance Channeler where he discusses his background and goal of supporting people in their healing. For many years he and his wife Dr. Shelley Negelow have worked together to develop healing modalities to heal and encourage self-healing. Tom developed a healing method he calls Cellular Energy Releasing Healing. His passion is to serve the universal family. In the process of learning and self-development, Tom became aware of an inn...
Ep. 22 - Listen To The Voice Of The True Self & Find Purpose - An Interview With Jacob Nordby
April 04, 2020 21:55 - 54 minutes - 73.8 MBIn this episode, Carol interviews Jacob Nordby, writer and creative guide. Jacob is the author of The Divine Arsonist: A Tale of Awakening, Blessed Are the Weird - A Manifesto for Creatives, and soon to be published The Creative Cure. Jacob is the founder of Manifesto Publishing and he leads the Creative UnBootcamp course for students around the world. He also offers transformational group retreats and individual creative guidance sessions. In this conversation, Carol and Jacob discuss how ...
Ep. 21 - From Clutter to Life-Altering Energetic Change - An Interview With Jen Rao
March 10, 2020 01:52 - 41 minutes - 56.7 MBIn this episode, Carol interviews Jen Rao, founder of Clear Your Life. Jen's a professional organizer specializing in clutter clearing (and its magical benefits). Life wasn't always clutter-free for Jen. She spent years collecting a lot of "stuff." Back then, life was stressful, with all her stuff just weighing her down until she took steps to reprogram her mindset and change her life from the inside out. Jen is a tough-love truth-teller with a gentle side that encourages others to open th...
Ep. 20 - The Story Behind The "Emergence of the Total Woman" - An Interview with Dr. Shelley Negelow and Lynnis Woods-Mullins
February 17, 2020 23:21 - 40 minutes - 55.3 MBDr. Shelley Negelow and Lynnis Woods-Mullins each experienced powerful lessons in healing from past-life traumas that led them to career paths to help other women. Over time, each has developed tools and techniques to help women discover how to make sustainable changes in their lives. Listen in to this episode as we explore their traumas, how they overcame them, and their determination to transform their lives. Each shares their personal story of challenges and healing, and a new program th...
Ep. 19 - The Heart In Hearts Rise Up - Meet the Founders
February 10, 2020 22:41 - 1 hour - 88.3 MBIn this episode, we're wrapping up our first season of the podcast and beginning a new one. Ann, Concetta, and Carol share their thoughts on the podcast after a full year of experience with it. The conversation includes our personal life challenges and stories along with thoughts on why we started the podcast. SHOW NOTES In this episode, you can get an up-close and personal perspective as they share their thoughts on: How the Hearts Rise Up Podcast came to be. The reasons each decided to...
Ep. 18 - From Struggling And Self-Doubt To Creative Transformation - An Interview With Lauren Sapala
January 27, 2020 22:00 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MBLauren Sapala is the author of The INFJ Writer, a guide for sensitive, intuitive writers, The INFJ Revolution, and Firefly Magic: Heart Powered Marketing for Highly Sensitive Writers. She is also a writing coach for writers of the INFJ and INFP personality type, and blogs about writing, creativity, and personality theory at laurensapala.com. She currently lives in San Francisco. In this episode, Lauren Sapala shares her journey of an intense and difficult childhood with challenges and addic...
Ep. 18 - Opening Creative Doors for Personal Transformation - An Interview With Lauren Sapala
January 27, 2020 22:00 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MBLauren Sapala is the author of The INFJ Writer, a guide for sensitive, intuitive writers, The INFJ Revolution, and Firefly Magic: Heart Powered Marketing for Highly Sensitive Writers. She is also a writing coach for writers of the INFJ and INFP personality type, and blogs about writing, creativity, and personality theory at laurensapala.com. She currently lives in San Francisco. In this episode, Lauren Sapala shares her journey of an intense and difficult childhood with challenges and addic...
Ep. 17 - What's The "Best" That Could Happen? - An Interview With Jae Hermann
January 13, 2020 22:34 - 42 minutes - 58.3 MBWhat's the "best" that could happen? That's the mindset of Jae Hermann and the question she asks whenever she's dealing with situations in her life. It wasn't always that way. Just like many people, Jae focused on what's the "worst" that could happen. As a young woman, she was determined to build a career in her chosen field, strategizing, and planning the details to increase her opportunity for success. That all changed one day after being physically assaulted, which then proceeded to dera...
Ep. 16 - Navigate Your Life By Owning Your True Self - An Interview With Alie Harwood
December 30, 2019 19:19 - 36 minutes - 49.6 MBAs a shy introvert, disconnected from her true self, Alie Harwood was fraught for years in her teens and early adult life with a fear-driven mind of negative and self-conscious thoughts. She mostly relied on external attention and approval to feel comfortable in her own skin. These patterns created a variety of suppressed emotions and feelings, making it very difficult to function with confidence and clarity in the world. It wasn't until a significant turning point that shifted her perspect...
Ep. 16 - Navigate Your Life By Owning Your True Self
December 30, 2019 19:19 - 36 minutes - 49.6 MBAs a shy introvert, disconnected from her true self, Alie Harwood was fraught for years in her teens and early adult life with a fear-driven mind of negative and self-conscious thoughts. She mostly relied on external attention and approval to feel comfortable in her own skin. These patterns created a variety of suppressed emotions and feelings, making it very difficult to function with confidence and clarity in the world. It wasn't until a significant turning point that shifted her perspect...
Ep. 15 - Live Your Life Not Your Story - An Interview With Tommy Breedlove
December 02, 2019 22:43 - 34 minutes - 46.8 MBFrom incarceration on his birthday at age 19 to University to fast-tracking the corporate ladder, Tommy Breedlove had achieved what few people have done given the humble beginnings and violence in his earlier years. He had a great job, a beautiful wife, fancy car, corner office, and was a senior partner and member of the Board of Directors of a major financial consulting firm. He was also set for life financially. On the outside, he had achieved everything. On the inside, things were crumbli...
Ep. 14 - Untangling Spirituality From Religion - An Interview With Eva Live
November 18, 2019 23:18 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MBAfter years of fundamentalist evangelical Christian practice, Eva Live only felt disillusioned with religion. She was feeling aloneness, disconnection, and isolation — an inner sort of torture. She spent years deconstructing her life. Never feeling good enough or a real sense of belonging or spiritually connected until a significant turning point that set her on a course of awakening and beginning with one of her deepest spiritual experiences. From that point, she began reconstructing a new ...
Ep. 13 - The Beautiful Gifts Of Highly Sensitive Introverts - An Interview With Jasraj Hothi
October 29, 2019 14:01 - 46 minutes - 64.5 MBAs a child, Jas Hothi thought everyone was like him. It wasn't until his teens that he realized he was different from others. And it became even more apparent when his career took off while in the corporate world. His big "AHA" came when he had the best year ever in sales recruitment, having made "Employee of the Year." Most people would love to have that kind of accolade. But for Jas, something wasn't right. He was unfilled and just kept wondering why he wasn't happier. Discovering that h...
Ep. 12 - Marrying Science and Spirit - An Interview With Mandara Cromwell
September 09, 2019 20:25 - 53 minutes - 74 MBFor years Mandara Cromwell has been on an incredible journey marrying science and spirit. She grew up in the farmlands of Kansas in a devout catholic family. Her divine quest began as a child with mystical experiences of angels and saints, the sounds of Latin masses, pipe organs and choirs in the Gothic architecture of a Catholic Church. Studies of art and philosophy led Mandara to follow a spiritual path to India, where she learned about sacred sound. Later after much investigation, she di...
Ep. 11 - Human DOing vs. Human BEing
August 26, 2019 22:14 - 41 minutes - 57.7 MBIn this episode, Concetta and Carol talk about what it means to be a Human Doing vs. a Human Being in today’s world. It’s a question all of us must ask ourselves as we live in an increasingly complex, fast-paced and ever-changing world that involves so much doing. Most everyone’s day appears to be externally driven involving so much doing. Show Notes: Concetta and Carol explore a variety of things that impact and influence the amount of Human Doing vs. Being and what we can do create more...
Ep. 10 - Step Into Your Beauty Through Truth And Courage - An Interview With Rebecca Boskovic
July 01, 2019 17:51 - 47 minutes - 64.9 MBIn this episode, Rebecca Boskovic shares her perspective on the achievement of beauty. It’s an inside job by walking the path of truth and courage. Ever since she was 5 years old, Rebecca was very aware of her “own thinking”. Being very self-aware she learned how to process her feelings at a young age. But then as she grew older, especially when she hit adolescence, self-consciousness crept in. She started questioning herself. Stopped looking inward. And in high school, as is the case with...
Ep. 9 - Sacred Space Is All Around Us
June 10, 2019 17:43 - 46 minutes - 64.1 MBSacred space. It’s a personal expression of our need as human beings for spiritual nurturing. A place to tap into the deeper recesses of our soul. Sacred Space is a place that has special meaning for us and it’s up to each of us to decide what we want from the space and what we practice for personal nourishment within the space. Whether for meditation, quiet time, journaling, ritual, yoga, etc. There are many ways to enjoy the space to include considerations for who and for how many, how yo...
Ep. 8 - Pausing The Linear Flow of Time
May 27, 2019 19:29 - 41 minutes - 57.3 MBAnn and Carol expand the discussion on “Make Every Moment Count” - a previous blog post authored by Ann. They talk about what it means to “Be in The Moment”. They share insights from each other’s experience on why it’s important to practice more mindfulness in our daily lives, and what are the obvious and not so obvious reasons to do so. Other takeaways include what makes being in the moment so difficult these days and when you do it, it’s like a form of meditation which research has shown ...
Ep. 7 - Love Is Stronger Than Death - An Interview With Carol Neustadt
May 12, 2019 20:27 - 46 minutes - 64.4 MBBeing a gifted intuitive and clairvoyant is something that Carol Neustadt came into this world as. As a young child, she thought everyone had the ability to hear the voice within. And that everyone had an inner cheerleader or self-helper of a sort. One day, she realized, that was not the case after accidentally being hit in the head by a rock and having to go to the emergency room. Carol had never talked about her ability as an intuitive and clairvoyant until that accident. What’s most stri...
Ep. 6 - You Hold The Pen To Your Life - An Interview with Brenda Underwood
April 30, 2019 11:09 - 46 minutes - 63.8 MBRejection was a big cloud over Brenda’s life for a long time. It was like a pillar from the time she was born. As the youngest of 5 children, for years she allowed rejection to shape the way she saw people and things, how she interacted with others, and even the attitudes she held onto. And for a time, all this culminated into leading a promiscuous and risky life. She eventually realized that she had to get to a place where she wasn’t seeing herself through the eyes of her critics. She real...
Ep. 5 - Always ask "What If?" and Then Go For It - An Interview with Terry Moorer
April 15, 2019 16:53 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MBKnown worldwide as the“Hottest Disabled Speaker in America”, our featured guest for this episode is Terry Moorer. As a person with Cerebral Palsy, Terry has known first-hand what it takes to Rise Up to his best and greater self. He has 30+ years of experience working in the entertainment industry. He’s worked with NBA Entertainment, Queen Latifah, Walt Disney, MTV, Atlantic Records, and many others. In this interview, Terry takes us from his early years as an adolescent on up to adulthood a...
Ep. 4 - "What Gets In The Way Becomes The Way" - An Interview With Thought Leader Jess Villegas
April 01, 2019 19:48 - 43 minutes - 59.2 MBIn this episode, Jess shares his perspective on "what gets in the way becomes the way". He illustrates how mental models, habits, and assumptions can limit our view of the possibilities in our life. He shares some of his most impressionable life experiences (as a parent, a leader, an entrepreneur, and a CEO) and how these experiences have shaped his thinking and way of being in the world. Jess’ keeps in mind two things that reflect his personal philosophy. 1) A quote by Marcus Aurelius, "Th...
Ep. 3 - Living In A State Of Awareness, Observation, And Discipline - An Interview With Larry Sims
March 24, 2019 16:22 - 35 minutes - 48.5 MBIn this episode, as he was growing up in the south, Larry had lots of questions around many things in life. Many of the answers he received from others were inadequate in his mind which led to a lot of confusion. The harder he tried to understand, the more questions he had and the answers were never satisfactory. Life was a bit awkward as he was growing up. Having started school a year early, he was smaller than his peers, and a target for bullying. Eventually, he was able to internalize hi...
Ep. 2 - Sailing the Sonic Ocean - An Interview With Christopher Drummond
March 17, 2019 20:09 - 26 minutes - 60.1 MBIn this episode, Christopher shares how life can be a long and uphill road. Stress in his life was very common. He grew up in an area where public education was on the level of private schools and 90% of peers went to college. It was expected. For Christopher, it was "butt-kicking" from the very beginning, and he wouldn’t change it for anything. He’s no stranger to Rising up to his ‘best self’. It’s taken hours upon hours of hard work and commitment. That’s been his life journey. He shows ...
Ep. 1 - Dancing with the Muse of Space, Music, and Meditation - An Interview with Jonn Serrie
February 24, 2019 20:36 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MBIn this episode, Jonn Serrie shares how he combines the timeless depths of space with music vision spanning the universe. A dominant force and pioneer in the space music category, Jonn's goal with his music, is to "dissolve the veil between source and destination, so his audience feels the music the way he does". A composer, musician, and inspirational performer, Jonn is at the forefront of the electronic music industry with 25 recorded albums on two international records labels with millio...