THE RISE with Sara Connell – Détails, épisodes et analyse

In this powerful episode of The Rise, Sara Connell sits down with creator and thought leader Kimberly Warner for a heart-opening conversation on what it really looks like to rise in the midst of uncertainty, change, and big dreams.

Together, Sara and Kimberly explore how to stay devoted to your vision when life doesn't go as planned, how to alchemize challenge into purpose, and how to trust your voice as a leader, artist, and human being.

Whether you're writing a book, building a movement, growing a business, or simply navigating your next chapter, this episode will meet you right where you are and invite you to take your next brave step.

• How to honor your story (even the messy parts) and turn it into fuel for your mission.

• Simple mindset shifts to help you move from self-doubt into aligned, courageous action.

• Practices for staying grounded and resourced while you're visible, vulnerable, and leading.

• How to reframe "setbacks" as sacred redirections on the path to your purpose.

• Why your lived experience is not a liability but your greatest thought leadership asset.

This is a beautiful listen if you've ever wondered, "Is it really possible for me?" and you're ready for a resounding, soul-level yes.

Every life holds stories that refuse tidy arcs or endings—illness, loss, identity shifts, and everyday uncertainties that shape us. Writing the Unfixed Life is for writers sitting (or wrestling!) with those stories.

Over four weeks, we'll build the emotional and creative scaffolding needed to shape your memoir. We'll move beyond the mind's grip and allow prose to rise from within, the kind of truth the body carries long before the brain finds words for it.

I'll be your companion on this journey, drawing on years of interviewing and filming people living with chronic illness, my own path living unfixed, and the work of guiding others like Dylan Shanahan, whose memoir Liberation of Being came into the world even as ALS took his ability to speak or type. Between Dylan's story, my award-winning films, and my own best-selling memoir Unfixed, I've learned that the stories we resist the hardest are often the very ones most capable of shining light, for ourselves and for others.

REGISTRATION ENDS DECEMBER 31st, 2025

When: 4 Mondays in February 2026 from 9:00am - 10:30am PT

Week 1: The Call to Story — Finding Your Entry Point

• Identify the central pulse of your memoir: the story only you can tell.

• Explore the "unfixed" nature of memory and how to embrace uncertainty as part of truth.

• Exercises: guided free-writes + letter-writing across time (to or from your past or future self or other key characters).

Week 2: Sensory and Synesthetic Play — Writing What Can't Be Said

• Use sensory details, metaphor, and synesthesia to access emotion beyond fact.

• Learn to transform abstract feelings into vivid images and scenes.

• Exercises: sensory mapping + writing through an object or image.

Week 3: Voices Within — Dialogue With the Unheard

• Listen for the inner voices (your child-self, your body, the silenced characters of your past).

• Practice writing conversations across memory and imagination.

• Exercises: voice-pairing dialogue + "chair across the room" exercise.

Week 4: Shaping the Memoir — Building Your Emotional Blueprint

• Learn how to structure memoirs around emotional arcs, not just chronology.

• Create your personal story map: themes, turning points, and threads of resilience.

• Exercises: draft your memoir's scaffolding + closing ritual for courage to keep writing.

By the end of the seminar, writers will:

• Have 4+ new chapters, scenes, or fragments rooted in emotional truth.

• Create a memoir story map that clarifies themes, arcs, and structure.

• Gain embodied, emotional building blocks needed to finish their memoirs with confidence.

• Carry tools for writing and living with uncertainty, grief, and the unknown.

Ordinarily, a course like this would cost $495. You can join at no cost when you purchase 10 copies of Unfixed (about $250 total) from Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

Think of it as giving the books away—to a reader's club, as gifts, or to friends who might need this story—while receiving the workshop as a gift in return.

Simply DM or email your receipt, and we'll reserve your spot.

Every time I've walked beside someone through this kind of sharing, I've seen how the unspeakable softens once it finds its voice in the body. What once felt unshapable begins to glimmer with coherence, even a kind of magic—as if you survived it so that one day it could be told, so your pain might become someone else's map. Writing the Unfixed Life is my invitation to sit with you in that tender, luminous space. Your story matters, in all its jagged, uncertain, unfixedness, and I would be honored to help you bring it into being.

Register here: https://open.substack.com/pub/unfixed/p/writing-the-unfixed-life?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

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In Episode 76 of The Rise Podcast, Sara Connell sits down with transformational coach, technologist, and author Will Lukang for a powerful conversation on timing, courage, and the art of betting on yourself.

Will—who spent 33+ years in technology before launching his leadership company Kyros Executive Program—shares the core philosophy behind the name:
the right moment isn't someday…it's now. 

Together, Sara and Will explore:
✨ Why your next big leap begins the moment you decide to take it
✨ The difference between planning for what if and planning for when—and how this shift changes everything

✨ The mindset reframe that turns rejection into "next opportunity"
✨ How to break the habit of staying small and start behaving like the future you
✨ How AI + human intention can elevate your thought leadership, creativity, and impact
✨ Why betting on yourself is the only strategy that guarantees expansion

Will also shares behind-the-scenes stories about his new collaborative book, the unexpected chain reaction that turned podcast guests into published authors, and the one question that changes his clients' entire trajectory:
"If you couldn't fail, what would you do?"

This episode is a call to action for leaders, writers, and entrepreneurs ready to rise into their next chapter. Whether you're at the start of your career, reinventing yourself, or climbing toward senior leadership—this conversation ignites the courage to move now, not later.

What You'll Learn

• How to recognize the Kyros moment—the precise moment to act on your calling
• A practical framework for making bold decisions without fear
• The simple morning ritual Will uses for peak performance
• How AI can support your creativity without replacing your voice
• How one brave action can unlock a chain of opportunities you never saw coming 

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In this empowering episode, Sara Connell is joined by Stacey Brass-Russell, a former Broadway performer turned coach for thought leaders to talk about why you don't have to start over to rise. They explore what it means to evolve your identity and message without erasing your past, and how to claim your space as a bold, visible, soul-led leader.

Why listen: If you've ever felt like you've outgrown parts of your brand, business, or identity but don't want to throw it all away. This conversation will remind you that every version of you is still worthy. It's not about reinvention. It's about integration.

Who it's for:
Coaches, creatives, speakers, and authors navigating a personal or professional evolution.

What you'll gain:

• Tools for visibility
• Mindset breakthroughs
• Practical steps for turning your past into your power.

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• The 3 things ONLY you should be doing in your business
• What happened when Tim imagined being legally bound to his next hire for 3 years
• How dinner parties turned into an empire of 1,000-person events
• The mindset shift every founder needs before building a team

• Why "play it through to the hangover" applies to AI-generated writing
• What students and writers actually need to learn
• How to stop policing and start teaching better writing
• Why not all "problems" AI solves are real
• The powerful reason we should keep writing ourselves

What if your book wasn't the end of your message—but the beginning of a business?

In this powerful episode, Sara Connell sits down with Melissa Pharr—coach, spiritual medium, and multi-hyphenate entrepreneur—for a candid conversation about the future of publishing, soul-aligned marketing, and how to build a business that transforms lives.

Melissa shares her unique path from money strategist to medium, what it really takes to write and launch a book in today's world, and why 2025 is calling us to be more multidimensional in our businesses and our leadership.

You'll hear:
✨ How to align your book with transformational offers
✨ The truth about energetics + identity shifts while writing
✨ Why your book isn't your business—but your invitation
✨ How mediumship and entrepreneurship intersect in healing work
✨ What every heart-led creator needs to know right now

Whether you're writing your first book or building a brand that blends service, soul, and success—this episode is your permission slip to do it your way.

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• How to actually set up and optimize your Amazon Author Central page
• The secrets of A+ Content—and how it turns browsers into buyers
• Why your book may be missing critical sales page elements (and how to fix it fast)
• How to position yourself as a thought leader, not just an author
• Simple changes that make your Amazon page look polished, professional, and searchable

• The life-changing event that redefined Kate's relationship with money and success
• Why hustle no longer works—and what to do instead
• The real meaning of "relaxed money" and how to create it in your life
• Kate's surprising #1 first step to shift into ease and abundance—starting today
• A behind-the-scenes peek at what she's considering for her next book deal

Thinking about launching a book? Don't hit publish until you hear this!

In this week's episode of Thought Leader Launch, Sara Connell sits down with bestselling author and strategist Christina Nylese, who breaks down how she used a paid community not only to support her launch—but to fund it. Plus, they dive deep into Author Central, Amazon A+ content, and what it really takes to stand out on Amazon and beyond.

You'll learn:

• How Christina structured her paid group to generate revenue before her book even dropped

• Why most authors overlook the power of their Amazon Author Central page—and how to fix that

• A+ Content 101: what it is, why it matters, and how to use it to boost your credibility

• Tactical, low-cost steps to make your book launch more powerful and profitable

If you're an aspiring author, coach, or thought leader—this episode is a masterclass in launching smart.

Join the Thought Leader Academy: https://www.saraconnell.com/thought-leader-academy

Women STARTING MOVEMENTS: A  3 day curated event for experts, coaches, visionaries, & entrepreneurs: https://www.saraconnell.com/women-starting-movements

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