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Shift Happens: From Pain to Purpose

Alexis Andra

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Frequency: 1 episode/10d. Total Eps: 57

Welcome to Shift Happens: From Pain to Purpose, the podcast where we explore the power of sharing your story. Each week, you’ll learn from entrepreneurs and everyday heroes to uncover how their stories of struggle became stories of strength. I’m your host, Alexis Andra—creative director, life coach, and lover of a great comeback story. Together, we’ll explore the healing power of storytelling and inspire you to find your voice, own your journey, and shift your pain into purpose. Let’s dive in—because your story just might change someone else’s.

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How The Way You Dress is a Tool to Increase Confidence and Income with Stylist Chellie Carlson

Season 2 · Episode 14

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 • Duration 43:11

Today’s guest, Chellie Carlson, is an LA-based stylist and creative entrepreneur who has built her brand around one powerful belief: when a woman feels confident and magnetic in how she presents herself, everything in her life begins to shift—including her income.

But Chellie’s path wasn’t conventional.

She started her business at 40 years old with less than $10,000—proving that it’s never too late to build something powerful from the ground up.

What began as a personal realization quickly turned into a mission: helping women understand that style isn’t superficial—it’s strategic. The way you dress communicates before you ever speak, shaping how you’re perceived, how you’re treated, and ultimately, the opportunities you attract.

Through her work, Chellie has helped women move from playing small and dressing “safe” to showing up with intention, confidence, and presence—becoming magnetic in both their personal and professional lives.

In this episode, we dive into her journey of starting over, the mindset shifts that changed everything, and why so many women resist investing in how they show up.

If you’ve ever underestimated the power of your presence—or questioned whether style really matters—this conversation might just change the way you see yourself.

How to know when resistance means to press on or if it’s a warning signal.

This is Chellie's story.
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Why Survivors Stay Silent — and What It Takes to Finally Speak | Cindy Arevalo

Season 2 · Episode 5

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 • Duration 43:23

What does abuse actually look like — especially when it doesn’t feel like abuse at first? How does someone so young begin carrying shame that was never theirs to hold? And why do so many survivors spend years in silence?

Today’s conversation is with Cindy Arevalo — and her story asks us to sit with some uncomfortable but necessary questions about power, trust, grooming, and the quiet psychological weight of secrecy.

Because the truth is, abuse rarely begins with fear.

Often, it begins with attention. With trust. With what feels safe — until it isn’t. And for many survivors, what follows isn’t just trauma, but years of confusion, self-blame, and silence that shapes how they see themselves, their worth, and their voice. In this episode, Cindy shares what it looked like to carry that silence, how her abuse showed up in her adulthood — and what it took to finally confront the past, break the secrecy, and refuse the shame that was never hers.

This is Cindy’s story.

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How Faith and Manifestation Actually Work Together with Jordan Cheyenne

Season 2 · Episode 4

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 • Duration 45:31

What does the word manifestation stir up in you? On today’s episode of Shift Happen the way you think might be challenged.

If you are a person of faith , the word manifestation can feel… complicated. For some, it sounds empowering. For others, it sounds like we’re trying to play God. And for many of us, it just raises questions. So today, we’re having an honest conversation about what manifestation actually means, how it intersects with Christianity, and I challenge if prayer might be more connected than we think.

I’m joined by Jordan Cheyenne — manifestation and mindset mentor, keynote speaker, founder of The Manifestation Academy, and host of Eat Pray Manifest. Known for blending neuroscience and identity reprogramming with practical tools for growth, Jordan teaches ambitious men and women how to release limiting beliefs, rewire their thinking, and step into aligned success — without burnout, hustle, or self-sacrifice.

Through her programs, live events, and mentorship, she’s helped over 8,000 students worldwide break through financial ceilings, shift their relationship with money, and build lives rooted in confidence, clarity, and self-trust.

But beyond the titles, I’m most interested in her heart — her faith journey, and how manifestation has actually played out in her own life.

This is Jordan’s story.

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How to Steward Wealth Without Worshiping It with Mario and Franny Arrizon

Season 1 · Episode 38

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 • Duration 52:04

How do you build wealth without worshiping it? How do you lead at a high level without losing humility? And how do you stay deeply connected in your marriage while building something that constantly demands more of you?

We don’t talk enough about the tension between faith and success.We celebrate the blessing, but we wrestle quietly with the weight of it.

On this episode of Shift Happens I sit down with Mario and Franny Arrizon — a couple who met in high school, started their journey in the financial industry at just 18 and 19 years old, and built a life and business side by side from the ground up. Today, they lead a firm of more than 8,000 agents nationwide, have helped tens of thousands of families pursue financial independence, and continue to lead from a foundation rooted in faith, humility, and legacy.As children of immigrants raised by parents from Mexico, their story isn’t just about growth — it’s about stewardship, resilience, and learning how to hold abundance with open hands.

This is Mario and Franny's story.

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How God Sustained A Single Mom Through 570 Days Without Income w/ Deirdre Edwards

Season 1 · Episode 36

Monday, March 30, 2026 • Duration 51:30

On this episode of Shift Happens, we’re stepping into the tension between survival and surrender.

Deirdre Edwards lost both of her parents by the age of 25. She later found herself in a loveless marriage, raising two kids, and ultimately rebuilding her life from a one-bedroom apartment — only to walk into work one morning and be told her position was eliminated.

Ninety days of severance. No savings. No child support.

What do you do when you’re almost 50, starting over again, and faith is all you have left?

This episode is about grief, identity, hyper-independence, shame, radical provision… and the moment on a beach when she heard God whisper, “It’s all true. I am real.”

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You Are Not Your Trauma: How to Break Patterns & Reclaim Your Worth w/ Sumaya Cifor

Season 2 · Episode 1

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 • Duration 01:01:58

Season two is starting with a story that’s not polished, pretty, or wrapped in a bow. It’s raw and real and it’s exactly what many of us need to hear. Today I’m sitting down with Sumaya Cifor. She’s a single mom to her daughter Skylar, a real estate agent in so cal, my own bestie and a woman who has carried parts of her story in silence for years… until now.

This conversation is about a little girl whose innocence was stolen… and the woman who spent years trying to make sense of it. It’s about confusing attention for love, sexuality for worth, navigating betrayal inside a marriage, divorce, and what it feels like to trust God when everything is stripped away — and deciding you won’t let trauma be your personality.

Because shift happens… but cycles don’t break themselves.

This is Sumaya's story.

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Ep. 35 Why Owning Your Story Changes Everything with Thais Eliasen

Season 1 · Episode 35

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 • Duration 58:20

If you’ve ever wondered, ‘Does my story even matter?’—this episode is going to remind you that it absolutely does.

Today on Shift Happens, I’m joined again by Thais Eliasen. She is someone who deeply understands the power of sharing your story.

We’re diving into what happens when you stop hiding behind your pain and start using it as purpose. Because here’s the truth—your story carries healing, not just for you, but for the people who need to hear it. And when you step into that truth, it can also open doors for opportunity, connection, and yes—even profit.

In this conversation, we’ll talk about the courage it takes to own your story, how storytelling becomes a pathway to freedom, and why no one else can replicate what you’ve lived through. Thais and I are going to unpack the beauty, the rawness, and the transformation that comes when you finally stop running from your past and start embracing it.

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Ep. 34 Addiction Destroyed My Life — But I Rebuilt It: Katherine Sorensen on the Road to Recovery

Season 1 · Episode 34

Tuesday, September 23, 2025 • Duration 01:13:19

Have you ever felt like the very thing you turned to for comfort ended up destroying your life?
Have you ever watched addiction steal friendships, family, and years of your life — or the life of someone you love?
What does it really take to stop using, to face the pain sober, and to start rebuilding from nothing?

Today’s guest knows that journey intimately. Katherine Sorensen once battled alcohol and drugs— and it nearly ruined everything. But she survived, rebuilt, and now dedicates her life to helping others fighting addiction

Katherine’s story is raw, unfiltered, and deeply inspiring. In this episode, we’ll talk about the moments that led her into addiction, the rock bottom that made her realize change was necessary, what sobriety cost her, and how she rebuilt a life she almost lost. This is a story about pain, courage, and ultimate redemption

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Ep. 33 Why Inclusion Starts with What Our Kids Wear — with Benny Bee Founder Elicen Renz

Season 1 · Episode 33

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 • Duration 43:25

As a parent, have you ever looked at your child and wished the world would see them for who they are — especially if they have a disability or delay? Have you ever felt the ache of wanting them to feel fully included, only to realize the simplest things, like clothing, can make them feel different?

Imagine a world where every child is celebrated exactly as they are — where even what they wear gives them confidence, dignity, and joy.

Today’s guest is building that world. Elicen Renz is the founder of Benny Bee, an adaptive clothing brand designed to empower every kind of child. At Benny Bee, the mission is simple yet powerful: to honor all abilities and remind the world that no one is defined by their difficulties or delays.

Elicen’s journey to building this brand is rooted in heart, grit, and a vision for inclusivity that goes far beyond fashion. What started as a response to a need has become a movement thaat’s giving kids confidence and giving parents hope.

In this conversation, we’ll dive into Elicen’s personal story, the why behind Benny Bee, the challenges of starting something so unique, and her vision for a future where every child feels seen, valued, and celebrated.

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