The Rising with Janel Gonzalez
Janel Gonzalez is a writer, mother, recovering perfectionist and reforming people-pleaser who decided to prioritize her spiritual growth in the second half of her life. She holds a Master’s in Psychology but researches different schools of thought to help others with valuable insights and tools along their personal development journey. Her approach helps others shed societal pressures and expectations to connect with their inner selves and embody a new way of being. The Rising Podcast will become a tool in your life to help you rise to your higher self.
Episodes
82 episodes
Rising After Dark: The Shadow Side of the RISE Principles This October
What if the thing holding you back isn't a lack of motivation — it's the shadow side of the very principles you're trying to live by?This October, Janel goes dark. In this special episode she walks through each of the four RISE principle...
Who Cares for You? Juana Libedinsky on the Untold Journey of Caregivers
Nobody asks how the caregiver is doing. It's time to change that.When journalist Juana Libedinsky's husband suffered a traumatic brain injury during a family ski trip in the Patagonia Andes, she didn't fall apart — she became a machine. ...
The More of Less: Joshua Becker on Why Minimalism Is the Path to a Fuller Life
We were never meant to find meaning in our stuff — and deep down, we all know it.Joshua Becker — bestselling author, pastor, and the man behind Becoming Minimalist — joins Janel for a powerful conversation about why we keep accu...
Raising Your Vibe: How to Create a Calmer, More Positive Home
Back-to-school season can bring new routines, packed schedules, overstimulation, and plenty of unexpected changes—but the energy we bring into our homes can make a difference.In this episode, Janel explores what it means to raise your...
Calendar Clutter 101: How to Stop Over-Scheduling Your Family This School Year
Your calendar should reflect your values — not everyone else's expectations.Janel is back with another back to school essential, and this one is for every parent who said yes to too much last year and paid for it by December. In this epi...
How to Help Your Child Handle Bullies and Mean Kids at School
What do you do when your child comes home and tells you another kid has been mean to them?In this episode, Janel continues her Back to School series with a practical conversation about bullies, mean kids, and difficult situations at sch...
Freshman Year Recap: What My Son Alex Taught Me About Raising a Teenager
What does it really mean to raise a teenager well — and what does success actually look like?In this special episode, Janel sits down with her son Alex Gonzalez for a freshman year recap that every parent and teenager needs to hear. From...
Back-to-School Manners Every Child Needs with Etiquette Expert Carla Shellis
Back-to-school preparation is about more than school supplies, new clothes, and getting back into a routine. It’s also an opportunity to prepare kids with the social skills, manners, and character they need to navigate the school year with conf...
Why Your Brain Is Addicted to Dopamine (And How to Reset It)
Why is it so hard to put your phone down?In this episode, Janel dives into the science of dopamine and how our constant search for stimulation is affecting our focus, creativity, relationships, and overall well-being. Drawing inspiratio...
Summer FOMO Is Expensive: Spend Your Money More Intentionally
Does summer always seem to come with pressure to spend more money?From expensive vacations and concert tickets to dining out and keeping up with everyone else's plans, summer can quickly become one of the most expensive seasons of the y...
The Truth About Modern Motherhood, Mom Guilt, and Asking for Help with Emily Busby
Why do so many moms feel like they have to do it all?In this heartfelt conversation, Janel sits down with children's author Emily Busby to discuss modern motherhood, mom guilt, overwhelm, asking for help, postpartum struggles, social med...
How to Stop Blaming Others and Take Responsibility for Your Life with Chad Taylor
What if the biggest thing holding you back isn’t other people—but the stories you keep telling yourself?In this powerful conversation, psychotherapist and author Chad Taylor joins Janel to discuss addiction, recovery, ego, self-awareness...
Why Escaping Your Life Is Keeping You Stuck
What are you using to escape your reality?In this episode, Janel explores the ways we numb, distract, and disconnect from our lives through unhealthy escapism—whether it’s overworking, staying busy, alcohol, devices, fantasy thinking, or...
Are You The Captain of Your Own Life?
Are you steering your own life—or letting everyone else choose the direction for you?In this episode, Janel explores what it really means to become the captain of your own life. Through the metaphor of navigating a ship at sea, she shar...
Spring Clean Your Identity: How to Shed the Old You and Step Into Who You're Becoming
What if this season isn't asking you to do more—but to release what no longer fits?In this episode, Janel explores the concept of identity evolution and why shedding old versions of yourself isn't a crisis—it's a calling. Through the le...
The Truth About Motherhood, Burnout, and Finding Joy in the Messy Seasons
Motherhood can be beautiful, overwhelming, joyful, exhausting—and all of those things can exist at the same time.In this special Mother’s Day episode, Janel opens up about the duality of motherhood, navigating overstimulation, mom guilt...
How to Find Joy in Hard Seasons and Heal Through Life’s Chaos
In this episode, we explore what it really means to experience joy—even in the middle of anxiety, grief, and life’s most challenging seasons. Joy isn’t about everything being perfect. It’s about finding moments of light, even when life feels he...
How to Heal, Grow, and Show Up Authentically with Yanina Oyarzo
Janel returns with a powerful conversation alongside Yanina Oyarzo on healing, identity, and showing up authentically.This conversation explores what it looks like to navigate personal growth, emotional healing, and becoming more aligne...
How to Find Joy Even in Hard Seasons (The RISE Principle of Enjoyment)
Do you have to wait for life to feel perfect before you experience joy? In this episode of The Rising, Janel closes out the Back to Basics series by exploring the fourth RISE principle: Enjoyment — and why joy is not something reserved for easy...
Simplicity Isn’t About Less — It’s About Living Lighter (RISE Principle 3)
What if simplicity wasn’t about deprivation… but freedom?In this episode of the Back to Basics series, Janel explores Simplicity, the third principle of the RISE Living Toolkit — and why learning to travel lighter can transform your men...
You Don’t Need More Discipline — You Need Direction
What if the reason you feel stuck isn’t lack of motivation — but lack of intention?In this episode, Janel breaks down the second RISE principle and explains how living intentionally helps you stop wandering through life and start alignin...
The Power of Reflection | How to Reconnect With Yourself Using the RISE Principles
In this episode of The Rising Refresher Series, Janel introduces the first RISE principle—Reflection—and explains how it helps you reconnect with yourself in a world full of noise, pressure, and distraction.Reflection can look like jour...
The RISE Method Explained: Reflection, Intention, Simplicity & Enjoyment for 2026
What if the next chapter of your life started by returning to yourself?In this episode, Janel introduces her new Back to Basics series and shares how years of grief, study, healing, and deep inner work led to the creation of her four guidin...
Scrolling Is the New Smoking: Reclaim Focus, Purpose & Presence in 2026 (TK Coleman Part 2)
In this conversation, TK Coleman breaks down why scrolling (not social media itself) is quietly reshaping our attention, creativity, and sense of purpose—and how to reclaim your life with simple, repeatable practices that reconnect you t...
Decluttering Won’t Work Until You Face THIS (Emotional Clutter) | TK Coleman (Part 1)
Decluttering tips are everywhere… but why do we keep returning to the same patterns? In this episode of The Rising, Janel interviews TK Coleman of The Minimalists to unpack the deeper layer: emotional clutter—the feelings a...