The RISE Experience
It’s not always about becoming someone different.
Sometimes it’s about realizing you’ve been disconnected from yourself for longer than you thought.
The RISE Experience is a podcast for the woman who can handle everything — except herself. The one who shows up, gets things done, keeps things together… but quietly feels like something isn’t landing the way it should.
Shannon Denniston is a behavior change coach and the founder of RISE. What she talks about here isn’t behavior on the surface. It’s what sits underneath it — patterns, beliefs, and identity-level disconnects that make consistency feel harder than it should.
A lot of what gets called “starting over” isn’t starting over at all. It’s noticing what’s been running in the background for a long time, and learning how to move differently from there.
Not forced. Not rushed. No reinvention, no reset, just more aware, more honest with where things actually are, and returning to yourself in a way that holds.
The RISE Experience
Rest Isn’t Weakness — It’s the Foundation of Strong Leadership.
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True leadership doesn’t come from constant motion — it comes from knowing when to pause.
Welcome to the Rise Experience Podcast, where faith meets leadership and purpose meets growth. I’m Shannon Denniston, and this show is all about helping growth-minded leaders rise into their calling with integrity, courage, and heart — creating lasting impact from the inside out.
Episode Highlights
In this episode, I share why rest is one of the most powerful — and often overlooked tools in leadership. I talk about how rest builds trust, renews clarity, and helps us lead from a place of overflow rather than depletion. You’ll also hear practical ways to create simple rhythms of rest that strengthen not only your leadership but also your relationships and walk with God.
Main Takeaways
- Rest is a countercultural practice that builds trust and combats fear.
- Leading from rest allows for greater creativity, patience, and clarity.
- Small, intentional rhythms of rest can have lasting impact — even a few minutes of quiet or a phone-free dinner.
- Rest isn’t a sign of weakness; it’s a leadership strength rooted in biblical truth.
- Choosing rest means trusting that God is still at work even when we pause.
Episode Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:07 Rest as a Counter-Cultural Practice
02:37 Balancing Work and Life
05:13 The Importance of Rest for Leadership
09:05 Practical Steps to Incorporate Rest
11:48 Overcoming Guilt and Building Habits
14:43 Leading from Overflow vs. Emptiness
Take a moment this week to reflect: are you leading from overflow or emptiness? Try protecting one small rhythm of rest and see how it reshapes your days.
Supporting Information
- Instagram: @risewithshannon
- Facebook: Rise Experience
- LinkedIn: Shannon Denniston
Thank you for tuning in. I’m grateful you’re part of this community of leaders learning to rise with purpose and rest. If this episode resonated, share it with a friend or leader who might need the reminder. Let’s keep rising together. See you in the next episode.