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
How Leaders Rebuild Belief When Everything Feels Heavy.
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Some years end with momentum. Others end with quiet questions we didn’t expect to ask. If this past year left belief feeling heavy, distant, or buried under everything you carried, you’re not alone and this episode is for you.
Welcome to The Rise Experience Podcast. I’m Shannon Denniston. This space is where I slow down, check in with what’s happening beneath the surface, and reconnect with the inner life that shapes how I lead. My heart for this podcast is simple: honest reflection, faith-centered grounding, and practical guidance that helps us rise with clarity, courage, and purpose.
Episode Highlights
Belief doesn’t vanish, it often gets buried under discouragement, emotional fatigue, and unprocessed setbacks. This episode explores why belief can feel lost after a challenging year, how self-efficacy and neural patterns influence confidence, and the role of faith, community, and small wins in restoring it. The RISE framework — reset, implement, strengthen, elevate provides a practical guide for rebuilding belief in personal goals, leadership, and relationships.
Episode Outline
- Why belief feels lost at the end of a difficult year.
- How discouragement, fatigue, and repeated responsibilities bury belief.
- Understanding self-efficacy erosion and the brain’s evidence pathways.
- Why belief is a neural pattern—not a personality trait.
- How stress chemicals disrupt access to confidence and clarity.
- The belief gap and why we fixate on what we didn’t accomplish.
- The impact of focusing on the gain instead of the gap.
- Where belief commonly breaks down: personal goals, leadership, and customer experience.
- Why losing rhythm—not weakness—causes belief to fade in personal goals.
- How small wins rebuild belief faster than big plans.
- The importance of confidence and internal clarity in leadership.
- How belief influences the way clients experience us.
- The RISE framework explained: reset → implement → strengthen → elevate.
- Why micro-habits help restore internal confidence.
- How community, coaching, and faith support belief restoration.
- Why helping others strengthens belief within ourselves.
- How restored belief shapes decision-making and leadership.
- Reflection prompts for rebuilding belief heading into a new year.
- A closing prayer for renewed strength, vision, and hope.
Episode Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:07 Rebuilding Belief After a Challenging Year
03:17 Neuroscience of Belief and Self-Efficacy
06:18 The Belief Gap and Focusing on Gains
08:05 Rebuilding Belief in Health and Personal Goals
08:49 Rebuilding Belief in Leadership and Business
10:03 The Rise Framework for Rebuilding Belief
12:03 Strengthening Belief in Community
13:04 Elevating Leadership with Restored Belief
Action Taken
- Reflect on where belief felt interrupted this year.
- Identify one small shift that would help reactivate belief.
- Choose one micro-habit that feels sustainable and start with that.
- Share your reflection with someone you trust or within your community.
- Revisit the RISE framework and choose one step to lean into this week.
Conclusion
Belief doesn’t disappear, it just gets covered. And the moment we begin stacking even the smallest wins, clarity and confidence start rising again. This is a new chance to trust the work happening beneath the surface and to step forward with steady, renewed