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Podcast and coaching for
community change-makers
building a brighter future, together

Welcome to Yes! We Rise

Now more than ever, our world needs brave, visionary leaders to create positive change on a global scale. We need individuals and community organizers to rise up and build a future that allows our granddaughters and grandsons to thrive. 

At Yes! We Rise, we have solutions. 

You already have the power to make a meaningful impact. We’ll get you inspired and show you how.

If you’ve ever wanted to make a bigger difference inside your own community, or you’ve struggled to imagine what it would look like for you to create a more sustainable life and world, the Yes! We Rise podcast, coaching and retreats are for you.

Check out our upcoming retreats at the tab above!

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Becoming The Ocean

A Daylong Mindfulness and Nature Connection Retreat in the Blue Ridge Mountains

Sunday, November 10, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

view at the retreat
Atlas Charles

Listen to Our Latest Episode

In this episode, Christine and June Holley discuss the importance of collaboration and how developing deep relationships can help networks flourish.  Join us as June shares her experiences and ideas on how to grow networks that create impacts, how to self-organize and experiment, and build lasting relationships to create meaningful change. Welcome back to Yes! We Rise.

Listen to episode 54

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SELECT PODCAST EPISODES

See the“Podcast Episodes” page to see them all

Christine Gyovai

Episode 1

Episode 1:

Collective Rising and Resilience with
Christine Gyovai

Click here for show notes, links, the full interview video, and details.

Tony Skrelunas

Episode 2

Episode 2:

Honoring Elders and Greeting the Morning with Tony Skrelunas

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Ivy Brashear

Episode 3

Episode 3:

Using Storytelling to Cultivate Change with Ivy Brashear

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Lou Ann Wallace

Episode 4

Episode 4:

For A Person To Rise Up, Featuring Lou Ann Wallace

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Episode 5

Episode 5:

The Role of Resilience in Transforming Communities with Adam Wells

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Episode 6

Episode 6:

Building Momentum and Artists Leading with Theresa Burriss

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Peter Hille

Episode 7

Episode 7:

Creating a Just Transition and a New Economy with Peter Hille

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Episode 8

Episode 8:

Hope and Being the Catalyst for Change with Christopher Rashad Green

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Episode 9

Episode 9

Episode 9:

Letting Love Lead with Mayor Horne

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Episode 11

Episode 11:

Building Resilience: The Power of Listening

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Episode 14

Episode 14:

When Women Lead: Centering Women’s Voices

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Episode 16

Episode 16:

Leading from Within with Heidi Metro

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Episode 17

Episode 17:

Centering Equity and Building Urban Resilience with Laurian Farrell

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Episode 19

Episode 19:

Transitioning with Community, Science, and Traditional Wisdom with Nicole Horseherder

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Episode 20

Episode 20:

Creating Brave Space and Cultivating Trust with Frank Dukes

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Episode 26

Episode 26

Episode 26:

Trauma, Transformation and Healing with Dr. Fanike-Kiara Young

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Episode 29

Episode 29

Episode 29:

Following Our Body Wisdom to Guide Us and Change the World with Susan McCulley

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Episode 32

Episode 32

Episode 32:

Wisdom, Practice, and Heart Space: The Power of Herbalism with Kat Maier

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Episode 33

Episode 33:

Mutual Inspiration and Creativity with Chicho Lorenzo

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Episode 35

Episode 35

Episode 35:

Finding Joy in the Journey – Yoga, Music and Creating Community with Lori and Jeremy Lowell

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Episode 37

Episode 37

Episode 37:

Pollinators and Gardening Like a Forest

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Episode 40

Episode 40

Episode 40:

Beyond Burnout: Grounding In and Breaking Free with Laura Hartley

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Episode 43

Episode 43

Episode 43:

Solar in the Coalfields – A Future Powered by the Sun

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Episode 45

Episode 45

Episode 45:

Building Community Wealth and Collective Well-Being with Atlas Charles

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Episode 46

Episode 46

Episode 46:

Regeneration: Making Life the Center of Every Action and Decision

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Episode 47

Episode 47

Episode 47:

Paul Hawken: Creating Restoration, Regeneration, and Community

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Episode 48

Episode 48

Episode 48:

Building Resilient Networks and Sustaining Long-Term Collaboratives with Christine Gyovai

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Episode 49

Episode 49

Episode 49:

Conversations Worth Having with Cheri Torres

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Episode 50

Episode 50

Episode 50:

Leading with Innovation and Sustainability in the Coalfields with Jacob Hannah

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Episode 49

Episode 52

Episode 52:

Building an Inclusive Future for Farmers and Workers in Appalachia with Hannah G.

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