Vivid Vulnerability

Kailene

Vivid Vulnerability is a podcast redefining personal power through radical self-expression and embodied truth. Host Kailene Rising guides real, raw conversations that help you turn pain into purpose, reclaim your voice, and lead from your most authentic self — whether you're healing, growing, or simply ready to be seen. 

Episodes

  1. Sep 7

    Grief Gave Me More Than It Took

    Send us Fan Mail What if grief didn't just take from you? What if it left something behind that you couldn't have found any other way? In this episode Kailene shares the three profound gifts that grief gave her, the ones that are hardest to articulate and the ones that unlock everything once you finally can. The capacity to truly see others. A hope that lives inside rather than outside. And the most real, raw, authentic version of herself she has ever known. This episode is for the woman who survived something. Who is standing on the other side feeling permanently, inexplicably different and wondering why. This is your answer. Inside this episode: Why grief gives more than it takesThe capacity to hold space that only comes from your own darknessWhat transformational hope actually feels like versus toxic positivityHow loss strips you down to your most authentic selfA crowning exercise to ground you in your own truthA journal prompt to excavate what grief took AND what it replaced it withReady to work with Kailene one on one? The Tune Translate Truth beta container is open now. One session, $333, limited spots. Book your session and complete your intake form here: 👉 calendly.com/vividkailene/30min The Vivid Vulnerability companion journal is coming soon. A personal guide to move through your own Tune Translate Truth process in your own time, your own space, your own pace. Thank you for joining me on Vivid Vulnerability. Subscribe to stay connected, and if this conversation resonated, share it with someone ready to lead from truth. For more, visit https://www.podpage.com/vividvulnerability/ http://www.linkedin.com/kailene Stay vivid. Stay vulnerable.

  2. Apr 13

    The Truth Behind "I'm fine"

    Send us Fan Mail Most of us have mastered the art of saying I’m fine — even when our hearts feel anything but. Kailene opens up about her raw postpartum experience and the quiet emotional undercurrent that so often goes unspoken. This episode isn’t about fixing anything — it’s about noticing what’s real beneath the surface. In this honest solo episode, Kailene shares what it’s like to navigate exhaustion, identity shifts, and the subtle but powerful inner knowing that something is changing — even when you can’t quite name it yet. You’ll hear why I’m fine can become an automatic response that keeps us disconnected from ourselves, and how simply telling the truth — even without clarity — can begin to shift everything. We explore:  The everyday ways we default to I’m fine How postpartum and life transitions surface unspoken truths  The quiet internal shifts that signal something deeper is happening  What it looks like to sit with emotions instead of rushing to fix them  Why honesty — even messy, unclear honesty — is where real change begins This episode is an invitation to slow down and notice what’s actually there. No pressure to solve it. No need to have the perfect words. Just awareness. Because sometimes the most powerful thing you can do…  is stop and tell the truth about where you really are. Stay vivid. Stay vulnerable. Thank you for joining me on Vivid Vulnerability. Subscribe to stay connected, and if this conversation resonated, share it with someone ready to lead from truth. For more, visit https://www.podpage.com/vividvulnerability/ http://www.linkedin.com/kailene Stay vivid. Stay vulnerable.

  3. 07/24/2025

    Letting Go of the Lie That You Must Earn Love- Episode 3

    Send us Fan Mail Content Warning: This episode includes themes of grief, child loss, burnout, and emotional recovery. Please listen with care. Pause if you need to. Your nervous system knows best—and we’ll be here when you're ready.There’s a quiet lie that shaped how I walked into every room:  "I have to be helpful to be loved." In this deeply personal and unfiltered episode, I unravel how that belief shaped my identity as the helper, the overachiever, the woman who never asked for help—until I lost my daughter, Kenna. What followed was a reckoning with grief, identity, and the truth of my worth. This episode is for anyone who has: Tied their value to their outputFelt guilty for restingBeen the strong one until they couldn't beWondered who they are beyond being "useful"We’ll explore: The quiet programming that keeps us hustling for worthHow grief becomes a brutal but honest revealerWhat happens when we finally let ourselves be heldThe truth your body knows, even when your mind resistsYou’ll also be guided through a gentle journal prompt to help you uncover the lie you’ve believed to stay safe—and what truth you’re ready to live instead. This isn’t a pep talk. It’s a permission slip to feel. What is the lie I’ve told myself to stay safe? And what truth am I ready to live? Let it be messy. Let it be sacred. Let it be yours.  Thank you for joining me on Vivid Vulnerability. Subscribe to stay connected, and if this conversation resonated, share it with someone ready to lead from truth. For more, visit https://www.podpage.com/vividvulnerability/ http://www.linkedin.com/kailene Stay vivid. Stay vulnerable.

  4. 06/25/2025

    From Loss to Voice: A Journey into Vivid Vulnerability- Episode One

    Send us Fan Mail ✨ Welcome to Episode 1 of Vivid Vulnerability. ✨ In this deeply personal debut, I share the part of my story I carried quietly for too long. After losing a pregnancy… After losing my daughter at 23 weeks… After welcoming my rainbow baby… Everything finally got quiet. No job title. No income. No "next thing." Just the stillness — and the grief I had tucked away. This episode is about what happened in that silence. It’s about what it took to finally feel it all — and to reclaim the voice I had nearly lost. 💛 If you've ever found yourself unraveling in the quiet, I see you.  You're not alone. In this episode: The invisible weight of “pretending to be okay”The grief that lingers beneath motherhoodHow loss changed everything — and woke me upReclaiming my voice through radical self-honestyWhat Vivid Vulnerability is really aboutTakeaways: The hardest part of pretending is realizing no one notices.Grief is often a silent, unseen journey.You don’t have to be strong all the time.You are already whole, even in your messiness.Vulnerability is where healing begins.🗣 Soundbites: “Is it safe to be seen?” “I didn’t let myself feel it.” “I felt incredibly unseen.” 🔗 Connect & Subscribe: → Podpage Link: Vivid vulnerability → Connect with me on LinkedIn:  → Follow me on Instagram: @kailenerising Thank you for joining me on Vivid Vulnerability. Subscribe to stay connected, and if this conversation resonated, share it with someone ready to lead from truth. For more, visit https://www.podpage.com/vividvulnerability/ http://www.linkedin.com/kailene Stay vivid. Stay vulnerable.

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Vivid Vulnerability is a podcast redefining personal power through radical self-expression and embodied truth. Host Kailene Rising guides real, raw conversations that help you turn pain into purpose, reclaim your voice, and lead from your most authentic self — whether you're healing, growing, or simply ready to be seen.