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 a lot. She shows up, gets things done, keeps life moving… and still quietly wonders, Why don't I feel like myself anymore?
Shannon Denniston is the founder of RISE, with a deep background in behavior change and the human side of transformation. Here, she explores what real transformation actually looks like — the patterns underneath what we do, the beliefs and roles we've carried, the relationships that shape us, the systems that support us, and the identity shifts that happen when our old ways of functioning stop carrying us.
A lot of what gets called "starting over" isn't starting over at all. It's learning to notice what's been running in the background, reconnect with your own voice, and move forward without erasing who you've become.
No reinvention. No pretending you need to become a whole new person. Just honest conversations about finding your way back to yourself, with faith as an anchor, and learning how to live from that place.
The RISE Experience
When “You’ve Changed” Tests How Safe Your Relationship Really Is.
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“You’ve changed” can sound like a compliment, a quiet ache, or a warning. I’m talking about what those words really reveal about our relationships, our growth, and who we’re becoming together.
Episode Summary
There are a hundred ways to hear “you’ve changed,” and most of us know exactly which one we got just from the tone. I walk through the quiet, very human side of change, the friend who’s proud of you but misses what you used to have, the husband whose healthy new habit shifts the whole rhythm at home, the person who loves you enough to say, “I don’t like where this is taking you.”
We look at what’s actually underneath the arguments and the silence: grief, fear, longing, and the deep desire to still belong to each other while we grow. I’ll invite you to ask better questions about your relationships, your boundaries, and who you’re becoming with the people closest to you and whether all of that lines up with who God is calling you to be.
You’ll Learn:
- How “you’ve changed” can hold celebration, concern, or quiet grief all at once.
- Why a good change for you can still feel disorienting for the people who love you.
- How jokes, criticism, or distance often cover smaller, truer feelings we don’t say out loud.
- Why slower replies or silence might be someone missing you, not judging you.
- Questions to help you sort out concern rooted in love from pushback rooted in comfort.
- What makes a relationship feel truly safe when disagreement and apology show up.
- Why repair after a hard moment matters more than never saying the wrong thing.
- How to notice when you’re the one clinging to who someone used to be.
- A simple filter: Who are we becoming here, and does this help me live closer to God’s call on my life?
Episode Chapters
00:00 You’ve changed: the many tones
02:05 When your growth costs someone their comfort
05:00 Grief, silence, and missed versions of you
08:10 Concern, control, and who really wants your good
11:15 What real safety in a relationship looks like
14:00 Repair, apology, and what happens next
17:20 When you’re the one resisting someone else’s change
21:05 Iron sharpening iron and becoming who God is calling you to be
24:00 Prayer and reflection for your closest relationships
Memorable Quotes
“Sometimes something can be genuinely good for one person and still require adjustment from the people who love them.”
“It’s so easy to build a case against the change instead of saying the smaller, truer thing underneath: I’m happy for you, and I’m scared this changes us.”
“Silence can feel like a verdict, even when it’s really just someone quietly grieving the version of you they miss.”
“Healthy doesn’t mean nobody ever disagrees with you; it means disagreement doesn’t automatically put your belonging up for a vote.”
“Healthy relationships don’t just accept who we are—they help us become people we’re proud to be.”
About the Podcast
Welcome to The RISE Experience — a podcast for women who are finding their way back to themselves. This is a space to slow down when everything feels loud, to lead from steadiness instead of urgency, and to finally hear yourself think again. Here we talk about identity, faith, and the quiet inner wisdom that gets buried under all the doing. A place to pause, reflect, and rise from clarity instead of pressure.
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