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The "And Still We Rise" Podcast (formally known as The Ego Project), is hosted by mental health therapist and group practice owner, Cristine Seidell. It is a space where look deeper into our limiting beliefs or behavioral patterns, seek to understand our authentic self and find new and exciting ways to celebrate the radiance we are meant to bring into the word. Through unscripted and unedited conversations with thought-leaders, therapists, spiritualists, and creatives, And Still We Rise explores how childhood wounding and intentional healing impacts our lives.

Recent Episodes

Learning To Be With Yourself

Send us Fan Mail Silence can feel like a threat when you have trained yourself to move fast, stay busy, and never stop thinking. We sit down with Sara Kassam, a DBT-certified therapist and group fitness leader, to unpack why “being present with yourself” is so often uncomfortable, and why that discomfort is not proof you are doing it wrong. A lot of us are not afraid of being alone, we are afraid of what our thoughts will say when the noise finally drops. We dig into how hustle culture, cons...

30 MIN

Therapist Fit Matters

Send us Fan Mail Picking a therapist can feel like a high-stakes decision, especially when it is your child and you are handing them off behind a closed door. We sit down with Becca Buice, a therapist at Rise Therapy Center who works with children, teens, and adults, to talk about what “therapist fit” really means and why the therapeutic relationship is often the biggest predictor of change. If you have ever thought, “therapy didn’t work for us,” this conversation offers a different possibili...

24 MIN

Seen, Heard & Safe: What Makes Therapy Work

Send us Fan Mail Therapy can feel mysterious until you name the real engine behind change: the relationship. We dig into why people walk away saying “Something felt off” even when the therapist has solid training, and what you should actually be looking for when you sit down across from a counselor. For us, it keeps coming back to being seen and heard by someone who feels like a real person. When you do not have to mask, you can finally bring the unfiltered truth into the room and start worki...

20 MIN

How Therapy Changes the Brain: Neuroplasticity, Trauma & Lasting Healing

Send us Fan Mail Therapy is everywhere right now, but the most important question is easy to miss: does talking about our past actually change how we live in the present? We open the season by getting specific about what neuroscience is revealing about healing, including how therapy can help rewire the brain and regulate the nervous system, not just name old wounds. If you’ve ever been told you’re stuck with a “chemical imbalance” or doomed to repeat your family patterns, this conversation of...

9 MIN

What If Your “Independence” Is Armor

Send us Fan Mail If receiving a compliment makes you scramble for an excuse, or accepting help feels like losing control, there’s a good chance you’re not “too independent” you’re underreceiving. Cristine Seidell sits down with therapist Kaylee Finlay to unpack why so many capable, caring people become the dependable helper in every room, then quietly feel lonely, unseen, and sometimes resentful about it. We dig into the overgiver identity and where it often starts: family systems with emoti...

23 MIN