RISEUP Voices From the Frontlines

Scars As Credibility: Why Wounds Make Leaders Believable

Scars As Credibility: Why Wounds Make Leaders BelievableBy: Krista Fee Published on: 12/01/2026

Scars give leaders credibility. Discover how trauma-informed leadership turns wounds into wisdom, empathy, and trust that movements can depend on.

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Scars As Credibility: Why Wounds Make Leaders Believable

Fire as Teacher: Rising Differently

Fire as Teacher: Rising DifferentlyBy: Krista Fee Published on: 05/01/2026

Resilience isn’t about bouncing back. Learn why fire must be a teacher, not a tyrant, in trauma-informed leadership. RISEUP differently. Let go of what was to become what is now.

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Fire as Teacher: Rising Differently

The Myth of Endless Grit: Redefining Resilience for Leaders

The Myth of Endless Grit: Redefining Resilience for LeadersBy: Krista Fee Published on: 29/12/2025

Resilience isn’t endless grit. Learn why true trauma-informed leadership requires recovery, growth, and transformation. Rise like the phoenix.

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The Myth of Endless Grit: Redefining Resilience for Leaders

When Leaders Drift: The High Cost of Compromise

When Leaders Drift: The High Cost of CompromiseBy: Krista Fee Published on: 22/12/2025

Discover how drift—the quiet erosion of integrity—destroys leaders more than scandal. Learn how trauma-informed leadership resists compromise.

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When Leaders Drift: The High Cost of Compromise