Blushing Phoenix
Blushing Phoenix is where vulnerability meets power — and shame becomes your turning point.
Hosted by April Poynter, this podcast and YouTube channel exists at the intersection of deep sensitivity and unshakable strength.
It was born from April’s own journey with chronic blushing and erythrophobia — a physical response that once felt like a curse, but became the gateway to healing, growth, and radical self-trust.
The blush symbolizes the quiet pain of self-betrayal — the years spent hiding, people-pleasing, and shrinking in relationships, work, and identity.
The phoenix represents what happens when you stop running from yourself and begin to rise — bolder, freer, louder, and more aligned.
Blushing Phoenix is for the women who feel everything deeply, who’ve silenced themselves to fit in, and who are ready to live louder without abandoning their softness.
Through raw stories, spiritual insights, and real conversations, April guides you to reclaim your voice, reconnect with your body, and rise from the ashes of who you were told to be — into the fire of who you really are.
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Blushing Phoenix
When Love Isn't The Answer: Noelle Dawson on Love, Loss, and Coming Back to Herself - Part 3
What happens when you think you’ve finally found yourself—
but it turns out you were still searching?
In Part 3 of her story, Noelle Dawson opens up about the quiet years.
Why she pulled back.
What she chased.
And the unexpected relationship that cracked something open.
She shares the ache of longing, the beauty of being seen, and the moment she realized even love couldn’t fill the void she needed to face herself.
This episode is about:
Chasing wholeness through another person
The high of connection—and the crash when it ends
The grief of knowing something was real, even if it was temporary
And the power of coming home to yourself without needing someone else to do it for you
Noelle’s journey continues to remind us: healing isn’t linear.
Sometimes the biggest breakthroughs happen in the most complicated love stories.
And sometimes the love we seek is really a mirror—pointing us back to who we’re becoming.
Catch up on Parts 1 and 2 to walk the full journey—and stay tuned for what’s still unfolding.
Find out more about Noelle at https://www.instagram.com/transforming_noelle