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
The Reintroduction: Noelle Dawson - Owning The Past Without Letting it Define Your Future
In this final chapter of her 4-part series, Noelle Dawson brings it all home.
She opens up about her relationship with Chris—her former husband—and the deep shame she carried for all he endured. But now, seeing him find peace, love, and fulfillment has freed something inside her. It’s shown her that even when things fall apart, beauty can still rise from the ashes.
This episode is about redemption.
It’s about honoring the pain and the growth.
It’s about owning your past without letting it define your future.
Noelle also reintroduces herself—not as a version of who she was, but as the woman she is now. Whole. Healing. And still becoming.
She leaves us with words of encouragement for anyone who has followed her journey, felt misunderstood in their own, or questioned whether healing is even possible.
If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re allowed to move forward after the mess—this episode is your answer.
Catch Parts 1–3 to walk the full journey, and watch this final chapter when you’re ready to meet the real Noelle.
For more about Noelle and her story, check her out at www.instagram.com/transforming_noelle