Zarina Christian · Podcast
Rooted in
Resilience
Honest conversations about navigating adversity, healing, and transformation — the real experiences that shape us into stronger, wiser versions of ourselves. New conversations, released as they're ready.

About the Show
Choosing to grow through what you go through.
Rooted in Resilience is a podcast about navigating adversity, healing, and transformation. Hosted by Zarina Christian — entrepreneur, mother, and resilience advocate — each episode is an honest conversation about the real experiences that shape us into stronger, wiser versions of ourselves.
Topics include relationships, entrepreneurship, mental wellness, heartbreak, leadership, and self-reinvention. Subscribe and join a community of people choosing to grow through what they go through.
Episodes
Season one — now underway
Topics
Resilience · Healing · Entrepreneurship · Wellness · Faith
Format
In-depth guest conversations
Length
Up to 90 minutes

Episodes
Latest episodes
If God Gave You the Vision, He'll Give You the Provision Nyla Ep. 6
Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Pastoral Psychologist Dr. Genesis Ettienne joins Zarina for a raw, soulful conversation about trauma, faith, and honest healing — why our hardest seasons are often preparation, not punishment.
When the Treatment Didn't Work Jessica Weise on Healing After the Diagnosis
Certified coach and Mariposas founder Jessica Weise did everything she was told — therapy, medication, the whole protocol — and still didn't feel healed. An honest conversation about the arrival fallacy, the difference between managing and healing, and what you do when the standard playbook runs out.
It's Not Just Stress Kelley Maple on the Midlife Unraveling No One Names
Board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner Kelley Maple has spent her career treating hormones — and still didn't see her own perimenopause coming. On the “zone of chaos,” why the first signs so often show up as anxiety and brain fog, and what it costs to be the strong one with all the answers.
World-Class Cardiology With a Conscience Dr. Shaun Smithson on Heart Health, Legacy & Rising
Triple board-certified cardiologist Dr. Shaun Smithson — founder of One Miami Medical — on resilience at the highest stakes: the discipline behind mastery, the mental weight of holding a life in your hands, health equity, and building a legacy with a conscience.
Now You Can Exhale Alex Lucien on Healing From Trauma & Letting Go
Ceremonial guide, integration coach, and sound healing engineer Alex Lucien on healing from trauma and letting go — why healing is a practice, how the body keeps score, and what becomes possible when you finally stop holding your breath.
"God Breaks You First" ft. Dr. Genesis Ettienne
Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Pastoral Psychologist Dr. Genesis Ettienne joins Zarina for a raw, soulful conversation about trauma, faith, and honest healing — why our hardest seasons are often preparation, not punishment.
Who Is Zarina Christian? Introducing the Rooted In Resilience Podcast
CEO at 25. Entrepreneur for 20+ years. Mother of four. Before the first interview, meet your host — and the story behind why Rooted in Resilience exists.
"Resilience isn't about being strong. It's about being rooted — in who you are, what you value, and why you started."
Zarina Christian
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