Paradise Perspectives
by Riselle Celestina
I Just Don't Feel Like It!
About this podcast
Are you done playing small? Tired of fear, doubt, and everyone’s expectations running your life?
From the Caribbean to women everywhere, this is raw, unfiltered talk about finding your courage, owning your voice, and taking back your power when life tries to keep you quiet.
Every Thursday I drop the truth, tools, and straight-up no-BS conversations you need to rise and create the life you want.
At the end of the day, Paradise isn’t a place. It’s a mindset. And it's about time you claim yours.
Ready to live your best life? Subscribe now and let’s get started!
Episodes
The newest 20 of 77 episodes
- I Just Don't Feel Like It! · 11 min · Season 5 Episode 6Let Riselle know you're listening Why is saying no so difficult? And why do Caribbean people have such a hard time accepting it? From making up ridiculous excuses to regretting…
- Self Therapy with Yas Mayou · 1 h 0 min · Season 5 Episode 5Let Riselle know you're listening In this episode, I'm joined by someone very special, Yasmine Essed, also know by her artist name Yas Mayou, a young neo soul singer and…
- Caribbean Rules We Never Questioned · 25 min · Season 5 Episode 4Let Riselle know you're listening In this episode, I talk about colorism, Caribbean conditioning, the rules we grow up with and why some of them may need to end with us. Reach…
- Wisdom in Hindsight · 9 min · Season 5 Episode 3Let Riselle know you're listening Have you ever looked back at something you went through and thought, ahhhh... NOW I get it? That is the funny thing about life. We want answers…
- Who Are We When We’re on Vacation? · 12 min · Season 5 Episode 2Let Riselle know you're listening We spend so much time getting ready to become our best selves on vacation, only to come home, unpack the suitcase and slowly go back to who we…
- I’m Done Trying to Fit in One Box · 17 minLet Riselle know you're listening I recently had a full-on meltdown and finally understood what all that rage was really about. I wasn’t failing. I was exhausted from trying to…
- Ready to Meet HER? · 18 min · Season 4 Episode 38Let Riselle know you're listening I was going to do a recap of Season 4... and then I realized something. We haven't spent the last thirty-seven episodes talking about different…
- How to Let Go of the Outcome and Trust the Process · 20 min · Season 4 Episode 37Let Riselle know you're listening In this episode, I'm sharing a very real and vulnerable story about promoting an event with no idea if anyone will actually show up. I go…
- The Success Nobody Talks About · 16 min · Season 4 Episode 36Let Riselle know you're listening This week I'm sharing a story that hit close to home. As someone born and raised in Curaçao, watching our team step onto the field against…
- Girl, It's Time for a Life Update · 16 min · Season 4 Episode 35Let Riselle know you're listening Have you ever updated your phone and then spent the rest of the day tapping all the wrong buttons because everything suddenly seemed to be in a…
- The 4 Things You Need To Master To Become Unfuckwithable · 21 min · Season 4 Episode 34Let Riselle know you're listening I heard someone talking on another podcast about the things that make a woman dangerous and it really got me thinking about what actually makes…
- Manifestation Mindset: You Can’t Manifest a New Life With an Old Mindset · 35 min · Season 4 Episode 33Let Riselle know you're listening Everybody wants the dream life until it’s time to change the way they think, move, and show up. In this episode, I’m talking about the real…
- Inside Caribbean POSH & 10 Years of Empowering Women with Janette Brin · 1 h 1 min · Season 4 Episode 32Let Riselle know you're listening In this episode of Paradise Perspectives, I sit down with Janette Brin, the woman behind Caribbean POSH, to talk about how a platform became a…
- How to Stop Overthinking and Start Taking Action on Your Dreams · 21 min · Season 4 Episode 31Let Riselle know you're listening You know that dream you keep thinking about? The one you swear you’re going to start “soon”? Yeah… this episode is definitely for you. Today…
- An Honest Conversation About Grief, Love, and Missing Someone · 25 min · Season 4 Episode 30Let Riselle know you're listening This week’s episode is a real and honest conversation about grief, love, loss, and the strange way life keeps moving even when a part of you…
- I Cracked the Happiness Code! · 8 minLet Riselle know you're listening Yes, friend. I think I cracked the Happiness Code. Well...at least I think I cracked mine, and it is quite easy once you get it. Happiness lives…
- From Starting Over At 60 to Dominating The Dominican Real Estate Industry · 1 h 13 min · Season 4 Episode 27Let Riselle know you're listening Ever wondered what it takes to reinvent yourself? What about reinventing yourself at 60? In this episode I sit down with my friend and Dominican…
- What Is It Really Like To Spend Your Birthday Alone? · 23 min · Season 4 Episode 26Let Riselle know you're listening I did something most people wouldn’t dare to do… I spent my birthday completely alone. No noise. No distractions. Just me. In this episode, I…
- To Worry Is Useless. Do These Five Things Instead. · 24 min · Season 4 Episode 25Let Riselle know you're listening Worry feels like you're doing something to remedy the situation, right? But the fact is that you're not doing anything at all. You're just stuck…
- How This Multi-Cultural Author Went From "I Want To” to “I Did It” · 1 h 5 min · Season 4 Episode 24Let Riselle know you're listening In this episode, I’m sitting down with a school friend who turned a simple desire into six published books. She didn't overthink it. She just…







