About RAISE Mindset and Performance

Resilience is a space shaped by pause rather than urgency. By listening rather than reacting. By asking better questions about how we live, lead, and show up — especially when things feel unclear or unsettled.

Our work is not about hype, optimization, or performance for its own sake. It does not promise transformation or mastery. Instead, RAISE is built around the understanding that resilience is formed gradually, often unevenly, and most honestly through moments of doubt, transition, and return.

The stories and conversations shared here take different forms.
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- Through the Embracing the Journey podcast, long-form dialogue creates space for reflection and honesty.
- Through books such as Recipes for Resilience, ideas are explored more deeply over time.
- Through story-based work designed for younger readers, those same themes are introduced in ways that are accessible, gentle, and age-appropriate.

Each format speaks to a different stage of life, but all are connected by the same intention: to help people better understand themselves and the moments that shape them.

RAISE was created by Lee Bakewell — a coach, listener, and lifelong student of how people respond under pressure and change. Much of this work has been shaped by years of conversation, coaching, and personal transition, learning that resilience is not something you achieve once, but something you return to again and again.

If something here resonates, you’re welcome to explore at your own pace — whether that means listening, reading, or simply sitting with a thought a little longer. If you are curious what RAISE means... it stands for Resilience, Adaptability, Inspiration, Self-Awareness and Embracing The Journey!