Flourish, Thrive, RISE.
Discover a new you.
Kelly Bonell, the heart and mind behind RISE, believes in meeting each moment with kindness, honesty, and acceptance. With these qualities, possibilities can grow into realities and blossom into the extraordinary.
The RISE Approach is…
Heart-Centered.
A unique space is curated for RISE Clients to approach their life from a place of inner strength, resiliency, courage, integrity, authenticity and truth. To ask questions from a place from openness, and curiosity, while being held with compassion and kindness.
Holistically Minded.
We are dynamic beings and Kelly see her clients for all they are: mind, body, and spirit. Knowing that all of these things are connected and affect one another. No matter what you want to conquer, you can move forward with your whole being.
Action Oriented.
We can often get frozen in inaction. With RISE you are empowered to move into massive action towards their goals and seek solutions. Providing accountability and a commitment to growth through increased awareness, cooperation, commitment, confidence and competence, helping you move away from past challenges towards a future of more fulfillment.
Insightful and Observing.
So much of what we say is said in the subtleties of our breathe, the direction our eyes goes and the things we don’t say. Kelly is trained to see these subtleties, bring them to the surface, and translate them concisely.
Trauma Informed.
Kelly is a trained Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Crisis Counselor and worked in the field for almost two years. She can relate and engage with clients who have experienced trauma in a way that is safe, kind, loving, and understanding while provide an environment conducive to healing and recovery.
Globally Engaged.
Having extensive travel experience, Kelly knows what is possible on a global scale. She considers herself a global citizen and brings that perspective to her clients who have global pursuits. She also engages with clients outside of the US.
“Each person holds so much power within themselves that needs to be let out. Sometimes they just need a little nudge, a little direction, a little support, a little coaching, and the greatest things can happen.”
— Pete Carrol
Hiya! I’m Kelly and glad to see you here.
I will empower you to change your mind to change your life.
So who am I and what led me to this point where I want to empower you?
I was blessed to grow up in the luscious Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania. Spending the majority of my childhood catching frogs, salamanders and turtles. Climbing trees and making forts came all too naturally for me. I learned that nature is kind, and always true.
In my early twenties I oscillated between my thirst for knowledge and yearning to see the big beautiful world. Eventually I landed in Uganda working for the United Nations in Peacekeeping. I was completely entranced by the continent of Africa and was able to travel to remote, often closed off, locations with my position. I saw so much, learned so much, and feel so privileged to have spent so much time there.
And just like anywhere else in the world, tragedy can strike. All within about a month, I went through several severe traumas which ultimately led to me no longer being able to work and landing me in my childhood bedroom violently ill, in pain and mostly immobile for close to two years.
My mind was seemingly changed over night, and without my consent. I not longer recognized myself.
I was frozen between who I was and who I might become. Knowing that the mind had the ability to change so drastically without my own doing, I was enticed by the idea of recreating myself and changing my mind consciously. Who could I become then?
I knew all of what life and the world had to offer, I had already been blessed to see so much of it. I would not let my circumstances would not define me. Through a plethora of mindfulness practices, self-compassion, radical acceptance, a lot of therapy, and an incredible mindset coach, I was able to stand on my own two feet again (figuratively and literally).
The principles that pulled me through my (ongoing) healing journey are the same principles I use in my coaching practice; honesty, acceptance, and kindness, to yourself - first and foremost - and to others.
What I know for certain is each one of us is so worthy of love, kindness and the opportunity to shine as bright (or brighter) as the sun. To rise to new beautiful, lofty heights. And to place know that we hold our destiny in our own hands.
On a trip with the United Nations in Central African Republic
My walking buddy in Pennsylvania
A normal place to find me, behind the camera
Graduation from Penn State in 2016
Bringin' the Funk
Happy in Nature
Enjoying the View in Nairobi, Kenya
Me as a very young traveler in India
