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Danielle Ireland Tired of scrolling on your phone, feeling alone??? Let's talk. "The middle is messy, but that's where the magic happens."
~Brene' Brown

Your life's a story.

There's a clear beginning, you're living the middle, but what about the ending? What do you want your story to be? Through the power of story, I believe you can connect with yourself more deeply - to bravely connect with the world around you. If you want to read more about me, I'd be honored if you would visit my website (Launching June 30th!). There's a whole page dedicated to it. But since you're here, let me take a brief moment to say a few things about myself:

I used to teach dance, and I've acted since I was 13 yrs old. I now work as a therapist. I spent the majority of my 20's worrying about what people thought. I struggle with fear and self-doubt on almost a daily basis. I'm dedicating this part of my life to the pursuit of joy, freedom, and living a life that is on purpose and on my terms (Please forgive the run on sentence). I am incredibly proud of this online community, and honored that you want to be a part if it too. My desire is to share stories, resources, and communities that have been helpful to me, with hope that it will help you find your own answers. Be the heroine/hero of your story. Let’s work together.

10/23/2026

This perfect Gilmore Girls, pumpkin spiced, Nancy Meyer’s weather has me rereading the same lines over and over bc I’m too distracted. I. Must. Walk.

10/23/2026

She burst into tears 40 minutes into a knitting class. And it had nothing to do with the yarn.

It was about the quiet, heavy belief she carried into the room: “I’m going to be the only person here who doesn’t get it.”

In this moment from Don’t Cut Your Own Bangs, Alice O’Connell () explains the exact moment students realize they aren’t the broken one.

When you sit back and look at something you made with your own two hands—after being convinced you’d fail—everything shifts.

Suddenly it’s not about knitting anymore.

It’s about the ceramics class you talked yourself out of.
The career pivot you thought you weren’t qualified for.
The creative project you quietly decided was “only for other people.”

One small experience of “I didn’t think I could do that, but I just did” is often all it takes to unlock what else is possible.

What’s one thing you’ve been talking yourself out of trying lately? 🤍

🎙️ Catch the full conversation with Alice O’Connell on Don’t Cut Your Own Bangs wherever you listen to podcasts.

10/23/2026

You complete a task, navigate a hard conversation, or survive a chaotic week.

And before your body even exhales, your brain jumps in with: “Yeah, but look at what I could have done better.”

In this clip from Don’t Cut Your Own Bangs, Alice O’Connell () shares what happens when people learn to knit. Within 30 minutes, they’ve created something from scratch. And almost every single time, their immediate response is to point out the one wonky stitch.

Her response is a masterclass for perfectionists:
*”We will fix that. But do not ruin your well-earned moment of celebration.”*

Yes, there’s always room to improve. But you don’t have to skip the celebration to earn the right to get better.

Give yourself 60 seconds to acknowledge: that was hard, you didn’t know what you were doing, and you made it through anyway.

What win are you refusing to celebrate today just because it wasn’t “perfect”?

🎙️ Catch the full conversation with Alice O’Connell on Don’t Cut Your Own Bangs wherever you listen to podcasts.

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10/04/2026

What if it doesn’t work?

What if I’m not ready?
What if I don’t have enough money?
What if I fail?

Fear LOVES a what if.

But I love what Rev. Hazel Owens, MDiv. LMFT | Therapist + Speaker does next:

She turns “What if…” into “Even if…”

Even if it doesn’t work, then what?
Even if I’m scared, what would I do?
Even if it doesn’t go the way I hope, will I be okay?

The goal isn’t to convince yourself that the scary thing won’t happen.

It’s remembering that even if it does, you still have choices.

And then Hazel asks one more question I’m keeping:

If I removed every single fear, would I still want to do this?

That’ll tell you something.

Save this one for the next time your brain starts playing the What If game. 🤍

🎙️ My full conversation with Rev. Hazel Owens is out now on Don’t Cut Your Own Bangs.

10/02/2026

“I should be…”

More successful.
More patient.
Further along.
Better at this by now.

We say “should” so casually that sometimes we forget to ask the question Rev. Rev. Hazel Owens, MDiv. LMFT | Therapist + Speaker asks her clients:

**“To who? Who said that?”**

Because sometimes the standard we’re working so hard to meet isn’t actually ours.

It belongs to a parent. A partner. A workplace. A version of success we absorbed somewhere along the way.

And in trying so hard not to disappoint, be rejected, or risk not being chosen, we can slowly start abandoning ourselves instead.

That’s what I love about Hazel’s question.

It doesn’t tell you to throw every expectation out the window.

It just asks you to get curious about who wrote it.

So the next time you hear yourself say, “I should…” try adding:

**Says who?**

And see what comes up.

🎙️ My full conversation with Rev. Hazel Owens is out now on Don’t Cut Your Own Bangs.

10/01/2026

“Someone likes the flavor that you bring.”

I loved this from Rev. Rev. Hazel Owens, MDiv. LMFT | Therapist + Speaker

Because being authentically yourself sounds wonderful until you remember that being fully yourself also means giving people the opportunity to decide you’re not for them.

And that part can be uncomfortable.

But someone else’s preference doesn’t have to become evidence that there’s something about you that needs fixing.

You don’t have to keep sanding down the parts of yourself that might not be for everyone.

Keep going. Do it scared. Take yourself seriously.

And maybe give yourself permission to enjoy your life while you’re at it. 🤍

My full conversation with Rev. Hazel Owens is out now on Don’t Cut Your Own Bangs. 🎙️

09/23/2026

I came to Tonga to swim with humpback whales. 🐋

It was a longtime dream—and somehow, even more extraordinary than I imagined.

Making eye contact with a humpback. Hearing them underwater. Watching a mother and calf move through the ocean together. These are moments I’ll replay for years.

But one of the sweetest surprises was the people.

After 20+ hours together on a tiny boat—sharing meals, early mornings, long waits, getting rained on, and plenty of did that really just happen?!—I came home with some pretty wonderful new friends.

— I’ll cherish our time on the boat as much as the magic we experienced in the water. 🤍

Huge thanks to and his team for making this dream possible. Your fingerprints were all over this adventure, and I’m already looking forward to wherever you take us next.

, you get to plan the next trip. 😉

I came for the whales and brought back so much more. 🐋✨

09/22/2026

4 planes. 30+ hours of travel. A 17-hour time difference. And an entire first day at sea with zero cameras just to let our nervous systems arrive and adjust.

Then came Day 2.

I still don’t have the words for what it felt like to share the water with them, but this made every single mile worth it. 🐋✨

One of the biggest reasons we avoid self-awareness is fear of the fallout. If I admit this job is draining me, do I have...
09/17/2026

One of the biggest reasons we avoid self-awareness is fear of the fallout.

If I admit this job is draining me, do I have to quit tomorrow? If I admit I’m overwhelmed, do I have to upend my entire routine? If I acknowledge something is off, am I suddenly responsible for immediately fixing it?

No.

In this week’s episode, One Clear Path | Employee Support and I talk about navigating the messy middle—like returning to corporate work for family stability while knowing it isn’t the forever plan. You don’t have to blow up your life just because you realize something isn’t working.

Feelings are data, not orders. Give yourself permission to just collect the data first.

(I’m taking my own advice to heart right now: about to step onto a boat to swim with humpback whales and make 5-year-old me’s biggest dream come true.)

🎙️ Full conversation is out now on Don’t Cut Your Own Bangs (link in bio).

09/17/2026

Sending this from a boat where I’m about to fulfill a literal dream and swim with humpback whales—and trying to practice what we preach here. 🐋

In this episode of Don’t Cut Your Own Bangs, the brilliant .clear.path and I break down the gap between feeling an emotion and making a sudden move. Knowing what you hate doesn’t automatically tell you what’s next, and clarity doesn’t mean you have to act in that red-hot minute.

These clips barely scratch the surface of Kate’s insight—the full conversation is pure gold if you’re feeling overwhelmed and stuck in reaction mode.

🎧 Full episode is live now. Link in bio to listen!

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