Danielle Ireland

01/14/2026

What’s on your list?⁣
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01/13/2026

Joke’s on me. All my talk about being kind and gentle at the start of this year was meant in earnest. ⁣
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Then, I rolled my ankle Saturday. ⁣
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Walking to the car after a great date night, laughing arm in arm in ADORABLE platform clogs (Think vibes) ⁣
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My after dinner dessert was a slice of humble pie. ⁣
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Ice skating with the kiddos - canceled ⁣
Second week of tap class - canceled ⁣
[solidcore] (bc I’m buff now) - canceled ⁣
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What’s on the menu:⁣
1. Asking for a lot of help⁣
2. Crawling in the shower 🚿 ⁣
3. Falling bc a klutzy girl who rolled her ankle is using crutches ⁣
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AND, actually practicing all of the things that I’ve been telling other people. ⁣
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❤️Slow down. It’ll get done. ⁣
❤️Be gentle. You’ll heal faster. ⁣
❤️Be kind. Berating yourself doesn’t lead to better work. ⁣
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The podcast will be delayed a week so I can rest and put my money where my mouth is. Thankfully, this is a cozier corner of the internet, and we can take breaks. ⁣
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#⁣rest

01/09/2026

One of the greatest gifts of my work as a therapist is hearing how similar we actually are beneath the surface.⁣
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Different stories.⁣
Different lives.⁣
But the same hopes, doubts, longings, and fears.⁣
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There are things we say out loud.⁣
Things we only write in a journal.⁣
And thoughts we carry quietly on a walk, hoping the trees can hold them.⁣
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And here’s what I know for sure:⁣
You are not the only one thinking what you’re thinking.⁣
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“Terminal uniqueness” tells us we’re alone.⁣
Community reminds us we’re not.⁣
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If this landed for you, tell me in the comments —⁣
What’s something you’ve realized you’re not alone in anymore?⁣
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01/06/2026

What if you didn’t have to be less tender to move forward this year?⁣
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This podcast isn’t about having it all figured out.⁣
It’s a community. A conversation.⁣
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A place where your thoughtful, vulnerable, still-becoming self gets to exist.⁣
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As we gently step into this new year, my hope is that we ask better questions —⁣
not harsher ones — so we can move through the world with more grace, confidence, and clarity.⁣
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You don’t need a total reinvention.⁣
You just need a place where you’re allowed to be honest.⁣
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What’s one question you’re holding as this year begins?⁣
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➡️ Watch the full episode on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.⁣
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12/18/2025

Sometimes the lesson comes back… again. And again. And again.⁣
Not because you messed up — but because you’re ready to understand it in a new way.⁣
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This clip from the Best Lessons of the Year series is all about returning to curiosity, adventure, and deep listening.⁣
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Whether it’s a sunset, a great hike, or swimming with a whale shark (, I’m looking at you) — awe pulls us out of control mode and back into connection with our intuition.⁣
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✨ What lesson keeps repeating for you right now?⁣ For me, it’s remember to actually drink my water, not just carry the bottle with me from room to room.
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➡️ Watch the full episode on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.⁣
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12/16/2025

Hot take:⁣
Listening to your needs is courage — not selfishness.⁣
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Whether you’re stepping into a tough conversation or stepping into the unknown (literally, like adventurer Martinez!)…⁣
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Your body feels bravery the same way.⁣
Shaky. Tender. Alive.⁣
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Sometimes the bravest thing you can say is:⁣
“This isn’t working… and I’m willing to try something new.”⁣
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What’s one area of your life where you’re craving a fresh start?⁣
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➡️ Watch the full episode on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.⁣
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12/12/2025

We talk a lot about confidence… but not enough about the part that comes before confidence — the messy, uncomfortable figuring-it-out part.⁣
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This clip from this week’s Best Of series is your reminder that curiosity + discomfort = the beginning of mastery.⁣
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If today feels hard, don’t quit. You’re closer than you think.⁣
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Tell me: what are YOU learning right now that feels messy but meaningful?⁣
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➡️ Watch the full episode on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.⁣
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12/12/2025

When I’m about to step into the tundra and my mug is empty…

Check out DontCutYourOwnBangs’s video.

12/11/2025

I started to do some work with my candles lit and salt lamps all a glow. ⁣
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It looked like I was having a séance in my office… And that’s when I realized I think I have a problem 😅⁣
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I showed you mine. What yours? Houseplants? Candles? Gnomes?⁣
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12/09/2025

Listening to your needs isn’t selfish — it’s wisdom.⁣
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I talk a lot about “the messy middle,” but this clip hits exactly why:⁣
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The before-and-after moments of our lives get all the attention… but every single step in between is where the real courage happens.⁣
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founder reminded me of something I’ll be carrying into the new year:⁣
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A no spoken from truth is always a yes to something else — usually to yourself.⁣
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As we move through the holidays (and the pressure, plans, expectations, sales, schedules…), I’m reminding myself:⁣
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Slow is still forward.⁣
Honest is still progress.⁣
Messy is still human.⁣
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What’s one need you’ve been hearing quietly… that you’re finally ready to listen to?⁣
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➡️ Watch the full episode on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.⁣
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12/09/2025

Anytime a new tool hits the scene, it suddenly makes every tool that came before it feel… questionable.⁣
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And curiosity is a great thing.⁣
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But some of the posts and messages I’ve been seeing lately about whether therapy is “worth it,” “necessary,” or a “waste of time”?⁣
I have some feelings. 👀⁣
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So here are a few of mine — and I’d genuinely love to hear yours.⁣
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