Danielle 's Podcast

So many people on social media rave that quitting alcohol was the best thing they ever did. Danielle is nine months sober and here to tell you that's not quite her story.  In this solo How Are You Really? episode, she gets honest about what actually changes when you stop drinking — and what doesn't — including the identity hit of no longer being "the fun one," the physical resp...

Looking for love makes you vulnerable. And vulnerability? That's where shame lives. Kylee Dennis knows this better than most. When her mum got love scammed after 25 years of being single, the thing that hurt more than the money lost was watching her carry the shame of it—too embarrassed to ask for help, too mortified to admit she'd wanted connection badly enough to believe someone who wa...

Your body's keeping secrets from you. Not because it wants to hide things, but because you've been taught to ignore, shove down, and repress experiences, thoughts, and feelings you haven't had the time or resources to handle. That knot in your stomach when you say yes but mean no? Your body remembers. The exhaustion you can't explain? Your body is screaming. The anxiety that sh...

Are you living aligned to your values, or are you just living by default?  Most of us don't wake up one day and consciously decide to compromise on everything that matters. It happens slowly - like a frog in boiling water - one small "yes" when we mean "no," one compromise that becomes a pattern, until you look up and realize you're not living a life you actually chos...

What happens when the thing that defines you disappears? When the career ends, the title changes, or the identity you've built crumbles?  This episode explores the dangerous lie many of us believe: that we're only as good as what we achieve. Host Danielle Colley weaves together powerful stories from pro surfer Cooper Chapman, who lost everything at his peak; Boost Lab co-founder Lisa Sch...