Another Way with Dani

In this episode (which was recorded in February 2026) I sit down with my dear friend, Ali Bravo, and we talk about our shared way of moving in the world which includes a pull toward exhibitionism... in many different ways. This is about being a vulnerable storyteller. Whether it's through writing and art, or on social media, or just with friends or in community. We get into why we're cal...

In this episode I bring back my first repeat guest and who was the first interview on Another Way... Ginny Muir! We do an even deeper dive into death cycles, including our own experiences with them this year. We talk about long form death cycles, how to navigate a death cycle, the importance of community care, and a whole lot more. We go deep y'all... and it's good!  **TRIGGER WARNING: T...

I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Minna Dubin, author of MOM RAGE: The Everyday Crisis of Modern Motherhood. We talked about all the things that not enough people (in my humble opinion) are naming and talking about in regards to Moms and the expectations and pressure we put on them, paired with all the ways we are not supporting, acknowledging, or listening to them.  We asked the qu...

Oh boy this was a fun interview! I loved talking with Maya Culbertson‑Lane about all the things including her journey as a performance artist and clown, what clowning means to each of us and the role it plays, her experiences with being an aging woman in the performance world, the intersectionality of her being a therapist and a clown mother - and what that even means, and of course, polyamory and...

I sit down with Sex Educator and Relationship Coach, Bre Reilly, as she shares about her own personal love liberation journey as well as the kind of work she does with her clients - including couples. Bre is someone who both creates and holds deep spaces for others to speak freely, feel deeply, and create relationships that reflect their real selves... but she also models this in her own life, whi...

The week before my 40th birthday this year I was diagnosed with ADHD and it's completely turned my world upside down (and right side up??) So, of course, I wanted to do an episode about ADHD... pronto!  Sebastian Clarke, Intimacy Coach and Educator with TurnON.love, was the perfect guest to dive into so many of the neurodivergent topics I've been obsessing over lately. In this episode we...

Rachel Alexandria (former psychotherapist turned Soul Medic) and I nerd out on everything Enneagram in this episode that I believe has something for everyone... whether you've never even heard of the Enneagram before today or you're an experienced student and user of it.  We not only share our own personal experiences but we get into each different type, how to best figure out what your...

Michael Weiss-Malik is the inventor and founder of Groove Thing, the world's first internal music player. He's also a client of mine, and now a friend. I was really excited to hear more about his professional story because we have a lot in common! He shares with us his journey of becoming pretty burned out in his corporate career and how this career crisis and (a short-lived) sabbatical...

Britt Fohrman guides people towards confident embodiment as a teacher, coach, doula, photographer, and alchemist in the often overlapping realms of pleasure, grief, sexuality, love, birth, and ceremony. But in this interview we focus our attention on her personal story - one that is woven with challenging the status quo and doing life on her own terms. Britt exemplifies living life another way by...

In 2022 at the age of 33 years old, Mikhail Wolf Shearman was in a life-changing motorcycle accident, that eventually led to the amputation of his entire right arm and chronic nerve damage and pain that he continues to deal with to this day. His life was turned upside down but he's chosen a path of abundance and living life to the fullest.  In this episode we get into not only the details of...

Cianna P. Stewart produces and hosts Dying Kindness, a podcast for people who are going to die someday. (Hint... that's all of us!) Cianna's goal is to help people make key decisions now in order to be kinder to those they'll leave behind.  In this episode we cover the many things you can logistically do to prepare for death, but we also dive into talking about death with your loved...

In this episode I sit down with Reid Mihalko, internationally known sex and relationship geek. Reid has led thousands of workshops and play parties, and his work spans across the globe - and he's also been featured on Lisa Ling's "Our America" and NETFLIX's "Chelsea Does..." with Chelsea Handler.  Reid tells us about his back story and how he got to being such a...

I sit down with a long-time friend and fellow adventurer, Stephanie Koder. In this interview, we touch on her passion and career as a climate change expert and environmentalist (currently with The Nature Conservancy).  After a break-up, Stephanie took the leap to live nomadically while figuring out where she wanted to land, and that has now turned into 15+ months of traveling and working remotely....

In this episode, Zephira and I go deep into the topic of setting and holding boundaries in relationships. What is a boundary? How do we create and share them with the people in our lives? How do we uphold them? Why is this important? So many questions and so many answers explored. We also cover themes around non-violent communication, relationship agreements, domestic violence, and a whole lot mor...

In this interview I sit down with Eri Kardos, an internationally acclaimed speaker, author, and love and relationship coach. We get into all the nitty gritty of how Eri has created a bold life of exploration, challenging the status quo, living authentically, and being in alignment with her truest expression in the world. She's beautifully modeled what it's like to be vulnerable and real...

In this episode I sit down with Irene Morning who is a somatic coach, intimacy education, and author of the bestselling book, The Polyamory Paradox: Finding Your Confidence in Consensual Non-Monogamy. We dive into the ins and outs of polyamory with a focus on getting started and exploring it as both single or coupled. Irene shares why polyamory is having a moment, common mistakes folks make when g...

In this episode we really get to the heart of conflict resolution and how so many of us are missing the mark when it comes to repair conversations and what we can do about it. Intimacy coach, Dr. Hazel-Grace Yates, has used their extensive experience both personally and professionally to develop The REPAIR Process, which is designed to help others transform conflicts into connections with ease. We...

Joan Bordow is someone who has modeled living life "another way" for almost her entire 80 years and counting. She has led programs with Landmark for over 20,000 people, been a top trainer and teacher across many organizations and themes, been a leader in sex positive spaces, written and published 8 books, worked with nonprofits and been a life-long activist, and so much more. Joan's...

In this episode, I sit down with Malcolm Dydo, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Freedom Within Prison Project, a Santa Cruz, CA-based nonprofit dedicated to restoring wholeness to individuals, families, and communities impacted by incarceration. We talk about the recent, devastating execution of Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams in Missouri. While tapping into our anger and sadness for the br...

Have you ever wondered what the possible benefits are of chiropractic work? Have you possibly had a lackluster experience of your own? Do you wonder how to choose a a chiropractor effectively? We dive into these questions and so much more, in this interview with Dr. Debra Foxfern DC. We get into their unique approach to chiropractic healing and what they've learned and implemented along the w...

Stefan Haves (an award-winning theatre and Cirque Du Soleil director and teacher) shares with us his life-long journey in theatre and the many twists and turns along the way, and some key insighs he has to pass along to the rest of us.  We dive into what clowning is, the art of it, and why it's important in both theatre and performing arts, but also in the world and in activism. Did you know...

Misha Bonaventura shares her ongoing journey of exploring and living life another way, which has consistently led her down paths that have been unconventional and edgy. As a leader and expert in sex positive and polyamory spaces, a writer and artist, community leader, and mediator, Misha has chosen and navigated being "out" in the world across many different realms.  Misha tells the stor...

Leah Rothstein and Rachel True have been friends for nearly 30 years. In this episode, we hear their story of building a life-long friendship that has turned into co-housing and building their very own "compound" in Oakland, California. They share the many reasons this came about including a shared commitment to not living an isolated life and sharing life more expansively in a unique (b...

In this episode with Noa Elan, CEO of Plura , we cover the topic of finding the "balance" between our professional lives/choices and who we are/what we care about in the world. It's a dance for many of us and this episode gives examples, tips, and insights to help further explore our own unique paths of alignment in work and life.  Some questions we explore include:  "Is it pos...

In this episode, I sit down with Dave Klaus who is a Life Coach, Consultant, Zen Priest, Facilitator, and former Criminal Trial Laywer with the Alameda County Public Defender. We explore his own journey breaking out of the patriarchal systems that often define manhood for so many and into a more heart-centered, vulnerable way of being and relating in the world. Dave shares his own journey and how...