In 2018, Danny Kiddie had a skateboarding accident that shattered his skull, causing irreparable brain damage, paralyzing half of his face and claiming his sense of smell. The emotional trauma of the accident led Danny to a dangerous repetition of acts of self harm, and in 2020, he entered Good Heart Recovery, an addiction and mental health facility in Santa Barbara, CA Jaymee co-founded and (formerly) operated. The two began an incredible healing journey that continues to this day as mentor and mentee. On the episode, Danny shares with raw honesty not only how he healed from self-harm, but how he currently struggles with self-doubt and isolation in the wake the recent passing of his brother, who was Danny's single greatest influence in life. Danny has a poetry to his process, infusing his words with a raw, transparent vulnerability that is both endearing and exceptionally rare to experience. At one point, Jaymee asks Danny to read 2 separate text messages Danny sent Jaymee over the past year, so that Danny may have the opportunity to experience the beauty of his own words. You can actually hear Danny in real time experience his own love coming back to him! This episode is full of examples of the essentiality of both the glorious and the wretched moments in life, and how to find faith, empowerment and trust in a path with no visible guarantees. 

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