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Six months ago, Danielle stepped back from the daily grind of running a business and gave herself something she'd never given herself before: time. 

Not because she didn't know what was coming — she did — but because she decided to meet it with open hands instead of a full calendar. What followed was two books, a body of paintings, and her very first art show.

This episode is about what happens when grief asks you to stop explaining yourself and just make something true instead. It's also about the five things Danielle learned from announcing something terrifying before she was ready — and why that's exactly the point.

CHAPTERS

0:00 — Introduction 

2:30 — The in-between 

6:00 — What grief actually asks of you 

9:00 — Why she made space before the hardest thing arrived 

12:30 — The art, the books, and what it all is really 

16:00 — Five things learned from hosting a first art show 

16:30 — 1. Do it scared 

18:30 — 2. Audacity is excellent 

19:30 — 3. The devil is in the details 

21:30 — 4. Release the outcome 

23:00 — 5. Deadlines are king 

24:30 — You don't need permission to begin

The As She Is collection — available to view and purchase via Danielle's Instagram @daniellecolley.art

If this episode landed somewhere real for you, send Danielle a message — she genuinely wants to know. 

You can reach her at ⁠[email protected]⁠ or find her at daniellecolley.com.au. 

And if you know someone who's been sitting on something — a creative project, a scary goal, a version of themselves they haven't shown anyone yet — share this one with them. 

That's exactly who it was made for.