Mudlark

Dani shares with you where she is at in her life right now and how—for the first time ever—she’s moving with the seasons in such an organic way. She shares about all of the exciting things happening, updates you on where she’s at in life + shares with you her enthusiasm for everything that's happening in her businesses right now.

She talks about letting go of her role as "Portland Yoga Teacher" and what this shift feels like for her. She talks about how nurturing her immediate community more feels so correct and aligned. She talks about slowing down and living from a softer place. She also talks about how she's been craving simple, quite moments and how by honoring this she's able to create momentum for the busier more vibrant summer months ahead.

This is a great catch up episode and perfect for the person who may need permission to slow down and go more inward.

Connect with Dani:
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///TRIGGER WARNING/// In today’s episode Dani shares with you her tumultuous and often time painful history with sex and intimacy.

She goes deep into the handful of experiences that truly shaped the way she shows up in the world today, and she also share the healing modalities that have supported her in her healing process.She talks about miscarrying at 19 and how she believes she will always be grieving. She talks about how heartbreak lead her to shutting down sexually for YEARS. She talks about a sexual trauma that completely shifted the course of her life.

This is by far one of the hardest solo episodes that Dani has recorded to date as so much of what she talked about has been a major source of her pain, shame, + catalyst for stepping into a life of healing. This episode is for the person who maybe has felt broken beyond repaid and is in desperate need for some hope. If she can heal, so can you.

She also talks about: 

• Her programming around sex 
• What she witnessed growing up in regards to sex and love 
• How her high-school love/breakup was the beginning of her shutting down sexually
• High school pressure in having sex for the first time 
• Details about her first time having sex 
• How for the first 6-7 years of having sex Dani didn’t feel much pleasure at all 
• Dani’s experience miscarrying at 19 
• Her experience being pregnant 
• How grieving a miscarriage feels like it will be a lifelong process 
• How she almost died during her miscarriage 
• Spirit babies 
• Details about her sexual trauma (massive trigger warning) 
• How she completely froze during the rape 
• Dani’s experience dating a man and a woman 
• How her relationship with a woman actually made her slow down (due to nervousness) and really showed her what she needed; slowness, tenderness, + love 
• How medicinal Dani’s relationship is with her husband 
• How the opposite is the medicine 
• And SO much more

Connect with Dani:
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Introducing Sasha Garrett, Dani’s little sister. Today’s conversation is bringing a new kind of spice to the show. Are you ready?In today’s conversation Dani gets to know her little sister in a whole new way. 

They talk about Sasha’s not-so-pretty first time having sex. They talked about what she witnessed in regards to sex growing up. The girls go deep into their relationship as sisters + how although they grew up under the same roof they had vastly different experiences.Sasha shares candidly and tenderly about the sexual and relational trauma that kickstarted her confidence at age 19. She talks about her past relationships (“hang-outs”) anyhow it wasn’t until her now long-term relationship where some not so healthy patterns were revealed to her.

This episode is perfect for the person looking to gain a greater sense of self-worth in relationships and is looking for the permission slip to fully own and embody their sexuality. This is juicy episode! Enjoy the show!

They also discussed: 

• Growing up in a small mountain town 
• How she keeps her friends few and close 
• How gaining confidence in herself has taken a lot of time 
• What Sasha witnessed growing up in her household 
• Being a hyper-sexual child 
• Sasha’s theme in regards to relationships 
• High self-worth in relationships 
• Not witnessing many gay couples growing up in a rural area 
• How her therapist shamed her when she opened up about her interest in women 
• The most traumatic sexual experiences of Sasha’s life 
• Details about her sexual abuse 
• How the experience made her pay greater attention to her surroundings 
• Sasha’s cheap lingerie fetish 
• How her long-term relationship revealed many unhealthy unconscious patterns in sex
• How past thoughts for both Dani and Sasha were that if you weren’t having sex with someone you weren’t going to be loved 
• Her experience having sex with a woman for the first time 
• Insecurities within her current woman on woman relationship in regards to sex 
• Moving from super single to super mom 
• Dani’s experience dating a man and a woman (at the same time) 
• Sasha's relationship with her girlfriends son 
• How Sasha is quicker to anger while Dani is quicker to sadness 
• How her and AJ met + how Sasha had to jump off a cliff to get this relationship

Connect with Sasha:
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Connect with Dani:
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In today’s interview you get to hear the behind the scenes of Dani’s favorite plant based herbal beauty food product COCOGLOW, where you get to know the founders Emily Bartha and Nicole Bryson. This is a beautiful product with a powerful story behind it. Emily and Nicole talk about their own personal health crisis that lead them to this wellness from the inside out business and how they to where they are today.

We dig deep into the ladies background and farm life upbringing and how growing up in a rural setting impacted the way they look at food. They take us back to how they met, and where they were at at that time emotionally, physically, and otherwise during that time. Nicole talks about her struggles with her skin and her experience with Parioral Dermatitis and what she did to heal from the inside out. Emily talks about her experience with disordered eating + how she began shifting her relationship with her body and with the food she puts inside of it. She also talks candidly about how pregnancy has yet again shifted the way she see's her body.

This is an expansive episode and it perfect for anyone interested in Eastern medicine and healing and is also great for anyone interested in beginning a product based business with a heart. Enjoy the show!

They also talked about:  

• Emily + Nicole's farm life upbringing  
• Each of their person health crisis that lead them to creating COCOGLOW  
• Healing from the inside out  
• Nicole’s experience with Parioral Dermatitis  
• The geographic difficulties Nicole is facing in caring for her sick father  
• Emily + Nicole’s different roles in the company  
• How CocoGlow is growing organically  
• They talk about their perfect customer  
• How relationship management is Nicole’s #1 strength  
• Emily's ballet background  
• What pregnancy has felt like for Emily  
• Anxiety  
• Emily’s experience with disordered eating  
• How Emily's college roommate helped her create a better relationship with food  
• Emily’s acupuncture practice + how she opened her wellness center  
• What acupuncture even is  
• How to remove stuck areas in your body with acupuncture 

Show Links:
6 Easy & Delicious Ways to Add CocoGlow to Your Daily Routine
The Montana Retreat
The Cozy Roller
Turning Pointe Acupuncture + Wellness

Connect with Emily + Nicole:
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Website

Connect with Dani:
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Website 

Today Dani and her husband Hy go deep into the in’s and out’s of how they are curating their Creative Life. They talk candidly about the inevitable struggles and synchronistic miracles that have brought them to where they are today in their business and in their life. From what they witnessed their parents doing work wise growing up, right down to every single one of Dani + Hy’s financial income streams, they share it all!

You’ve been asking how they do what they do and they’re here to tell you the actionable steps that you can take to lean into your own creative calling. They want to show you how available your Creative Life™ is no matter where you’re at.

This episode is for the person looking to live a life that is even more reflective of who they are. It’s for the person thinking about entrepreneurship but doesn’t know where to begin. And for the person just simply curious of a different way of existing in the world.

They also talked about:  

• Their individual work history  
• How they moved from working for someone to working solely for themselves  
• The importance of following your curiosity  
• How the volume can go up and down on security + freedom  
• What they witnessed their parents doing in regards to work and Creative Living  
• Personal Values  Financial Uncertainty  
• Debunking the starving artist myth  
• Not wanting a ceiling to how much money they make  
• How they got their mortgage to pay for itself  
• How they bought their Airstream and turned it into their Oregon home  
• How they manifested their Oregon parking spot + built their dream rental house  
• They share ALL their financial income streams  
• The importance of passive income (for them)  
• How to let life delight you  
• Taking the pressure off of certain financial income streams by creating many of them

Links:
Explore Hy and Dani's Creative Business Honeysuckle and Mud
Honeysuckle and Mud's Instagram

Connect with Hy:
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Website

Connect with Dani:
Website
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Today Dani talks with Melissa Mackey and they discuss a handful of power topics such as anxiety, coping mechanisms, the power of breath and movement, and so much more. Melissa dives deep into her own experience with anxiety and talks about how she’s consciously chosen not to identify as an “anxious person” just simply someone who experiences anxiety.

She talks about the ways in which she copes with anxiety and gives us actionable steps to feel lighter and more embodied. Melissa reminds us that we always have the opportunity to get back to the essence of who we are no matter how far we drift away and it’s from this essential part of us where we can truly expand, thrive, and enjoy life. 

They also talk about:  

• International travel  
• Her job as an architectural consultant in West LA  
• Melissa’s childhood and some of her people pleasing tendencies  
• Her rebellious streak  
• How becoming a co-owner of NOW Yoga practically fell in her lap  
• How Melissa infuses her own anxiety coping mechanisms into her yoga teaching
• Moving from a place of lack and scarcity to abundance  
• How to watch your thoughts  
• The importance of identifying your triggers when you are experiencing anxiety  
• Locating your patterns through dump journaling  
• How to ride the waves of anxiety  
• Realigning thoughts 

Show Links: 
The Montana Retreat House — book your stay! 
The Cozy Roller — book your stay!   

Connect with Melissa:
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Website

Connect with Dani:
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Website 

In today’s conversation Dani gets to know Carrie Lewman, an everyday woman with a huge story. Carrie’s experiences in navigating the loss + grief of her father along with the grief of the life she thought she was going to live has deeply informed the work she now is doing in the world today.

She shares candidly about the not so healthy ways she was trying to cope with the sadness of not only losing her father but the abandonment she experienced from her mother who left when she was only 11 years old. She talks about the importance of feeling ALL of your feelings regardless of how scary they are. She talks about how she so clearly was living her life almost in this kind of autopilot way of living from her own traumatic childhood experiences, like we all do until we gain greater awareness. She also touched on all of the different ways in which we grieve and how grief isn’t strictly linked to losing someone who dies but we can grieve over all sorts of things and people and experiences.

This episode is perfect for the person waist deep in their own grieving process or for the person looking to make any huge transition in life + gain greater support + understanding.

They also talk about: 

• early childhood abandonment 
• the painful loss of her father to Cancer 
• being the youngest sibling 
• young marriage 
• how Carrie’s Hashimoto’s diagnosis was the catalyst for deep inner reflection + emotional healing 
• various stages of grief 
• how nobody grieves the same ways 
• to reclaim your power and find greater healing 
• both healthy + unhealthy ways of coping through grief 
• how all of Carrie’s adversity has lead to a more authentic life path 
• and so much more!

Show Links:
The Montana Retreat — book your stay!

Connect with Carrie:
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Schedule your Discovery Call with Carrie (Instagram link in bio!)

Connect with Dani:
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Journal Prompts by Carrie Lewman:
I am so angry that ________
I am so sad that ________
I wish we/you could have _________
What I miss most is ________
My favorite memory is ________
What I have learned since is ________
I can honor you by ________

In today’s conversation, Dani talks with Tom Swaffield, a first year farmer and practiced forager. Tom’s yearning for finding his own roots stems from a childhood of moving around, A LOT, and he now finds himself on a journey to the wildest of spaces as he seeks to find a space to call "home".

The conversation starts light and airy, like it typically does, and quickly shifts into some of the more challenging, stickier things that Tom has faced: his years of struggling with an opioid addiction, ending an 8 year relationship with his first long-term love, + finding the courage to live his authentic path even when it seems so different than those around him.

They also discussed: 

• soil restoration how his current job at Slice of Heaven Organic Farms has served as a massive expander for his dreams of owning his own micro farm someday 
• living a fruitful 
• sustainable life 
• how his restaurant industry position(s) lead him to foraging
• how his major jumping off the cliff moments have lead to his super aligned life today 
• the ending of Tom’s first long-term relationship 
• how Tom and his ex have been able to keep a friendship beyond their uncoupling 
• how chasing higher complexity in every aspect of life has been a theme in Tom’s life 
• how dating has not been a top priority since moving to Oregon for various reasons 
• the shame Tom still experiences when thinking about his addictive past 
• what Tom’s current insecurities look like 
• Tom’s theme for 2020 
• Tom’s words for 2020 
• Words of wisdom from Tom

Connect with Tom:
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Connect with Dani:
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Today Dani shares with you listeners the way in which she is intentionally stepping into 2020 and offers you actionable + intuitive tips for stepping into the new year with grace + enthusiasm. Take what feels aligned + leave the rest behind.

She talks about:

• Writing a letter to yourself
• Defining your values
• Putting blinders up
• How to use Instagram as a manifestation tool
• The importance of revisiting the why of what you're doing
• Casting your 2020 list
• Getting clean + organized as a way to create space for more abundance 

Connect with Dani:
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In today’s solo episode Dani shares with her the 10 things she wish she would heard when she was stepping into her 20’s. She shares with you her biggest learnings over the last decade of learning how to adult and gives so many nuggets of wisdom to help you feel supported in navigating these growth inducing times (and beyond!).

Consider this your toolkit for living your truest life. This episode is perfect for anyone looking to infuse more intention and consciousness into their life. Let's notice + shift our subconscious patterns, together! 

Top 5 books that helped Dani through her 20's:
Braving The Wilderness by Brene Brown
Rising Strong by Brene Brown
When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron
The Wise Heart by Jack Kornfield
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

Show Quotes:

“Have courage to be imperfect, tell your story of who you are with your whole heart.” by Brene Brown

“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” by Carl Jung

“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” by Carl Jung

Connect with Dani:
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