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- The Important Practice of Gratitude and How to Actually Apply it
In this episode, we'll explore the power of gratitude as a practice and not just an action. We'll discuss how to start your gratitude practice and how vulnerability can be a strength. We'll also address feelings of scarcity and how to shift out of the overshadowing joy habit, while highlighting the three components of gratitude that can help cultivate a positive mindset. Join us as we dive into the world of gratitude and learn how it can transform your life.
What you’ll hear:
- Gratitude as a practice and not just an action
- What you can do to start your gratitude practice
- My greatest strength is my vulnerability
- Why we sometimes avoid fully allowing others in
- Navigating scarcity around losing people or expecting something to go wrong
- Shifting out of the overshadowing joy habit
- The 3 components of gratitude
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27 min - Breaking the Cycle: The Addictive Nature of Eating Disorders
Please be advised that this podcast may contain discussions about sensitive topics such as eating disorders, sexual abuse, and suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling with an eating disorder or experiencing suicidal thoughts, we urge you to seek professional help immediately. You can contact the National Eating Disorders Association Helpline at 1-800-931-2237 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) for immediate support. While we strive to provide a safe and supportive space for our listeners, the content of this podcast is not intended to serve as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please consult with a licensed healthcare provider before making any changes to your current treatment plan or lifestyle.
In this episode, we take a deep dive into the world of eating disorders and explore how they are actually addictions. I share my personal journey, discussing the fluidity of my eating disorder, how it crept up on me, and the first time I noticed my habits weren't "normal". You’ll hear about the struggle with binge and restriction cycles and the impact it has on your life, as well as the challenge of navigating the world as a "healthy" person with a big secret. We also talk about what led me to seek help and my experience in a treatment center. We learn about what the ups and downs of a recovery journey could look like, including how to navigate setbacks. I share the glamorized horror of what it's really like to live with an eating disorder and the beauty, pain, and difficulties of the healing process. Finally, we explore where I am now on my journey, including the importance of vulnerability.
What you’ll hear:
- A look into eating disorders and how they actually are addictions
- What my eating disorders started and the fluidity of them
- The first time I noticed my eating habits weren’t “normal”
- How eating disorders creep up on you and quickly consume your whole life
- What led to me purging for the first time
- Falling into a binge and restriction cycle and how that affected me
- Navigating the world as a “healthy” person yet hiding a big secret behind closed doors
- What led me to ask for help and release that dark secret
- Going into a treatment center and the shift it made
- Spiraling back into my ED when someone I trusted took advantage
- The glamorized horror of what’s actually happening
- When I started to show the world who DANI truly is
- Learning to be vulnerable
- Quitting the binging cold turkey and that shift
- The beauty and what it takes to heal an eating disorder
- What the beginning of my recovery looked like and navigating addictive habits
- Where I am now on my journey
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54 min - The Sad Reality of Adult Bullying and Behind The Scenes of an Influencer
Hey, what's up, y'all? Welcome to the perfectly broken Podcast. Today, we are diving head-first into the world of influencers, adult bullying, and how they co-exist. As always, I get real and vulnerable sharing with you some of the best experiences as an influencer, some of the worst, and some that I'm still learning to navigate. Whether you are someone who desires to be an influencer, judges influencers, bullies other adults, or gets bullied this episode will give you an insider look into what that looks like and what it can cause.
What you’ll hear:
- Childhood bullying and what it looked like for me
- How I got started in social media and built a presence as an influencer
- How I started making new friends and connections
- Adult bullying and my experience with it in the workplace environment
- Dealing with social media stalkers
- Being an instagram girlfriend
- The downside of being an influencer
- The self-bullying online
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53 min - 5 Lessons I Learned From My Dad's Death
Hey, what's up, y'all? Welcome to the perfectly broken Podcast. In this emotionally charged episode, I share a very personal journey of navigating the stages of grief. This episode is a deeply vulnerable one of my first ever close experience with death and I hope it serves you as a reminder that if you're feeling like this you are not alone.
What you’ll hear:
- The first time I experienced death
- Navigating the stages of grief
- Being the only one available to be my dad’s caretaker
- The greatest gift that came during his last few months
- Mentally preparing to lose a loved one
- Finding my faith and going through my first spiritual awakening
- Realizing we are never alone and shifting out of the silent suffering
- What helped me navigate the healing process
- Hearing my dad take his last breath
- The reality of how and when grief hits
- What are soul contracts and releasing resentments
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1 hr - Everything You've Ever Gone Through Led You Here - Donna's Spiritual Journey and Conversations with God
Hey, what's up, y'all? Welcome to the perfectly broken Podcast. Today, is a super special episode- we have our very first guest and that guest is my mom, Donna Stedman. In this episode she shares her journey through religion, spirituality, conversations with God, and finally following your purpose when you're a parent. This episode is so rich and full of knowledge. Listen in with an open heart and allow this to be an anchor reminder of what's possible.
What you’ll hear:
- Meet Donna
- Faith, religion, and a 30 year age-gap relationship
- Living the american dream and realizing there’s still something missing
- Her conversations with God
- The virtual tour God took her on and what she saw
- What her friends and family said when she told them about these conversations
- Navigating when spirituality and religion merge
- How to know when something you’re reading or learning is your truth
- What happened when she dove into studying all the religions
- Losing close friends along the way and navigating that
- Selling a big family home and moving into the our rental because of an IRS investigation
- How money started showing up and the next download of a retreat center
- When Just Us Gals came to be
- Following your purpose when you are a parent
- Realizing the way God works to bring your purpose to life
- Looking back and seeing how everything you’ve been through led you to where you are today
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1 hr 7 min - Navigating Imposter Syndrome to Actually Reach Your Goals
Hey, what's up, y'all? Welcome to the perfectly broken Podcast. Today, we are having a conversation all about imposter syndrome. In this episode, we dive into what that is, what it could look like, what it looks like in my life currently, and how to navigate it. You are not alone, ever.
What you’ll hear:
- How I’m experiencing imposter syndrome
- What is imposter syndrome and how it pops up into our lives
- Major companies and amazing leaders that failed at first
- The reality of who experiences imposter syndrome
- What’s held me back from starting my podcast and life coaching business
- Best ways to navigate imposter syndrome
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21 min - The Journey That Led Me Here - Meet Dani
Hey, what's up, y'all? Welcome to the perfectly broken Podcast. Today, we are getting to know each other. In this episode, I get real, raw, and vulnerable with you and I share what makes me who I am, what got me here, my spiritual awakening, and the mission for this podcast. I hope you connect with bits and pieces of my story and that this episode serves you as a reminder that you are not alone.
What you’ll hear:
- The procrastination process of starting something new
- Why I’m back home and living with my mom at age 33
- Searching for faith when you don’t trust someone is watching over you because of traumatic events
- What led me to want to find my faith
- Coming to my spiritual awakening when my soul was ready
- Healing the relationship with my dad before he passed
- How my dad’s passing impacted my gratitude and mindset
- Learning to navigate a new chapter of life
- What we will be talking about on this podcast
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23 min - It's Time To Find The Beauty In Our Broken Pieces - Welcome!
Hey, what's up, y'all? Welcome to the perfectly broken Podcast. Just like the Japanese art of kintsugi, we're not trying to hide the cracks of our broken past, but rather highlight those struggles with gold. I will be vulnerable, real and raw with y'all as we figure out how we can turn the damaged pottery of our lives into stunning works of art that are even more beautiful than we ever thought possible. Let's be real.
Officially launching on March 1, the Perfectly Broken Podcast touches on all things spirituality, health and fitness, eating disorders, trauma, and how to find peace and harmony in life. I'll share my story and insights, as well as invite some powerful guests to join the show so we can learn and grow together. So join us on this journey of healing with lots of tears and laughter along the way, and most importantly, a reminder that you are not alone and we can all be perfectly broken together.Join Perfectly Broken: Path to Power Membership
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About Perfectly Broken
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Just like the Japanese art of kinsugi, we're not trying to hide the cracks of our broken past, but rather highlight those struggles with gold. I will be vulnerable, real and raw with y'all as we…
figure out how we can turn the damaged pottery of our lives into stunning works of art that are even more beautiful than we ever thought possible. I am your host, Dani Stedman. We're talking spirituality, health and fitness, eating disorders, trauma, and how to find peace and harmony in life. I'll share my story and insights, as well as invite some powerful guests to join the show so we can learn.