It’s 2024, are we still judging people for taking selfies? Sometimes we like the way we look and want to share it, what’s so wrong with that? There are so many times we wish we’d gotten over ourselves and taken photos to remember specific moments in our lives, but now those times are past and we’ll never get those memories back. And hey, there’s nothing wrong with taking a picture just because you’re feeling hot, too. Next time you see someone post a selfie, let it inspire you to take photos of your own life, rather than thinking someone is too self-absorbed. 

Do I need to be helpful all the time? [4:15]

Are selfies still taboo? [7:59]

We get confronted by our sensitivities [10:29]

Talking shit on someone else’s confidence [14:09]

You’ll always regret not having memories [15:35]

Support your girls! [17:59]

Get 20% off your Magic Mind order using code THEBESTLIFE20

magicmind.com/THEBESTLIFE20

Get a personalized playlist for all your fav podcast topics!

thebestlifepodcast.com/playlist 

Don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe so you never have to miss an episode! Comments and questions can also be sent to [email protected], and you can head to thebestlifepodcast.com to join our Facebook Group.

FOLLOW US ON IG: @TheBestLifePodcast

FOLLOW JILL: @jillfit

FOLLOW DANNY J: @dannyjdotcom

You can also follow us on Facebook

@Jill Coleman

@Danny-J

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

When you have an audience of any kind, a decision must be made—do you keep yourself relatable and friendly to all, or do you out your own self on a pedestal to keep people coming back for more? For the former, some might argue that this leaves you “too” relatable, and at risk of your audience losing respect for you. On the other hand, the latter might leave you seeming stiff, unapproachable, and with a superiority complex. Danny and Jill ponder this dichotomy and wonder what the best path is for handling the influencer-consumer relationship. (This episode is a re-run. Originally published in 2019.)

Keeping yourself on an “elevated” level [3:23] 

Is it possible to be too relatable? [6:17]

The Pratfall Effect: authority needs relatability [10:25]

Keeping yourself above your audience vs. Boundaries [15:14]

Reaching out as a peer for mutual benefit [18:41]

Get 20% off your Magic Mind order using code THEBESTLIFE20

magicmind.com/THEBESTLIFE20

Get a personalized playlist for all your fav podcast topics!

thebestlifepodcast.com/playlist 

Don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe so you never have to miss an episode! Comments and questions can also be sent to [email protected], and you can head to thebestlifepodcast.com to join our Facebook Group.

FOLLOW US ON IG: @TheBestLifePodcast

FOLLOW JILL: @jillfit

FOLLOW DANNY J: @dannyjdotcom

You can also follow us on Facebook

@Jill Coleman

@Danny-J

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Grief demands to be felt, and in many ways it needs to be witnessed. Grief doesn’t have a specific look, nor does it have an expiration date, but there are some types of grief that might seem uncommon or “wrong” to feel, which can leave us stuck with these feelings without any way to process them. That’s disenfranchised grief—grief that isn’t openly acknowledged on a societal or personal level. Maybe you have felt some disenfranchised grief, and in this episode Danny shares some of the commonly ignored types of grief to let you know that if you’ve been hurt by any of these experiences, you are’t alone and that how you feel matters.

Some past traumatic events [2:19]

Uncovering old home videos [4:43]

Disenfranchised grief [7:50]

The power in sharing your grief [11:19]

Pain in losing a pet [12:51]

Miscarriages and stillbirths [13:42]

The death of a former partner [14:43]

Relationships that don’t fit societal norms [15:46]

Grief in suicide [16:43]

Childhood abuse and neglect [18:02]

Loss through adoption—for parents and children [18:59]

A loss of cultural or religious identity [19:51]

Estranged family relationships [20:42]

Grief following a traumatic event [22:24]

Check out Mindbloom:

Mindbloom.com/dannyj100

Get 20% off your Magic Mind order using code THEBESTLIFE20

magicmind.com/THEBESTLIFE20

Get a personalized playlist for all your fav podcast topics!

thebestlifepodcast.com/playlist 

Don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe so you never have to miss an episode! Comments and questions can also be sent to [email protected], and you can head to thebestlifepodcast.com to join our Facebook Group.

FOLLOW US ON IG: @TheBestLifePodcast

FOLLOW JILL: @jillfit

FOLLOW DANNY J: @dannyjdotcom

You can also follow us on Facebook

@Jill Coleman

@Danny-J

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We talk a lot of shit about men (and sometimes they deserve it) but at the end of the day, we love men and we appreciate what they do for us and who they are. But sometimes we wonder if the younger generations feel the same. “We don’t need men!” is a popular soundbyte, but do young women really feel that way, and how it that affecting the self esteem of the future generations of boys?

Do we need men? [1:50]

“Traditional” male roles are no longer needed [3:54]

The biological value of men [7:32]

Appreciating the ways men and women are different [10:31]

You can have both [13:01]

Where does the correction start? [15:50]

The toxic messages we see on social media [17:49]

A cultural obsession with status [21:07]

We need each other [26:21]

Get 20% off your Magic Mind order using code THEBESTLIFE20

magicmind.com/THEBESTLIFE20

Get a personalized playlist for all your fav podcast topics!

thebestlifepodcast.com/playlist 

Don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe so you never have to miss an episode! Comments and questions can also be sent to [email protected], and you can head to thebestlifepodcast.com to join our Facebook Group.

FOLLOW US ON IG: @TheBestLifePodcast

FOLLOW JILL: @jillfit

FOLLOW DANNY J: @dannyjdotcom

You can also follow us on Facebook

@Jill Coleman

@Danny-J

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

For holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries, do gifts matter? Or is it only the thought that counts? Maybe a mixture of the two? We aren’t saying that the only way to make us feel loved is by buying us gifts, but there are some presents that are a little more insulting to receive than if you had gotten nothing at all. We all want to be loved in different ways, so before you go buy towels for your partner for Valentine’s Day, make sure it’s something they’d love.

Towels for Valentine’s Day [4:35]

Understanding how your partner wants to be loved [8:25]

Is it thoughtful or is it insulting? [12:04]

There’s a time and place for practical gifts [14:01]

Not everyone is superficial or entitled [16:27]

The kinds of gifts we like receiving [17:59]

The right time to buy someone towels (or any practical gift) [19:50]

Get 20% off your Magic Mind order using code THEBESTLIFE20

magicmind.com/THEBESTLIFE20

Get a personalized playlist for all your fav podcast topics!

thebestlifepodcast.com/playlist 

Don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe so you never have to miss an episode! Comments and questions can also be sent to [email protected], and you can head to thebestlifepodcast.com to join our Facebook Group.

FOLLOW US ON IG: @TheBestLifePodcast

FOLLOW JILL: @jillfit

FOLLOW DANNY J: @dannyjdotcom

You can also follow us on Facebook

@Jill Coleman

@Danny-J

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

There’s a lot to be said about “getting in the room” and surrounding yourself with people who can challenge and elevate you as a business owner or person, but at what point does it become elitism? At what point is the obsession with surrounding yourself with the “right” people performative and just for chasing clout? We’ve been entrepreneurs for a long time, and unfortunately, we see a lot of transactional relationships and judgement against people who aren’t deemed successful enough, whatever that even means. For us, our genuine relationships mean everything, and we aren’t going to abandon the people we care about just because they aren’t the “right” level of successful. Yuck.

Elitism in the online space [1:15]

Using people only for clout [5:08]

Treating people transactionally [9:11]

If you’re not bragging about it, is it real? [12:55]

Judgement of those not “rich” enough [17:04]

A rising tide floats all boats [20:54]

How to get into the “right” room [25:20]

Just because it’s popular, doesn’t mean it’s the best [31:12]

Get 20% off your Magic Mind order using code THEBESTLIFE20

magicmind.com/THEBESTLIFE20

Get a personalized playlist for all your fav podcast topics!

thebestlifepodcast.com/playlist 

Don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe so you never have to miss an episode! Comments and questions can also be sent to [email protected], and you can head to thebestlifepodcast.com to join our Facebook Group.

FOLLOW US ON IG: @TheBestLifePodcast

FOLLOW JILL: @jillfit

FOLLOW DANNY J: @dannyjdotcom

You can also follow us on Facebook

@Jill Coleman

@Danny-J

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

There are some people who like their life planned out to a T, months in advance of any event (like Jill!) aaaaand then there are those that wait until the last possible second to confirm anything and leave the rest of us biting their nails (*ahem* like Danny-J). There are benefits to planning ahead for sure, but those who wait til the last minute have their reasons, too. Do you plan ahead, or do you wait until you absolutely have to?

Planning ahead (or not) [3:24]

Having better options [6:15]

Last-minute air travel [8:31]

Having something to look forward to [12:13]

The benefit of waiting for the last minute [14:22]

Living in limbo [18:30]

A chain reaction of commitment [22:42]

Booking separately from your partner [25:36]

Letting go of managing other people’s actions [27:49]

You can always change your mind [31:31]

Get 20% off your Magic Mind order using code THEBESTLIFE20

magicmind.com/THEBESTLIFE20

Get a personalized playlist for all your fav podcast topics!

thebestlifepodcast.com/playlist 

Don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe so you never have to miss an episode! Comments and questions can also be sent to [email protected], and you can head to thebestlifepodcast.com to join our Facebook Group.

FOLLOW US ON IG: @TheBestLifePodcast

FOLLOW JILL: @jillfit

FOLLOW DANNY J: @dannyjdotcom

You can also follow us on Facebook

@Jill Coleman

@Danny-J

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

There will be times in our lives when we are faced with a tough decision, be it personal, business, financial, or otherwise. When we come to these crossroads, we feel lost. What if we make the wrong decision? What if we pick the wrong thing and our lives fall apart? We’ll let you in on a little secret: there is no “right” and there is no “wrong.” Decisions get made, and we figure out what comes next, no matter what. The only real thing to do is take action, and let the chips fall where they may.

The fear of making the “wrong” decision [1:26]

Listen to your head, your heart, and your gut [5:10]

You can handle whatever outcome comes your way [7:52]

Time provides less insight than you think [9:26]

Every experience prepares you for the next one [13:23]

You decide what’s “worth it” [16:47]

The time and money will be spent anyways [20:55]

You’re never really starting from scratch [22:33]

There is no “wrong” choice [25:04]

Get 20% off your Magic Mind order using code THEBESTLIFE20

magicmind.com/THEBESTLIFE20

Get a personalized playlist for all your fav podcast topics!

thebestlifepodcast.com/playlist 

Don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe so you never have to miss an episode! Comments and questions can also be sent to [email protected], and you can head to thebestlifepodcast.com to join our Facebook Group.

FOLLOW US ON IG: @TheBestLifePodcast

FOLLOW JILL: @jillfit

FOLLOW DANNY J: @dannyjdotcom

You can also follow us on Facebook

@Jill Coleman

@Danny-J

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Whether we like it or not, our society is hyper-fixated on how women look, act, and exist in this world. If you’re single, you’re looked down upon. If you’re married, a lot of your success is attributed to your husband. If you aren’t pretty, you get over-looked. But we all know looks can fade and not even marriage is without risk of ending. It’s kind of like we’re damned if we do, and we’re damned if we don’t. It’s not that we resent the urge to feel pretty—of course we want to look and feel good—but don’t you sometimes wonder how much farther along in life you could be if your looks weren’t the most important thing about you (at least in society’s eyes)?

Taylor Swift (& also the Super Bowl) [3:36]

Women don’t get to be seen as “successful” if we’re not hot [7:58]

You’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t [12:01]

You can’t live on just your looks [15:20]

The problem with being single [19:49]

Is success given to the husband, rather than the wife? [24:47]

Generational views of marriage [29:05]

Double standards for men and women [32:41]

Get 20% off your Magic Mind order using code THEBESTLIFE20

magicmind.com/THEBESTLIFE20

Get a personalized playlist for all your fav podcast topics!

thebestlifepodcast.com/playlist 

Don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe so you never have to miss an episode! Comments and questions can also be sent to [email protected], and you can head to thebestlifepodcast.com to join our Facebook Group.

FOLLOW US ON IG: @TheBestLifePodcast

FOLLOW JILL: @jillfit

FOLLOW DANNY J: @dannyjdotcom

You can also follow us on Facebook

@Jill Coleman

@Danny-J

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Danny was always told she’d be on anti-depressants for the rest of her life. As a child, she was told that her brain was “imbalanced” and she’d always have to take meds to feel okay, but as of October os 2022, she hasn’t taken any sort of medication for mental health, and doesn’t see that changing any time soon. It wasn’t an overnight journey, and it entailed some socially taboo and sometimes-frowned upon tactics, but she has never felt better. This isn’t a how-to guide to getting off your psychiatric meds, but if you’re curious how Danny did it, look no further.

Trauma and PTSD after grief and loss [2:43]

Danny’s first experience with depression [6:28]

A life without meds is possible [9:57]

The benefits of exercise and diet [11:16]

Sleep and hormones [14:03]

Managing symptoms with Wellbutrin [16:21]

Exploring alternative medicines [19:11]

Ketamine and breath work [21:38]

Multiple therapies at the same time [23:04]

Cutting out alcohol and artificial sweeteners [26:27]

The three biggest dial-movers [30:29]

What’s next? [32:24]

Get 20% off your Magic Mind order using code THEBESTLIFE20

magicmind.com/THEBESTLIFE20

Get a personalized playlist for all your fav podcast topics!

thebestlifepodcast.com/playlist 

Don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe so you never have to miss an episode! Comments and questions can also be sent to [email protected], and you can head to thebestlifepodcast.com to join our Facebook Group.

FOLLOW US ON IG: @TheBestLifePodcast

FOLLOW JILL: @jillfit

FOLLOW DANNY J: @dannyjdotcom

You can also follow us on Facebook

@Jill Coleman

@Danny-J

Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy