In this episode, Dani talks about her experience in college within the US education system, as well as what that experience taught her about learning. She discusses what and how she's learned since graduating and where it's gotten her today.

She recommends Ishmael by Daniel Quinn, Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, & What It Means for Modern Relationships by Christopher Ryan & Cacilda Jetha, The Story of Stuff: The Impact of Overconsumption of the Planet, Our Communities, & Our Health- And How We Can Make It Better by Annie Leonard, and 1984 by George Orwell.

She also recommends listening to This Land, specifically E1 "The Case" & E2 "The Tribe".

For a glimpse into Dani's friendships, check out her other podcast, Better When Awkward, co-hosted by her childhood best friend, Jasmine!

Go to UnderstandingKindness.com for transcripts, blog entries, and links to the social media accounts!

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To contact Dani, please email [email protected] or send Dani a DM!

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CW: talk of self-harm, depression, and blood from 11:19 to 14:59.

In this episode, Dani talks about her experience in high school within the US education system, as well as what that experience taught her about learning. She dives deep into her social/emotional life during this time and talks about depression, self-harm, and there is some mention of blood. Please skip through this portion if you're unable to hear about this topic right now.

She also recommends reading the article on Indigenous Action titled "16 Things You Can Do to Be Ungovernable". Try incorporating all or some of these suggestions into your life and/or your community!

For a glimpse into Dani's friendships, check out her other podcast, Better When Awkward, co-hosted by her childhood best friend, Jasmine!

Go to UnderstandingKindness.com for transcripts, blog entries, and links to the social media accounts!

Follow the podcast on Instagram & Facebook, or on Twitter for more recommendations & posts when a new episode comes out!

To contact Dani, please email [email protected] or send Dani a DM!

To financially support Dani & the show, visit the podcast’s Patreon or give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal! 

In this episode, Dani talks about her experience from pre-school to eighth grade in the US education system, as well as what that experience taught her about learning.

Dani recommends thinking about what your experience in an education system taught you about learning.

She also recommends divesting from your bank if it supports environment-destroying pipelines & other projects. Learn how on the Mazaska Talks website.

For a glimpse into Dani's friendships, check out her other podcast, Better When Awkward, co-hosted by her childhood best friend, Jasmine!

Go to UnderstandingKindness.com for transcripts, blog entries, and links to the social media accounts!

Follow the podcast on Instagram & Facebook, or on Twitter for more recommendations & posts when a new episode comes out!

To contact Dani, please email [email protected] or send Dani a DM!

To financially support Dani & the show, visit the podcast’s Patreon or give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal!

In this episode, Dani talks about change & attempts to help us all fear change less.

Dani recommends shifting your mindsets & embracing change.

She also recommends learning about Line 3 & how to help fight in its resistance; as well as learning about the MMIWG2ST movement.

For a glimpse into Dani's friendships, check out her other podcast, Better When Awkward, co-hosted by her childhood best friend, Jasmine!

Go to UnderstandingKindness.com for transcripts, blog entries, and links to the social media accounts!

Follow the podcast on Instagram & Facebook, or on Twitter for more recommendations & posts when a new episode comes out!

To contact Dani, please email [email protected] or send Dani a DM!

To financially support Dani & the show, visit the podcast’s Patreon or give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal!

In this episode, Dani tells us all the places she learned about community from and what they’ve taught her.

Dani recommends Pynk Spots E3 (YouTube & podcast) & E6 (Youtube & podcast), the Unlocking Us episode with David Eagleman, True Sex & Wild Love E43 “Civilized to Death with Dr. Chris Ryan”, and The Happiness Lab podcast.

Dani also recommends Not Invisible E3 with Regan de Loggans. She also recommends the Mutual Aid zine from Indigenous Kinship Collective.

For a glimpse into Dani's friendships, check out her other podcast, Better When Awkward, co-hosted by her childhood best friend, Jasmine!

Go to UnderstandingKindness.com for transcripts, blog entries, and links to the social media accounts!

Follow the podcast on Instagram & Facebook, or on Twitter for more recommendations & posts when a new episode comes out!

To contact Dani, please email [email protected] or send Dani a DM!

To financially support Dani & the show, visit the podcast’s Patreon or give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal!

In this episode, Dani talks about her top 5 books that she read in 2020, with one honorable mention.

Dani recommends “Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice that Shapes What We See, Think, & Do” by Jennifer L. Eberhardt, PhD, “The Story of Stuff: The Impact of Overconsumption on the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health- And How We Can Make It Better” by Annie Leonard, “Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence” by Esther Perel, “The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation” by Thich Nhat Hanh, and “Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants” by Robin Wall Kimmerer. As an honorable mention, Dani also recommends “1984” by George Orwell.

As an accompaniment to the book, Dani recommends watching the original “The Story of Stuff” video as well.

To support our Indigenous siblings in their Line 3 pipeline resistance, consider learning up on, donating to &/or taking action towards the StopLine3 project. For an overview of the issue from the frontlines, check out the LN3 Film.

For a glimpse into Dani's friendships, check out her other podcast, Better When Awkward, co-hosted by her childhood best friend, Jasmine!

Go to UnderstandingKindness.com for transcripts, blog entries, and links to the social media accounts!

Follow the podcast on Instagram & Facebook, or on Twitter for more recommendations & posts when a new episode comes out!

To contact Dani, please email [email protected] or send Dani a DM!

To financially support Dani & the show, visit the podcast’s Patreon or give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal!

In this episode, Dani talks about land acknowledgements & better ways to help Indigenous communities. She recognizes the things she’s mistakenly done, & attempts to right them with intention & action.

Dani recommends the podcast Indigenous Action, specifically E1 “Acknowledge This!”. She also recommends the book, Ishmael by Daniel Quinn.

To support our Indigenous siblings, consider learning up on &/or donating to the Navajo & Hopi COVID-19 Relief Fund, the Indigenous Kinship Collective, the Tiny House Warriors, & the StopLine3 Enbridge oil pipeline resistance. Also, here’s a toolkit for supporters of our relatives in Unist’ot’en.

For a glimpse into Dani's friendships, check out her other podcast, Better When Awkward, co-hosted by her childhood best friend, Jasmine!

Go to UnderstandingKindness.com for transcripts, blog entries, and links to the social media accounts!

Follow the podcast on Instagram & Facebook, or on Twitter for more recommendations & posts when a new episode comes out!

To contact Dani, please email [email protected] or send Dani a DM!

To financially support Dani & the show, visit the podcast’s Patreon or give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal!

In this episode, Dani talks candidly about finding & working from the place of kindness within us all, & the act of just starting. 

Dani recommends the episode of Indigenous Action’s podcast titled “Acknowledge This!”

For a glimpse into Dani's friendships, check out her other podcast, Better When Awkward, co-hosted by her childhood best friend, Jasmine!

Go to UnderstandingKindness.com for more transcripts, blog entries, and links to the social media accounts!

Follow the podcast on Instagram & Facebook, or on Twitter for more recommendations & posts when a new episode comes out!

To contact Dani, please email [email protected] or send Dani a DM!

To financially support Dani & the show, visit the podcast’s Patreon or give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal!

In this episode, Dani talks about a No-Spend Challenge she recently did, how gratitude can help us all, & how both of these help us be creative!

Dani recommends Amber’s YouTube channels Fairly Local Family (Vegan) & Fairly Local Life, Braiding Sweetgrass by Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, the episode of Unlocking Us with Dr. Scott Sonenshein, & Native Land to see whose traditional land you’re living on.

For a glimpse into Dani's friendships, check out her other podcast, Better When Awkward, co-hosted by her childhood best friend, Jasmine!

Go to UnderstandingKindness.com for transcripts, blog entries, and links to the social media accounts!

Follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook, or on Twitter for more recommendations and posts when a new episode comes out!

To contact Dani, please email [email protected] or send Dani a DM!

To financially support Dani and the show, visit the podcast’s Patreon or give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal!

In this episode, Dani tells you about her struggle with the GRE & how The Story of Stuff changed her life. Learn about the trickery of an exam that is the GRE, how a book about our obsession with STUFF can change your worldview, & more about the Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle model!

Dani recommends The Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard, the Going Zero Waste’s series on recycling, & Native Land to see whose traditional land you’re living on.

For a glimpse into Dani's friendships, check out her other podcast, Better When Awkward, co-hosted by her childhood best friend, Jasmine!

Go to UnderstandingKindness.com for transcripts, blog entries, and links to the social media accounts!

Follow the podcast on Instagram and Facebook, or on Twitter for more recommendations and posts when a new episode comes out!

To contact Dani, please email [email protected] or send Dani a DM!

To financially support Dani and the show, visit the podcast’s Patreon or give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal!