How She Was Fully Present For Her Dad's Last Day

How do you stay fully present in the moments that matter most, especially when every instinct tells you to go into fix-it mode? In this bonus episode, my client Danielle shares what happened when she arrived home to be with her dad on the last day of his life.

For years, Danielle took care of everything and everyone except herself. Her life had gotten so far away from her that she wasn't really living in it anymore. So she committed to doing things differently, with a permission slip to "do it shitty" and a community rooting for her.

She showed up every day. Some days all in. Some days barely there. And 1,007 days later, when one of the hardest moments of her life arrived, she didn't walk in as the fixer. She walked in as a daughter.

In this episode:

• Why the ordinary, boring moments of your life matter more than you think
• How showing up imperfectly every day creates real, lasting identity change
• What it looks like to be present in a hard moment instead of managing everyone else's feelings
• Why busyness protects us from pain, and also from love, joy, and connection
• How grief can hold room for sadness and laughter at the same time

You don't know what you're practicing for. You only get to decide who you'll be when it matters.

Listen to Danielle's first conversation on the podcast: Part 1 and Part 2

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