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Don't Cut Your Own Bangs is a cozy corner of the internet for high-functioning humans with big feelings — the capable ones who get things done but quietly wonder if something's missing.If you're the unicorn in a power suit (or a perfectly neutral sweater), building a life…
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Who Said You "Should" Be That? (opens the original)
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Have you ever felt like you should be further along, more certain, or better at something by now? Sometimes the pressure to have it figured out doesn't come from what we actually want—it comes from a story about who we think we're supposed to be. In this conversation, Danielle sits down with therapist, minister, speaker, and founder of Owens Counseling and Consulting, Rev. Hazel Owens, MDiv., LMFT , to talk about what happens when we stop treating expertise like a finish line. Together, they exp
Why Is It So Hard to Change? (opens the original)
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Have you ever realized something in your life isn't working anymore—and then immediately felt overwhelmed by everything you'd have to change to make it better? Maybe you finally recognize how exhausted you are, how much you've been carrying, or a pattern in your work, relationships, or family that you can't unsee. And almost immediately, awareness becomes an assignment: Okay. So how do I fix all of this? But your inability to overhaul your entire life overnight isn't evidence that you can't chan
I Know This Isn't It. Now What? (opens the original)
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What do you do when you know something isn't right, but you have absolutely no idea what you want instead? That uncomfortable middle can make self-awareness feel almost dangerous. Because if you admit the job, relationship, routine, business, or version of your life isn't working anymore…does that mean you immediately have to change everything? In this episode of Don't Cut Your Own Bangs , I'm reunited with Kate DeBont six years after her first appearance on the podcast. And a lot of life has ha
Why Do I Need You to Agree With Me? (opens the original)
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Have you ever noticed how much explaining you do when you really want someone to agree with you? You build the case. Provide the context. Anticipate objections. Maybe you even rehearse the conversation so thoroughly that the other person has already said all of their lines approximately eleven times—and they weren't even there. But underneath all that explaining can be a much more vulnerable hope: If I can get you to understand why I need this, maybe I'll feel safer actually honoring it. In Part
What If Helping Didn't Have to Drain You? (opens the original)
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What if being a caring person didn't require constantly giving more of yourself away? When you care deeply, it's easy to look around and see need everywhere—and then quietly turn that awareness into another expectation of yourself. I should help. I should do more. I should care more. I should have more to give. But maybe "Where am I needed?" isn't the only question worth asking. In this episode of Don't Cut Your Own Bangs , I'm joined by social worker, author, and community advocate Jalysa King
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