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The Becoming Year is a personal development podcast for women and mothers navigating growth, motherhood, health, wellness, and faith.
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Take Back Your Attention: Does Where Your Focus Goes Match the Life You Want? Life Upgrade Pt. 2 (opens the original)
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What is getting the best of your attention right now and does it actually deserve it? In Week 2 of the Life Upgrade series, Danielle is taking a closer look at attention: where it goes, what steals it, and whether the way we spend it actually reflects the life we say we want. After asking ChatGPT to time-block a "high-performance week" based on what her life would look like if Becoming Year were already a thriving podcast and community, Danielle discovered something surprising: she didn't necess
How to Take Better Care of Yourself (Without Trying to Fix Yourself) Life Upgrade Pt. 1 (opens the original)
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What does it actually mean to take better care of yourself, without turning your body, health, or entire life into another project to fix? In Part One of my September Life Upgrade series, I'm looking at my physical health, energy, fitness, food, sleep, routines, and the small ways I've stopped taking care of myself the way I know I need. After a slower summer with less routine, more meals out, less consistent exercise, and way too much caffeine (yes, there was 8pm coffee), I realized I didn't ne
The Truth About Being a Present Mom: Motherhood, Triggers, & Healing (opens the original)
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I went into summer believing that slowing down would make me a more peaceful, present, mom. Instead, the slower pace revealed the parts of me I can't see as clearly when I'm busy. In this deeply honest return to Becoming Year, I'm reflecting on the summer I loved, struggled through, occasionally wished away, and already miss. I'm talking about motherhood burnout, the pressure to enjoy every moment, why my children's big emotions can trigger me so deeply, and how my own childhood taught me to ant
Maybe Becoming Isn't About Adding (opens the original)
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Have you ever felt like you're constantly working on becoming a better version of yourself...but somehow still not fully appreciating the woman you've already become? After a weekend at the beach with my three little kids, I came home feeling lighter, calmer, and more like myself than I had all summer. I assumed it was the ocean. It wasn't. In this episode, I'm sharing the surprising realization that changed the way I'm thinking about goals, personal growth, motherhood, productivity, and self-wo
What if Nothing Has Gone Wrong? Finding Yourself in the Middle of Motherhood (opens the original)
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Have you ever looked around at your life and thought..."This is everything I wanted. So why do I still feel overwhelmed?" In this deeply personal episode of the Becoming Year, Danielle shares why one of her happiest years has also been one of her hardest, and the surprising realization that changed everything. What if nothing has gone wrong? What if this is actually what becoming feels like? Together, we explore: Why motherhood can feel both beautiful and exhausting at the same time The hidden g
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