Nicola Harris (00:12.3)
I am so excited to introduce you to my friend and coach extraordinaire, Coach Dani, who is a nutrition coach. She is someone who we met through a mutual colleague. And the moment I sat down with her, I was like, she is my people. Just right away, she is my people. There is something so authentic about Dani and the work that she does in this world is...
so incredibly foundationally important to all of us, but especially those of us who are entrepreneurs and often leave ourselves on the bottom of the list. And I know that very, very well. It wasn't until a couple of years ago that I actually started to prioritize my own health. And so Danny is just a real genius when it comes to supporting your body in a way that is not rooted in toxic diet culture,
Gosh, mean, I am spammed on Instagram on the regular about like eating 500 grams of protein and doing all of these things. So today, Dani is going to talk to us about her entrepreneurial journey, as well as just like how you can really support your body moving through 2026 because we've all got big shit to do and Dani's really gonna help us set up our body to achieve that. So welcome, Dani. I'm so excited to have you here.
Dani (01:35.182)
Thanks so much for having me. I'm so excited to chat and like, yeah, I agree. As soon as we met, people, I was like, okay, we need to be in each other's circle like instantly. it's so amazing that we are here together today.
Nicola Harris (01:48.13)
Yeah, I just love that when it happens. It's just like the universe just brings me the best humans these days. So glad. All right, why don't you just start by telling us a little bit about who you are, about the work that you do, and sort of a little about your entrepreneurial journey and how you landed here.
Dani (01:53.064)
Ugh, I love it.
Dani (02:04.492)
Yeah, I first became a nutrition coach because...
I went through my own journey with my health and like I was on all sorts of diets and like the detoxes that I did and all of that. Like I came from that world. So there was a moment where I had a coach myself and I was like, like I need because I was like before I even started thinking about being a coach is like nutrition's got to be important here. Like there's got to be something that I'm missing. So when I had a coach that kind of like shone a light on what nutrition could actually look like for me, I was like, oh my gosh, like I could have
balance and I can enjoy food and I don't have to feel guilty about anything I can just like feel my body in a way that feels good for me and like actually have a focus on life not just like having rules around my food so I was like okay this is cool I want to do that I want to help people because like it was always centered in my mind like I need to help people with something like that was something that I've always known and so when I
went through that whole journey myself of learning exactly what my body needed and realizing like it doesn't have to be drastic. It doesn't have to be extremes. And leaning into that as like this is where it lands. This is what I was meant to do. And so starting my entrepreneurial journey, was like, it's been a really wild ride because it's been.
Nicola Harris (03:20.043)
All
Dani (03:29.612)
You know, I've worked a full time job while having it as a side gig. And then I turned into a full time job with my coaching. And then it was like, but I also need to dip my toe in like other things because I need my safety nets because I wasn't 100 percent. And then the last couple of years, I've really dove into like being on my own and doing everything myself and not having any safety nets and, you know, jumping into the scariness of it all, which is like.
shit, there's some moments, you know, as we all do. And there's been a lot of moments where, especially this year, like this year has been probably the most because it was the most that I leaned into it and the most that I like dove as deep as I could to really look at what my business could be. And, you know, there was actually a moment that.
Nicola Harris (03:59.278)
Thank
All right. Yeah.
Dani (04:23.872)
My body was telling me a huge sign that like, hey, you actually need to really like focus on something that's going to help you, not just like, like I was in like, I was up here in every single aspect of my life. I was like doing multiple CrossFit workouts a week. And then I was also doing spin classes. And then I was also trying to like spend 12 hours a day on my business. I was like.
It was just a gong show. There's no other word. There's a level of what taking care of yourself could look like. And I turned it up to 11. And that was not what my body needed. I had to stop working out. I had to do everything. But it was just because my focus was so, it was so skewed to just hyperdrive. And I needed to realize that like,
Nicola Harris (05:08.833)
was very nice.
Dani (05:11.534)
You know, there's two ways to look at taking care of yourself. It's you can either go too far one way or too far the other. And it's all about finding that balance. And that's what I really love to work with clients on is like, how can we find the balance of where you're at in your life, the season that you're at in your life and focus on that? Right. Like.
Nicola Harris (05:28.973)
you
Dani (05:29.976)
How many times do we just say like, I did that. So I should be able to do it again. It's like, yeah, but what season of life were you in when you were doing that? Were you in your twenties and you had all the time in the world and you didn't have a life and a family and all these things? Not that you didn't have a life, but you it's like you had the time to pour into that. But as you grow older and as you have different priorities and families and jobs and you start focusing on your own business, all of a sudden the priority for yourself kind of just like.
It's like, what is my priority? Where do I land in taking care of myself, right? So for me this year, was like, okay, where is it that I need to find that balance? like...
as a coach even like we struggle with that sometimes do because we're trying to give to everyone else as you know, I think a lot of moms relate to that. It's like an entrepreneurs are definitely in that world, right? And then you stack the both of them, right? Like for you, you're probably like, yeah, it's a wild ride. So.
Nicola Harris (06:15.822)
Mm-hmm.
Nicola Harris (06:28.11)
That's a wild ride. And I think, like, I love the approach to finding a balance that is meant for you, because, I mean, that's so...
reflective of the work that I do as well. It's like we've been told and sold so many things about how we're supposed to look, eat, know, have a business, what success looks like. Like we've been really prescribed something very specific that we all sort of compare ourselves to. So how do you bring your clients through?
detaching from that idea because I imagine that it's the same work really that I help clients detach from like this checkbox of success factors that we're supposed to achieve. How do you work with your clients to really begin to listen to their own bodies of like, okay, yeah, maybe someone's telling you to eat 30 grams of protein for breakfast, but maybe that's not what your body needs. Like how do you help clients really
tap into the individualization of who they are and what their goals are.
Dani (07:42.422)
Yeah, what's really important is to really start from where they're at. A lot of people want to just run.
to a point where they think they should be. They're like, well, if I want to lose weight, I just need to eat less. Like that's the automatic thought, right? Like we've all heard like calorie deficit. need to just eat the calorie deficit. It's like, what does that even look like for, for me, for you, for anyone, right? Like we don't actually know what that even is. Like, what does that even mean? We just assume. And so what we do is we really sit in where you're at. And sometimes that's really uncomfortable is to be like, you know,
being where you're at and seeing what your current habits are, what the patterns are that you're focusing on or maybe you're not focusing on, is like, this is just building that awareness piece. We're building the awareness first before we jump into making changes because if we're not even aware of where we're standing, like you're putting on a blindfold and you're trying to run a marathon. It's like.
Where are you going? I don't know. We're just going to like try and make it right. So we want to see where we're starting at so that we can see where that first next step is, because we don't want to try and like just go run a race because then we get burnt out. We don't know where we're going. And if we know where we're starting from, then we can make something that makes sense for where you're at versus blanket approach. So knowing exactly where you're at.
is what starts to give you the confidence to say like, where in my life can I start to make changes? And for each person, that's different, right? It's, you know, a lot of people, if they're not eating breakfast, and they're feeling like by the time lunch hits, they're like, totally gassed, they need two more cups of coffee. It's like, let's add like, what kind of breakfast can we add in? That's really super easy. Like, don't overthink it. Can it just be like toast and yogurt or like, know, like just like really making it what I like to call it is like stupid, simple, like
Nicola Harris (09:40.686)
Mmm.
Dani (09:41.11)
We want things to feel stupid, simple so that when we do those things over and over again, we start to build our confidence because the confidence comes from that consistency piece and consistency comes from having something that's realistic, achievable. And that's what we focus on first is like those stupid, simple, achievable things that will just grow over time. And then we don't even think about them anymore. They're just happening. And that's what we want is like these habits to just be happening for us versus feeling like
I gotta go do this thing. then I got, you know, like that's, that's not supportive. So it's, it's really taken micro steps.
Nicola Harris (10:13.147)
Yeah. Yeah, it's not really sustainable either, right? But again, we live in this culture where it's like overnight success is what we focus on. And we're looking for these huge wins that we can say, we achieved this in four weeks.
Again, it's really working with people to peel that back of like, actually that's not really sustainable because you can't maintain that, right?
And it's like you do the same work with nutrition that I really do with expansion, which is it's funny as you're talking, I'm like, my gosh, this is like almost the same process that I take clients through because it's like those small shifts that end up leading you to the biggest shift, like the biggest change in your life, which I people don't sometimes quite understand. They go, okay, well, it's got to be all or nothing. And I
Dani (10:51.298)
Mm-hmm.
Dani (11:00.258)
It is.
Nicola Harris (11:20.784)
I love your approach so much because it's not about all or nothing. In fact, I think you talk a lot about how it shouldn't be like that, about how going out and having a beautiful meal out is not going to be restrictive when you are working with a client, right? It's like we don't have to pack our chicken and rice and everywhere we go and hope that we're getting the results we do.
Dani (11:41.88)
Yeah.
Dani (11:45.454)
Bye.
Nicola Harris (11:50.658)
So how did you sort of land, I guess, on this philosophy? Was it just through your lived experience of what you were finding? And how did you turn off the noise that comes with that sort of societal pressure of all or nothing, overnight success?
Dani (12:11.234)
Yeah, and it's definitely a hard thing and it's not, I don't know that it ever like completely goes away. And I think that sometimes like in anything we think, we're just gonna be a hundred percent healed and there's gonna be nothing left. Like even the deep wounds that we have like on our arm, like we have a scar leftover. So it's not like things, I don't wanna set the unrealistic expectation that like you will never have a noise in your brain again, cause that's not realistic. But what helps me,
feel confident each day in what I do for myself and how I help my clients is to be able to say, okay, how are the things that I'm doing truly feeling in my body and connecting to that versus just being like, okay, like if I'm tracking my macros, am I hitting these numbers? It's like, it's not about hitting numbers. It's about learning what you're giving to your body.
and how it feels and how you're feeling day to day. You're like, my energy's trash today. And then you look at like, okay, like if I could observe what I've eaten today, what is contributing to that or not? Right? Like, I have had like just toast for breakfast and it's 4pm and now I'm crashing hard. It's like, I really didn't give my body a lot of fuel today. That's probably contributing to it. And so it's using the knowledge that we can build around our food and have
Nicola Harris (13:16.377)
Thank
Dani (13:34.666)
understanding about how it fuels us or how, you know, if we're not giving enough to our body, how that can affect our energy. That's what the focus is, is not so much about like.
let's go be a perfect client and hit all of our numbers because coach Danny wants us to be perfect. It's like, no, I want you to be, I want my clients to show up and be real and be honest about where they're at. There's so many amazing clients that they see the most change because they show up and they're vulnerable and they open up about, I'm struggling. I'm hitting, I had a bad week and then we explore it I'm like, okay, well really what made it?
What made it good? Like, where's the good in it? And we start to shift the mindset. So it's like the mindset and then how our body's feeling and connecting the two. It allows us to let food be less of this, like good or bad. And it becomes more of like, how is it contributing to how I'm feeling and how is it fueling me versus, and sometimes I hate when people are like, food is fuel, but it is, it truly is, right? Like it's the way we view it is the way that.
Nicola Harris (14:20.623)
you
Dani (14:40.746)
It can either run our lives or we just kind of live our lives with it fueling us. that helping people feel confident in, in what their food is giving to them is more the focus than like making a good or bad choice. Like I will always stop a client when they say, well, I I did this, I was bad. was like, wait, wait. Like,
Nicola Harris (14:56.739)
Mmm.
Dani (15:08.078)
let's let's rework that because it's like, was it the most ideal choice? Was it a choice that you like truly got to live in the moment with your family? Like you went and like had hot chocolate and whatever and you were out watching Christmas lights or whatever it is, right? So it's we want to still be able to live our lives and feel confident that like
how am I showing up for myself? How am I giving back to myself so that I have the energy to do the things that I wanna do? Because that's what's most important is to be able to show up for yourself every day and not feel like you're burnt out or you're struggling. Because really food can be such a healing part of the struggle. Like you can be like, okay, like maybe I'm just lacking energy and I need some food in my system and that's what's gonna help me like.
build this next part of my business or help me just like show up for my family, right? So I really just see food as like, it is a fuel source, but it's a matter of like how we view it for sure.
Nicola Harris (16:00.921)
Thank you.
Nicola Harris (16:11.002)
Hmm.
That's so beautiful. And I just think that's such a different message than what is out there a lot of the time, or certainly what my algorithm feeds me. Maybe it is out there and I'm just getting punished over here for food choices don't fit my macros, you know, but it's perimonopause is a thing and I'm in that now. So, you know, don't know. Apparently Instagram knows that. And I just, I think it's so, I mean, I've been an entrepreneur for
Dani (16:26.124)
No.
Dani (16:33.165)
Yeah.
Yeah.
Nicola Harris (16:41.905)
20 over 20 years now. And I would say that the thing that was always last on my list was taking care of my body. And I mean, I love that you tap into listening to the body. I do that with clients as well. And often we have not been taught that skill of like, how does something even feel like? What a revolutionary thought.
to actually listen to this body that we drag around. Our minds are just like all day long dragging us around to here, there, and everywhere, running our to-do list, running 18 funnels we've got to build, the next thing we've got to launch, and what our client needs are in this today and tomorrow, and along with all of the life stuff that happens also. And I just.
I feel like it's so incredibly important to begin to listen. And it's something that I look back and think, man, if I had been listening when I was in my 20s, when I was in my 30s even, like what a different place I would be in now.
So how do you begin to invite your clients into relationship to hearing what it is? Like, are you just leaning into like, what's your body telling you after you eat something, like exactly what you're saying about your energy levels and all of that, or like, how do you get them to even begin to develop that skill? Because I don't think it's a skill that many of us have, to be honest.
Dani (18:15.267)
Right.
Yeah, no, I had to learn it for sure. like, again, like in different seasons, we have to listen to like our body because there will be different seasons that we're going through and we need to be like, OK, like are the things that I was doing before still helping me in this season of life? So when I'm working with a client, what I get them to do every week is they do a check in, right? Like they they fill out a form and it's not just like, how good did you feel about your choices? It's like, you know, what were the things that you were really
grateful for this week, like just having pure gratitude for any like life and in general and a lot of it does come up as nutrition and health stuff. But I'm like, I want you to just like start to tap into like what's what is going well for you, right? And all aspects of life. And then also tapping into like, what really felt good for you this week? Like what was one thing that you're really proud of, really leaning into the things that they can like, a lot of the times we don't look back at a week and think of like all the good things that have happened. We go, man, I didn't get this.
and then I didn't do that and I should have done this. It's like, we put all of that on ourselves too often anyways. So I give them space to really give themselves a chance to say like, hey, this is something that I did really well at. And then we make those stupid, simple goals, right? Like we say,
Let's just pick one thing that we want to anchor to this week that we're going to feel really proud of when you check in next week. You're to be like, Hey, remember that thing that I said I wanted to do? And I did it and they did it with ease because I made it realistic. I made it achievable and
Dani (19:50.538)
If we feel like, okay, you know what, I want to try that again, then we do that. And maybe we adjust it. Maybe it's like, maybe it isn't as realistic as I thought. And instead of like beating ourselves up over it, we talk about, okay, how can we make this feel even more achievable for you? And because we're trying to build that confidence, we're not here to just, yeah, do the checklist and say like, I did a good great, I did a good thing, coach Danny, like look at me, I did it. It's like, okay, but like, how is that feeling? So there's.
Nicola Harris (20:12.699)
Thank you.
Dani (20:18.594)
It's essentially a reflection of the week for them to fill out and we go through those things together and sometimes I challenge them and I say, okay, well, like, this is the wording that I see you're saying, like, tell me a little bit more about what that means for you. And sometimes it'll be like, it'll just open up for them to actually explore what that means to them versus just being like, it's just.
Like I don't want them to just word vomit. want them to really think about like, what are their thoughts around the things that they're doing and the food that they're having and how it feels in their body. So it's really taking, it's taking all of like, I like data and I like reflection and we pair that together so that we can really view things from a whole view, like a zoom out versus just being like so focused in on like, well, I didn't do this or I didn't do that. It's like, we can zoom out and.
Nicola Harris (20:49.808)
you
Nicola Harris (21:07.728)
Thank you.
Dani (21:08.374)
and find the things to continue to feel confident around. those check-ins are really the things that I've had clients be like, I don't even need your feedback, I just need it to reflect, I just need to get it out. And now I know what the next step is. it's like, that's just to take time. Like five minutes to write some things down can be so powerful, right? To just get it out and be like, okay, yeah, this is achievable and I can take that step.
Nicola Harris (21:25.796)
in here.
Nicola Harris (21:35.504)
Well, and it's so beautiful when clients are given the tools that they can actually lead themselves in that process of like, oh, I know exactly where. And I as obviously someone who coaches people as well is so rewarding of going, OK, you're actually implementing instead of it just being a checklist and like something else on your to do list. You're actually really integrating the wisdom of what your body is telling you of what those those signals are.
Dani (21:40.888)
Mm-hmm.
Nicola Harris (22:05.421)
whether you're bloated at the end of the day, whether you are lacking energy, like any of those things that your body's really screaming at you a lot of the time that we're just like not paying attention to. When you give them that wisdom, it's like, wow, they can begin to really use that in all areas of their life. And that's like such.
It's such a transformational gift to give someone because as I said earlier, we've never been taught to listen to anything but like the space, you know, between our eyebrows and the top of our head, right? It's like we've just been taught to function up here and there's so much happening everywhere else that provides so much incredible feedback and wisdom on...
Dani (22:36.642)
Yeah.
Nicola Harris (22:50.852)
how we really wanna live our lives. So I think it's such beautiful work that you're doing because you're bringing people into union with something that's quite triggering for a lot of people. Like food is, food and money. I kind of feel like those two are really big triggers when it comes to...
these sort of powers over us and what we've been told. And so I think it's it's so incredible the work that you are doing with your clients and out in the world and just spreading a message that a lot of us, I think, you know, I'm in my almost mid 40s and, you know, grew up looking at magazines of like, this is what it's supposed to be. Right. And even though I've done lots of work around detangling all of that and rewiring some of that, it's still really fascinating.
fascinating around where that lands in our bodies, right? So I think, yeah, just really incredible, incredible work that you're doing. So I want to switch gears just a little tiny bit because I think you have a really important message to share around your own expansion this year. And I was really excited because some people don't like talking about the hard stuff or about the ups and the downs.
Dani (23:46.188)
Mm-hmm.
Nicola Harris (24:08.569)
But I was really excited to hear that you are open to sharing a little bit about what you've experienced as an entrepreneur this year, particularly. I know 2025 has been a really interesting year for a lot of people, entrepreneurs in particular, because it hasn't really been it's been kind of a we're up, down, we're, you know, are we there? What are we doing? Where are we going? So I would love if you just don't mind sharing a couple little snippets of like where you what your journey has sort of been over this past year.
Dani (24:27.383)
Yeah.
Yeah.
Dani (24:39.598)
Yeah, 2025, like you said, it was I if you look at a graph like I like looking at numbers and graphs and everything. So if you put my financial success of my business on a graph, it was the highest peak and the lowest valley. And I was like, whoa. It was like quite the journey. And I didn't realize it's so funny because I'm like, oh, man, if I had only connected in with my body.
in the beginning of the year to like financial like the way that I feel around finances and how I feel safe or not at all. Like I did. I was like until I like was like I was listening to everything of yours. Like I was like, Nikki, give me your wisdom because I am hitting the wall. Like I was like. I was like I was like had the best month of my year.
Nicola Harris (25:27.408)
As we all do. As we all do.
Dani (25:35.15)
like of my career, actually. And I was like, oh my gosh, I did this thing. And then the next month was like not as high, but still very good. And then all of a sudden things just plummeted. And I was like, but why? Like, why is this? Why is this slipping from me? Like, and I realized that after exploring it and like going through all of the the tough work of like really looking at where I was at, was like, I did not know how to hold.
the most successful month of my career. I didn't know how to hold that. I just instantly put the pressure on. So like, well, now you got to perform every month like this. Now you like now you got to show up exactly like this. And I was doing that in a way that was like I was even my boyfriend. He was like. I don't really see you anymore is like, yeah, I'm grinding like I got a grind because I got to make this work. Like if this is what I got to do, I got to do it. And he's like, OK, like just.
It's OK. Like you might need a rest, everyone. So I was like, no, no, no, I'm good. And then, yeah, my body screamed at me and like I had to stop working out for three months. I had to like like my neck was like like my body was literally like telling me, girl, you need to chill out. But I was like, I can do it. And then all of a sudden, yeah, like I hit the wall. Didn't it was like it felt like.
slow motion, like hyper speed all at the same time. was like, what is happening? Like, I was like, what is going on here? So being able to like take a moment, actually slow down and look at where I was at and the approach that I was taking and going like this, it's close, but it's not what it's for me. Like I can realize that now. It's like.
Nicola Harris (27:00.208)
Thank you.
Dani (27:23.116)
I was just going so hard in the paint. I was like, there's no way I can sustain that, especially if I'm not feeling like safe. Like how do you, I didn't even know, you know, and it was just like until, until you kind of have someone to guide you and like to say, Hey, like this is probably why you're feeling this way. I'm like,
Nicola Harris (27:36.282)
we don't.
Dani (27:45.224)
Okay, yeah, that actually makes sense. I don't like my relationship around money and finances. I really had to take a deep look at that and be like, that's a big edge for me that I have not faced. And I thought, as soon as I just make more money, I'm just gonna be everything's gonna be fine. No.
Nicola Harris (28:05.743)
Yeah, and everyone thinks that. Everyone, and I would say primarily 80 % of the clients that come to me are like, I want more money, which is fair. Like I am a lover of more money. So that's not even a no-go zone. That is like, yeah, okay. But also let's look at how we're building that piece out.
Dani (28:26.68)
Yes.
Nicola Harris (28:27.332)
Because when we do it in hustle, what ends up happening is that your body can only sustain that for so long, exactly like the all or nothing with your food. You can only maintain that for so long before things start breaking down. And the thing is that what most people don't understand is that often more money equals more responsibility. And what we're really afraid of is holding them more responsibility. We're afraid of holding like,
this many more clients or showing up in a different way or stepping into my authority in a way that claims ownership around my genius, right? Like as women, that fucks us up a lot.
Dani (29:10.414)
Yes.
Nicola Harris (29:11.95)
Okay, can I just be over here being modest me? And the answer is no, right? We build something that's sustainable and that can continue to grow and impact. And that's the thing is that so many of us are driven by impact, which is so beautiful.
Dani (29:13.902)
Yeah.
Yeah.
Nicola Harris (29:29.558)
Would you mind sharing a couple or just even one maybe main edge that you feel like you really had to lean into this year? Because I think that helps people so much understand like, yeah, I'm creeping up against that right now too. And maybe it was like understanding that hustle does not equal success or like anything like that if you don't mind.
Dani (29:52.866)
Yeah, I think a major edge for me was realizing that I can be more, realizing that I can be bigger, taking up more space, like not even just, not financially. I feel like...
that has always been such a driver of like, be successful. Like that was always kind of pushed. Like you have to be the successful one. You have to like, just like go be successful. And so I really had to assess like, what is success for me and take myself out of that. Like take myself out of what like that pressure is to like be financially set and focus on.
Nicola Harris (30:29.136)
That's financial ease.
Dani (30:39.52)
what it is I truly wanted, which is to be impactful in my work. And that requires me to show up. That requires me to stand in what I know and stand in my genius. And I think I felt that imposter syndrome for a while and like, what am I doing here? It's like, you kind of just have to be like, you're here for a reason. Like you didn't just get this just by like luck. Like this isn't a luck thing. You didn't just like happen to have people that
you know, wanted to work with you just for no reason. It's like, okay, the edge was not believing that I deserved it kind of thing, right? So.
Nicola Harris (31:19.696)
Yeah.
Dani (31:21.486)
It's like, yeah, learning to accept that. Like I've built something that's worthwhile and what people need and leaning into that, it's still a work in progress, but you know, sometimes it's hard to trust yourself, but the more that you take those small little steps of like, you know, like even doing a daily walk and telling myself, like I said, that I'm gonna do a daily walk every day outside no matter what.
Nicola Harris (31:33.968)
Mm-hmm.
Dani (31:51.244)
no matter if it's a torrential downpour, which we've definitely experienced. And, you know, sticking to something that feels like it's not just like to say you did it, but to like something that's actually gonna help you feel good and help you connect to like, how can I give to myself in a way that's helps me show up, helps me feel confident and helps me trust myself that I'm gonna do the things that I wanna do and not just have to hustle through it. It's like.
Nicola Harris (31:54.948)
We have had a few of those.
Dani (32:20.214)
It's not coming from a hustle. It's coming from a. I just want to stay true to my word because I deserve that. I deserve to do that for myself. And, know, it can be small acts. It doesn't have to be grand gestures. those those small acts make just as much, if not more of an impact than the grand gestures, because they they just add up so quickly. And then all of a sudden you look back, you're like, wow, look at all the things that I just did. So, yeah, just trusting in myself and.
saying like, yeah, I'm here for a reason and not just, you know, bypassing that as like, you know, that quiet little like, it's just me. It's like, no, I'm here. I'm here to help people, you know, and to not allow that voice of, but don't get too big to creep in, because it does, right?
Nicola Harris (33:10.155)
Mm-hmm. She's out. mean, she's loud in my mind all the time. Like, take a seat. And I'm like, no, I'm going to take seat. Thank you. Right, 100%. You take the back seat. I'm going to sit up. Thank you very much. Because and that's so beautiful because self-trust, I really feel like self-trust and self-value are two of.
Dani (33:15.296)
Mm-hmm. Yeah, I'm to take a seat at my throne. Yeah. Yeah.
Nicola Harris (33:37.264)
probably the biggest edges that we have to lean into as entrepreneurs, and especially as female entrepreneurs, because again, we're not really taught that when we're younger. I'm hoping that this generation, because so many of us have been equipped to untangle a lot of that and rewire some of those belief systems, I'm hoping that the next generation is going to shift in that dynamic. But we weren't really...
taught or shown really how to lean into trusting ourselves and trusting our bodies, trusting the wisdom over all of the external pressure and noise. And that really is where we can develop that value in what it is that we're here to do.
how it is that we are meant to offer that into the world because it's different for everyone. I do expansion work, you do nutrition, right? Someone else does counseling or owns a cat, you know, like all these different ways. And it's all beautiful and needed, but when it's sourced from here, it becomes a different conversation, right? In a way that we feel aligned in our lives.
And I love that you have really leaned into that this year because what I know to be true, not only for myself but for my clients, is that when you really can start turning off the noise externally and coming back in here more.
what you create from that place ends up being more impactful, which ends up making you more money than the thing before. That was like the universe is calling me right now.
Dani (35:21.368)
Yeah. Yeah.
Yeah, it's like, hey, take your own advice. That's what I always feel like.
Nicola Harris (35:32.826)
who has a landline, like who even, no one calls me on that anyways, that's funny. Sometimes it likes to ring when we're having like moments. But I think that that self trust is like a muscle, like anything else. And I love how you said same thing. And it's absolutely what I agree and promote as well is that it's the small.
Dani (35:40.024)
Yeah.
Dani (35:44.77)
Yes.
Nicola Harris (35:59.673)
It's those small moments of us saying, I'm going to trust myself here, that end up adding up a stack over time into you becoming this unbelievable force of nature within yourself.
And that's when shit gets really good. So I commend you in that because so many people, Danny, and this is the thing, is that so many people, they hit the lows and they go, I'm out. This is too much. Like, why can't I maintain like what they they and everyone spirals. So this is like, still spiral for moments, right? Where it's like, OK, it's feeling real uncomfy. But the fact that you took that opportunity, leaned into it and then allowed it
Dani (36:18.286)
Mmm.
Dani (36:26.743)
Yes.
Nicola Harris (36:45.284)
to push what's coming now for you, which I want to talk a little bit about before we wrap up, is that that to me is where that tension begins to dissolve between where we find ourselves and the desires in which we have to live our life. So I just want to commend you and for opening up and sharing about that journey because again, we're told that we should just be successful, you know, 30 days and I'm a millionaire.
And it's just like, that's reality. know? like, having these conversations just shows people that the journey is here, there, and everywhere. Here, there, and everywhere. So talk to us a little bit about what you got going on now, because I think it's just amazing. And given your philosophy and what you're rooted in is so deeply needed. So talk to us a little bit about what's happening in your world and how people can join you.
Dani (37:16.044)
Yeah.
Dani (37:44.812)
Yeah. So in the depths of my Valley that I was in, I actually created an idea that I had a while ago and I was like, you know what? Now's the perfect time for me to bring this to life because it just gave me a spark and it's the confident eating project. It's a group program that I put on for women who don't have confidence in knowing what their body needs and knowing how to fueling themselves and just feeling like they're lost in the noise, right? Like that's.
Nicola Harris (38:11.739)
Mm-hmm.
Dani (38:12.362)
we hear if we're in that algorithm, it feeds us that constantly, like you said, right? Like it's, so it's like, let's take a step away from that. And let's really focus on the things that we need to focus on. So it's a self-led program where you have weekly support, we get on calls together as a group, and we create a community of women who are striving to learn more about how they can give back to themselves. And it's
Nicola Harris (38:24.016)
Good for you.
Dani (38:39.208)
really that place where you can start to build from versus feeling like I just got to join a new challenge and then I'm in and then I'm out. It's like, no, we're here to make change. That's going to make a difference for the rest of your life, not just while you're in the program, but like out of that. Like my goal is for someone to come and work with me and to feel like they never need to call on me again. Like obviously like, you know, we all go through different seasons where we might need different support, which is perfectly fine. But I want someone to feel like
Nicola Harris (38:59.737)
Hmm.
Dani (39:08.248)
They just need someone to lean on for a little while versus needing to start over. Like that's, that's not the language we want here. We want that to feel like it's just a continuation of life. And sometimes we have to navigate different things with support, but I never want it to feel like I, I just don't know because I've tried something before and then I've fallen off. It's like, we're not falling off here. We're learning. We're, digging deep into what it is our bodies need and doing it in a way that we can all connect with other people who are in the same mindset.
and you know community truly is the thing that has helped me in my life and I want to provide that for the women that I work with as well so the Confident Eating Project is something that is really close to my heart and it's something that I've dreamt of doing and to be able to create it in a moment where I was like what is life is such a beautiful thing because I really just want to help women anchor into themselves and be like
where can I give to myself again? Because women are so powerful and they deserve every energy that can come into them, whether it's their food, whether it's other people's energy. And that's essentially what I wanna support is just women and taking care of themselves and being themselves. So it's super exciting. Yeah, yeah.
Nicola Harris (40:17.466)
Mm.
Nicola Harris (40:25.968)
Amen. Just incredible, incredible work. And I love the name, Confident Eating Project. just, that's so good. Because it just lands right where your wounds kind of are a little bit, right? Like right where you're like, my God, I just don't feel that way. Right? Like, can I trust myself to not eat?
Dani (40:38.188)
Yeah, I...
Nicola Harris (40:52.4)
all of this candy sitting here or can I, you know, I that's a really, I love that, so beautiful. I'm so excited. Where can people find out more information about this to join you?
Dani (40:59.438)
Thanks. Yeah, it's exciting.
Dani (41:07.15)
Yes. So I listened to the link. I have a page where you can kind of get more information on my Instagram. You can find me at wellness with Danny dot S and the link in my bio has information on all different areas that I can help you, but it has information on the confident eating project and I have some freebies and stuff too. So you can always check that out. But, um, even if you want to just ask me some questions too, like I love talking to people. like send me a message on Instagram or wherever, and like just.
Nicola Harris (41:27.129)
next
Dani (41:37.002)
Open up with me. want it to be a safe place to, for you could just to even say what you're struggling with. And, you know, that's again, the community aspect and just feeling not so alone is where things start to really make a difference. So, I'm, and I love to talk as you can tell. So like come start a conversation with me and I would love to just dive deeper so that you can start to feel confident again. And that's what you deserve. So that's what I'm here for.
Nicola Harris (42:01.937)
So beautiful and like what a treat to spend 2026 in the energy of being confident in with your food and really building that bridge to union through your body and how you feel it like what a what an amazing gift so yeah thank you so much for the work that you are doing and empowering women.
Dani (42:10.103)
Yes.
Nicola Harris (42:25.496)
in the way that you are. think it's truly needed and truly transformational for anyone who gets to come into your world, me included. So thank you so much for spending time with me. I will link all of Dani's info in the show notes. So please go follow her on Instagram. It's just being in her world is really the best. So thank you so much for being here today. Yeah, we'll talk soon. Bye, everyone.
Dani (42:48.63)
And thank you so much, Nikki.
