Daily Dose of Dawn at dawn

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Daily Dose 54: Backsliding – Protecting Yourself from...

Daily Dose of Dawn at dawn ·

2026/10/08

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Knowing what needs to change isn't enough. Dawn explains why everyone backslides, and how a little humor helps you protect yourself from your old habits while new ones take root.In Daily Dose 54, Dawn shares how she got stuck between identifying a strategy and practicing it enough to make it stick. With narcolepsy, she's often emotionally dysregulated when she's woken up, and that's no license to be unkind. She'd plan to do better, then

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2:26

Daily Dose 53: I'm Doing the Thing, Ma!

Daily Dose of Dawn at dawn ·

2026/10/07

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Being proud of yourself isn't bragging. It's healing. Dawn explains why celebrating your own wins builds confidence and self-trust, and why you shouldn't wait for anyone else to do it first.In Daily Dose 53, Dawn shares her "atta girl" for doing something hard: "I'm doing the thing, ma!" She talks about the fine line between celebrating and bragging, and about a reader who was taught for 70+ years that self-celebration was off limits. When

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3:17

Daily Dose 52: How to Deal with Not Being Chosen

Daily Dose of Dawn at dawn ·

2026/10/06

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Not being chosen doesn't mean you're unworthy. Dawn shares how being left out as a kid shaped her world, and how choosing yourself breaks the chain.In Daily Dose 52, Dawn talks about a 14-kid classroom where none of her classmates liked her, and how that conditioning kept her from liking herself until she was 35. She uses the chained elephant story to explain why we stop trying long after the chain stops holding us. Then she shares the day

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4:38

Daily Dose 51: Wearing an Armor of Silk

Daily Dose of Dawn at dawn ·

2026/10/05

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.When who you are and how you live match up, criticism loses its power. Dawn shows how authenticity becomes an armor of silk that protects your peace without hardening your heart.In Daily Dose 51, Dawn builds on the armor of silk from Dose 9 and her take on authenticity from Dose 43. When what you think, say, and do all match, your reputation does the talking, even when you're not around. She shares two real stories: friends who jumped in to

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2:55

Daily Dose 50: The Power of Showing Up

Daily Dose of Dawn at dawn ·

2026/10/02

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Fifty Doses in, the message is the same: you have the power to stop hurting yourself. Dawn celebrates the milestone and the small daily shifts that move you from surviving to thriving.In Daily Dose 50, Dawn says thank you and looks back at what started with no master plan: something small enough to fit into a morning but big enough to change the day. Over fifty Doses, she's covered happy, boundaries, energy, compassion, and courage

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5:02

Daily Dose 49: Nobody Told Me Suffering Was Optional!

Daily Dose of Dawn at dawn ·

2026/10/01

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.What if you stopped feeding your suffering with your attention? Dawn shares the one-month experiment that made her mind a kinder place to live, even in a body that still hurts.In Daily Dose 49, Dawn tells how a leaf, a slug, and a filthy recycling cart became an unexpected teacher. After 41 years in a "long-term relationship with suffering," she asked what would happen if she didn't think about it for a month. The symptoms stayed (nine

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Daily Dose 48: Don't Get Sucked Into the Machine

Daily Dose of Dawn at dawn ·

2026/09/30

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Scammers and rage bait want you to react fast. Slow down. Dawn's red flags for fake accounts, phishing, romance scams, and comment bait, so you can stay safe and protect your peace online.In Daily Dose 48, Dawn answers listener requests after Dose 31 with what she learned from years of vetting group applications and running Facebook as a business. She covers red flags in personal profiles, fake "Meta" warning messages, cloned friend requests,

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Daily Dose 47: Stop Doom Scrolling and Start Joy...

Daily Dose of Dawn at dawn ·

2026/09/29

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Doom scrolling drains you. Joy scrolling fuels you. Dawn shares how to make your feed work for you, so you stay informed without feeling overwhelmed.In Daily Dose 47, Dawn introduces joy scrolling: using the internet to learn and grow instead of believing doom is all there is. She explains why rage bait, scripted drama, and fake posts are built for engagement, not for you. Her fix is simple. Hit "see less" on anything that isn't

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Daily Dose 46: Happy Keeps You From Hurting Yourself

Daily Dose of Dawn at dawn ·

2026/09/28

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Feeling good isn't denial. It's protection. Dawn explains why choosing happy keeps you from hurting yourself when life, your body, or your brain won't cooperate.In Daily Dose 46, Dawn shares what her first 41 years taught her: when you feel good about yourself, everything is easier to deal with, even when your body isn't cooperating. Beating yourself up, stressing, and lamenting to anyone who'll listen hurts you physically. "Happy matters" is

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Daily Dose 45: Your Light Can Ignite or Incite

Daily Dose of Dawn at dawn ·

2026/09/25

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Shine brightly enough, and you'll blind some people. Dawn's guide for the "too much" tribe on staying lit up without dimming for anyone.In Daily Dose 45, Dawn explains why some people feel inspired by your energy while others feel challenged by it, and how to tell the difference isn't your job to manage. Her fix when someone's incited rather than ignited: turn your light inward, fill yourself up, and leave them room to be exactly where they

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3:32

Daily Dose 44: How to Love Yourself Even If Parts of...

Daily Dose of Dawn at dawn ·

2026/09/24

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note."You're still beautiful, little daisy, even though parts of you are missing." Dawn said it to a flower before she ever managed to say it to herself.In Daily Dose 44, Dawn recounts recovering from a life-threatening reaction to a narcolepsy medication, working two hours at a time before her body forced a nap, and photographing daisies on slow, painful walks just to find a sliver of beauty in a miserable stretch. One chewed-up daisy taught her

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Daily Dose 43: What Does It Even Mean to "Be Authentic?"

Daily Dose of Dawn at dawn ·

2026/09/23

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Two famous marketers gave Dawn two totally different definitions of authenticity. Neither matched her own, so she built her own answer.In Daily Dose 43, Dawn unpacks why "authentic" doesn't mean unfiltered or raw, it means aligned with your values, even when that means holding back anger or changing the subject. Using the Rotary Club's 4-Way Test as a filter, she shows how choosing who you want to be is the most authentic act there is.If this

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4:42

Daily Dose 42: How to Change the Subject to Protect...

Daily Dose of Dawn at dawn ·

2026/09/22

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note."I hear you, Mom, how are things with Father Stu?" One redirect, and an argument was gone. Dawn's simplest, most-used relationship tool.In Daily Dose 42, Dawn shares how changing the subject, toward something a person genuinely loves, helped her keep peace with a partner, a boss, and a parent who all saw the world differently than she did. Not avoidance, a real skill for protecting your peace without sacrificing the relationship.If this

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Daily Dose 41: How to Hold Onto Happy When Life Tests...

Daily Dose of Dawn at dawn ·

2026/09/21

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Dawn had a real meltdown mid-recording of this one, and left it in. Because a lot of people think she's doing better than she is. She's not always.In Daily Dose 41, recorded on her 41st episode about the philosophy that changed her life, Dawn gets honest about handing her happiness over to exhaustion, chaos, and every little inconvenience for 41 years. Her fix: two words, repeated until they stuck. Happy matters.If this helped, follow the

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Daily Dose 40: Act Like You Want the People in Your...

Daily Dose of Dawn at dawn ·

2026/09/18

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.A friend hurt Dawn's feelings, badly, and ten years ago she'd have gone cold and silent. This time, she tried something different.In Daily Dose 40, Dawn shares how sleep deprivation and old trauma used to drive a "strike first, think later" default, and the phrase that's replacing it: act like you want the people in your world to act. A grounded look at choosing response over reaction, without pretending the hard feelings aren't there.If this

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2:29

Daily Dose 39: What Is the Lesson? How to Stop...

Daily Dose of Dawn at dawn ·

2026/09/17

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note."What if I have no idea what lesson I'm supposed to be learning?" A client's question, and Dawn's honest answer: yes, you'll stay stuck until you figure it out.In Daily Dose 39, Dawn shares her real toolkit for spotting repeating patterns: zooming out, watching your life like a movie, questioning your fear, and the hardest one, honest introspection. A practical guide for anyone who feels like they keep hitting the same wall.If this helped,

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Daily Dose 38: Love Is the Answer But It's Not Always...

Daily Dose of Dawn at dawn ·

2026/09/16

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.You can't love someone enough to make them love themselves, and if they don't, they can't have a healthy relationship with you either. Dawn didn't even like herself until 35.In Daily Dose 38, Dawn breaks down the real signs someone doesn't love themselves (people-pleasing, self-beatdown, tolerating toxic relationships), and gives two honest paths forward: do the work yourself, or accept you'll be stuck in someone else's classroom until

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2:22

Daily Dose 37: Everyone Deserves the Dignity of...

Daily Dose of Dawn at dawn ·

2026/09/15

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note."Everyone deserves the dignity of walking their own path." One line from a book changed how Dawn handles people who won't take her advice, including her own mother.In Daily Dose 37, Dawn breaks down why trying to save people from their own choices quietly drains your energy and peace, and how stepping back isn't giving up on someone, it's respecting them. A reformed people-pleaser's take on letting go of outcomes you can't control.If this

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Daily Dose 36: Be Someone You'd Want to Hang Around With

Daily Dose of Dawn at dawn ·

2026/09/14

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.No one sits you down and says "you're annoying," they just quietly stop hanging out with you. Dawn didn't have real friends until her 40s, and here's what finally changed that.In Daily Dose 36, Dawn traces her social struggles back to a small town, poor social skills, and undiagnosed neurodivergence, then shares the boundaries-with-yourself work that turned things around. Her repeated mantra: be someone you'd want to hang around with. Proof

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Daily Dose 35: Healing Is Not an All-or-Nothing Thing

Daily Dose of Dawn at dawn ·

2026/09/11

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.No happy memories before her late 20s. Miserable by default until 41. Dawn shares how healing stopped feeling impossible once she realized it's not all-or-nothing.In Daily Dose 35, Dawn breaks down the four stages that got her from stuck to thriving: notice something's off, learn strategies, practice what fits, become the change. A reminder that no matter how far behind you feel, healing happens in pieces, and it's never too late to start.If

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