March 13, 2018

Why Are We Always Apologizing?

March 13, 2018/ Stephanie Dankelson

A few months ago at the grocery store I turned a corner and almost ran into someone. Neither one of us saw the other coming. Instantly, I responded with, “oh, sorry!” And to this day I will never forget his reaction, “why are you sorry?” In that moment I started noticing how often I am apologizing and interestingly how often other women are apologizing. Rather than saying, “oh excuse me!” we quickly take the blame for whatever it is and move out of the way. But why?

February 12, 2018

Podcasts, Dreams, and Fears.

February 12, 2018/ Stephanie Dankelson

Okay I have some pretty big news (well it feels like big news to me) I HAVE STARTED A PODCAST!!! Holy scary. My inner mean voice is going NUTS with things like “who the hell do you think you are? NO one is going to listen to you ramble for 30 minutes each week. What do you even have to say anyways.” And I would consider that the nice version of her…

January 16, 2018

What Will Fuel Me Right Now?

January 16, 2018/ Stephanie Dankelson

After I got back from my trip to Vegas last week, I realized not once did I overthink food on my trip… and that was an extremely exciting realization.

Let me explain.

January 09, 2018

When I Went to Las Vegas and Didn’t Drink.

January 09, 2018/ Stephanie Dankelson

Over the weekend, I got on a plane to Las Vegas for a work event. And I guess it just never lined up in the past but here I was at almost 27 years old, standing in front of The Strip for the very first time. A few years ago, I would have dove head first into the culture of Vegas- the lights, the party's, the drinks. But today, I felt nervous. I was walking into a weekend of conference events, late night networking, and lots of opportunities to drink... with the intention of staying completely sober.

October 24, 2017

Dealing With Rock Bottom Doesn't Have to be Pretty or Perfect

October 24, 2017/ Stephanie Dankelson

While working on Eric's birthday gift last week (a photo album of our past year), I was forced to reflect on this past summer and all of the hardship and growth behind the beauty of the some of those photos. And I thought now that the dust has settled and I have had some time to reflect, it would be a good time to talk about everything that went down and why I am now so, so thankful for all of it.

October 17, 2017

Last Weekend, I Put Fear in the Drivers Seat..

October 17, 2017/ Stephanie Dankelson

I’ve been discussing these topics of love vs fear based decisions along with worthiness/ approval, and how to navigate our feelings to find those things internally. I wanted to talk about an experience from the weekend that challenged me when it came to all of the above and to remind you that this is a constant practice, that it is something I work on every single day. And while it may not always be easy, it is always worth it.

September 12, 2017

Recovering ControlFreak : Part 2 (Mountain Lion Edition)

September 12, 2017/ Stephanie Dankelson

The only thing I actually can control are my reactions.

Since we are on this topic of control I thought I would talk about a situation that occurred this past weekend for Part 2 of my Control Series. One of those situations where truly the only thing I had in my control was how I reacted to each situation I was presented with. Saturday night some deep fears became reality and I had a choice to either let them win or take a different path.

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