Danielle A. Vann
Houston, TX USA
"If it doesn’t feed my soul, it’s not worth being in my soul."
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Danielle A.'s work combines: Writing, Science, and Helping People
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Advice for getting started
When I commit to something, I never have a problem starting or finishing. Afterwards is a different story. When I first started writing, I'd finish a project and then start worrying about whether or not it was good enough. It took me a long time to get past that mindset and realize that I'm doing this for me. This is within me and I have to get it out. It's a part of my path and if I don't get it out, then I'm not doing service to what's within me. Now, that's how I look at everything that I do.
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Journalism
University of Central Oklahoma
Bachelor's Degree
Marketing
University of Central Oklahoma
Life & Career Milestones
I've taken a lot of twists and turns
1.
I’ve always loved writing and was fortunate to start my career as a writer in a newsroom at 18 years old.
2.
I earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Central Oklahoma and continued building my career in broadcasting—I loved interviewing people and thought it would be my life’s work.
3.
When I had my first daughter, I experienced some uncertainty and ended up making a career switch.
4.
I became a young adult writer.
5.
In 2016, after having just lost my father-in-law and stepmother, my daughter ended up in the hospital for kidney failure—my emotional pain from all of this landed me in the hospital as well.
6.
I spent seven weeks in and out of the hospital and decided I didn’t have to live like this, so I decided to make another career shift.
7.
I went back to school for cognitive behavioral therapy, neurolinguistics, meditation, and positive psychology.
8.
I now work as a cognitive behavioral therapist, neuro-linguistic programming practitioner, life coach, author, speaker, and meditation instructor.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Myself:
What if my work isn't good enough? What if it doesn't motivate or move someone? What if there's a problem?
How I responded:
When I commit to something, I never have a problem starting or finishing. Afterwards is a different story. When I first started writing, I'd finish a project and then start worrying about whether or not it was good enough. It took me a long time to get past that mindset and realize that I'm doing this for me. This is within me and I have to get it out. It's a part of my path and if I don't get it out, then I'm not doing service to what's within me. Now, that's how I look at everything that I do.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
My father-in-law and step mother both passed away within seven days of each other. Both were very influential people in my life.
I lost family members and then my daughter experienced kidney failure. I began to suppress my emotions, which made me ill, and I was in and out of the hospital for seven weeks. I decided I didn't want to live like that and began my healing journey.