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EPISODE · Jul 2, 2025 · 1H

Authenticity After Hours - Finding Soul-Aligned Friends and Embracing Vulnerability

from Perfectly Broken · host Dani Stedman

This week’s unconventional episode is a raw, unfiltered, late-night conversation I recorded at 3:30am during a retreat with my roommate and soul-aligned friend. We dove deep into what it really means to be seen in your full authenticity— even when you’re unsure, exhausted, and messy. We talked about the discomfort of vulnerability, the beauty of soul-aligned friendships, and the power of peeling back our protective layers to show up as our true selves. This honest, heart-centered exchange is a real-life glimpse into the emotional resilience, nervous system regulation, and deep inner workthat’s at the foundation of my Soulfully Seen group program.Join Soulfully Seen – Turning Vulnerability into Your Superpower, my 8-week self-paced programWhat you’ll hear:Friend vs. Soul-Aligned Friend: Defining relationships that nourish your soul, not just fill your time.Safety in Vulnerability: Why being your authentic self often doesn’t feel safe, and what you can do to change that from the inside out.Healing vs. Trauma Bonding: Learning to connect through shared emotions, not shared wounding.Authenticity on Hard Days: What it looks like to show up as yourself— even when you’re in pain.Guarded vs. Grounded: The subtle but powerful difference between protecting your energy and walling off your authenticity to open-hearted presence that creates real connection and healing.The Sister Wound Runs Deep: Understanding how past betrayals from other women can keep us from showing up vulnerably.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Perfectly Broken: Path to Power Membership ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fill out the Contact Me to Work Together⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Soulfully Seen Women's Retreat ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(September 7-10, 2025)Let’s Connect⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danistedman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠theperfectlybrokenpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This week’s unconventional episode is a raw, unfiltered, late-night conversation I recorded at 3:30am during a retreat with my roommate and soul-aligned friend. We dove deep into what it really means to be seen in your full authenticity— even when you’re unsure, exhausted, and messy. We talked about the discomfort of vulnerability, the beauty of soul-aligned friendships, and the power of peeling back our protective layers to show up as our true selves. This honest, heart-centered exchange is a real-life glimpse into the emotional resilience, nervous system regulation, and deep inner workthat’s at the foundation of my Soulfully Seen group program.Join Soulfully Seen – Turning Vulnerability into Your Superpower, my 8-week self-paced programWhat you’ll hear:Friend vs. Soul-Aligned Friend: Defining relationships that nourish your soul, not just fill your time.Safety in Vulnerability: Why being your authentic self often doesn’t feel safe, and what you can do to change that from the inside out.Healing vs. Trauma Bonding: Learning to connect through shared emotions, not shared wounding.Authenticity on Hard Days: What it looks like to show up as yourself— even when you’re in pain.Guarded vs. Grounded: The subtle but powerful difference between protecting your energy and walling off your authenticity to open-hearted presence that creates real connection and healing.The Sister Wound Runs Deep: Understanding how past betrayals from other women can keep us from showing up vulnerably.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Perfectly Broken: Path to Power Membership ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fill out the Contact Me to Work Together⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Soulfully Seen Women's Retreat ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(September 7-10, 2025)Let’s Connect⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danistedman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@⁠⁠⁠⁠theperfectlybrokenpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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