We're all a Work in Progress - Danielle and Michael Tantone

This one is sort of an informal interview, with Mike asking me the questions...then of course interjecting has own thoughts along with my answers! (When Mike and I are together on the podcast, there's always a lot of banter, but thankfully our usual  bickering  is held at bay by the microphones in front of our faces!)We lived just a few miles fro one another in the suburbs of Chicago, IllinoisGrew up in Scottsdale, AZ - when it was just a little western town (met Mike in high school. but didn't;t get together until 20+ years later!)Being multi-passionate in college, having many interests: musical theater, journalism, frenchBecoming  a multi-passionate entrepreneur - from real estate, writing, insurance...Becoming a nurseFeeling fractured, confused, but able to focus on one thing at a time - Who am I in this moment?All the meanings of the word work - art work, life work, hard work...What it feels like to be a young vivacious soul in an aging bodyDoing young people things at an older age - going back to school. having babies older, getting married and being a newlywedHow time goes so quickly and age is such a relative term and feelingHow marriage can be hard - we definitely do not have a stress free marriage!How different people fight, handle their emotions, communicate, and regulate their emotionsWhat my mom thinks about my bookPassionate speech, raising voices, heated discussionsHow people respond to you is more about them than about you. It's really not about you at all. Even as we become more enlightened, make so much progress, we are all still just human, We have good days and bad, happy and sad, days we get it mostly right and days we get it mostly bad.Life isn’t linearReacting to the world around usKids, schedule, planning, forgetting thingsReflecting on my own births and  babies every single day while helping patients give birth and witnessing babies born.The brain as a sponge. We can only hold so many memories in it. At some point, if we want new memories, we have to wring it out and we may lose some of the old info to still bring in new.Juggling jobs, family, business, dreamsCommunication, listening more than we speak, fighting well, being stubborn.We both always have to have the last wordMike can Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, emotionally up and downThe love of my kids - even though teenagers are harder than toddlersMy greatest need has always been to be seen and understood. This is pretty tough with teenagers who just don't see you at all. Feeling invisibleI’m a strong woman, I’ve come through a lot, and I have to be me. If you would like to share your story on the show, please reach out….WebsitePiece of Work, a MemoirInstagramFacebookTikTok