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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 this helped, follow the show so the next Dose finds you automatically.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Covering for the same coworker. Believing the same lie. Loaning money that never comes back. Dawn calls this staying stuck in someone else's classroom.In Daily Dose 34, Dawn breaks down what happens when we wait for someone who isn't ready to learn their own lesson, and how bad boundaries quietly become codependence. Her real choice, and yours: move on to your own growth, or stay stuck waiting for someone else's.If this helped, follow the show so the next Dose finds you automatically.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note."Do you want to watch this later, when you feel better?" Dawn laughed. If she waited to feel better, she'd wait forever.In Daily Dose 33, Dawn separates two things people tend to lump together: physical energy and emotional "vibe." Being bone-tired doesn't mean your mind has to suffer too, that single mindset shift let her squeeze a lot more joy out of life despite chronic exhaustion.If this helped, follow the show so the next Dose finds you automatically.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Does thriving mean rich and flawless in your head? Dawn's definition got a lot simpler over the last ten years, and so did her life.In Daily Dose 32, Dawn shares her current definition of thriving: liking herself, enjoying her life, having her basic needs met, still living with a debilitating chronic illness and still, genuinely, thriving. A reminder that having hard things in your life doesn't disqualify you from a good one.If this helped, follow the show so the next Dose finds you automatically.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Her cover photo said "Peace & Love." Her comment was pure hate. Dawn breaks down why social media isn't always what, or who, it seems.In Daily Dose 31, Dawn shares how nearly 10 years running a 2,500-member support group taught her to spot bots, fake profiles, and bad-faith actors designed to provoke you. Her filter for the next time something online makes you furious: would I care about this if it wasn't true? If not, your peace is too valuable to spend on it.If this helped, follow the show so the next Dose finds you automatically.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Racing mind or crashing energy, Dawn's got a reboot for both. Four go-to resets, none of them complicated.In Daily Dose 30, Dawn runs through her favorite brain reboots: counting backward from 90, four-square breathing (the sniper technique), quick guided meditations, and music to raise her energy when it's tanking. Practical, low-effort tools for anyone whose sleep-deprived or overworked brain needs a quick reset.If this helped, follow the show so the next Dose finds you automatically.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Marathon runners get handed cups of water along the route. Life's a marathon too, and sometimes you have to hand that cup to yourself.In Daily Dose 29, Dawn shares a rough sick day that ended with her wrapped in a blanket, swinging herself calm like a comforted child, and what she learned about being there for herself when no one else is. Fifteen years of building this skill went into her book, her own cup of water for anyone who's had a hard life and is still having one.If this helped, follow the show so the next Dose finds you automatically.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Someone brought Dawn their "smoking gun" conspiracy clip, excited, certain. Her response: "I don't [think about it]. I have other things to think about."In Daily Dose 28, Dawn breaks down why confidently-delivered misinformation still hijacks your emotions even when it shouldn't, and offers a simple filter: does knowing this actually change your life? If not, it's just stress your brain doesn't need. A practical case for discernment in a media landscape built to provoke you.If this helped, follow the show so the next Dose finds you automatically.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Grieving and grateful. Furious and proud of yourself. Dawn makes the case that happy doesn't need permission to sit next to your hardest feelings.In Daily Dose 27, Dawn breaks the myth that life is all good or all bad, and shows how letting a little happy in alongside grief, anger, or fear doesn't minimize what you're going through, it gives you the strength to keep moving through it.If this helped, follow the show so the next Dose finds you automatically.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Meditation kept putting Dawn to sleep, thanks narcolepsy, so she found other ways in. If sitting still has never worked for you either, this one's for you.In Daily Dose 26, Dawn shares two quick mental resets that don't require traditional meditation: dropping into a theta brain-wave state for a few minutes of "life clues," and counting backward from 90 for a fast baseline reset. Practical tools for overthinkers and anyone too wired or exhausted to sit still.If this helped, follow the show so the next Dose finds you automatically.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note."Even the girl in the magazine doesn't look like the girl in the magazine." Dawn's blunt reminder for anyone caught in the comparison trap.In Daily Dose 25, Dawn shares how she stopped measuring herself against everyone else, using comparison as resonance (what you're drawn to) and redirection (what you're not) instead of a scorecard. It took her 50 years to learn to lead herself with love, proof it's never too late to start.If this helped, follow the show so the next Dose finds you automatically.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Ever give so much you had nothing left for yourself? Dawn's got a two-word fix she still repeats to herself: don't be a doormat.In Daily Dose 24, Dawn breaks down the difference between being a lighthouse (shining an example for others to save themselves) and a life preserver (wading into someone else's storm and risking going under with them). For helpers, people-pleasers, and caregivers who've been stuck in the second role too long.If this helped, follow the show so the next Dose finds you automatically.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Feeling "less than" can quietly run your whole life if no one ever challenges it. Dawn makes the case that happiness isn't conditional, it's a right.In Daily Dose 23, Dawn revisits the "less than" feeling from a different angle: permission. Same core lesson on tools and layers as Dose 22, with an added invitation to book a strategy session if you want direct help finding your own path forward.If this helped, follow the show so the next Dose finds you automatically.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Feeling "less than" isn't proof something's wrong with you. Dawn explains why it usually just means nobody's told you otherwise yet, and how to change that.In Daily Dose 22, Dawn reflects on not liking herself until 35, not making real friends until her 40s, and how peeling back one layer at a time (her "croissant" framework) got her to a place she now teaches from. A grounded reminder that feeling stuck is a tools problem, not a character flaw.If this helped, follow the show so the next Dose finds you automatically.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.You can't unsee, unhear, or unfeel something once it's in. Dawn breaks down the moment she realized her media diet was quietly running her mood.In Daily Dose 21, Dawn shares how muting prescription commercials, swapping doom-scrolling for a "soundtrack for her life," and noticing how a partner's reality-TV habit sparked fights, all led to one conclusion: we're being programmed whether we're paying attention or not. A practical nudge to be intentional about what you let into your head.If this helped, follow the show so the next Dose finds you automatically.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Never saw a healthy relationship growing up? Dawn didn't either, so after her first marriage ended, she picked a couple she admired and made them her "fake parents," without ever telling them.In Daily Dose 20, Dawn shares how she gave herself the modeling she never got as a kid, not through therapy alone, but by finding real people living the thing she wanted to learn (respect, communication, partnership) and simply watching how they did it. A practical, slightly funny approach to filling in the gaps your upbringing left behind, whatever that gap is for you.Want help figuring out what you're missing and how to build it? Dawn's coaching is built for exactly this. Learn more at dawnsuper.com.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note."I hate that you talk over me." Dawn's first instinct was to defend herself. Instead, she said thank you, and it changed the friendship for the better.In Daily Dose 19, Dawn tells the story of a friend brave enough to call her out, and what she learned about being a "dual-processor" who can genuinely forget getting interrupted matters to other people. Real friends reflect the best in you and aren't afraid to call out your BS. A tribute to the people who choose to stay and tell you the truth instead of quietly walking away.If this helped, follow the show so the next Dose finds you automatically.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note."I'm everything you say I am... to you. But your words do not define me... to me." Dawn shares the mindset phrase that turned an ex's accusations into a moment of unexpected power.In Daily Dose 18, Dawn breaks down what happens the first time you truly let someone think whatever they want about you: your personal power magnifies exponentially. She walks through the mental trap of needing an ex (or anyone) to agree with your version of the truth, and the simple repeated phrase that got her out of it. The only definition of you that matters is the one you give yourself.Want help solidifying who you are to yourself? Dawn's book, How To Be On Your Own Side, delivers it over 14 days for less than a cup of coffee. Get it at howtobeonyourownside.com.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note."It's enough that I know." Dawn's mindset strategy for the moments when almost no one understands what you're going through, not even doctors.In Daily Dose 17, Dawn opens up about being so rare a narcolepsy case that she's had to teach a board-certified neurologist how to read her own test results. She leans on a decades-old Eleanor Roosevelt quote, "no one can make you feel inferior without your consent," to explain why lacking empathy from others doesn't have to cost you your peace. A reminder that you're the one constant from cradle to grave, so being on your own side isn't optional, it's essential.If this helped, follow the show so the next Dose finds you automatically.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Sent a message, got silence back. Sound familiar? Dawn breaks down how she stopped waiting for replies that might never come, and started sending it and forgetting it instead.In Daily Dose 16, Dawn tackles the anxious-attachment sting of being ghosted or unfollowed after what felt like a real connection. Her three tools: letting go of needing others to like her, a "send it and forget it" rule that cuts the expectation the moment a message goes out, and a simple phrase, "I don't keep clocks on people," that takes the pressure off everyone involved. A reminder that the people who show up for your light, sunglasses on, are the ones worth keeping.Want more on not needing others to like you? Dawn has a full video on it, watch it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHMlzK82I1c

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Do you do things out of love, or out of fear they'll leave if you don't? Dawn spent a year unlearning people-pleasing, and it started with one honest question asked to herself, every single time.Closing out week three of the Daily Dose, Dawn breaks down the anxious-avoidant root of people-pleasing: doing things not because you want to, but because you're scared of the reaction if you don't. Her practice: ask if the fear is even true. If it's not, that makes it easier to say no. If it is, that's information too, it helps you let go of what isn't working. A simple gut-check that took a year to build but changes everything once it clicks.Catch Dawn's weekly video digest every Sunday for shoutouts to commenters across all platforms.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.You are not for everybody. You're not supposed to be. Dawn spent 50 years taking rejection personally before she found the reframe that changed everything: it's not rejection, it's an energetic mismatch.In Daily Dose 14, Dawn traces rejection back to a childhood in a tiny town, poor social skills, and a latchkey upbringing that left her acting out for attention. She shares how she spent years learning to become someone she'd want to be friends with, and the mindset shift that finally made rejection stop stinging: everyone's carrying their own layers, and you won't feel a match with someone still clinging to a layer you've already worked through. A grounding reframe for anyone who takes "no" too personally.If you're navigating this alone, Dawn offers coaching. Learn more at dawnsuper.com.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.A semi-toothless lady in a winter hat, sweating through a 24-step belly dance routine with zero AC. Dawn's honest, funny account of showing up somewhere she knew she'd mess up, and choosing to shine anyway.In Daily Dose 13, Dawn takes a belly dancing class as an empty-nester looking to get out of the house, and immediately realizes her narcolepsy-affected memory isn't going to keep up with 24 steps. Instead of shrinking, she puts herself at the back of the line, does her best, laughs at her mistakes, and catches her own reflection mid-giggle, completely at ease with being exactly who she is. A reminder that being comfortable in your own skin isn't about getting it right, it's about not caring if you don't.If this helped, follow the show so the next Dose finds you automatically.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Every reaction you have is filtered through layers of past experience, and understanding how many you're carrying is the difference between reacting from your past and choosing from your now. Dawn calls it discernment: the art of being a better chooser.In Daily Dose 12, Dawn breaks down "shutdown statements," those well-meaning "have you tried..." comments that hit chronic illness patients with layer after layer of frustration, even when the person means well. She shares how identifying which layer a comment is actually hitting (old hurt? old relationship? old dismissal?) helps her process emotions faster and respond from the present instead of the past. A practical tool for anyone who's ever overreacted and wondered why.If this helped, follow the show so the next Dose finds you automatically.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note."Telling someone to calm down doesn't work. Telling yourself does, once you've practiced." Dawn shares the exact mindset tools she built after 40+ years of narcolepsy-driven sleep deprivation made emotional regulation an uphill climb.In Daily Dose 11, Dawn breaks down her four-step process for becoming "the grown-up in the room": notice you're acting immature, identify a mindset trick that fits you, practice it every time you're triggered, and eventually, become it. Simple phrases like "no-drama llama" or "this situation needs a grown-up" aren't silly, they're tools that work when your brain is running on empty. A reminder that regulation is a skill you build, not a trait you're born with.Ready to build your own toolkit? See if coaching with Dawn is a fit at dawnsuper.com/coaching.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.You don't owe anyone your story. A psychic once asked Dawn a question that ended 40 years of people-pleasing on the spot: why are their feelings more important than yours?In Daily Dose 10, Dawn tackles boundaries with people who dump their drama on you, or push you to explain yourself when you don't want to. No guilt, no over-explaining, just permission to excuse yourself, change the subject, or say "I don't want to talk about that." period. A reminder heading into the weekend: NO is a complete sentence.If this helped, follow the show so the next Dose finds you automatically.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note."No one can make you feel dismissed without your consent." Part two of Dawn's toxic positivity series lands the how, and it starts with realizing every feeling you've had came from inside you, not from what someone else said.In Daily Dose 9, Dawn shares the exact mental reframe that made her immune to toxic positivity: seeing someone's dismissive comment not as an attack, but as a gap in their empathy, a "blind spot" they simply haven't developed yet. Using a vivid hawk-vision metaphor and a real story about losing teeth to lifelong illness, Dawn shows how to take your power back from comments that used to sting. This one might change how you respond to everything.If this helped, follow the show so the next Dose finds you automatically.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note."It could be worse." Ever been offended by a comment that wasn't actually trying to hurt you? Dawn breaks down why toxic positivity isn't really about the words said, it's about who's saying them and whether you let it in.In Daily Dose 8, Dawn explains the real mechanism behind toxic positivity, why the same sentence lands completely differently from a friend versus a stranger, and the physical cost of sitting in offense (stress hormones, stalled healing). Getting on your own side means learning to regulate yourself instead of waiting for everyone else to say things perfectly. Part one of a two-part series, tomorrow covers the how.Want Day One of the book free? Text GET DAY ONE to 805-870-9740. Or grab the full book and companion magnets at howtobeonyourownside.com.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Self-care isn't a spa day. It's did you eat today? Are your plants getting more water than you are? Dawn breaks down what self-care actually means, and it's not what Instagram's been selling you.In Daily Dose 7, Dawn walks through the real, unglamorous shape of self-care: soothing hard feelings, keeping up real (even virtual) connection, giving yourself grace, reviewing your budget, updating your resume. Six areas most people never think to count. A grounded reframe for anyone who's felt like they're failing at self-care because it doesn't look like a candle and a bubble bath.Want to go deeper? Dawn's working on a free 5-week challenge on exactly this, join the waitlist to be first in line when it opens: dawnsuper.com/freeyourself

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Happy Birthday! Not your birthday? Doesn't matter, Dawn's got a feel-good gift for you anyway, and the science behind why giving one away might be the fastest mood boost you have access to.In Daily Dose 6, Dawn explains how living with narcolepsy means constantly working to regulate hard feelings, and one of her go-to tools: taking the focus off herself entirely. A compliment, a recipe, a small kindness, giving releases dopamine and oxytocin, and your brain doesn't care whether it cost you anything. A simple mindset shift with real neuroscience behind it.If this helped, follow the show so the next Dose finds you automatically.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.When you're sleepy, your brain's emotional regulation goes offline, and words can cut like a knife before you even realize it. Dawn shares two simple tools for catching yourself before the damage is done.In Daily Dose 5, Dawn gets real about a lifetime of justifying anger and what it cost her relationships, especially with herself. Her two go-to rescue tools: a self-aware laugh line that buys time before her "dopamine comes online," and a 3-things-I-love refocus trick that redirects a brain mid-tantrum back toward love. Simple, a little silly, genuinely effective.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.What if "waking up on the wrong side of the bed" was actually a choice, not a life sentence? Dawn shares the daily practice that pulled her out of years of exhausted, painful mornings.In Daily Dose 4, Dawn breaks down what it means to start your day "on purpose," how a decade ago she'd wake up feeling like she'd been hit by a truck, and the small acts of self-kindness (comfy blankets, hot coffee, funny memes) that helped her come back to herself each morning. A reminder that intention beats autopilot, every time.If this helped, follow the show so the next Dose finds you automatically.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Stuck replaying the same conversation in your head for the 15th time? Dawn calls it "looping," and it's not just annoying, it's triggering real cortisol and stress in your body.In Daily Dose 3, Dawn breaks down what overthinking actually does physically, why spinning your wheels leaves you exhausted with nothing to show for it, and her go-to rescue moves: singing, unrelated conversation, or a solid nap when nothing else cuts the loop. Simple tools to snap out of your own head, fast.If this helped, follow the show so the next Dose finds you automatically.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Stuck in a spiral of anxiety, anger, or sadness? Learn the simple pattern-interrupt trick that breaks the spell, no willpower required.In Daily Dose 2, Dawn Super shares why sitting with hard feelings is healthy, but moving in with them isn't, and how a quick perspective shift (a joke, a song, a walk) can pull you out of a heavy moment without ignoring it. Bonus: the one time ADHD works in your favor. Real talk, no fluff, just a few minutes to help you hold a boundary with your own emotions.Want a Daily Dose delivered free to your phone or inbox, Monday–Friday? Sign up at dailydoseofdawn.com.

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note.Woke up feeling like a rusty bag of nails? You're not alone, and your mood doesn't get to run the show. Dawn Super, resilience coach and 40-year narcolepsy veteran, breaks down self-soothing as a skill anyone can learn, not something you're born with.In this first Daily Dose, Dawn shares why she has to consciously choose her mindset every single morning, what it looks like to "lead yourself with love," and how a few minutes of real talk (no toxic positivity, no fluff) can redirect your whole day. If you're tired of mornings that feel stacked against you, this one's for you.Want a Daily Dose sent straight to your phone or inbox, free, Monday–Friday? Sign up at dailydoseofdawn.com.