Danielle Hanrahan

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Danielle Hanrahan

A depth psychotherapist who supports women to reconnect and reclaim their powerful narratives.

31/08/2025

What a beautiful last day of winter.

19/04/2025

A good friday 🌞🌿

06/04/2025

A sweet, soothing way to end the weekend - at one of the most magical places I've ever been to, Pearl Beach.

10/02/2025

What would be different about your life if you were the centre of it?

If you prioritised your rest, your needs, your voice, over endlessly making sure everyone else is okay before then turning your spotlight on yourself.

In all of my years holding space for clients, a recurring theme has emerged of women continuously putting themselves in the passenger seat of their life, and hero-ing someone else; giving someone else the reigns of their life journey.

It causes immense suffering, frustration, helplessness, and the flow-on effects to their families and communities cannot be understated. For many women, we almost don't know how much we are capable of because our inner dormant seed or seeds never get the right growing conditions to emerge and thrive. We get stuck in 'good girl', playing small and never connecting back to our innate power and potential.

My work centres on reclaiming our Heroine.

If this speaks to you, or someone you know, I am running two free workshops on how we can awaken our inner Heroine and take the Radical Responsibility needed to authentically lead ourselves, and our lives.

The Heroine Awakens
Monday 24 February 2025, 7pm
Online, replay available

Radical Responsibility
Monday 3 March 2025, 7pm
Online, replay available

DM 'Heroine' and I'II send you the link to register -)

10/01/2025

Doing things differently in 2025.

Starting with the beginning. Every year, like most people, I get swept up in the cultural noise (and pressure) of getting stuck into a new year and making the most of it.

Things like setting intentions, kickstarting idealised new habits, and setting the tone for how I'd like the rest of the year to go. In my nearly 40 years on this Earth, I've rarely stuck to those plans.

As I get older and I realise coming into harmony with the interconnectedness that surrounds me, especially of Mother Nature, is important for my wellbeing, especially as a woman, then what I am trying to follow is a greater alignment with the seasonality of life. In this instance, with the season I am in: summer.

Summer represents the full bloom of the seeds that you have planted in the preceding months. January, in the southern hemisphere, is right in the middle of this season; a season marked by Christmas and all of the rituals and emotions that this holiday brings to so many. January then follows this festive vibe by usually being an extension of the festivities many of us have participated in. So, this year, I'm consciously not putting any pressure on myself to get stuck in to the year and instead, to see the start of my new year in March - following the astrological new year.

This just so happens to align with the energy of Aries, the first of the zodiac and my sun sign. It also gives me time to ease into a new year; to bring more intention into where I want to direct my precious time, energy and attention this year, and importantly, to disengage from the noise around me so I can better attune to my own inner rhythms and find authentic alignment with my outer reality. Something I think many of us in the western world could focus on more.

Photos: The first day of 2025 spent at the beach in Patonga (NSW Central Coast) with the family.

08/01/2025

2024 ~ What a year.

We rang in 2024 in Cali, Colombia surrounded by my husband's family. It was a party and a beautiful way to end our time away. Little could I have imagined what the year had in store for us.

For most of my adult life, I have focused on achieving through my work and career. Since having my first child and then my second, my ability to spend hours reading, studying and working has been completely curtailed. And that's been a hard pill to swallow. But that's a reflection for another time.

2024 was a year of not much movement in my work or career because my time, energy and capacity to hold was completely taken by being the primary caregiver of our children - something I've had endless conversations about with my husband. That's also a post for another time.

What the past year taught me, especially with the passing of my father, is that life isn't about work, success, or any of those other reasons we've been taught are the reason for our worthiness. Instead, it's the relationships we nurture, the stories that we weave through our experiences, and the things that make us feel alive because before we know it, our day will be up.

Don't get me wrong, my work does make me feel alive, and excited, and inspired, and it's so necessary for my wellbeing, but it's not everything.

What 2024 has also taught me is that our world is faced with really big, scary predicaments, and suffering, and an impending climate collapse. It's stuff that most of us actively avoid engaging in because it feels too heavy and impossible to address. But we need to. We need to remember that every effort counts, and that together, as more people who can sit with hard truths and difficulty, we can make a real impact. It's a question that will infuse everything I do this year, personally and professionally: What can I do to meaningfully change the current systems and challenges of our world? More on this to come too.

For now, I'm showing up differently to the start of 2025. Going gently, reflecting A LOT, and ensuring I create sustainable systems for my life this year that allows for more time with my children, and for appreciating my life. Because who knows when it ends.

31/08/2024

Happy Father's Day to our steady ship.

We love you so much, and are constantly amazed at your ability to find micro naps wherever you can 🤣

05/08/2024

Happy 3 years to our Solshine ☀️!

17/06/2024

I wanted to be an archeologist when I was in high school but my well-meaning careers counsellor dismissed the idea, saying that most things had been discovered by then.

While disappointed in the moment, I found a different route through which to satisfy my curiosity in 'digging deep' - journalism. That path, however, eventually proved unfulfilling, especially as many of the publications I worked for were moving to the online world. 'Digging deep' was no longer needed, it seemed.

That is, until I found studying counselling and psychotherapy, and getting to 'dig deep' into people's psyches. This was where I was meant to get to.

I love being an 'archeologist' when it comes to understanding anxiety. It's there for a reason, we're all inbuilt with anxiety, and yet, it's come to dominate so many lives. Many of us judge and shame ourselves for its presence, but it can actually offer clues and insight into our deeper truths; to what really ails us in our life, and how we might go about changing things.

Anxiety offers a door through which to understand ourselves on a much deeper level - to become our own inner archeologist. It is my belief that with deeper self understanding, we can truly transform our lives, and enjoy the journey in reaching our goals and dreams.

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I'm running The Anxiety Workshop on 29 June where I'II be deep diving into high-functioning anxiety. If this is of interest, join us. If you're not sure if it's what you're looking for, feel free to DM me. Hope to connect with you soon. x

13/06/2024

Join me for a 90-minute online workshop diving into how high-functioning anxiety (HFA) manifests in your life, and what we can do to reclaim our presence, presence, power and potential.

Jam-packed full of info and ideas for transforming your anxiety, from foe to friend.

Saturday 29th of June at 9am
Register your spot in the link in bio

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