Essential listening for high achievers who've realized that success without joy is just sophisticated suffering. 

What happens when you get fired from your own company, rejected from art school, and lose everything you thought defined success? For Danielle Laporte, it became the doorway to something infinitely more powerful.

In this conversation with bestselling author and entrepreneur, Danielle shares her journey from running a Washington DC think tank to becoming one of the most beloved spiritual teachers of our time. She reveals why she stopped doing things to find joy and started bringing joy to everything she does, the moment she knew she needed to release her attachment to outcomes, and the practice that helped her transform heartbreak into manifestation.

Danielle doesn't sugarcoat it: there's still suffering and tears. But there's also a lightness that comes from no longer proving, only sharing with those who want to come along.

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Covered In This Episode

• Why getting fired from her own company was the moment Danielle finally became herself

• The difference between doing things to find joy and bringing your joy to what you do—and why one works

• What it means when success starts to feel like relief instead of celebration (and why that's your signal)

• The physics of force and anti-force—why what you push away gets stronger and what you embrace transforms

• Why your suffering is not a punishment and what it's actually preparing you for

• What most people actually want to manifest when you ask them (and what this reveals about humanity)

• How to stop managing everyone else's emotions—the #1 thing women want to let go of

• Why you don't have to work that hard for what's meant for you (because it's coming with a bow on it)

• The practice that takes 30 seconds and can transform heartbreak into manifestation

• Living through the dark night of the soul—and what that actually means beyond buzzwords

Chapters

00:00 Welcome to the Courageous Pivot Podcast
00:03:20 A Deep Dive into Danielle's Spiritual Teachings
00:09:21 Navigating Challenges and Cancel Culture
00:16:33 Rebuilding and Transformation
00:26:02 The Power of Meditation and Inner Work
00:36:14 Embracing Change and Personal Growth
00:41:23 The Power of Spiritual Practice
00:46:01 Insights from the New Book
00:47:01 Manifestation and Letting Go
00:50:08 Social Media and Fear
01:00:51 Guidance for Overcoming Dark Times
01:02:52 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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• Free Heart Coherence Masterclass – A complimentary session with Meghan Telpner exploring how to create alignment between your heart and mind, access inner calm, and live from your most authentic self.

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Related Episodes

• EP 013: Why Releasing What You Built Could Be Your Greatest Move – For anyone struggling with the decision to walk away from something they worked years to create
• EP 018: The Silent Grief of Growth: Letting Go of the Life You Built – Essential listening for anyone learning what it means to release what once served you but no longer aligns
• EP 020: The Price of Alignment: How To Rebuild A Life with (former) Ethics Professor Julie Ponesse – For anyone who's been fired, let go, or walked away from what looked like success to others
• EP 024: Trust the Redirection: Finding Courage When Everything Falls Apart with Amber Joliat – Perfect for those in the dark night, when your entire identity is crumbling, and you don't know who you'll be on the other side
• EP 028: The Awakening Process: How to Navigate Waking Up Without Blowing Up Your Life – Essential for understanding the difference between spiritual awakening and actually living it day-to-day

More About Danielle LaPorte

Danielle LaPorte's Work

• Danielle LaPorte's Website
• WITH LOVE, DANIELLE Podcast
• Centered App – Danielle's spiritual practice and conscious living app
• Follow Danielle on Instagram

Books by Danielle LaPorte Referenced

• Bless and Release: The Physics of Letting Go and Manifesting

• How to Be Loving

• White Hot Truth

• The Desire Map

• The Fire Starter Sessions

Danielle LaPorte’s spiritual direction has reached over 40 million people. Her best-selling books include How to Be Loving, White Hot Truth, The Desire Map and The Fire Starter Sessions, alongside her wildly popular Heart Centered Planner system. Her next book, Bless & Release: The physics of letting go and manifesting launches in Spring 2026 Her podcast, WITH LOVE, DANIELLE is one of the top .5% in the world. As a creator of classes for conscious living, and founder of The Centered App, Danielle’s teachings range from emotional intimacy and nervous system balancing, to mindful business and the physics of letting go. Her Centered Collective and leadership curriculum have supported facilitators in 30+ countries. A member of Oprah’s Super Soul 100, Danielle is a former publicist and executive director of a Washington, DC think tank where she managed futurists creating scenario plans for the likes of The Pentagon and The World Bank. She now speaks about the power of heart intelligence. Millions of people visit daniellelaporte.com every month. She lives in Vancouver, BC.