I’m Dani!

My full name is Daniella Daniels… Yes, I know. Now that I’m married there will be no more “is that really your name?” *insert eye roll*

I am Jamaican born, Boston grown, but raised on resilience.

I am the heart behind daniauthentic.com, your resource for the no-fluff, real, and raw. Over here we tend to get deep, vulnerable, and most definitely over-share! I’m passionate about using my voice and story to inspire you to be real with yourself and live an imperfect life of your choosing.

My Why

Growing up I was one of six Black kids in my town and my family was white family. I lived in a world where people tried their hardest to make me believe that I was undeserving of love and acceptance. I never met my birth mother, after my father and my step-mother divorced, I didn’t speak to my father until I was 25.  So yeah, I have deep mother wounds as well as trust and abandonment issues.

My childhood was filled with toys and all the materialistic things but lacked the one thing I craved: real, unconditional love.

This is why I am so passionate about self-love and self-care. Without deeply and unconditionally loving myself, I would still be living an unfulfilled life, striving to be the perfect daughter, granddaughter, and whatever everyone else wanted from me.

About Dani Authentic

Dani Authentic the blog was born from my desire to learn who I was underneath all the labels and expectations that were placed on me.  The catalyst to my self-love journey was removing myself from all the people who hurt me, even if that meant I had to make my own family with my loving husband, friends, and lots of plant babies.

I am simply trying to heal, grow, and learn to live a life of my choosing.

Self-love has been self-taught. My self-care was simply survive,  so I am no expert, but I am here to show you that it can be done. You can walk away from anyone that hurts you, and you can start putting yourself first. You don’t have to be perfect, you just have to decide to be you.

I am here to inspire women to take charge of their lives by taking an active and unapologetic role in their own happiness, wellness, and lifestyle choices.

So to wrap this up, I am a Black wellness and lifestyle blogger and DaniAuthentic.com gives real, relatable, and attainable tips and tricks on emotional wellbeing, beauty, and living. Join me on this journey in feeling good from the inside out and living an imperfect authentic life.

With love,

Dani

 

Read my post on what being authentic means to me.