A Heart on Fire with Danielle Coke Balfour
The Preamble
Sharon McMahon
4.9 • 15.1K Ratings
🗓️ 30 August 2023
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
On today’s episode, Sharon welcomes back Danielle Coke Balfour, who you may know as founder and illustrator of “Oh Happy Dani.” Sharon chats with Dani about her new book, “A Heart on Fire: 100 Meditations on Loving Your Neighbors Well.” At a time when it’s easy to become overwhelmed with the 24-hour news cycle and information overload, Danielle pauses and shares that it’s important to, “let each day be the evidence of a heart on fire,” by living in alignment with your values. In her book, she helps reframe the daunting realities of daily life by identifying common themes, and focusing on tending to our own important work, in the season we’re in, to better serve the whole.
Special thanks to our guest, Danielle Coke Balfour, for joining us today.
Host/Executive Producer: Sharon McMahon
Guest: Danielle Coke Balfour
Audio Producer: Jenny Snyder
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| 0:00.0 | Hello friends, welcome. I absolutely love today's guest. I love her so much that this is the third time she is joining me. |
| 0:12.0 | I'm talking about Danny Koch-Balfour, who has a brand new book out called A Heart on Fire. |
| 0:19.0 | And I just loved this so much. I can't even tell you how much every single page I was like, |
| 0:25.0 | that's right, that's exactly right. So I think you're gonna love this conversation. Let's dive in. |
| 0:32.0 | I'm Sharon McMahon, and here's where it gets interesting. |
| 0:37.0 | I am so excited to be joined by my friend Danny Koch-Balfour, who got married. |
| 0:46.0 | This is your third time on the show, and that is a very, very special category. |
| 0:52.0 | I put this put you in a very special category, Danny. It's one of my favorite shows that exist, so I'm glad to be in the number. |
| 0:58.0 | It is a special club, special club of people I invite back three times. |
| 1:04.0 | But this time, we get to talk about something totally different. We get to talk about your new book that I absolutely loved. |
| 1:13.0 | I just thought it was so wonderful, and I just can't wait for everybody else to get their hands on this. |
| 1:18.0 | Because it's beautiful, it's thought provoking, it's heartwarming. |
| 1:23.0 | I think it'll make a wonderful gift. I can't wait to put it on my coffee table. |
| 1:27.0 | So congratulations on your new book. I'm so happy for you. |
| 1:32.0 | Thank you so much. |
| 1:34.0 | Your words mean the world to me, and I'm just very excited too for people to get their hands on it. |
| 1:40.0 | And for people from all kinds of walks of life in their journeys, when it comes to racism, empathy, all those things, |
| 1:47.0 | to just be able to pick up a book that meets them where they are at. |
| 1:51.0 | So that's my hope. |
| 1:52.0 | Totally. Yes. The book is called A Heart on Fire. |
| 1:55.0 | 100 meditations on loving your neighbors well. |
| 2:00.0 | And I just love, you know that I love everything you do. |
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