When Success Costs You Your Family and Mental Health with Dani Austin

Happy & Healthy with Jeanine Amapola

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Christianity, Self-improvement, Education, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Welcome back to Happy & Healthy! In this super honest episode, I sit down with my longtime friend and fellow content creator, Dani Austin Ramirez. We go way back — like 2014 YouTube quirky days 😂 — and wow, has her life transformed. Dani opens up about what it really means to “have it all” as an influencer, mom of (almost) four, and founder of Divi. She shares her journey from burnout and people-pleasing to finding real joy in the mundane moments of motherhood. We talk about mental health, faith, the pressure to be a “girl boss,” and what it’s like to be “canceled” online. She also gets super vulnerable about how blowing up her life (yes, for real!) helped her reconstruct it around what really matters — her faith, family, and values. This one’s for any woman wrestling with identity, purpose, and what it actually looks like to slow down in a hustle culture. If you’ve ever felt like your worth is tied to productivity, or if you're a new mama (or mama-to-be!) trying to do it all, this is a must-listen. 🫶 In This Episode 03:00 – Early YouTube Days & Jeanine’s Sims Era 😂 06:00 – Dani’s Platform & the Pressure of 2.3M Followers 10:00 – Getting Real About Faith & Responsibility 15:00 – The Charlie Kirk Wake-Up Call 18:00 – Dealing with Public Criticism & Cancel Culture 22:00 – Hitting Rock Bottom & Blowing Up Her Life 26:00 – Reconstructing a Life of Purpose 30:00 – Balancing Business & Motherhood 35:00 – What Success Actually Looks Like 39:00 – The Joy of the Mundane & Small Moments 42:00 – Debunking Motherhood Fears 47:00 – Unmedicated Birth & Postpartum Healing 51:00 – Taking a Social Media Break & Finding Peace 55:00 – Final Thoughts + What Dani Wishes People Knew Guest Resources Follow Dani Dani's Podcast Dani's Youtube Divi Products OUR SPONSORS NIV Bible App: You can save an extra 10% on any NIV Application Bible or NIV Application Commentary resource by visiting ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠faithgateway.com/ NIVAB⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and using code HEALTHY at checkout. Boll & Branch: Get 15% off plus free shipping on your first set of sheets at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BollAndBranch.com/HAPPYANDHEALTHY.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Brooklyn Bedding: Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠brooklynbedding.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use my promo code HEALTHY at checkout to get 30% off sitewide. Knowing God’s Voice: ⁠⁠⁠⁠It's available now⁠⁠⁠⁠ everywhere books are sold, so grab your copy today! Hosanna Revival: Use my code Jeanine15 for 15% off your entire order at checkout at HosannaRevival.com! If you’d like to partner with Jeanine as a sponsor for the Happy & Healthy podcast, fill out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advertise With Us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ form! Follow us on Instagram!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Happy and Healthy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jeanine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jeanine and Kaleb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on TikTok! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Happy and Healthy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jeanine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	So I blew up my life and it was the best thing I ever did. How do you handle that when you're like,
0:35.9	oh shoot, I'm like currently being canceled right now?
0:38.1	Yeah, I'm probably being canceled as we speak and I don't even know. I prioritized that over
0:42.4	my time with my children and I hated myself for it. When you disappeared, the internet freaked out.
0:49.2	You gave such homeschool vibes when I first met you. I'm not surprised. So do you feel like you're
0:53.4	playing God?
0:57.0	Are you going to do another unmedicated bird?
0:57.9	It's so sad.
0:59.1	Like, I felt nothing.
1:02.0	Like, the only way I could feel things was when I went skydiving.
1:06.4	When did you finally be like, enough is enough or what is enough?
1:09.4	I'm sure you've even hit goals and you've been like, that didn't satisfy.
1:11.2	No, it's depressing.
1:18.8	What's up, everybody?
1:20.4	And welcome back to Happy and Healthy.
1:22.6	I'm your host, Janine Amapola Ward.
1:23.6	And happy Tuesday.
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