Don't Cut Your Own Bangs

By Danielle Ireland

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Don't Cut Your Own Bangs is a cozy corner of the internet for high-functioning humans with big feelings — the capable ones who get things done but quietly wonder if something's missing. If you're the unicorn in a power suit (or a perfectly neutral sweater), building a life that looks "right" on paper but still craving something freer and more alive — you're in the right place. Hosted by therapist and author Danielle Ireland, this show feels like sitting on the couch with your best friend — if your best friend happened to be a therapist. Together, we untangle burnout, anxiety, pressure, and comparison, and learn how to turn emotions into allies instead of obstacles. This is a space for comfort, community, clarity — and a few laughs along the way. Because you deserve calm without having to earn it.

Episode Date
Are You More Loyal to Your Plan Than Yourself?
Oct 26, 2026
What If You're Allowed to Be Bad at It?
Oct 12, 2026
Worth Repeating: What Is Your Frustration Telling You?
Oct 05, 2026
Who Said You "Should" Be That?
Sep 28, 2026
Why Is It So Hard to Change?
Sep 21, 2026
I Know This Isn't It. Now What?
Sep 14, 2026
Why Do I Need You to Agree With Me?
Sep 07, 2026
What If Helping Didn't Have to Drain You?
Aug 31, 2026
Why Is Everyone Getting on My Nerves?
Aug 17, 2026
Progress Is a Spiral, Not a Staircase
Aug 04, 2026
What If Your Exhaustion Is Trying to Tell You Something?
Aug 03, 2026
How to Say No Without Feeling Bad
Jul 27, 2026
Is It Too Late to Start Over?
Jul 20, 2026
Am I Right to Feel This Way?
Jul 13, 2026
The Best Thing That Never Happened to Me
Jul 06, 2026
What is your frustration telling you? (Repost)
Jun 29, 2026
The Best Thing That Never Happened To Me
Jun 22, 2026
I Can Do Hard Things. But Why Am I?
Jun 15, 2026
Maybe Life Wasn't Meant To Be This Hard
Jun 08, 2026
Why Your Brain Won't Shut Off
Jun 01, 2026
You Were Never Meant to Live Like a Machine
May 25, 2026
What If Your Boundary Doesn't Fit Anymore?
May 18, 2026
Too Much and Not Enough
May 11, 2026
When "Doing It Right" Still Feels Wrong
May 04, 2026
Anger Isn't the Problem—It's the Signal
Apr 27, 2026
Why Your Brain Won't Shut Off (Even When You're Exhausted)
Apr 20, 2026
Why Doing Hard Things Changes You (More Than Success Does)
Apr 13, 2026
Why You Say "I Don't Know" (When You Actually Do)
Apr 06, 2026
Good Hair Day, Inner Reflection
Mar 30, 2026
If You've Been Feeling Overwhelmed, This Will Help You Feel Less Alone
Mar 23, 2026
The Dance Lesson That Quietly Changed My Life
Mar 16, 2026
The Myth of Normal and the Pressure to Fix Yourself, with Ashlyn Thompson
Mar 09, 2026
Bridge to Believed: What I Do When Everything Feels Like Too Much
Mar 02, 2026
Pauses Don't Mean You're Failing (They Mean You're Listening) | Repost Remix with Ashlyn Thompson
Feb 23, 2026
Cat Greenleaf on Sobriety, Shame, and Going Where The Water is Warm
Feb 16, 2026
What You Repeat Is What You Reinforce (And Why That Matters Right Now)
Feb 09, 2026
Self-Compassion, Fertility, and Trusting Your Body Again
Feb 02, 2026
Sustainable Self-Care: A Better Way to Actually Feel Better
Jan 26, 2026
Planting Good Seeds (A Gentle Start to 2026)
Jan 12, 2026
Reimagining January: Reflection Over Reinvention
Jan 05, 2026
Finding Joy in Uncertainty (Best Lessons of the Year Finale)
Dec 29, 2025
Why You're So Tired — And What Actually Helps
Dec 22, 2025
When Winning Means Losing & Wonder Brings You Back: Highlights with Eli Martinez
Dec 15, 2025
When Learning Gets Messy & "No" Sets You Free — Best Lessons of the Year: Week 2
Dec 08, 2025
When Frustration Speaks and Magic Answers: Best Of Week 1
Dec 01, 2025
Choose Ease, Not Urgency: with life coach LaShell Wooten
Nov 24, 2025
Regulate Your Nervous System, Rewrite Your Story
Nov 17, 2025
Saying the Name, Sharing the Story: Jessica Fein on Grief & Love
Nov 10, 2025
Calm, Cozy, and Present
Nov 03, 2025
From Stressed to Steady with Dr Kate Lund
Oct 27, 2025
Saying No with Kindness and Calm
Oct 20, 2025
Plan A or Bust: Martha Hoover on Bold Pivots and Change
Oct 13, 2025
Stress Symptoms You're Ignoring (and What They're Really Saying)
Oct 06, 2025
Learning to Trust Your Intuition with Angie Arkin
Sep 29, 2025
Too Loud to Think: Turn Down Burnout Volume
Sep 22, 2025
Baking Dreams Into Reality: an interview with Asia Coffee
Sep 14, 2025
I Hit the Wall—Here's How I Climbed Back
Sep 08, 2025
Support Now with Jordan Arogeti: Why Support Makes Us Stronger
Sep 01, 2025
The Invisible Mental Load: Why You're So Tired (Even When Nothing Big Happened)
Aug 25, 2025
Suck the Joy Out of Life: Lessons in Love, Loss, and Letting Go with Dr. Tasha Faruqui
Aug 18, 2025
Tech Sweat & Relationship Spirals: Embracing the Learning Process.
Aug 11, 2025
We've got you: The Inspiring Journey of City Moms founder, Jeanine Bobenmoyer
Aug 04, 2025
"Magic saved my life," with John Kippen: a tumor, a trickster and TRUE healing
Jul 28, 2025
What is your frustration telling you? A solocast.
Jul 21, 2025
Unlock the Power of Self-Validation. A solocast.
Jul 14, 2025
Exploring the Wild With Eli Martinez: Diving With Sharks & Embracing the Call of Adventure
Jul 07, 2025
Winning Isn't Everything: Lessons from Therapy Sessions
Jun 30, 2025
Pain as a Professor: Growing Through Life's Challenges with Ashlyn Thompson
Jun 23, 2025
Welcome Back to 'Don't Cut Your Own Bangs': New Beginnings in Video Podcasting!
Jun 16, 2025
Welcome Back to 'Don't Cut Your Own Bangs': New Beginnings in Video Podcasting!
Jun 03, 2025
Creativity Miniseries: The Toolkit
Mar 31, 2025
Creativity Miniseries: Creation
Mar 17, 2025
Creativity Miniseries: Perspiration
Mar 03, 2025
Creativity Miniseries: Preparation
Feb 17, 2025
From Idea to Impact: How becauseOne is Transforming the Process of Giving
Aug 14, 2023
Three Myths About Therapy
Apr 03, 2023
Jealousy. Three things it could be telling you.
Mar 27, 2023
Finding hope. Raising a child lost in a complex medical system.
Mar 13, 2023
A Husband and Wife Do Life. Danielle's FIRST recording with David Dellen.
Feb 13, 2023
Journal Your Way to Clarity: Part 2b Relationships
Feb 06, 2023
Journal Your Way to Clarity: Part 2a - Relationships
Jan 30, 2023
Journal Your Way to Clarity: Part 1 - Career
Jan 23, 2023
Confidence, Collaboration & Jumping In. With Sheena Birt from Color Story Studio.
Dec 12, 2022
Gratitude and Toxic Positivity
Nov 14, 2022
Are You Being Too Hard on Yourself?
Oct 31, 2022
Let Her Eat Cake! Danielle and Lauren Rieker, RDN.
Oct 17, 2022
When things don't go as planned.
Oct 03, 2022
Need some alone time? Why women need solo retreats. Danielle x Jen Petro.
Sep 12, 2022
When's the last time you did something for the first time? Danielle x Danielle Wolter Nolan
Sep 05, 2022
Are You Living in a Joy Deficit? - A solocast
Aug 15, 2022
Attracting Loving Relationships
Jul 11, 2022
Fear & Getting Unstuck - A Solocast
Jun 07, 2022
Compassion Fatigue & Empathy. Danielle and Liesel Mertes
May 30, 2022
Boundaries & Bubble Baths. Danielle x Leslie Bailey
May 16, 2022
Everything is connected: our pelvic floor & deep breaths. Danielle x Dr. Katye Tuyo.
May 09, 2022
David's Hot Takes: Navigating Parenthood, Marriage & an Evolving Relationship
May 02, 2022
LISTENER'S FAVORITE: Jealousy - 3 things it could be telling you.
Apr 18, 2022
LISTENER'S FAVORITE: Doubt. What does it mean & what do we do with it?
Apr 11, 2022
LISTENER'S FAVORITE: Gaslighting
Apr 04, 2022
Curveballs, connection, and why companies need to support mothers NOW. Danielle X Erica Ballard
Mar 28, 2022
Celebrating 100
Feb 25, 2022
Bullies, Villains & Trolls: Danielle x Kenzie Kittle
Feb 21, 2022
Truth vs Trust. What does it mean to trust the way you feel when loved ones and experts disagree?
Feb 14, 2022
Raising & Feeding Our Babies Takes a Village. Danielle x The Milk Bank
Feb 07, 2022
Introducing Session Reflections - What do I do when my feelings and needs aren't understood by people who love me?
Jan 31, 2022
Making big beautiful dreams come true. Danielle x Teresa Sabatine
Jan 27, 2022
Doubt - What does it mean? Why do we feel it? What do we do about it?
Jan 17, 2022
LISTNERS FAVORITE: An FBI negotiators take on connection, communication, and trust. Danielle X Gary Noesner.
Dec 21, 2021
Performing, perfectionism, and falling flat on your face. Danielle x Carey Anderson
Nov 09, 2021
It's all going to be okay. Danielle x Betsy Murphy
Nov 01, 2021
Happiness comes from achievement, right?
Oct 18, 2021
Force'n it. A solocast.
Oct 05, 2021
LISTENERS FAVORITE: Danielle x Teresa Sabatine
Sep 24, 2021
Changing our relationship with change series - Pt. 4.
Mar 29, 2021
Changing our relationship with change series - Pt 3.
Mar 22, 2021
Changing our relationship with change series - Pt. 2.⁣
Mar 15, 2021
Changing our relationship with change series - Pt. 1
Mar 08, 2021
Going ALL in. Danielle x Kate Kennett
Jan 27, 2021
Raised in a cult. Finding truth and freedom. Danielle x Alesia Galati from Two Sisters and a Cult Podcast
Nov 13, 2020
A baby-cast with David Dellen.
Nov 02, 2020
A FBI negotiators take on connection, communication, and trust. Danielle X Gary Noesner,
Jul 28, 2020
Healing one recipe at a time with Danielle x Sonja Overhiser from A Couple Cooks.
Jul 13, 2020
How do you know when you're on the path to healing?
Jun 24, 2020
A hair stylist and therapist talk BIG dreams and bad haircuts. Danielle x Corey Sleet.
May 20, 2020
43. Danielle x Tanorria Askew: Creating connection & building communities around the dinner table.
Apr 27, 2020
More pleasure? Better sex? Yes, please! Danielle x Leah Carey.
Mar 30, 2020
The only "cure" is to take action. Danielle x Casey Jordan
Mar 02, 2020
A Miscarriage. Danielle shares her personal experience with loss, grief, & learning.
Feb 18, 2020
From TV marketing to Goat Yoga & Philanthropy. Danielle x Erin Peckinpaugh
Feb 04, 2020
Two Blondes & a Brazilian. Plus - THE BEST Don't Cut Your Own Bangs moment - EVER! Danielle x Sarah Kleinknecht x Marie Demolein
Oct 22, 2019
A therapist and a coach answer big questions. Danielle x Lindsay Boccardo Part 2
Aug 09, 2019
A therapist and a coach answer big questions. Danielle x Lindsay Boccardo Part 1
Aug 09, 2019
1: Introducing: Don't Cut Your Own Bangs with Danielle Ireland
Aug 06, 2018