Meet Diana Daniele

Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Diana Daniele . We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Diana, we’re thrilled to have you on our platform, and we think there are so many folks who could learn from you and your story. Something that matters deeply to us is living a life and leading a career filled with purpose and so let’s start by chatting about how you found your purpose.
I found my purpose after being spontaneously healed, first from my invisible illness (for me, chronic migraine) via an ancient alternative therapy, and then, later, being healed from treatment-resistant depression via TMS—or Trans-cranial Magnetic Stimulation. I am sharing my story in hopes of making others who suffer feel less alone, and to raise awareness about how TMS heals.

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?
I thrive at the crossroads of writing, advocacy and media. I am a former broadcast journalist who segued into public relations, and now I am writing a book (although I still have my day job as a publicist) and working as an advocate for invisible and mental illness. I have appeared on KTTV-TV and KABC-TV to share my story about my healing via TMS, which was approved by the FDA to heal depression in 2008 and migraine in 2013.

I am also thrilled to share that I have been elected to the Board of the Foundation for the Advancement of Clinical TMS or FACTMS, whose mission it is to raise awareness about, education for, and access to TMS therapy, especially in underserved communities. I serve on the Board’s Patient Advocacy Committee, which aligns with one of the pillars of my book’s platform, which is to see the FDA approve TMS for those under the age of 18. (The growing need for mental health services is now considered ‘the next pandemic’ according to the American Hospital Association.)

I have had essays published multiple times in NEWSWEEK, INSIDER and ZIBBY Magazine, as well as memoir excerpts in a variety of literary journals. I write about invisible illness, mental health, female friendship, adoption, and family dynamics.

In addition, I have represented luxury brands and icons including Saks Fifth Avenue, Ralph Lauren, AMC Theatres, Bernard of Hollywood, The Palm restaurants, Rock the Vote, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatrics AIDS Foundation, and the Beverly Hills Hotel, where I was the in-house Director of Public Relations. I also spent several years bejeweling celebrities for the red carpet, working with jewelers like Martin Katz and Harry Winston.

I did my undergrad at UCLA and earned my master’s at USC’s Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism, so my family lives in a House Divided when USC plays UCLA. I have also studied internationally, at the University of Cambridge, England and the University of Madrid, Complutense. I am bi-lingual in Spanish.

If BOLD JOURNEY readers would like to keep up with me, the best way is to follow me on IG: @dianadanielepr

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
First is persistence. I am polite-yet-persistent, and that quality has served me well. “They” say that persistence is more important that intelligence, talent, or where you went to school. Second, I tell my kids, always invite people, even if you know they can’t come and always thank people. The truth is, everyone likes to be invited (need to be accepted and belong), and everyone likes to be thanked (need to be seen and acknowledged).

Okay, so before we go, we always love to ask if you are looking for folks to partner or collaborate with?
I am looking to connect with people who have an interest in invisible illness and mental health, including teen mental health. I am also always looking for literary, lifestyle, hospitality, and social justice clients for my P.R. firm. I am always looking to grow the platform for my book, which is best accomplished by following me on IG.

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Diana Daniele in a TMS session

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