We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Danielle McDonald. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Danielle below.
Hi Danielle, really happy you were able to join us today and we’re looking forward to sharing your story and insights with our readers. Let’s start with the heart of it all – purpose. How did you find your purpose?
I discovered my purpose gradually, over time throughout the course of my life. I believe that my purpose in life is to be an ambassador of hope and a light for people in regards to their health, well-being and discovering their own divine purpose!
I never really understood the value in finding my purpose until I realized that I was created for a purpose.
My childhood was marked with trauma from growing up in a dysfunctional household, which left me as a teenager and young adult feeling very lost and confused about a direction for my life. After several years of spiraling and floating around out in the world, I began my journey of self-healing when I was 21 years old after experiencing a health crisis.
I became very ill due to stress, poor lifestyle habits and a what I believe was due to having a lost soul and being out of alignment from my purpose. I started doing the work, and learning that we all must take personal responsibility for our healing and make peace and amends with our past so that we can move forward in focus, clarity and strong purpose.
Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?
I currently own and operate Radiant Juice + Smoothie Bar in Bastrop, Texas. I started this brand and business 5 years ago, and have grown it from a handful of recipes to a full menu and a successfully established brand in this area that is the only one of its kind. The juice bar business has become a great asset to this local community, and I’m very proud and grateful that I have been able to see it through this long! I’m excited about the future of that business and believe that as the area continues to grow, so will the business and its impact on the community.
I’ve recently started a second business offering 1-on-1 and group nutrition and healthy lifestyle coaching, and am incredibly excited to now be offering this service as I find it to be in direct alignment with my soul purpose in life. Radiant Integrative Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyle Coaching is an opportunity to support, guide, educate, and encourage people in all things holistic wellness! Whether they are wanting to learn healthy versus unhealthy foods, figure out a new career path, learn how to forge and build strong relationships or tap into their creativity in life – my coaching services are a strategic and effective solution in people’s lives to bring more personal satisfaction and fulfillment which helps lead to increased happiness and joy.
Both of my businesses are amazing creative outlets that I’m grateful to get to do right now in life and I’m very excited about my career and professional growth!
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
Learning how to develop a strong spiritual practice and relationship with God is the single most valuable skill and relationship that I have gained in my life. Everything else in my life began to slowly, but surely fall into place when I realized that we are all just spiritual beings have an earthly experience. My faith for a positive, purpose driven life increased and my fear, insecurities and pessimism started to become minute in comparison to the promise of purposeful plans and a meaningful future in Christ.
Improving my nutrition and learning how to properly nourish myself was another invaluable life skill that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. When I realized and learned that food is medicine and that I could take back control over my health and therefore my life and peace of mind through nutrition was well worth the effort to dig in and learn all things whole food and nutrition.
Increasing my physical fitness and becoming consistently active is another important life skill that has proven to be worthwhile. The gym community and moving my body are the two most effective mood and confidence boosters I can think of! When I’ve had a stressful or mentally taxing day, pushing myself physically helps to clear my mind and quickly put me in a much better place mentally.
If you are early in your journey of self-discovery and healing, I encourage you to be patient with yourself and remember that life really is broken down into one moment at a time. Every day and season are not going to look the same, so you have to continually remind yourself that when you show up for yourself, you are giving yourself the best the best gift and investment of time and energy by moving forward one step at a time regardless of any obstacles or hurdles. I also recommend hiring a life or health coach if you are serious about making some big life changes and getting on a fast track towards leading the lifestyle that is soul aligned and purpose driven.
One of our goals is to help like-minded folks with similar goals connect and so before we go we want to ask if you are looking to partner or collab with others – and if so, what would make the ideal collaborator or partner?
I would love to connect with other business owners and professionals in the holistic wellness industry! I am looking to begin offering workshops, engage in public speaking events and other unique opportunities to further spread the message of how a healthy lifestyle can improve people’s lives, their families and communities and make a big impact in the world this way. I’m looking for other individuals who get excited about the “ripple effect” in life and want to link arms to live out our purpose of encouraging and empowering others and who lead by example.
Contact Info:
- Website: RadiantNutritionCoach.com
JuiceBundle.com - Instagram: @radiantmama_healthcoach
@dani_dreamingofsunshine - Facebook: Radiant Juice + Smoothie Bar I Radiant Integrative Nutrition + Healthy Lifestyle Coaching
- Yelp: Radiant Juice + Smoothie Bar
Image Credits
Lexi Groce
