The Best Life Podcast

After a (seemingly) eternal vacation, Jill is back and happy to be in the swing of things. We love travel, but there’s an inherent anxiety in being away from your routines and sometimes, that stress manifests in stupid fights (IYKYK). But Jill’s trip is all said and done, and now we’re looking forward to getting some mediocre Black Friday deals and a hysterectomy looming in 2027.It’s Christmas against our will [4:42]A long European vacation [6:54]Inherent anxiety in traveling [18:57]A stupid fight [21:45]Danny’s upcoming hysterectomy [31:50]Buying a whole cow [36:47]A million miles on Delta and an 822 credit score [38:18]Subscribe to The Lighthouse Lettershttps://dannyjdotcom.substack.com/Don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe so you never have to miss an episode! Comments and questions can also be sent to [email protected], and you can head to thebestlifepodcast.com to join our Facebook Group.FOLLOW US ON IG: @TheBestLifePodcastFOLLOW JILL: @jillfitFOLLOW DANNY J: @dannyjdotcomYou can also follow us on Facebook@Jill Coleman@Danny-JAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

After a few years of some subconscious sabotage, Danny J wants to re-develop her relationship with discipline. Without the right goals in mind, discipline can feel like deprivation, and it’s easier to give up on your future self. Eating fast food feels easy, even though it’s unhealthy. Buying random shit on Amazon feels fun, even though it’s damaging to your finances. We don’t even have to think about it consciously! In an algorithm driven world, if you can’t decide what you want, it will be decided for you. So, Bestie, do you know what you want? Are you a victim to your random whims, or do you know how to flex your discipline muscle?Growing up with high expectations [2:04]Subconscious sabotaging [4:40]Looking towards the futureThe line between discipline and deprivation [6:29]Freedom for the things that really matter [12:29]Insidious advertising [15:18]Mixing mindfulness and discipline [17:42]Subscribe to The Lighthouse Lettershttps://dannyjdotcom.substack.com/Don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe so you never have to miss an episode! Comments and questions can also be sent to [email protected], and you can head to thebestlifepodcast.com to join our Facebook Group.FOLLOW US ON IG: @TheBestLifePodcastFOLLOW JILL: @jillfitFOLLOW DANNY J: @dannyjdotcomYou can also follow us on Facebook@Jill Coleman@Danny-JAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We girl math-ed too close to the sun, and we’re not too proud. It’s been years since Danny had a job with a steady pay check, and now that she does, she finds herself buying small things here and there with reckless abandon. $20 doesn’t seem very expensive, until you’ve made so many $20 purchases in a month that you can’t account for where your money is going anymore. So this month Danny put herself on a full spending freeze, and it’s been humbling, to say the least.The origins of Find The Money [1:56]Re-developing bad money habits [8:14]Deciding on a spending freeze [10:45]Time wasted while window-shopping [12:58]Use up what you already have [15:00]Shop your own closet [17:58]Second-hand first [19:51]Over and under thinking purchases [22:29]Subscribe to The Lighthouse Lettershttps://dannyjdotcom.substack.com/Don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe so you never have to miss an episode! Comments and questions can also be sent to [email protected], and you can head to thebestlifepodcast.com to join our Facebook Group.FOLLOW US ON IG: @TheBestLifePodcastFOLLOW JILL: @jillfitFOLLOW DANNY J: @dannyjdotcomYou can also follow us on Facebook@Jill Coleman@Danny-JAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Why is it always that when a man acts shitty, it becomes a woman’s job to fix it? And we get the added bonus of being called “too sensitive” or a nag when we do! In case you missed it, comedian Shane Gillis (though he’s not really funny enough to be called a comedian) recently made a “joke” about women being “whores” for wearing shorts to the gym. Plenty of women took the time to explain why that comment perpetuates rape culture, and men everywhere blamed all of us for not being able to “take a joke.” Insert eye roll here. For too damn long, it’s been though to be a woman’s job to “fix” men, but they seem hesitant to it and we only get shamed more for trying. We’re over it.Getting some TLC [3:31]A dream European vacation [7:09]Men need to hold each other accountable [10:36]Women are shamed just for existing [15:05]The normalization and perpetuation of rape culture [18:27]It’s not women’s job to fix men [20:02]No more mansplaining [24:42]Subscribe to The Lighthouse Lettershttps://dannyjdotcom.substack.com/Don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe so you never have to miss an episode! Comments and questions can also be sent to [email protected], and you can head to thebestlifepodcast.com to join our Facebook Group.FOLLOW US ON IG: @TheBestLifePodcastFOLLOW JILL: @jillfitFOLLOW DANNY J: @dannyjdotcomYou can also follow us on Facebook@Jill Coleman@Danny-JAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Many years ago, we had our first ayahuasca experience, and lived to tell the tale here on this podcast. Fast forward a few years, and now Danny has experienced a few more ayahuasca ceremonies. She’s now back from a 2 week long dieta (it’s not what you think it means) in Puerto Rico, and she’s a brand new woman. Every ceremony comes with it’s own insights and perspectives, and we thought you’d like to hear how it went.A Puerto Rican Dieta [1:31]The purpose of fasting [11:02]A lesson in discipline [12:46]Something different than ayahuasca [19:14]Two weeks without speaking [21:57]Clarity and peace [26:42]Massive gratitude [34:48]Discipline builds self-efficacy [40:07]The hardest part of traveling [47:23]Subscribe to The Lighthouse Lettershttps://dannyjdotcom.substack.com/Don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe so you never have to miss an episode! Comments and questions can also be sent to [email protected], and you can head to thebestlifepodcast.com to join our Facebook Group.FOLLOW US ON IG: @TheBestLifePodcastFOLLOW JILL: @jillfitFOLLOW DANNY J: @dannyjdotcomYou can also follow us on Facebook@Jill Coleman@Danny-JAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It’s been an eventful week. Hot off a big launch in her business, Jill jumped right into a brand new endeavor: getting appendicitis. In less than 24 hours, she went from closing cart to full abdominal surgery. Thankfully, everything worked out fine and Jill is doing her best to recover—which may or may not include lifting heavy weights—but this turn of events got us thinking… did this happen because The Big Guy Upstairs wanted Jill to slow down? Or maybe because she hasn’t been praying enough? Whatever the true reason, it’s clearly Jill’s fault, and not at all something normal that happens to plenty of people every year.The wrong pain in the right spot [2:26]We’re full of hot air [10:01]Unhinged DM’s [12:18]Knowing someone is there to take care of you [16:51]How to decide when to get help [23:18]Driving a paint truck in Europe [27:20]A new surgery addict [32:22]Subscribe to The Lighthouse Lettershttps://dannyjdotcom.substack.com/Don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe so you never have to miss an episode! Comments and questions can also be sent to [email protected], and you can head to thebestlifepodcast.com to join our Facebook Group.FOLLOW US ON IG: @TheBestLifePodcastFOLLOW JILL: @jillfitFOLLOW DANNY J: @dannyjdotcomYou can also follow us on Facebook@Jill Coleman@Danny-JAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The thing we’re best at in the world is talking about nothing. We’re so good at talking about nothing that we’ve recorded 646 episodes now of talking about nothing, and you’re still here to listen to it. Sure, there’s only 3 of you left, but you’re our Besties! And Besties, we have some tea for you about Spain, Versace, men being ugly, and hysterectomies. You’re welcome.Who talks on the phone anymore? [1:18]A trip to Europe on a private jet [3:53]A Versace scam [13:05]Men are ugly [20:29]Hysterectomy questions answered [29:17]Subscribe to The Lighthouse Lettershttps://dannyjdotcom.substack.com/Don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe so you never have to miss an episode! Comments and questions can also be sent to [email protected], and you can head to thebestlifepodcast.com to join our Facebook Group.FOLLOW US ON IG: @TheBestLifePodcastFOLLOW JILL: @jillfitFOLLOW DANNY J: @dannyjdotcomYou can also follow us on Facebook@Jill Coleman@Danny-JAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s this: men on the internet need to shut up. With every new day, there’s a new man online spewing nonsense and we wanted to chat about one such Instagram Man complaining about women who are “bad at receiving.” Cue the eye-rolls. Anyone who has been a woman for longer than 10 seconds knows that men rarely give without expecting something in return. Knowing that any good deed done for us most likely comes with strings attached has made it pretty difficult to be okay with being on the receiving end of anything. We’d love to be in our soft girl eras, but the ball just isn’t in our court. Men’s biggest ick for women [1:54]Too many broken promises to trust again [5:34]Learning to receive [9:44]Men making things about themselves [12:33]Walk the walk if you’re gonna talk the talk [16:03]Remaining soft after a lifetime of being let down [18:24]Men who are doing it right [20:27]The Clueless method [24:10]It all comes down to intentions [26:06]Subscribe to The Lighthouse Lettershttps://dannyjdotcom.substack.com/Don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe so you never have to miss an episode! Comments and questions can also be sent to [email protected], and you can head to thebestlifepodcast.com to join our Facebook Group.FOLLOW US ON IG: @TheBestLifePodcastFOLLOW JILL: @jillfitFOLLOW DANNY J: @dannyjdotcomYou can also follow us on Facebook@Jill Coleman@Danny-JAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

If you’d ask the opinion of the only people that matter, they’d say we’re the funniest people on Earth. And in case you were wondering, we’re the only people that matter. And you too, Bestie, but only if you agree with us. Sometimes our best episodes happen without any planning or real topic of discussion, and this is one of those episodes. We decided to bless your ears with 52 straight minutes of nonsense. You’re welcome.A last minute trip to Spain [7:18]Accepting application for dating Danny [14:51]Everyone on Threads is humorless [20:52]The internet is full of bots [23:51]Pretend home shopping [25:30]Let go of the “how” [31:20](Finally) getting a hysterectomy [35:00]A door officially closing [42:48]Leaving behind your “legacy” [47:33]Subscribe to The Lighthouse Lettershttps://dannyjdotcom.substack.com/Don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe so you never have to miss an episode! Comments and questions can also be sent to [email protected], and you can head to thebestlifepodcast.com to join our Facebook Group.FOLLOW US ON IG: @TheBestLifePodcastFOLLOW JILL: @jillfitFOLLOW DANNY J: @dannyjdotcomYou can also follow us on Facebook@Jill Coleman@Danny-JAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We love a good, cathartic cry as much as the next person, but when it comes to filming ourselves crying and posting it online for the world to see… we’re not sold. Sharing vulnerably is an important part of building a personal brand, but at some point, the vulnerability can become forced, and even manipulative at its worst. Look, we’d be lying if we said we’ve never filmed ourselves crying, but filming yourself doesn’t have to lead to making content out of it. On the other hand, you can’t please everyone. So if blowing snot bubbles on the internet is what excites you, who are we to judge? Getting trapped in someone’s fart cloud [2:25]Crying online for attention [7:57]What are the underlying motives? [9:59]Attract and repel [13:51]The situation matters, too [17:18]Sharing in real time [19:34]The discernment to know when and where to share [27:13]Subscribe to The Lighthouse Lettershttps://dannyjdotcom.substack.com/Don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe so you never have to miss an episode! Comments and questions can also be sent to [email protected], and you can head to thebestlifepodcast.com to join our Facebook Group.FOLLOW US ON IG: @TheBestLifePodcastFOLLOW JILL: @jillfitFOLLOW DANNY J: @dannyjdotcomYou can also follow us on Facebook@Jill Coleman@Danny-JAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy