Don't Cut Your Own Bangs
Hosted by Danielle Ireland and Danielle · Danielle Ireland
4.9from 33 ratings
- 324
- Episodes
- 31
- Transcribed
- 33
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About Don't Cut Your Own Bangs
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.
- Publisher
- Danielle Ireland
- Category
- education · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 6 Aug 2018
- Latest episode
- 12 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
31 of 324 episodes have a transcript.
12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
What If You're Allowed to Be Bad at It?
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Worth Repeating: What Is Your Frustration Telling You?
28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Who Said You "Should" Be That?
Inside a recent episode
What If You're Allowed to Be Bad at It?
Published 12 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And I end up with one long chain stitch, but my last attempt was, was like pre-YouTube when I bought knitting for dummies. And I haven't picked up a needle since. But what I see... is this movement. And listeners, if you're not watching on YouTube, I'm just like bopping my fingers together. Like that's what knitting looks like to me. And then what comes out of this needle clicking is this magic. It just slowly generates magic. I would agree with that. Even as somebody who can knit, like I do still think it's magic. It's two sticks and some yarn. And you can make something, let alone all the benefits that knitting offers, but you can make something tangible that you literally are creating, particularly when I do and teach sock knitting. […]
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- Alice O'Connell
- Hazel Owens
- Kate DeBont
- Jalysa King
- Martha Hoover
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 32 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 1 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100
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- Quality
- 96
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 95
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Who hosts Don't Cut Your Own Bangs?
Danielle Ireland and Danielle host the show. Published by Danielle Ireland.
How often do new episodes come out?
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Does Don't Cut Your Own Bangs take guests?
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