Modern Wisdom with Dawn Ricci

About Modern Wisdom with Dawn Ricci

When Dawn speaks, something clicks. No BS. Just the truth. Dawn puts words to what your life has been showing you, strikes a nerve in the best way, and helps you walk away with more clarity, confidence, and truth. She explains, in true form, how getting what you really only works by helping you read the patterns, choices, timing, and quiet inner signals that are already speaking to you. Stop chasing signs, forcing positivity, or waiting for luck to finally come your way. With a 35-year background in investigations, Dawn developed the 5MQ Method: Clarity, Intuition, Evidence, Belief, and Action. In each episode, she explores the real-life moments that shape our relationships, money, career, burnout, confidence, reinvention, fear, trust, and the choices that help us align with daily life. Something brought you here to listen. The conversation begins today. Right now.

Publisher

Dawn Ricci

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Jun 2025

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Grief Took Me: Remember Who You Are

   Grief doesn’t only take the person. It takes your spark, your footing, your sense of who you are. Here’s how you come back. This year I lost my brother. And for a long time, I didn’t just miss him. I missed me. Grief does something no one warns you about. It takes your footing. It numbs your heart. It takes your sense of who you are. And that happens whether you’re grieving a death, a divorce, a career that was your whole identity, a friendship that ended without a goodbye, or a diagnosis that changed the life you thought you had. In this episode, I share the experience I had in an intense healing class a few months after my brother died, when I felt a group of beings surround me, healed me, and gave me a name: The Grand Physicians, your invisible medical team. I also share what I found in the ruins of an ancient healing center in Pergamon, Turkey, five years before it made any sense at all. Then we walk through grief using my 5MQ Method, so you can find your way back to yourself in your own time. No timeline. No stages to check off. No moving on required. In this episode • Why grief doesn’t only follow a death, and the losses we never name • The two kinds of stuck: “I’m fine,” and “if I heal, I’ll forget them” • What C.S. Lewis understood about losing a piece of yourself with someone else • The Grand Physicians, and what an out-of-body experience taught me about healing • Ambiguous loss, and why you may have started grieving long before the goodbye • Why the five stages of grief were never meant to apply to you • How to build your healing team, visible and invisible Free Gift Making Space for Sacred Rituals is a 21-day guide to aligning mind, body, and spirit for self-healing. Each day has a theme, from grounding and energy alignment to nutrition, hydration, and emotional stability. By the end, you’ll have a healing routine that’s yours to keep. Download it here: https://dawnricci.com/sacredrituals (https://dawnricci.com/sacredrituals)

2. 

   15 Sept 2026

   One Word Says Who You Are!

   One-Word Says Who You Are Rich Keller shares his one-word personal branding philosophy and explains why people should be known for who they are—not just what they do. Drawing from more than 25 years in corporate branding, Rich reveals how one core value can become the thread that connects your past and the compass that guides your future. He also shares the story behind his son’s college application, his own word— Catalyst —and how he helped Dawn uncover her word: Shepherd .In this episode, we discuss: Why your job is not your identity. How one word can create clarity and confidence. The connection between your past experiences and future direction. Why career changes and resume gaps do not erase your value. How to discover the way you help others win. Chapters 00:00 — Introducing Rich Keller 01:10 — From corporate branding to personal branding 02:10 — The question that started it all 03:12 — Discovering your core value 08:47 — Your one word as a compass 14:25 — Dawn’s one word: Shepherd 20:08 — Finding value beyond your job title 27:04 — Who are you without your job? 35:54 — One word, confidence, and college admissions 40:53 — Rich’s cancer-survivor story and legacy 44:30 — Final thoughts Connect with Rich Keller Website: therichkeller.com (http://therichkeller.com) TEDx Talk: https://therichkeller.com/tedx/ (https://therichkeller.com/tedx/📸) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richskeller/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/richskeller/) Connect, Listen and Subscribe with Dawn Ricci Website: dawnricci.com (http://dawnricci.com) Instagram: www.instagram.com/thisisdawnricci (http://www.instagram.com/thisisdawnricci) TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@thisisdawnricci (http://www.tiktok.com/@thisisdawnricci) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dawnricci.58 (https://www.facebook.com/dawnricci.58) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawnricci/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawnricci/) YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dawn-Ricci (https://www.youtube.com/@Dawn-Ricci)

3. 

   24 Aug 2026

   Make Your Move: Finally Get Unstuck

   What the hell am I supposed to do with my life? I built my whole 5 MQ framework on getting clear first. Then I read an article that said I had it backwards — that action comes first, and waiting to feel clear is the exact thing keeping you stuck. It stopped me cold. So this episode, I put my own framework on trial. Using a surveillance case I'll never forget — a “simple” airport tail that went completely sideways — I get into why you don't think your way unstuck. You move your way there. And why vision and action were never really enemies. IN THIS EPISODE ● The two ways we get stuck — how to unstuck. ● Why you don't need perfect clarity to start ● The one small move that gets you moving ● Why you're always allowed to change your mind — and re-route. Chapters: What the Hell Do I Do With My Life? 00:00 The Action vs Dilemma 05:09 The Case Revealed Inside the 5MQ 09:34 The Payoff and the 5 MQ 12:51 The Loop of Action and Clarity 15:27 Overcoming Fear of Taking Action 20:36 Making Your Move 26:31 IF YOU LIKE THIS, THERE'S MORE.... Follow the show so you don't miss what's next, share this episode with someone circling the same big question, and leave a quick review — it's how Modern Wisdom finds the next person who needs it. Modern Wisdom with Dawn Ricci — wherever you listen to podcasts.

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