Dani La Barrie

Maybe one person was never supposed to carry the weight of our happiness. 🤍

We can deeply desire romantic love AND build lives that already contain joy, connection, meaning, laughter, and fulfillment.

Both can be true.

Our happiness can live in friendships.

In hobbies we genuinely enjoy.

In family relationships that feel safe and healthy.

In community.

In new experiences.

In quiet moments that belong entirely to us.

And when love does find its place in our lives, it gets to ADD to something that already exists…rather than becoming responsible for creating all of it.

A question worth sitting with:
✨ What’s one part of our lives that brings us joy that has nothing to do with being chosen by someone else?

Maybe THAT deserves a little more of our attention this week.

HealthyRelationships

We can be ambitious, successful, independent… and still find ourselves questioning everything after heartbreak.💔

Our worth.
Our choices.
Our confidence.
Even who we are outside of a relationship.
And sometimes, in the rush to “move on,” we forget that healing isn’t always about getting over something as quickly as possible.

Sometimes there’s a different question worth asking:
“What is this experience teaching me about what I need right now?”

I’m Dani, a licensed psychotherapist, heartbreak recovery + confidence coach, and my mission is to empower ambitious women to overcome emotional blocks and reclaim happiness.

It’s been a little while since I’ve shown up here, but I’m looking forward to getting back to conversations like these.
Because sometimes healing isn’t about becoming someone new.
It’s about finding our way back to ourselves. 🤍
Stay close. We have a lot to talk about.

I almost filed for bankruptcy 3 years into having my private practice…

I started in 2016 as Affinity Treatment Solutions, helping treatment centers improve their clinical programs.

By 2017, I pivoted into Affinity Care Counseling & Consulting, exploring different ways of supporting healing, through beach meditations, cacao ceremonies, book clubs, and 1:1 sessions.

There were moments of growth… and moments of uncertainty where I truly questioned everything.

In 2020, I published Stories of an Ex Party Girl: How to Feel Happy & Good About Yourself Without Alcohol & Drugs, which became an Amazon Best Seller.

In 2023, I expanded my work from Boca Raton to Miami. And today, I have the privilege of working with clients virtually around the world.

The path hasn’t been linear, but it’s been meaningful.
10 years later, I’m still here.
Grateful, growing, and continuing to show up for this work.

Thank you for being in this journey with me, along the way 💞

3 years into having my private practice, I almost filed for bankruptcy…

What started in 2016 as Affinity Treatment Solutions slowly evolved into something I couldn’t have fully planned.

I pivoted.
I explored.
I questioned everything.

From hosting beach meditations, cacao ceremonies, and book clubs…
to navigating anxiety, burnout, and moments where I wasn’t sure I would keep going.

In 2020, I found my voice and published Stories of an Ex Party Girl: How to Feel Happy & Good About Yourself without Alcohol & Drugs.
In 2023, I expanded from Boca Raton to Miami.
And today, I work with clients all around the world.

It wasn’t a straight path.
It wasn’t always certain.

But it became something real.
10 years later… I’m still here.
Still doing the work.
Still becoming

Thank you for being in this journey with me, along the way💞

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