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Embracing the Unplanned Life with Danielle Frank

Embracing the Unplanned Life with Danielle Frank

Soft Power Project
2026-04-1600:40:16
CareerPivotsMotherhoodParentingPersonalGrowthReinventionSoftPowerSoftPowerProjectWineLovers
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Danielle Frank thought she was on the path to motherhood. Then her engagement ended, and she had to rewrite the story entirely.
 
Sherry and Danielle talk about what happens when the future you pictured doesn't arrive. From Hollywood to wine and spirits to writing a rhyming book that teaches parents to let their kids breathe like a good Cabernet. Danielle reads from A Wine Lover's Guide to Parenting and reframes every pivot as a new path, not a detour.
 
This conversation goes somewhere warm and unexpected.
 
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - An outsider-insider on parenting
1:16 - Understanding human behavior
3:09 - Grape juice into a Cabernet
5:15 - Breaking off the engagement
8:32 - Writing through the messy middle
12:14 - Extract the lessons
14:43 - The pull to change the world
19:07 - Kids need to breathe
22:57 - Forbidden things breed curiosity
25:08 - Que Sera Sera: a reading
27:50 - Don't let your kids ferment
30:48 - The mulled wine chapter on bullying
33:18 - Making wine approachable
36:06 - What soft power means to Danielle
37:12 - Advice for writers
 
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
A Wine Lover's Guide to Parenting: https://www.amazon.com/Wine-Lovers-Guide-Parenting/dp/1967598061
Danielle's website: https://daniellefrankauthor.com/
 
ABOUT DANIELLE FRANK:
Danielle is the author of A Wine Lover's Guide to Parenting, a humor-driven rhyming book for parents and wine lovers. She has worked in wine and spirits for 22+ years after a career in entertainment.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/createagreatstory/
Website: https://daniellefrankauthor.com/
 
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