About Danielle
Hi, I'm Danielle Kean-Grassi .
I'm certified in Mental and Emotional Well-being in addition to Anxiety Management. I have authored two books; Grief Is Only Suppressed Gratitude and Hugging Olivia. Grief is Only Suppressed Gratitude is a self-help memoir about my mom's diagnosis of cancer and death. I have and continue to transform the feelings of grief into gratitude by continuously working on myself. Through my certifications, I work 1:1 with clients transforming tough emotions into their own version of love and safety. My clients have found success in becoming aware of trauma in their bodies and have the potential to release personal trauma on their own by extensively working with me over a period of time.
My second book, Hugging Olivia, is a children's book teaching young kids about people pleasing and setting emotional boundaries. I'm available for in-person book readings and author signings upon request.
I work part-time as The Director of Employee Happiness at Capitol Benefits.
Keanstrategies@gmail.com
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About me.
Christmas Eve of 2016 was spent in a Dallas, TX hospital. The news of my mother suddenly diagnosed with Stage IV Renal Cell Carcinoma (cancer) put me in a state of shock and extreme terror. As an only child, my mother and I were very close. Some may say our relationship was similar to the early 2000s TV show, ‘Gilmore Girls’ where we had that unbelievable relationship that most families envied. For many years, it was only my mom and myself and that was enough. The ability to constantly share, trust, and rely on one another allowed us to constantly grow as individuals and still stay close as mother and daughter.
When my mother and I were in the same hospital room hearing about her cancer, it was at that moment, I became the adult. I learned to separate my emotions from all business matters and started going through the motions of wearing multiple hats. In the next 2 months, I learned to be a lawyer, a doctor, a caretaker, a researcher, a mom, a decision-maker, a relator, and a death planner. While wearing these different hats and moving in multiple directions, I found little breaks where emotion would flood over me, and I started to realize that my mom was going to die. 81 days after diagnosis, my mom did in fact pass away.
I didn't notice then; however, as my mom passed, I too transitioned into a new sense of self. Almost as if I died and re-birthed in a new life, this was a new way of living. Did I have an out-of-body experience? No. Did I physically die? No. What I felt was that my mind, heart, and soul developed into the new. I became the person I look up to. During the process of realizing that this was a bad time and accepting the bad, I was able to grow in ways I never knew possible. At this time of my life, I could have gone down two separate paths; to choose to be a victim of my circumstances or I could have chosen a path of resilience, strength, and appreciation for all the beautiful moments my mom had given me. I choose to be empowered by her death and to live my life in the most glorious of ways. Taking this journey of empowerment, I awoke and learned more about the law of attraction and came to resonate more with intuitive and spiritual leaders who took a different approach to life.
I came to open my mind to a world that set my soul on fire; yet, I feel safe, comfortable, and at ease at the same time. I have always been a passionate and happy person; however, my mother’s death allowed me to find empowerment the more I looked within myself. Today, I take my journey side by side with AMAZING female clients who are looking to learn how to be self-empowered, move through trauma, and inbody a higher sense of who they are.
Thank you for being here!
Danielle Kean
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