Hey Cuties,
On Friday I had my most Carrie Bradshaw moment of all times. Sex and the City is one of my favorite movies, and I’ve seen every single episode and the movies a million times. Don’t keep sweaters in my oven like her but I am a writer. Carrie is a writer in love with fashion and love. She has her girl tribe and tramps around the city looking for inspiration on her next article. Duh… that totally sounds like me.
Empathy and Eyebrows: A Survivalist’s Stories on Reviving Your Spirit After Soul-Crushing Sh*tstorms
Between her time as a radio host, television figure, and social media personality, Danni Starr has never been afraid of sharing her opinion. In this book, she takes you on a whirlwind tour of her own life and beyond, with plenty of personal perspective and #BlackGirlMagic to go around.
The book is available for pre-order now and releases on October 16th.
Danni Starr is an empath, national media personality, mental health advocate, and activist. The former Miss Minnesota International 2007 can be heard every morning on 93.9 WKYS and seen weekly on the TLC network as host of TLCme Now. She graduated magna cum laude in May 2008 with a communications degree from St. Catherine’s University in Minneapolis.
Backstory: I was first introduced to Danni Starr on Bridezilla in 2011. I then watched her on Marriage Boot-camp in about 2013/2014. From then I began to follow her on social media. I was thrilled to find out she moved to the DC area. Eventually, she and I would meet up at a DistrictMotherhued event. We hit it off instantly as if we were old friends. From there we would continue to run into one another at events and chat and take selfies. When I heard she was coming out with a book I had to interview her.
Our Carrie Bradshaw moment took place at a cute coffee shop downtown in Washington, DC. We sat at the bar along the window and took in the natural light from the sun. It was radiating all over our melanin as we chatted; we could chat all day.
Q: Was it therapeutic? 01:07
Q: Did you share everything, or did you keep some things for yourself? 01:35
Q: Did you feel the need to warn anybody that they were going to be discussed in the book? 02:27
Q: Has your ex-husband read the book? 04:20
Q: Start to finish how long is this process? 04:47
Q: How old were you when you got married? 07:00
Q: When your girls get older will you sit them down and tell them about the book? 07:52
Q: Do you talk about depression in the book? 11:11
Q: How important is it to have a tribe? 13:50
Q: When people read your book what do you want them to walk away with? 17:15
Q: Is this the best Danni ever? 18:59
Order your copy here.
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October 9, 2017 @ 7:13 am
Danni’s eyebrows are amazing and her new book looks like a really good read! This sounds like the perfect book for women who have gone through heartbreak, divorce, or any storms of life. I’m adding this book to my list of must reads.
October 9, 2017 @ 1:26 pm
They are perfect right. It is a great story of triumph and tips for us ladies.
October 9, 2017 @ 7:32 am
I have to admit I’ve not heard of Danni Star before, but after reading this and listening to your interview, I really think I need to check out her book too!
October 9, 2017 @ 12:39 pm
Sarah, she is so relatable and I love that about her.
October 9, 2017 @ 8:25 am
She sounds like a great inspiring lady. I can’t wait to see all of the answers in your video interview!
October 9, 2017 @ 1:26 pm
She is, I love when ladies share their pain and struggles and how they got over it. Now I need to take a solo trip to find myself.
October 9, 2017 @ 9:13 am
I am so behind the times because I don’t watch any of these shows. Great to were able to spend the day together and have a wonderful time.
October 9, 2017 @ 1:22 pm
No worries, they don’t really come on anymore. We had an amazing time chatting.
October 9, 2017 @ 9:17 am
Looks like I may need to add Danni’s book to my Fall reading list. You asked some really candid questions in your interview with her. She was so open with her responses and I love it.
October 9, 2017 @ 12:38 pm
Please do Tomi. I love when women aren’t afraid to share their truth. There is so much power in doing so.
October 9, 2017 @ 10:06 am
This is a great interview! It must’ve been so neat to be able to talk to her and learn how she ticks! I would love to learn more about someone like this.
October 23, 2017 @ 1:18 pm
Yes, we could chat for hours.
October 9, 2017 @ 11:07 am
I wish her lots of success with the book. She seems like a determine young lady. I have to see if l can find episodes of Bridezilla on youtube or something… 🙂
October 9, 2017 @ 12:37 pm
She is, she has overcome so much. I love a good story of triumph.
October 9, 2017 @ 1:54 pm
This book looks so great! I’m going to have to add it to my TBR list, thank you for sharing!
October 23, 2017 @ 1:18 pm
You are so welcome, enjoy it.
October 9, 2017 @ 3:49 pm
this seems like an interesting book. i will have to keep an eye out for it! 🙂
October 23, 2017 @ 1:17 pm
For sure, keep your eyebrows out for it.
October 9, 2017 @ 5:25 pm
I love interviews like this. It’s such a fun way to get to know someone famous. I can’t wait to check out her answers.
October 23, 2017 @ 1:17 pm
It is, you get the inside scoop.
October 9, 2017 @ 6:13 pm
Very nice. I have never done my own eyebrows, but both of my daughters do theirs. I never know what is in, so I let my hair stylist.
October 23, 2017 @ 1:17 pm
I love a good brow, mine currently look a mess.
October 9, 2017 @ 7:07 pm
I haven’t heard of Danni Star but I really like how determined and relatable she is. How cool that you got to meet and chat for this.
October 23, 2017 @ 1:15 pm
She is really, we connect better with people who are relate-able.
October 9, 2017 @ 7:27 pm
Wow. She does seem like a wonderful person. I am amazed at the success she has achieved at such a young age. I will go look for her book and I am sure there will be so much to learn from her. Thanks for sharing your moments with Danni.
October 23, 2017 @ 1:14 pm
She is a wealth of knowledge and I love that she is so forth coming with her experiences.
October 9, 2017 @ 8:57 pm
I haven’t heard of Danni Star before, but she sounds like a lovely lady and it would be fun to check out her book. What a fun interview!
October 23, 2017 @ 1:14 pm
She is pretty freaking incredible.
October 9, 2017 @ 9:52 pm
I really enjoyed watching this interview. It was interesting to hear about the process and hear how therapeutic writing the book turned out to be.
October 13, 2017 @ 10:28 am
I like that part too.
October 10, 2017 @ 2:36 am
I am going to order this book as soon as I can! I love your interview and want to get to know more about Danni Starr. Also…those eyebrows are on fleek!
October 12, 2017 @ 11:54 am
Yes, Girl! Her eyebrows are so bomb.
October 10, 2017 @ 3:26 am
This is awesome. What a fun opportunity.
October 23, 2017 @ 1:13 pm
It was, it didn’t feel like work at all.
October 10, 2017 @ 6:23 am
What a great interview and an interesting person. I love that she says her book really started when she went to London.
October 12, 2017 @ 11:53 am
OMG Cheryl it was so freaking poetic.
October 10, 2017 @ 5:02 pm
This book sounds like a really good read and I can think of several people to give copies to as a gift. I can’t wait to read it myself – I feel like I will be so inspired.
October 23, 2017 @ 1:13 pm
This is a great gift, I pray that everyone feels free of their troubles.
October 10, 2017 @ 6:08 pm
Yes, her eyebrows are so on point first of alll, but her story is so amazing.
October 12, 2017 @ 11:55 am
Right! It is a good thing we don’t look like what we’ve been through. #EyebrowGoals
October 10, 2017 @ 10:53 pm
I’ve never heard of her but that interview has me ready to purchase her book and learn more. I need her brow person’s info too. LOL
October 12, 2017 @ 11:52 am
Yay! Right, her brow girl is incredible. I need to get my brow game together too.
October 11, 2017 @ 3:52 am
You are an awesome interviewer Mimi. I actually followed Dani since her Bridezilla day. Dont ask me what compelled me to follow her even after she acted a fool on that show (I know its fakeish). I am actually shocked she is no longered married to them I used to be like #Goals but hey its life. She is a beautiful woman and I can tell she has matured and grown since being introduced on WETv. I am going to listen to the full interview (now) but happy she is an open book – LITERALLY with her new book. Many blessings Dani if you are reading. Hey Fellow Aquarian Im an empath too!
October 12, 2017 @ 11:50 am
Thanks Kiwi, I wanted to ask the questions others would ask. We could have chatted for hours. It has been incredible watching her transition. The interview was so good.
October 11, 2017 @ 4:46 am
Great interview, you ladies look amazing and I love the flow of conversation..
xoxo Falasha
October 12, 2017 @ 11:49 am
Thanks, I love when that happens.
October 11, 2017 @ 10:29 am
I love the book cover. It is very creative and it seems like a lot of thought was put into it. I hope this book will be available on Amazon so that I could get a hold of a copy.
October 12, 2017 @ 11:51 am
Please pre-order it.
October 12, 2017 @ 1:00 am
I have never heard of Dani Star before. We often wonder why we go through certain things but I think we have to go through things in order to help others. This book will help other women with issues they have.
October 12, 2017 @ 9:07 am
I totally agree Tiffany. Our story isn’t for us it is for others.
October 12, 2017 @ 11:14 pm
I’ve never heard of Danni but I will definitely say she is truly inspirational. I love listening or reading other authors process when writing a book and juggling other public figure jobs that require a lot of attention like working on social media and radio…WHAAA?? She’s amazing and I’m definitely going to do my homework on her now. Every field that she has worked in happen to be interest of mine and my exact passions! She was super transparent and down to earth during this interview!
October 23, 2017 @ 1:12 pm
Oh Brytnie, I love to hear that. Check her out and support and for sure. Good luck on your future as well.
October 16, 2017 @ 11:27 pm
This was such a great interview! Thanks for sharing such a great book on an important subject. I love the hashtag #blackgirlmagic Danni is so beautiful! I will have to check her book out!
October 19, 2017 @ 2:50 pm
Thanks so much. I love all of the topics discussed in the book.
October 22, 2017 @ 3:50 pm
Thank you for introducing me to Danni Starr, for I’ve never heard of her before. After this interview, I have to tune into her show.
October 23, 2017 @ 1:12 pm
You are so welcome, she is incredible.