What if the reason your success still feels empty isn’t because you haven’t done enough, but because your nervous system never felt safe enough to receive it? In this deeply embodied conversation, Danielle sits down with Roslyn Roselyn Perez Casiano, licensed therapist, TEDx speaker, Forbes & TIME-featured self-awareness and success expert, and host of the Insightful Success Podcast, to unpack why so many high achievers build extraordinary lives… yet still feel disconnected, burnt out, or emotionally numb. Together, they explore the concept of felt identity; how early, pre-verbal experiences wire survival into the body, shaping success, relationships, ambition, control, and self-worth long after we “know better.” This episode goes beyond mindset work and dives into nervous system regulation, emotional safety, compassion, and identity rewiring as the missing keys to fulfillment. You’ll learn how apathy, over-control, perfectionism, and endless striving are often signs of unresolved survival patterns — and how reconnecting with desire, emotion, and presence allows success to finally feel satisfying, not exhausting. This is a must-listen for high achievers, conscious leaders, and especially women from culturally tight-knit or immigrant backgrounds who are ready to redefine success without betraying their roots, and without sacrificing their health, relationships, or joy. Key Timestamps 00:04 – Meet Roslyn: therapist, TEDx speaker & self-awareness expert 02:00 – What “magic” really is: presence, energy, and emotional transmission 03:10 – What is felt identity (and why thinking your way to change doesn’t work) 05:30 – How childhood safety is stored in the body, not the mind 06:40 – You don’t need trauma to live in survival 08:45 – Where to begin if you feel disconnected from desire 10:50 – Why every goal is really about an emotion 13:15 – Apathy: the hidden symptom of emotional disconnection 15:40 – How emotions become illness when they’re not felt 17:45 – Control, perfectionism & lack of agency as survival patterns 20:10 – How to tell if your success is built on survival vs safety 24:20 – The role of compassion & re-parenting yourself 29:10 – Why compassion doesn’t make you “soft” — it rewires identity 31:15 – The cost of survival-driven success on the nervous system 33:40 – Latina culture, hustle, and inherited survival narratives 36:10 – Reframing success without betraying your culture or family 38:35 – Self-awareness as data, not judgment 41:00 – The one truth that makes change and safety possible 45:15 – A powerful nervous-system “recycling” technique to access love & peace Connect with Roselyn: Website: https://insightfulessence.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roselyn.p.casiano/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insightfulessence/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Insightful_Essence Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4XTPc1J3NPxnSN5GVTZZGc?si=wupD2gsMT6Wb0m3B0NtWQg https://insightfulessence.com/journal Connect with Danielle: 💎VIP Business Experience: Unlock Flow, Freedom & Wealth With Your Unique Human Design ($47): https://membership.danielle-laura.com/op/vipbusinessexperience/ 💎The Energetic Self-Mastery Movement & C.L.E.A.R: The Masterheart:: https://membership.danielle-laura.com/energetic-self-mastery-movement/ 💎Transformational Courses: https://www.danielle-laura.com/programs 💎1:1 Advising: https://www.danielle-laura.com/work-with-me-2 💎1:1 Sovereign Success Session https://DanielleLaura.as.me/spiritualadvising 💎VIP Days: https://www.danielle-laura.com/vip-day 💎Custom, Done For You Human Design Business Blueprint: https://www.danielle-laura.com/done-for-you-human-design-business-blueprint Free Resources: 💜10 Actionable Tips To Leverage Your Human Design In Business For Sovereign Success: https://membership.danielle-laura.com/hd-business-guide 💜The H.O.T. Method for Energetic Clarity-Couples Edition: https://membership.danielle-laura.com/hot-method-couples/
