Daily Dose of Dawn at dawn

Dawn Super

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Self-Improvement

The most effective way to improve anything in your life is to change the way you think about it. They call it metacognition. I call it surviving Tuesday. If personal growth and emotional regulation are on your to do list this year, welcome in to the Daily Dose of Dawn, designed to expand your thinking.

16h ago

Daily Dose 72: The Top Three Things Getting in Your Way

Feeling stuck doesn’t mean you’re broken. It means something’s in your way. Dawn shares the exercise she uses with every coaching client to name what’s blocking them. In Daily Dose 72, Dawn explains how she asks every client to send her the top three things getting in their way before each session. Naming them makes it easier to find strategies, and even when you can’t change the thing, changing how you look at it puts the power back in your hands. Afraid of a complicated form? Search for ways to overcome fear when filling out paperwork, then verify what you find. Anxiety or panic? Look for strategies to hold your own hand through it. A quiet mind makes all of it easier to take on. Want the Dose delivered to you? Sign up free at dailydoseofdawn.com.
1d ago

Daily Dose 71: When They Let You Down… Again

Being let down hurts. Waiting, resenting, and over-functioning hurt more. Dawn shares three tips for dealing with people who keep saying they’ll do it and don’t. In Daily Dose 71, Dawn talks about the plan she built for people who regularly let her down, because with narcolepsy and sleep deprivation, the drama drained her. First, don’t take it personally: everyone is doing the best they can with what they have. Second, don’t wait. If you need it done, do it yourself, because waiting keeps you in emotional limbo doing all the emotional labor. Third, set boundaries. Keep the relationship by not asking for that thing, or move on if that isn’t enough. When they let you down again, it’s time to say: “I can’t count on this person for that thing.” Want the Dose delivered to you? Sign up free at dailydoseofdawn.com.
4d ago

Daily Dose 70: If Happiness Is a Choice, Why Don’t We Choose It?

Happiness is a choice, so why is it so hard to choose? Dawn breaks down the three steps of Happy Matters and the question that shows whether your mood is giving to you or taking from you. In Daily Dose 70, Dawn explains why she didn’t choose happiness for years: she’d get triggered and float along on whatever hard feeling she felt handed. Once she saw that every feeling comes from inside, she could ask, “What am I doing to myself right now?” Her three steps: remember that happy matters, notice the happy things around you (she once listed 100 gratitudes a day for a month), and give yourself permission to feel it, even in the hard thing. Ask yourself a couple of times a day how you feel and how you can feel better. Want the Dose delivered to you? Sign up free at dailydoseofdawn.com.
5d ago

Daily Dose 69: How to Hide Your Happy

Being regulated doesn’t mean dimming yourself. Sometimes it means keeping your happy private. Dawn shares how to stay calm around other people’s moods without letting them drain you. In Daily Dose 69, Dawn talks about how to be around people who aren’t happy, like in business meetings, at funerals, or during an argument, without losing your own peace. It isn’t masking. It’s controlling the environment in your cockpit. Keep a neutral face while your mind sits on a sunny porch, then use that inner strength to comfort a friend. Her top tool is quiet chanting in one ear, or a super-positive playlist for tougher situations. Happy matters, especially when things are hard. Want the Dose delivered to you? Sign up free at dailydoseofdawn.com.
6d ago

Daily Dose 68: Struggling? Overdose on Joy

When you’re struggling, overdose on joy. Dawn explains why waiting for life to improve keeps you stuck, and how joy carries you through storms you can’t change. In Daily Dose 68, Dawn shares that she didn’t feel truly happy until 41, because her happiness always depended on something: feeling better, having more money, fewer problems, a partner. Feeling bad about it fixed none of it. Her alternative was building a “yellow room of healing” in her mind, with sunflowers, happy bees, and soft places to land. When your mind is a nice place to be, you can retreat there and refill when life gets chaotic. Joy isn’t avoidance. It’s fuel. Want the Dose delivered to you? Sign up free at dailydoseofdawn.com.
Oct 27

Daily Dose 67: Facing an Avalanche

When everything hits at once, support yourself first. Dawn shares how to face an avalanche of challenges with grit and grace. In Daily Dose 67, Dawn talks about the pileup: one thing goes wrong, then another, then an unexpected bill. With nine disabling disorders and a heavy past, she’s been buried before. She revisits the four stages of learning: notice, identify strategies, practice, and keep practicing until you become it. She also explains why she created her mindset magic phrases. For years she’d get triggered and forget every tool she had. Now a trigger is a call to the bat phone: grab the mental health toolkit. Take breaks, clear the mental clutter, and be on your own side. Want the Dose delivered to you? Sign up free at dailydoseofdawn.com.
Oct 26

Daily Dose 66: What If You Are the Energy Vampire?

The biggest energy drain isn’t always other people. Sometimes it’s how you treat yourself. Dawn shares how self-criticism wears you out, especially when your energy is already limited. In Daily Dose 66, Dawn explains how many of the non-narcolepsy things in her life made living with narcolepsy even harder. When you feel bad about yourself, it shows up in your body. Call yourself stupid for forgetting something and you’re mad, flooded with adrenaline, and now you need a nap. Worry over something you haven’t said can upset your stomach and set off your allergies. Accountability matters, but every time you don’t feel good about yourself, you’re hurting yourself. Feel your feels, keep your feet out of the fire, and give yourself grace. Want the Dose delivered to you? Sign up free at dailydoseofdawn.com.
Oct 23

Daily Dose 65: When People Can’t Hear You

You can communicate clearly and still not feel understood. Dawn shares how to advocate for yourself and stay okay inside when other people just don’t get it. In Daily Dose 65, Dawn talks about being the poster child for “have you tried?” People mean well when they offer advice, and you can acknowledge that while holding firm on what you know works for you. She shares a simple script: thank them, say what helps you best, and tell them how they can support you. The people who really care will ask what they need to know in case something happens. It’s your job to advocate for you, and your job not to be bothered by people who can’t understand because they’re not you.

The most effective way to improve anything in your life is to change the way you think about it. They call it metacognition. I call it surviving Tuesday. If personal growth and emotional regulation are on your to do list this year, welcome in to the Daily Dose of Dawn, designed to expand your thinking.

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Dawn Super
Years Active

2026
Episodes

72
Rating

Clean
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© Dawn Super 2026
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