35: Where Joy Leads, Community Follows
Wed Dec 03 2025
What happens when you stop wearing “busy” like a badge of honour and start building community with intention, gentleness, and real connection?
In this episode of the Magic Hour Podcast, I sit down with Danielle and Laura, co-founders of She Summits Forum for a conversation that feels like a warm hug for your nervous system. Their partnership is rooted in joy, play, confidence, and the kind of connection you simply cannot fake. Together, they share how She Summits has grown into a space where women can slow down, lean into their strengths, and find community that feels safe and soul nourishing.
We explore how joy and play return to adulthood when we let them, why women often lose touch with those qualities, and how simple rituals can become grounding practices when business feels heavy. Danielle and Laura talk about the bravery of letting go of the “shoulds,” trusting what feels natural, and choosing a way of working that prioritizes ease, collaboration, and clarity.
Community sits at the heart of this episode. Not community as content, but community as a feeling. Danielle and Laura break down how they create experiences that spark connection from the first hello, why retail spaces are becoming modern gathering hubs, and the underrated skills that make relationships feel real rather than transactional.
Above all, this episode is an invitation to slow down, choose presence over performance, and remember that joy, play, and confidence are not extras. They are your compass.
🎧 In this episode, we talk about:
⚡ How joy and play return when we give ourselves permission to soften
⚡ The grounding rituals that support us when life or business feels heavy
⚡ Why confidence grows deeper when it’s nurtured in community
⚡ The art of unlearning old expectations in business and leadership
⚡ Creating space for what truly fits by learning when to say no
⚡ Community as something you feel, not something you perform
⚡ How retail spaces are becoming modern gathering hubs for connection
⚡ The message Danielle and Laura hope every woman building something could hear
If you’ve been craving softness, clarity, or community that feels real and nourishing, this conversation will land like a much needed exhale. ✨
📖 Read the full show notes and transcript at unicornmarketingco.ca/podcast
📝 This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Thinking about launching an e-commerce brand? Start today with a 3-day free trial and build your store with the easiest, most powerful platform out there: shopify.pxf.io/Y9eKnK
✨ Stay in the magic: Follow @itsthemagichourpodcast for behind-the-scenes content, guest updates, and more!
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What happens when you stop wearing “busy” like a badge of honour and start building community with intention, gentleness, and real connection? In this episode of the Magic Hour Podcast, I sit down with Danielle and Laura, co-founders of She Summits Forum for a conversation that feels like a warm hug for your nervous system. Their partnership is rooted in joy, play, confidence, and the kind of connection you simply cannot fake. Together, they share how She Summits has grown into a space where women can slow down, lean into their strengths, and find community that feels safe and soul nourishing. We explore how joy and play return to adulthood when we let them, why women often lose touch with those qualities, and how simple rituals can become grounding practices when business feels heavy. Danielle and Laura talk about the bravery of letting go of the “shoulds,” trusting what feels natural, and choosing a way of working that prioritizes ease, collaboration, and clarity. Community sits at the heart of this episode. Not community as content, but community as a feeling. Danielle and Laura break down how they create experiences that spark connection from the first hello, why retail spaces are becoming modern gathering hubs, and the underrated skills that make relationships feel real rather than transactional. Above all, this episode is an invitation to slow down, choose presence over performance, and remember that joy, play, and confidence are not extras. They are your compass. 🎧 In this episode, we talk about: ⚡ How joy and play return when we give ourselves permission to soften ⚡ The grounding rituals that support us when life or business feels heavy ⚡ Why confidence grows deeper when it’s nurtured in community ⚡ The art of unlearning old expectations in business and leadership ⚡ Creating space for what truly fits by learning when to say no ⚡ Community as something you feel, not something you perform ⚡ How retail spaces are becoming modern gathering hubs for connection ⚡ The message Danielle and Laura hope every woman building something could hear If you’ve been craving softness, clarity, or community that feels real and nourishing, this conversation will land like a much needed exhale. ✨ 📖 Read the full show notes and transcript at unicornmarketingco.ca/podcast 📝 This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Thinking about launching an e-commerce brand? Start today with a 3-day free trial and build your store with the easiest, most powerful platform out there: shopify.pxf.io/Y9eKnK ✨ Stay in the magic: Follow @itsthemagichourpodcast for behind-the-scenes content, guest updates, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.