Welcome to Dana Sardano’s Press Room
“You want to change the world? Stop fighting against what you don’t want and just start being what you do want, and the world will change around you. That’s how you make an impact!”
~ Dana Sardano
ABOUT DANA SARDANO
Dana Sardano
In January 2015, Dana Sardano picked up a paintbrush for the first time since her childhood which was a catalyst for a major shift in her career, and in June 2017, she decided to retire from her career in education in order to fully embrace an artist’s life and to model for her daughters the importance of listening to your soul’s purpose by following your bliss. She has since evolved both creatively and spiritually and has authored several books of inspiration and empowerment, never for a second regretting her decision to take that leap of faith.
Living her life by the concept of ubuntu, a philosophy of unity and compassion for others, Dana understands that to create this unity, we must first find peace within ourselves and has dedicated her life to assisting others in doing so. Dana’s balance of intuition and pragmatism aids her in knowing how to guide others with a firm, “tough love” approach that is encouraging yet insistent on personal accountability, and her ability to merge this grounded approach with her more esoteric teachings creates the perfect bridge between both worlds.
Ultimately, Dana’s mission is to educate both adults and children through everything she does so that they can empower themselves and work together to create a new self-empowered, unity conscious generation.
Former Career Educator
Artist
6x Author
Intuitive Guide Specializing in Adolescent Through Adult Personal Empowerment, Self-help, and Parenting
Co-Host of Going Commando with Angela & Dana podcast
Co-Founder of Phenom Publishing
Former Gallery Owner, UbuntuFishGallery.com
Mother and Wife
MEDIA REEL
Dana in the Wild
Dana Sardano has appeared on 30+ podcasts, charming and educating audiences on many topics ranging from metaphysical to personal empowerment and practical self-betterment.
CHAPTERS:
00:08 Dana’s Nugs
08:19 Dana’s a Real Charmer
18:09 Hosts SEE Dana
22:14 Dana’s Why
Scroll down for links to the full episodes of the clips shown and more.
DANA SARDANO’S PUBLISHED WORKS
Dana is an accomplished author and artist with six published works and is currently working on the third and final book of the ‘Ten Recs’ trilogy, You’ve Cracked the Code, The Woo Is You!
Visit our Phenom catalog for more information on all of Dana’s written works, their companion products, updates on works in the works, and purchase options.
The “Ten Recs” Triology:
Non-Fiction, Personal Memoir, Self-Help, Personal DevelopmentTen Recommandments for Personal Empowerment (Second Edition)
Non-Fiction, Personal Memoir, Self-Help, Personal Development, SpiritualityBeyond the Ten, Decoding the Woo Woo
NEW RELEASE! Children's Book, Social SkillsMe, You, Ubuntu!
Non-Fiction, Personal Memoir, Self-Help, Personal Development, SpiritualityYou Cracked the Code. The Woo is You!
Coming
Soon!
Inspiring Art Anthology, Biography, Empowerment, MotherhoodA Woman’s Journey
Fiction, Personal Development, SpiritualityVeda Finds Her Crown (Second Edition)
Non-Fiction, Personal MemoirI Am the Captain
Written by Angela DiMarco with Artwork by Dana Sardano
Soul Traveler Cards of Empowerment
Channeled Messages by Ann Marie Skordy with Artwork by Dana Sardano
Contact Dana’s media representative to request available digital press copies of Dana’s published works.
ARTWORK BY DANA SARDANO
Dana Sardano's extensive body of work includes the quirkiness of animals, the beauty of nature, and the exquisiteness of women. Learn more about this PHENOMenal woman and view her work at:
DANA SARDANO’S EDUCATIONAL SERIES
Decoding the Woo Woo with Dana Sardano
In this series, Dana clarifies misconceptions about spirituality and breaks down concepts and terminology that are often heady and esoteric. She demystifies the magical and often cryptic nature of metaphysical practices and essentially decodes the woo.
Whether you are knee deep in your spiritual journey or just beginning to peek beyond the curtain, there is always something to glean from Decoding the Woo Woo with Dana Sardano.
Ep. 01 | The Nature of Your Reality
Ep. 02 | It’s as Easy as 1-2-3!
Ep. 03 | Embrace Your Personal GPS
Ep. 04 | Your Rainbow-colored Roadmap to Wellness
Ep. 05 | Aspects of You Pt1: Build Your Foundation
Ep. 06 | Aspects of You Pt2: Revel in Your Magic
Ep. 07 | Find Your Pony!
Ep. 08 | Manifestation: It Ain’t Magic, People!
Ep. 09 | You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know Until You Know, You Know?
Ep. 10 | You Assist. I Assist. This Whole GD Universe Assists!
Ep. 11 | So What’s the Skinny on Psychics, Healers, and Channels Anyway?!
Ep.12 | Ubuntu: I Am Because We Are
“Dana had such powerful stories to tell! She was so easy to speak to and was extremely relatable! I recommend Dana as a Podcast guest!”
~ The Organic Matrix
“Dana’s down-to-earth approach, her wonderful sense of humour, and her knowledge and understanding lit up my podcast episode. Honestly, it was the highlight of the series, and I am honoured to be a part of her life and share this road of transformational growth with her.”
~Wellbeing with Seamus
“Dana is one of the most fun guests I’ve interviewed in 10 years of podcasting. She is funny, engaging, and has an inspiring story around Ubuntu and getting your life on the track!!”
~ Perpetual mOetion with Dr. Moe Anderson
“Dana provides a powerful message. She has a passion to empower others to live an incredible life of joy and peace. It really comes across in her life experience and knowledge.”
~ Sailing Through Life with Lorie
MEDIA APPEARANCES
Dana Sardano: Classroom to Conference Room on NBT Talks!
TOPIC: Educational Practices
AUDIENCE: Teachers and Corporate Trainers
SHOW NOTES: In the episode, Dana and Host Adam Spacht discuss the similarities between traditional education and corporate training. Along the way, Dana unpacks several techniques used to improve corporate training efforts, including audience participation, making material relatable, believing in your learners, and making it fun and enjoyable. Oh yeah, sock puppets and schoolmarms show up! It’s a must see!
WATCH ON YOUTUBE | 34:15
TOPIC: Wellness and Empowerment and
Spiritual Development
AUDIENCE: Self-Help Seekers and Spiritualists
SHOW NOTES: In this episode, Dana talks about her transformative journey. She shares how she picked up a paintbrush for the first time since her childhood, which sparked a major shift in her career, how it took her on an unintentional spiritual journey, and how she has made it her mission to assist others on theirs.
WATCH ON YOUTUBE | 47:26
Wellbeing With Seamus Podcast Ep.2 Ultimate Wellbeing Secrets: Dana’s Going Commando Journey
Dana Sardano—Ten Recommandments for Personal Empowerment
TOPIC: Finding Your Own Spiritual Journey
AUDIENCE: Self-Help Seekers and Spiritualists
SHOW NOTES: Dana discusses that it is her mission to act as a bridge between the mainstream and the metaphysical communities so that those on a quest for personal growth and development can do so without being deterred by sometimes fearful and biased conceptions of spirituality.
LISTEN ON WEBSITE | 56:03
TOPIC: Ten Recommandments for Personal
Empowerment by Dana Sardano
AUDIENCE: Self-Help Seekers
SHOW NOTES: Host Jeff Ikler and Dana Sardano discuss her book Ten Recommandments for Personal Empowerment, which emphasizes personal empowerment and self-awareness. She shares her journey from traditional education to spiritual teaching, highlighting her experiences of abuse and neglect. Dana explains how her book aims to help readers understand and overcome victimhood, judgement, and unmet expectations as well as build self-esteem so that they can become empowered in their own life experience.
LISTEN ON WEBSITE | 50:07
332: Healing from the Inside Out—The Power of Self-Awareness
TOPIC: Personal Empowerment and
Spiritual Development
AUDIENCE: Self-Help Seekers and Spiritualists
SHOW NOTES: In this episode, Dana talks about her transformative journey from traditional educator to fine artist to author to spiritual teacher. She shares all aspects of her creativity with the ladies of the When Pigs Fly Podcast, and together they delve into the importance of embracing creativity on your personal growth and spiritual journey.
WATCH ON YOUTUBE | 1:03:45
One Hour Special With Guest, Dana Sardano
One Hour Special With Guest, Dana Sardano
TOPIC: Unlocking Your Creative Potential
AUDIENCE: Self-Help Seekers and Spiritualists
SHOW NOTES: This episode includes topics like:
Worthiness: Dana emphasizes the importance of recognizing your value and clearing out emotional "gunk" to live authentically.
Personal Empowerment: She shares insights from her books, Ten Recommandments for Personal Empowerment and Decoding the Woo Woo, offering practical tips for navigating life's challenges and embracing your true self.
The Transformative Power of Creativity: Dana discusses how creativity can open up new paths in life and help you step into your fullest potential.
Whether you're an aspiring artist, a seeker of spiritual wisdom, or just looking for some inspiration to follow your dreams, this episode is packed with powerful insights and uplifting stories that will speak to your heart!
WATCH ON YOUTUBE | 1:03:23
Decoding The Woo Woo With Empowerment, Wellness, A Dive Into The Spiritual Journey
TOPIC: Wellness and Empowerment
AUDIENCE: Self-Help Seekers
SHOW NOTES: With over 25 years of experience in education administration and a passion for helping others create strong foundations for success, Dana joined the Soaring Prophets to share her wisdom and practical strategies for transforming your life.
WATCH ON YOUTUBE | 1:00:39
The Joe Cozzo Show | Angela & Dana Go Commando and Truly Bare All!
TOPIC: Ten Recommandments for Personal Empowerment / FindUniquelyU.com
AUDIENCE: Self-Help Seekers
SHOW NOTES: Dana Sardano with co-founder Angela DiMarco joined Joe Cozzo to discuss all things salacious. With Joe’s interrogation skills (once a lawyer, always a lawyer), he had both ladies singing like birds. Dana shares intimate details of her personal story and how her story inspired her to write Ten Recommandments for Personal Empowerment. Angela shares how her story’s own brand of salaciousness inspired her to create FindUniquelyU.com. The chemistry among the three of them was undeniable in this incredibly engaging episode.
WATCH ON YOUTUBE | 2:16:18
The Glen Alex Show: Wellness and the Ten Recommandments
TOPIC: Wellness and Empowerment
AUDIENCE: Self-Help Seekers
SHOW NOTES: Glen Alex and Dana Sardano discuss components of wellness, individual vs collective wellness, and the concept of Ubuntu, the interconnectedness of humanity. Dana also shares her journey to wellness and what inspired her to write Ten Recommandments for Personal Empowerment.
WATCH ON YOUTUBE | 49:08
Dana Sardano on the Threads of Enlightenment Podcast
TOPIC: Personal Empowerment and Spiritual Development
AUDIENCE: Self-Help Seekers and Spiritualists
SHOW NOTES: In this episode, Dana Sardano and host Ken Primus discussed Dana’s journey to wellness, what inspired her to write Ten Recommandments for Personal Empowerment, the importance of self-awareness, and the concept of Ubuntu. During the interview, Dana spent an hour interacting with a complete stranger who resides on the other side of the world, and through the magic of openness, authenticity, and a relatively decent internet connection, magic happened.
WATCH ON YOUTUBE | 1:17:06
The Ten Re-Commandments to Own Your Power Now!
TOPIC: Wellness and Empowerment
AUDIENCE: Self-Help Seekers
SHOW NOTES: Dana Sardano made a professional U-turn from academia to pursue her passion over prestige. In this riveting and hilarious interview, Dana and Dr. mOe discuss the importance of tapping into your inner creative to live the life you really want. Dana shares anecdotes from her personal experiences, including her dysfunctional upbringing and offers insights on how to work through personal trauma in a step-by-step manner. Topics discussed include belief systems, the problem with competition, the philosophy of Ubuntu, and overcoming obstacles.
Notable Quotes from Dana from this episode:
"Our intuition expands in tandem with our creativity."
"When you let go of toxic relationships, the unicorns come in to help you."
WATCH ON YOUTUBE | 32:37
Personal Power with Dana Sardano
TOPIC: Personal Empowerment and Spiritual Development
AUDIENCE: Self-Help Seekers and Spiritualists
SHOW NOTES: Dana Sardano and Host Michelle Henderson discuss all things related to personal empowerment and spiritual development. Dana shares her story of how she chose an artist’s life and found herself on an unintentional spiritual journey and how that journey evolved into opening an art gallery and intuitive lounge, authoring several books, cohosting a podcast, and taking a dive into entrepreneurship…aaaand they talk aliens too! It’s a must see!
WATCH ON YOUTUBE | 36:20
Dana Sardano, Ten Recommandments for Personal Empowerment
TOPIC: Ten Recommandments for Personal Empowerment
AUDIENCE: Self-Help Seekers and Spiritualists
SHOW NOTES: Dana Sardano and host Sam Aiko discussed Ten Recommandments for Personal Empowerment, the importance of self-awareness, the concept of Ubuntu, and the understanding that true spirituality starts with you.
LISTEN | 01:08:45
Into the Depths: Discovering Your Extraordinary Life
TOPIC: Wellness and Empowerment
AUDIENCE: Self-Help Seekers
SHOW NOTES: Dana shares her journey to wellness and empowerment. Although she shares many aspects of her journey, she primarily focuses on her cancer diagnosis when she was 25 years old and how that experience impacted her moving forward, she offers insight to the audience on how they can embrace surviving cancer too.
LISTEN | 45:05
242. Live Your Magical Life of Empowerment with Dana Sardano
TOPIC: Wellness and Empowerment
AUDIENCE: Self-Help Seekers
SHOW NOTES: Dana Sardano shares with host Natasha Bazilevych how to turn your life around and achieve personal empowerment. Together, they discuss how small decisions lead to big transformations, how to overcome obstacles, how to create more self-awareness, and Dana shares the steps to take to achieve personal empowerment and live a magical life.
LISTEN | 37:50
#165 | We Ubuntu’d The Sh*t Out Of This Episode!
TOPIC: Going Commando
AUDIENCE: Self-Help Seekers
SHOW NOTES: If you haven’t met Angela DiMarco and Dana Sardano yet, well, let’s fix that. Your life is about to get a whole lot better. They are the cohosts of the podcast Going Commando, as well as being authors, artists, and book publishers. There might even be a mafia connection there, who knows?! We discuss everything from manifestation and woo woo to cosmic alignment and Ubuntu. Already one of my favorite episodes, but be forewarned, a little bit of salty language in this one.
LISTEN | 24:09
Dana Sardano on Mindfulness Mode Podcast
TOPIC: Wellness/Mindfulness/Personal Empowerment
AUDIENCE: Self-Help Seekers
SHOW NOTES: Dana Sardano and host Bruce Langford discuss the importance of mindfulness in our daily lives. They discuss the importance of emotions, awareness of our breathing, the consequences of bullying and much more.
Notable Quotes:
“Bullies are just looking for power. They are looking to be seen and heard. So, we label them. Even as adults, we label the narcissist, the empath, the bully, and the victim. But the reality is, every single one of us, the bullies in the non-bullies, just wants our needs to be met.”
“Our emotions are just a guide to show us what's good for us and what's not good for us. So, if we feel yucky, then don't do that. And if we feel good, do more of that. It’s that simple. So, if we become mindful of our emotions, then we can regulate them.”
WATCH ON YOUTUBE | 33:06
Interview with Dana Sardano on Self Empowerment
TOPIC: Wellness/Mindfulness/Personal Empowerment
AUDIENCE: Self-Help Seekers
SHOW NOTES: Dana Sardano and Teresa McKee sit down to talk about Dana’s book Ten Recommandments for Personal Empowerment, written with her wonderfully refreshing take on life, with bits and pieces of her own experiences that led to her personal development. Dana shares her experience of personal transformation and how she lives by the concept of Ubuntu which means "I am because we are" and celebrates community for all humanity. This engaging conversation feels like you’re listening to old friends—warm, humorous, and free-flowing.
WATCH ON YOUTUBE | 40:29
How I Dropped My 9-5er and Now Live a Successful Life as a Creative Entrepreneur
TOPIC: Personal Empowerment and Spiritual Development
AUDIENCE: Self-Help Seekers and Spiritualists
SHOW NOTES: In this episode, Dana Sardano talks about her transformative journey from traditional educator to fine artist to author to spiritual teacher. She and host Jason Medlock discuss energy, meditation, chakras, alignment, Ubuntu, and other topics of spiritual nature.
WATCH ON YOUTUBE | 44:40
How to Find Uniquely U
TOPIC: Ten Recommandments for Personal Empowerment
AUDIENCE: Self-Help Seekers
SHOW NOTES: Dana Sardano discusses her book Ten Recommandments for Personal Empowerment, which emphasizes personal empowerment and self-awareness. She shares her journey from traditional education to spiritual teaching, the concept of Ubuntu, her other creative projects, and her entrepreneurial journey with FindUniquelyU.com. This episode was a party, filled with inspiration and laughter!
LISTEN | 43:00
How to Overcome Fear (& Live a Life of Freedom + Happiness) with Dana Sardano
The Intuitive Leader: How to Trust Your Instincts and Influence Others | Dana Sardano
TOPIC: Wellness and Empowerment
AUDIENCE: Self-Help Seekers
SHOW NOTES: Dana Sardano shares her journey from leaving a six-figure job to pursue her passion and live life on her terms. This episode showcases the importance of overcoming fear and becoming personally empowered to live a life of freedom and happiness.
LISTEN | 40:00
TOPIC: Trusting Your Instincts and Influencing Others
AUDIENCE: Self-Help Seekers
SHOW NOTES: Dana Sardano, an inspiring leader, shares how she uses her creative gifts to help others find their inner power. With her passion for learning coupled with exceptional intuition, Dana helps people achieve greater clarity on how they can best live more empowered lives! In their discussion, Dana and host Mike Montague explore the power of connection, examining how by recognizing our shared experience, we can learn how to respond creatively to what life throws at us! Some topics discussed include:
The Ubuntu Fish Gallery: A Place for Art and Unity
The Power of Intuition and Creativity in Business
The Importance of Individuality in a World of Eight Billion People
The Power of Love
The Importance of a Healthy Inner Child
The Power of Pursuing Your Passions
How to Create a Career You Love
WATCH ON YOUTUBE | 34:57
What is “The Higher Self?”
TOPIC: Personal Empowerment and Spiritual Development
AUDIENCE: Self-Help Seekers and Spiritualists
SHOW NOTES: In this episode, Dana Sardano and host Ken Hannaman decode the woo woo a bit as they dissect the mystery of spirituality and explain what it means to tap into our higher selves.
LISTEN | 01:06:00
143. How To Fight Back Against Your Fear And Ignore Your Biggest Critics With Dana Sardano
TOPIC: How to Handle Limiting Beliefs
AUDIENCE: Self-Help Seekers
SHOW NOTES: Dana discusses the concepts in her book Ten Recommandments for Personal Empowerment and shares what people can do to start identifying the thoughts or beliefs that are holding them back, so they can explore what to do to let it go and live happier, more fulfilling lives.
Some topics discussed: Releasing the fear and realizing your dreams, Dana’s book Ten Recommandments for Personal Empowerment, How to not be a victim, Telling fear to fuck off, Becoming aware of what’s holding you back, and Finding the willingness to take action.
LISTEN | 41:00
“What a guest!!! I highly recommend Dana Sardano. She's a STAR, SO MUCH LOVE AND ENERGY...”
~Running with the Times, MDN Shows
“Dana has such great charisma that anyone listening to her will fall in love with her! She has done so much to help others expand their spiritual personal growth and development. I feel honored to have her as a guest!”
~ Michelle’s Inspirational Hour
Dana is an absolute joy to talk to and an authentic wealth of spiritual knowledge. I highly recommend her as a guest!
~ Spirit Café