I had someone recently ask me, "Dawn, is it hard?" And at first, I was perplexed because I wasn't sure what they were referring to, but we were on the topic of me pursuing my dreams. Me over here at KJLH hosting Front Page. Also, me right here with you, hosting "Vitamin D with Dawn Dai." And at first I was perplexed and I replied, "I've been preparing for this moment my entire life." But as I sit here with you, I think to myself, "yes, it is hard." And oftentimes the hardest part is just showing...
Mar 01, 2023•2 min
On this episode, Dawn Dai speaks with CEO and founder of Beauty 2 The Streetz, Shirley Raines to discuss how her organization serves the unhoused community in Los Angeles. Find out Shirley’s thoughts on Mayor Karen Bass’ ‘Inside Safe’ program and whether or not she feels it will be effective. Follow Shirley on all social media @Beauty2TheSreetz See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 27, 2023•1 hr
Sometimes when we ask God to grow, it starts to rain. And we know where there's rain there's life, right? And where life is, there's growth. That's how we know that we are alive. However, oftentimes in life we don't like what it feels like to grow. In fact, we try to block the growth because that's growing pains. We try to avoid it. We try our best to not experience. Essentially, not to feel. But I want to charge you with something else. Unlike going outside when it starts to rain. You put up an...
Feb 24, 2023•2 min
They say God delivers three answers: "Yes." "Not yet." Or "I have something better in mind." That's when we must remind ourselves when we talk about the greatness of God and the ability of the things that can be done. Because remember, the promise was "exceedingly and abundantly, far more than what you could ever imagine." However, I think sometimes we have to remind ourselves that when God says "yes," no one can say "no." It reminds me of the track "Say Yes" by Michelle Williams , you know, fro...
Feb 22, 2023•2 min
On this episode, Dawn Dai welcomes us into the new season of Vitamin D. Find out what has Dawn so emotional, how things are going with her new gig as host of Front Page on Radio Free 102.3 KJLH and what to expect with this new season of Vitamin D. It’s getting bigger and BETTER! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 20, 2023•31 min
Tis the season to be grateful. On this season finale episode, Dawn reflects on the progress she has achieved nearly two years after choosing to go all in for her dream. From doing interviews out of her home to being given access to Premiere Networks studios and now becoming the new host of Front Page on 102.3 KJLH. Dive in as Dawn and her assistant, Jeremiah, reflect on the journey they have had so far and what it has taken to get here. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! See omnystudio.com/liste...
Dec 26, 2022•39 min
"Vitamin D" is a pun off my name. You know, you get Vitamin D from the sun, right? So I'm here to shed light into your life. Oftentimes, we go through different trials and tribulations in our life. And when we look around, it seems as though that there's darkness. But I want to remind you that there's a light that shines inside of you. A light that no matter where you are, how far you look, how far you try to run, remind yourself that the light is right here inside. And what do we know about the...
Dec 23, 2022•2 min
The time is now to live your best life. Not tomorrow. Not next month. Not after you lose those twenty pounds. Till you fall in love. Till you get the dream job. But I'm talking about right now. Because right now is all that we have. Why do you think they call the present a gift? Hmm? You can only receive it in the now. So I want to ask you, "Are you ready to give yourself your best life right now?" I mean, let's consider it golden, right? In fact, it makes me think of that track by Jill Scott en...
Dec 21, 2022•2 min
How often do you lower your value so that others can have access to you? You know the whole, “dimming your light” so that others feel more comfortable. On this episode, Dawn talks the importance of knowing your value and not allowing others to tell you that you are “too much.” Be honest and communicate with people who make you feel uncomfortable. Speak up for yourself. It’s time to boss up! Follow us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VitaminDDawnDai Twitter: https://twitter.com...
Dec 19, 2022•21 min
I'm here to remind you that whatever you want out of life, you can have it. I just need you to claim it. Right here. Right now. Now, this is nothing new. If you're a believer of the scripture you may have heard once or twice that, "Ask and you shall receive. Seek and you shall find. Knock and the door will be opened unto you." That's Matthew 7:7. Now, why should that be any different when it comes to you living your life? Huh? You know, I was taking a listen to the track "Name It Claim It" by Th...
Dec 16, 2022•2 min
They say joy comes in the morning. What does your joy look like? Can you claim glory? Look, they say, "bad times don't last always, but good people do." Are you claiming your glory? I was listening to this track by Common entitled "Glory" and in it he says, "Hands to the Heavens, no man, no weapon. Formed against, yes glory is destined." There's confidence in knowing. You have to know what it is that you seek in your life. Hmm? And you got to be ready to claim it. He goes on to say, "One day whe...
Dec 14, 2022•2 min
Have you ever been in a love triangle willingly or unwillingly? On this episode, Dawn dives into the email bag and responds to a listener who doesn’t know how to handle her roommate’s boyfriend flirting with her. Should she confront the boyfriend on her own or tell his girlfriend so she can handle it? Follow us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VitaminDDawnDai Twitter: https://twitter.com/VitaminDDawnDai Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vitaminddawndai/ Tiktok: https://www....
Dec 12, 2022•18 min
Seasons. Just like we have seasons in nature we have "seasons" with our lives. What season are you in? Are you in a planting season? Are you in a sowing season? Are you in a reaping season? What season is it? Don't tell me. That's for you to figure out, because I want you to think of that whenever you look around and do an evaluation of your life. Wondering, are you where you're supposed to be or not? Well, I'm here to remind you that you are. It makes me think of the track by Lauryn Hill , "Eve...
Dec 09, 2022•2 min
Do you have self-love? Now, listen, don't tell me this. This is for you to think about. And I have to ask you this, because we are so quick to say how much we love this car, how much we love this house, these clothes, this makeup... this animal. But how many times are we ready to profess the love that we have for ourselves? And more importantly, what does it look like? Or rather, what does it feel like? I don't know about you, but I'm on my journey with self-love and it made me think about this ...
Dec 07, 2022•2 min
You can't fail if you don't quit. Dawn reminisces on the experiences she has been blessed with that have gotten her to be the host of Front Page on 102.3 KJLH in Los Angeles, California. Dive in as she speaks on how “you can’t fail if you don’t quit.” She is proof that anything is possible when you don't give up and that you need to walk in the authority of who you say that you are long before people recognize you for your talents. Follow us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Vi...
Dec 05, 2022•37 min
How are you spending the days of your life? Are they adding up to something of significance? If not, why are you doing it? Day in and day out we’ve created this false notion that "functioning" is living. Let’s be clear, things function and it is people that live. Knock, knock. Your wake-up call is here. Understand that this isn’t a dress rehearsal, this is life. Your life. I need you present each and every moment of your life. Doing, breathing and living out your dreams. I want to see you fulfil...
Dec 02, 2022•2 min
Life is filled with many distractions, but we must keep our eyes on the prize. Understand that distractions only bring about temporary satisfaction. Working at a job you despise for 10 years because you were told you would a receive $30,000 bonus? Distraction. Staying in an abusive relationship because of the "comfort" of not feeling alone? Distraction. Or how about taking one more hit of that drug, because you want to release that pain? Distraction. So, what happened when it’s all said and done...
Nov 30, 2022•2 min
They say “you don’t know what you have until it’s gone.” Dawn talks the importance of gratitude and what it looks like. Find out what Dawn has to say about no longer having her car and taking the Los Angeles Metro, the conversations she’s had with those experiencing homelessness and how we’re all one decision away from a completely different life. Follow us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VitaminDDawnDai Twitter: https://twitter.com/VitaminDDawnDai Instagram: https://www.inst...
Nov 28, 2022•24 min
The common misconception about a winner is that they never lose. A winner does lose, but each time they “lose” they see it as an opportunity to win again. I want you to win, but in order to win you must never give up. You have to go hard for what you want. As they say, “you gotta go hard in the paint.” When you go hard your "nays" will become "yays." In the hit single, “Fly,” Rihanna belts, “I came to win, to fight, to conquer, to thrive. I came to win, to survive, to prosper, to rise.” You know...
Nov 25, 2022•2 min
Fear is false evidence appearing real. It is the very state that paralyzes us. It strips us from our ability to move. It causes us to get "stuck." Stuck in the sense that it inhibits us from reaching our true potential. Learn to appreciate fear. Fear will guide you in the direction in where you need to grow. We’ve been conditioned to rebuke fear, however, I encourage you to run through fear and surpass it. In the song “Not Afraid” by Eminem he belts, “…I just can't keep living this way. So start...
Nov 23, 2022•1 min
Are you living the life you deserve? If not, why? You do understand that every day you wake up you either make the choice to live life on purpose and for a purpose or you don’t. Either you can happen to life or allow life to happen to you. So, what say you? Dive in as Dawn talks how doubt can creep up on us and why we have to make the choice to live our best life. It’s time to focus on the things we can change so we can live the life we deserve. Follow us on social media: Facebook: https://www.f...
Nov 21, 2022•15 min
Change. The modification, the altercation, the altering. Basically something different. Change that you see in yourself and embracing that change. Change is uncomfortable. I like to think change is synonymous with growth. Because growth, it's an evolution. But more importantly, it's a process. And it makes me think of this track, "I Can See The Change" by Celeste. And in it she says, "I can see the change. Come what may, I won't regret today. I can see the change. Feel the pace of everything. Wh...
Nov 18, 2022•4 min
You know, we get so caught up in caring what other people think of us, that we rob ourselves of our own joy. We will adjust the way we walk, talk, dress, how we wear our hair, who we date, what we do for a living based on someone else’s opinion of us. Ain’t that crazy? Now, I’m not saying that it’s uncommon but that’s crazy as hell when you think about it. To actually allow someone who cannot eat for you, who cannot sleep for you nor use the bathroom for you, to dictate how you live your life. Y...
Nov 16, 2022•2 min
What do you want out of life? They say our choices dictate our desires and wants. So if you are not receiving what it is that you desire out of life and what you want, then perhaps there needs to be some look on the choices that you have decided to make in your life. I mean, heck, if we look at it just alphabetically wise, if we look at from the time that we are born to the time that we are dying. You have a "B" for birth. A "D" death. The only letter in between is a "C" for choice. What are you...
Nov 14, 2022•3 min
Hear me when I say this. You can't fail if you don't quit. If you fall down seven times, get up eight. If you can look up, you can get up. Your location is not your destination. Did you know that you have survived 100% of the worst days of your life? So why are you tripping? Look, no one said life was going to be easy. But if you decide to live it on purpose and for a purpose, I guarantee you it will be worth it. But you have to make the decision to happen to life rather than allow life to happe...
Nov 11, 2022•2 min
Dreams don't work unless you do. You know, there's this thing called "sweat equity." Perhaps you even heard it in the scripture, “faith without works is dead" and that applies to every aspect of your life. You have to work for the things that you want. It doesn't just fall on your lap. Because remember, dreams don't work unless you do. So what say you? Do you feel that you are worth the life that you've always desired? The peace? Perhaps that relationship? That ideal physique? Are you worth it? ...
Nov 09, 2022•2 min
On this episode, Dawn speaks on how you are the only blueprint for your life and the importance of trusting the timeline you’re on. Dawn reflects on how she started her “Vitamin D with Dawn Dai” podcast underneath a comforter in New York to recording in a professional studio in Sherman Oaks, CA. Dreams don’t work unless you do and Dawn is putting in that work. Take a listen as Dawn shares her aspirations of becoming bigger than Oprah . Follow us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.co...
Nov 07, 2022•29 min
Either you happen to life or you allow life to happen to you. I think sometimes we have this notion that we have a "pause," "rewind" and "delete" button when it comes to life. That's not how it works. That's why I always say it's so important to “live life on purpose and for a purpose.” I always tell you how “you are your greatest asset.” Well I need to add something on to that. And it's “time.” Time is one of the most precious assets, I should say. Because once it's gone, it's gone forever. Onc...
Nov 04, 2022•2 min
God is good. And the way you can really understand and appreciate how good God is, is to have a relationship with God. And in order for that relationship to take place, that means you've had to go through some things. Because you probably had to call on God for a few things. Not understanding why you had to go through what you're going through, but understanding, you know you got to get through it. I was taking a listen to this track by Evvie McKinney . It's entitled, "Just Like God" and in it, ...
Nov 02, 2022•2 min
On this episode, Dawn sits down with Birth Worker, Sarah Michal Hamid to discuss her experience with endometriosis as well as her work as a Full Spectrum Doula. Follow Sarah on social media @SarahMichall Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VitaminDDawnDai Twitter: https://twitter.com/VitaminDDawnDai Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vitaminddawndai/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vitaminddawndai/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBzQ7dI9sBbBK_OogN1xjiQ Fanbase: https://fanbase.app/vi...
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 32 min
