Podcasts about Permission

This Sunday's Inspirational Message is: More Than Enough Today we're stepping into one of the most familiar stories in all four Gospels — the day Jesus fed five thousand men, plus women and children, with a boy's sack lunch. We'll look at Matthew 14:13-21, and I want to tell you up front: this isn't just a story about a miracle. It's a story about what Jesus does with people who feel like they don't have enough. Not enough energy. Not enough resources. Not enough talent, or time, or strength to meet the need in front of them. Sound familiar? It should. Because most of us feel that way more often than we'd like to admit. In today's message, "More Than Enough," we'll walk through three simple truths. First, that Jesus' compassion doesn't take a day off, even when He's exhausted and grieving. Second, that Jesus is never intimidated by our inadequate math — five loaves and two fish were never going to be the point. And third, that Jesus hands the miracle back to ordinary people to distribute, which means you and I are still part of how He feeds a hungry world today. * * * * * Once again, thanks for joining us in our time of worshiping the Lord through His Word! If you enjoyed this episode and want to help support this ministry, please share it with others and post about it on social media. "Scripture quotations taken from the Holy Bible: New American Standard Bible. 1995. LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation. The music "Revive Us Again" and "Be Thou My Vision" arranged and played by Don Wigton. Used by Permission. 

In this episode, Antonio introduces the work of Latvian photographer Inta Ruka, whose quiet, direct portraits have completely pulled him in. Her photographs may appear simple at first, but the longer Antonio and Ward sit with them, the more stories and visual relationships begin to emerge. What matters most is the connection behind the pictures: Ruka uses the camera as a passport into people's lives, spending time with them and allowing each photograph to grow out of trust. Her Rolleiflex stays out of the way, leaving her free to maintain eye contact and treat the person as more important than the equipment. Ward then reviews The Art of Street Photography by Sean Tucker and Joshua K. Jackson, a book concerned less with camera settings than with learning how to think and see as a photographer. Tucker explores creative dry spells, fear, ethics, motivation, and the experience of being fully present with a camera, while Jackson's rich, layered photographs demonstrate just how open street photography can be. Together, the words and pictures offer something Antonio and Ward keep returning to: permission. Permission to stop being rigid, photograph whatever genuinely catches the eye, and recognize that becoming tired of old habits may simply mean it is time to grow.   The Art of Street Photography by Sean Tucker & Joshua K. Jackson   Subscribe to our Substack Newsletter Help out the show by buying us a coffee! Support the show by purchasing Antonio's Zines or buying a print. Support the show by purchasing Ward's Zine, Book and Prints Send us a voice message, comment or question.   Show Links:   Antonio M. Rosario's Website, Vero, Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook page Ward Rosin's Website, Vero, Bluesky, Instagram and Facebook page.   Subscribe to us on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio Deezer Podcast Addict

Matty found a TikTok of someone experiencing a drive-through for the first time, leading us to ask you about surprisingly normal things you’ve never done before. We also tackled another round of Forgiveness or Permission, heard about something mysteriously smashing in PJ’s house at midnight, and got the details on Matty’s upcoming murder mystery night. TIMESTAMPS: (00:00): PJ heard a loud smash from her kitchen at midnight last night. (03:50): Matty tells us about his upcoming Murder Mystery night this weekend. (07:30): We give advice on whether Donna should ask for forgiveness or permission from her partner. (13:50): What's the very normal thing you've never done before? (21:30): Do you put your frozen food (chips/chicken nuggets) straight in the oven or defrost? Matty McLean and PJ Harding are New Zealand’s warmest, most unpredictable drive show - perfect for the commute, the school run or whenever you need something to laugh about on the way home! They’re live on The Hits nationwide every weekday afternoon from 3-7pm. Listen to the live show on iHeartRadio Click follow so you never miss an episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(Do what you want.) 3-4 don't evers… L.A. homeless. Unmarried woman. Working wife & 6 children. Coach Bieniemy's wife & son. Women given permission to be evil.

Beat Migs! We ask the rockaholics. Turns out they prefer to ask for forgiveness.

What if the wisdom you keep searching for is already yours?Mari Wuellner did what many of us were taught to do: work hard, build the business, earn the recognition, care for the family, and keep moving. From the outside, her life looked successful. From the inside, she was operating on a blueprint that no longer felt like her own.After a panic attack forced her to slow down, Mari began redefining success around freedom, joy, rest, and choices she could genuinely claim as hers. That journey eventually took her back to Florence, where she had lived as a pregnant 20-year-old during one of the hardest seasons of her life.Mari returned with the journal she had kept all those years ago. She planned to write back to her younger self with the wisdom of experience. Instead, she discovered that the young woman she had been still carried the hope her present-day self needed.In this conversation, Kimberly and Mari explore:How conventional success can quietly become default modeWhy so many of us wait for permission we do not actually needThe difference between outside recognition and inner freedomWhat old journals and earlier versions of ourselves can revealMari's define, design, and demand frameworkWhy an unsuccessful experiment is information, not an indictmentHow to build work around life instead of sacrificing life to workMari is an entrepreneur, storyteller, life coach, and founder of The Crew Coaching Collective. She has operated an insurance agency since 2008, became a life coach in 2017, and created The Crew in 2024 to make multidisciplinary coaching more accessible. She also hosts The Living on Purpose Podcast.Connect with Mari:Website and The Crew: https://www.mariwuellnercoaching.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariwuellner/The Living on Purpose Podcast: https://www.mariwuellnercoaching.com/podcastSubscribe to Living the Good Life Podcast for more honest conversations with people choosing purpose, wellness, creativity, adventure, and freedom in every season of life.Join the conversation: Come hang out with us in the Living the Good Life Facebook community for:Episode previewsBonus contentGuest Q&A opportunitiesA community of people choosing to live with more intention and joyJoin the Living the Good Life FB Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LTGLCommunityEvery episode proudly sponsored by http://SwitchtoUSAMade.comContact Kimberly Henrie at https://livingthegoodlife.us/If this episode resonated with you, take a moment to leave a review or share it with someone who might need a little nudge toward their own version of the good life.

What does it really mean to live an audacious life? In this episode of The Growth Now Movement, I sit down with Erica Rothenberger—a civil engineer, corporate executive, entrepreneur, mom of two, podcast host, and founder of the Audacious Women Summit—to talk about leadership, fulfillment, resilience, and turning unimaginable pain into purposeful action. Erica defines being audacious differently than most people. It's not the highlight reel that everyone sees. It's the hard conversations, the early mornings, the uncomfortable decisions, and the behind-the-scenes work that no one applauds. It's choosing growth when it's difficult and continuing to show up when nobody's watching. After a seventh-grade Take Your Daughter to Work Day introduced her to construction, Erica found herself building a successful career in a male-dominated industry by learning how to stretch beyond her comfort zone and walk confidently into rooms where she didn't always feel like she belonged. But her greatest lesson wouldn't come from the boardroom. In 2022, Erica survived a violent assault and strangulation that forever changed the trajectory of her life. Rather than allowing her story to define her, she chose to use it to serve others. Today, she's become an advocate for survivors, donates proceeds from her book to domestic violence organizations, and is working to bring Erica's Law to Pennsylvania. We also dive into why so many high achievers struggle to feel fulfilled despite accomplishing incredible things, how meaningful relationships can completely change the direction of your life, and why celebrating your wins might be one of the most important habits you're currently neglecting. This conversation is about courage, boundaries, healing, and giving yourself permission to live audaciously. In This Episode, We Discuss: What it truly means to live an audacious life The behind-the-scenes habits that create extraordinary success Building confidence in male-dominated industries Why high achievers often struggle with fulfillment How meaningful connections can change your life's trajectory Erica's journey from corporate leadership to creating the Audacious Women Summit Surviving a violent assault and transforming pain into purpose Why boundaries and saying "no" are essential for growth The power of celebrating your accomplishments through an "Audacious Badass List" Erica's 3:00-3:30 daily practice for creating intentionality and success How resilience is built one decision at a time

When someone passes by suicide, the casseroles don't come. Neither do the cards or the phone calls. Jayne Madigan's sister lives in a neighborhood with a meal train for every birth and every death. When her 24-year-old son Brandon passed, she got nothing.That silence is its own second loss, and it's what this conversation is about.Jayne has been living inside suicide loss for 33 years. Her uncle Ray, who was also her godfather and the closest thing she had to a father, passed on New Year's Day in 1992. He was 47. Her family was raised Catholic and told not to say how he died. He couldn't be buried in the cemetery with everyone else.Jayne said it anyway. She has never been ashamed of any of them.She thought she'd done her time. Then in 2022 came the call about Brandon, her nephew and godson. Then Brandon's best friend, a year to the day. Then her brother, two years after that.Five years after her uncle passed, Jayne was diagnosed with lupus and told she wouldn't live past 50. She was a young mother of two and disabled for two years. She traces that diagnosis directly to grief her body was carrying because her mouth wasn't allowed to. So she went looking for tools that talk therapy couldn't reach, back when that meant encyclopedias and library trips.She found them. Today she takes no medication at all, and she teaches those tools to survivors around the world.What we cover

The Feeders are a punk rock band with infectious harmonies and fast riffs, who will have you singing in the car immediately. Frontman Sam Vicari sat down with Peter Kreten to discuss the Feeders' latest album Dark Days, how Elvis movies from his Aunt helped inspire him to become a musician, and how writing your best songs happen on a walk to get a cup of coffee. Photo Credit Sam Porter. Used with Permission

www.lindyjames.com (https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.lindyjames.com/&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw03DqdALI3_j84Hgxi_MCby) Lindy James I'm a ‘permissionary' on a mission to help you find your own permission—to show up in your authentic truth, dare to ask for what you want, and taste what you've been longing for!” Welcome …to the Permission Zone with Lindy JamesIt is my great joy to assist you in finding the Permission in Your Life! With all the rules from our society, our culture, our family, plus whatever emotional baggage we've accumulated, we often live as if we do not have permission to be our true selves. We generally aren't given the guidance of how to listen to our hearts' longing, and don't have the tools to get past our self-imposed obstacles, even if we do hear a faint voice from somewhere deep inside us. Isn't it time to do something about that? Through the process of embodiment we will learn the somatic “felt sense” connection to our inner wisdom! As we take time to get curious and look within, the mind begins to relax, and our ability to hear the heart's voice grows in strength. With this wisdom as steady guidance, I offer a variety of services to help you bloom wide open into the life you want to live.

Narcissistic entitlement rarely looks like arrogance from the outside. Often it looks like two people with "different expectations" — normal disagreements, normal marriage friction. In this episode of the Covert Narcissism Podcast, Renee Swanson breaks down why that framing is misleading: in a relationship with a covert narcissist, one partner's expectations are about the relationship, and the other partner's expectations are simply about being served by it. Renee shares her own story of slowly recognizing this pattern — long after she was living inside it — and unpacks the difference between expectations that include both people and expectations that only ever point one direction. She walks through what this looked like in her marriage and her parenting, how narcissistic entitlement disguises itself as normal disagreement, and how DARVO, gaslighting, and walking on eggshells show up in ordinary daily moments rather than dramatic confrontations. She also addresses directly that this dynamic isn't limited to narcissistic husbands — the same entitlement shows up in narcissistic wives, too. If you've ever felt like you were the only one in your relationship doing the self-reflecting, the growing, the adjusting — while the other person's behavior somehow never became the subject of the conversation — this episode will help you name what narcissistic abuse recovery actually requires you to see first. If you're ready to move from understanding these patterns to actually healing from them, I invite you to join my coaching program at covertnarcissism.com. And if this episode resonated, please subscribe so you don't miss future conversations like this one. This information is provided by Renee Swanson, Covert Narcissism Podcast, and CNG Life Coaching for educational purposes only, and is not to be used for diagnosis or as a substitute for clinical care. Please consult a health care provider for guidance specific to your case. This material discusses narcissism in general. Renee shares stories from her personal experiences as well as from those she has talked with for several years. Her material does not claim that any specific person has narcissism and should not be used to refer to any specific person as having narcissism. Permission is not granted to link to or repost this material to support an allegation or claim that any specific person is a narcissist. That would be an unauthorized misuse of the material and information provided. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Zach Brandon spent years inside one of the most pressure-filled environments in professional sports. The biggest thing he took away was not about performance. It was about connection.In this first conversation with Zach, JP sits down with the former Head of Mental Performance and Coach Development for the Arizona Diamondbacks, on staff during their 2023 World Series run, to explore what he learned about servant leadership, building genuine relationships across a roster, and the principle most leaders quietly overlook: go see the work. Zach and JP also get honest about the cost of diluted focus and why an overused strength can quietly become your biggest limitation.This one is for any coach who has felt spread too thin, wondered whether athletes really trust them, or needed a reminder that the most powerful question you can ask is: what do you need from me today?Chapters(00:00) Intro(03:20) Fatherhood and New Direction(05:37) World Series and Arrival Fallacy(08:34) What Great Leadership Looks Like(11:28) Values: Connect, Impact, Grow(15:42) Permission to Slow Down(18:56) Building Trust Across Generations(20:55) The Pat Riley Connection Story(22:53) Mapping Relationships(24:38) Asking Veterans for Advice(28:47) Player-Led Meetings(30:42) Diluted Focus, Diluted Results(35:45) Go See the WorkTOC 3-2-13 Quotes | 2 Questions | 1 ResourceYour fast-track to this episode's most actionable ideas."I got a lot better as a leader when I showed up every day from a space of like, hey, how can I serve you?"— Zach Brandon"Diluted focus produces diluted results."— Zach Brandon"Letting each person you come into contact with be the expert on themselves — and allowing them to share their expertise."— Zach Brandon2 Questions for Your TeamQ1: If you rated your relationship with every athlete on your roster from 1 to 5, where are the gaps — and what is one move you could make this week to close the most important one?Q2: When is the last time you asked one of your athletes for advice? How might doing that more intentionally change the dynamic in your program?1 Resource to Go DeeperWin More, Live Better — podcast by Zach BrandonOne of JP's handful of go-to podcast subscriptions. The episode featuring former Washington football coach Chris Peterson is the one that first caught JP's attention. Find it and all of Zach's work at zachbrandoncoaching.com.Visit zachbrandoncoaching.comKey TakeawaysServant leadership is a daily choice, not a personality traitYou cannot build deep connection without a systemAsking for advice builds more trust than giving itDiluted focus produces diluted resultsGo see the workAn overused strength becomes a limitationGet the notes and tools:tocculture.comJoin TOC Coach — community, courses, and live coaching:tocculture.comBetter Coaches. Better Leaders. Better Culture.

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In this episode of Agents of Recovery, Coach Blu and Coach Wendell explore the difference between stopping an addictive behavior and beginning the deeper work of healing. Recovery may start with abstinence, honesty, accountability, and daily choices but healing asks a fuller question: What pain, unmet need, fear, or protective pattern made escape feel necessary in the first place?Together, they unpack how addiction can become a survival strategy for people who learned early to suppress emotions, perform for approval, stay hyper-independent, or believe their needs were a burden. The conversation examines the “inner child” not as a cliché, but as the younger part of us that still carries unmet needs for safety, belonging, protection, comfort, play, and being seen. When those needs remain unnamed, they can quietly drive adult patterns of secrecy, compulsive behavior, disconnection, anger, shame, and the belief that relief must be earned or escaped into.Coach Blu and Coach Wendell discuss the shift from fighting yourself to becoming curious about yourself. Instead of asking, “What is wrong with me?” listeners are invited to ask, “What has this behavior been trying to do for me?” That question does not excuse harm or remove responsibility. It creates a more honest path toward accountability one that addresses both the choices a person must own and the wounds that deserve care.The episode also highlights why recovery cannot be sustained in isolation. Addiction grows in secrecy; healing requires safe connection. Through community, mentorship, honest conversations, practical accountability, and the willingness to let others witness the real story, people can begin replacing shame-based survival with belonging and self-trust. Listeners will hear why asking for help is not weakness, why vulnerability needs wise boundaries, and why repeated small actions often create more change than a single emotional breakthrough.This conversation is for anyone who has achieved progress in recovery but still feels disconnected from themselves, trapped in old emotional reactions, or unsure how to build a life that feels meaningful beyond simply “not using.” It offers a compassionate and practical invitation to move beyond the finish line of abstinence and into the ongoing work of becoming whole.Chapters00:00 Introduction and episode overview01:07 Meet the hosts and setting the scene02:16 Understanding recovery versus healing03:08 Why stopping behaviors isn't enough04:09 The importance of addressing root causes05:32 Leaning into curiosity about inner needs06:39 The roots of addiction and emotional pain08:04 Healing as a process of strength and growth10:41 Going deeper: understanding the inner child12:18 The significance of childhood experiences14:44 Permission to need and emotional validation17:11 Connecting with the inner child at different ages19:34 The importance of community and support22:03 The role of vulnerability and safe spaces25:32 The power of curiosity over judgment30:45 Loneliness as a trigger for relapse33:39 Breaking the cycle of shame and isolation36:21 Celebrating progress and self-awareness39:00 The journey of self-discovery and authenticity43:36 The importance of parts work and self-acceptance48:02 Building resilience through community and self-compassion52:29 Creating your unique recovery path53:38 Closing thoughts and encouragement for listenersJoin Coach Blu and Team Addict II Athlete and begin your recovery with a tram behind you! https://www.skool.com/addict-ii-athlete-5988/about?ref=9090e81114674311874340c02b1095d0

What happens when your child never asks for anything?This week I'm talking about a new mattress. Not because mattresses are exciting, but because buying one for my non-verbal son, Lucas, reminded me of something I've been thinking about for years. He never asked for it. He wasn't complaining about the old one. He probably would have slept just as happily on two pillows and a blanket on the floor.That realization led to a much bigger conversation about parenting a child with profound autism. When your child doesn't ask, doesn't complain, and seems content with almost anything, it can become surprisingly easy to mistake silence for not needing more. I talk about why I never want to fall into that trap, how the same philosophy applies to taking Lucas to the circus, Sesame Street Live, and even the beach, and why I believe our kids deserve experiences they never would have thought to request.In this episode: Why I finally replaced Lucas's six-year-old mattress  The danger of confusing silence with contentment  How "Why bother?" can become the most damaging question a parent hears  Sesame Street Live, the circus, and why trying still matters  Why I'm hoping to take Lucas back to the beach  The parenting philosophy behind doing more for children who ask for lessIt's Here! Get the book – “Hi World, I'm Dad: How Fathers Can Journey to Autism Awareness, Acceptance, and Appreciation” on audio, digital, or print.Follow Us On TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. Also, be sure to read the blog that started it all - Hi Blog! I'm Dad.

Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with Story Prompt Friday and your host, Diane Wyzga. What happens when we women focus on self-definition? Maybe like me you come closer to your wisdom and insight. The insight—the thing you have actually come to this earth to say—doesn't look like a loud announcement. It looks like self-definition.  It's the moment you stop asking for permission to occupy your own life. It's the wisdom that says: My perspective matters, my creativity is not a luxury, and my voice does not need to be softened to be acceptable. When you look at your life through that lens, you aren't just narrating a sequence of events anymore. You are claiming your own narrative. You are meaning what you say, perhaps for the very first time. Focusing on the internal feeling of self-definition is the courage to sit with yourself until the surface noise fades, and the truth of who you are finally whispers to you So today, don't just live the plot of your life. Lean into the wisdom of it. Story Prompt: Recall a time when you said what you actually meant and let yourself be known. What happened next? Write that story and share it out loud!  You're always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, subscribe & spread this episode  with a generous 5-star review & comment—it helps us all—& join us next time! AND!  Stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website during reconstruction, email me [info@quartermoonstoryarts.net] to arrange a no-obligation Discovery Call, and stay current with me as Quarter Moon Story Arts on Substack. Stories From Women Who Walk Production Team Podcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story Arts Music: Mer's Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron Music ALL content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved. Enjoy my work? Share & attribute it to Diane Wyzga of Stories From Women Who Walk podcast with a link back to the original source.

Send me a some feedback!What if the only thing standing between you and the life you truly want is permission? In this episode, Mike Kitko explores one of the most profound realizations from his work with entrepreneurs, leaders, and high performers: the people who transform their lives aren't waiting for better circumstances—they finally give themselves permission to become, do, ask for, receive, and feel what they've wanted all along. Through powerful personal stories and client transformations, Mike explains why permission is the gateway to receiving. Whether it's building a dream business, feeling financially secure, expressing your authentic self, or asking for what you want, lasting change begins the moment you stop waiting for someone else's approval and start giving yourself permission. Key Takeaways1. Permission Is the Beginning of Receiving Receiving doesn't begin with circumstances changing—it begins with a decision. The moment you give yourself permission to want, ask for, receive, and feel what you truly desire, your life begins to change. 2. Most People Are Waiting for Permission They Already Have Whether it's starting a business, changing careers, speaking up, or pursuing a dream, many people remain stuck because they're waiting for someone else to validate what only they can authorize. 3. Your Nervous System Will Resist Growth Growth feels uncomfortable because your nervous system prefers what's familiar. Learning to move through that discomfort is part of becoming more receptive to life. 4. Receiving Includes More Than Money Receiving means allowing yourself to experience confidence, fulfillment, peace, security, significance, love, and every other internal state you've been postponing until "someday." 5. You Become Free the Moment You Stop Waiting You don't need permission from your parents, your boss, your spouse, society, or anyone else. The freedom you've been searching for begins the moment you give yourself permission. Notable Quotes"You don't need permission to be who you want to be, to do what you want to do, to want what you want, to ask for what you want, to receive what you want, or even to feel what you'd rather feel. The only permission you've ever truly needed is your own.""I didn't build Melanie's business. I didn't build Corey's business. I didn't build Matt's business. They did all the work. What I gave them was permission—the permission they wouldn't give themselves—and that became the spark that changed everything.""Receiving starts with one single decision, and that's to give yourself permission to want what you want, ask for what you want, receive what you want, feel what you want, be who you want, and do what you want. It all begins with permission.""Sometimes the greatest act of receiving is giving yourself permission to ask for what you want. I don't need anyone else's permission to invite someone into my work—I only need to give myself permission to be on the receiving end of life.""If you do need permission, then consider this your permission to be who you want, do what you want, want what you want, ask for what you want, receive what you want, and most importantly, feel what you want. Why would you settle for anything less?"Call to ActionIf this episode challenged the way you've thought about permission, spend a few moments reflecting on where you've been waiting for someone else to approve the life you already know you're meant to live. Where have you been withholding permission from yourself? What would change if you simply decided that today was the day you gave it to yourself?If you're ready to stop waiting and finally become fully receptive to the life that's calling you, join Mike for the Built to Give, Rebuilt to Receive Workshop on August 28–29, just outside of St. Louis, Missouri. Together, you'll uncover the conditioning that's kept you from receiving, retrain your nervous system, and learn how to create a life where giving and receiving flow with equal ease. Click here for details and to register.Questions about the workshop or working with Mike one-on-one?mike@innerwealthglobal.comNo assistant. No gatekeeper. Just a conversation about helping you give yourself permission to receive the life you've always wanted.Mike's Media:Website: https://www.innerwealthglobal.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikekitkoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike_kitkoTiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikekitkoSubscribe to my YouTube: / @mikekitkoMusic Credit: "What's Left of Me" by Wes Hoffman & Friends

7/23/26 SEVEN P's OF SUCCESS EPISODE 1830“Like the checkpoints on a road rally course everyone needs to know whether they are on track or chasing butterflies.” J Loren NorrisPURPOSE! If you know want to experience success, you must know what you're made for and what you're meant to do with your gifts.  PLAN! You will need to set goals, outline the steps, and decide on strategies to define your course of action. PERMISSION! Unless a license or a building permit is required or your idea violates the law -  you only need the OK of your Creator. PROCESS! Like turning seeds into fruit, it won't happen overnight. Waiting is the hardest part. Don't quit. PERSISTENCE! Keep waiting. The water doesn't carve the valley by brute force but by persistence. Don't quit. PROGRESS! If you can see a sprout, a change of color in the leaves, a scent of a flower blossom, hear a whisper of encouragement from a friend, a gasp of surprise from a hater - those are signs worth pursuing. You are on your way. Don't quit!PAYOFF! The day WILL COME when you break through. When the bank is full, the haters are silenced, the dream is realized and your soul is fulfilled. When you hear those cherished words WELL DONE! RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO:

In today's episode, I sit down with entrepreneur and Rhubaia founder Lacey Cadieux to talk about resilience, self-belief, and building a company without outside funding. We discuss the barriers women still face in business, why so little investment reaches female founders, and how Lacey's upbringing on a ranch shaped the work ethic that carried her through the technology industry. She shares the defining moments that strengthened her confidence, the mentors who encouraged her to claim her place at the table, and why creating opportunities often starts with believing in yourself before anyone else does. Together, we explore leadership, perseverance, and purpose-driven entrepreneurship.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Shane Colella, an Emmy-winning cinematographer turned marketing director at automation firm Westfalia Technologies, makes the case that the agentic era has no historical analog — and that the marketers who win won't wait for permission to find out. He walks through the agentic infrastructure he's actually building, from research dashboards to a Claude-and-n8n pipeline that erases hours of list-building, and argues the real bottleneck isn't technology but getting everyone else on board. Along the way he reframes the fear of lost jobs and vanishing entry-level roles as a perception problem, and lands on a provocation: this moment belongs to disciplined creatives with the clearest vision.

One sentence can change the way you carry loss—and for our guest Laura Bratton, that sentence was, “I want to give you permission to grieve.”In this deeply moving conversation, Laura—an author, speaker, and resilience coach—shares how she learned to move forward without denying the pain of what she had lost. After beginning to lose her sight at age nine and becoming completely blind by the end of high school, she faced depression, daily panic attacks, and the difficult work of rebuilding her identity and independence.Laura reveals why she initially rejected gratitude and how one simple daily practice eventually transformed her mindset: writing down three things she was grateful for. This wasn't about being thankful for the hardship. It was about recognizing the support, tools, relationships, and resources that helped her navigate it—including the guide dog that restored a powerful sense of freedom.We also explore mindfulness as a practical tool for interrupting anxiety, learning to recognize that thoughts are not always facts, and responding to fear with greater awareness. Laura offers a refreshing definition of grit—not as pushing through pain or “getting over it,” but as combining self-compassion with the courage to take the next step.If you are navigating grief, trauma, anxiety, disability, or an unexpected life transition, this episode offers an honest and hopeful approach to resilience. You'll discover how gratitude, mindfulness, and self-compassion can help you carry what happened without allowing it to define what happens next.Subscribe to the V.I.B.E. Living Podcast, share this episode with someone who needs encouragement, and leave a review telling us the insight you're choosing to carry forward.Bio At the age of nine, Laura was diagnosed with an eye disease and faced the difficult reality that she would become blind. Over the next ten years she experienced the traumatic transition of adjusting to life without sight.  Laura adjusted to her new normal and was able to move forward in life as she graduated from Arizona State University with a BA in psychology. She then was the first blind student to receive her Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary.  She is the author of the book, Harnessing Courage. Laura founded Ubi Global, which is an organization that provides speaking and coaching to empower all people to overcome challenges and obstacles with grit and gratitude.Social Media LinkedInWebsite Please Patronize Our Sponsors  Healthy aging starts from the inside out. Great Lakes Wellness Collagen is made with clean, grass-fed collagen peptides that are iGen Non-GMO tested, dissolve effortlessly in hot or cold liquids, and fit seamlessly into your daily routine. I personally use it to support healthy skin, stronger hair, joint comfort, and gut health. If you're looking for a simple way to nourish your body after 40, this is one of my favorite daily wellness essentials.Learn more by clicking here. Special Discount Code: VIBEWELLNESSWOMANIf you're curious about supporting your metabolism naturally, check out Ora Organic's GLP-1 Up. It's a plant-based supplement formulated with four clinically studied botanical ingredients that help support your body's natural GLP-1 production, healthy blood sugar response, appetite regulation, and energy balance.CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATIONIf you are ready to try natural HRT check out VITAFEM -  A doctor-formulated menopause supplement built for all 5 hormones. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION     

Stop Waiting for Permission to Be HappyYOUR DAILY DOSE OF CALM, CLARITY, AND GENTLE ENCOURAGEMENT.In this episode, we explore the theme of "stop waiting for permission to be happy". This is a gentle, contemplative piece designed to help you pause, reflect, and find peace in the present moment. Whether you're listening during your morning routine, a quiet lunch break, or winding down before sleep, this episode invites you to slow down and reconnect with yourself.Take a deep breath. You are here. That is enough.

Most people who are quietly unhappy with their lives already know what they want — what they're missing isn't clarity, it's the sense that it's allowed. In this episode, Brett Ingram breaks down the permission problem: a learned decision system that trains capable adults to wait for someone else's approval before making changes they've already decided on internally. He traces where the pattern comes from, what waiting is actually protecting people from, and how to tell the difference between finally authorizing your own life and just making an impulsive mess of it. What You'll Learn in This Episode Why the permission problem doesn't look like indecision — it looks like competence, endless research, and a decision that never quite arrives The tell that separates a permission problem from a genuine "I don't know what I want" problem How childhood approval-seeking becomes an adult decision system, and why conventional success often trains the pattern further instead of curing it What waiting actually protects you from: responsibility for the outcome, disappointing people invested in the old version of you, and the friction of an identity that no longer fits The real difference between courage and recklessness, and between alignment and avoidance — they can feel identical in the moment but aren't the same thing Why clarity comes from acting in small, honest, reversible ways rather than arriving before you act The Seven Questions for Self-Authorization — a framework for telling the difference between wisdom and fear dressed up as wisdom Episode Timestamps [00:00] Introduction — the gap between knowing and allowing [02:00] The tension: doing everything right and still waiting for permission [03:00] What the permission problem actually looks like [06:00] Where it comes from — childhood approval and the decision systems we never replace [09:00] Why conventional success trains the pattern further instead of curing it [13:00] What waiting is quietly protecting you from [17:00] Courage vs. recklessness, alignment vs. avoidance [22:00] Permission as a capacity you build, not something you receive [25:00] Self-authorization in practice — small, private, reversible acts [27:00] The Seven Questions for Self-Authorization [29:00] Closing thoughts and where to go deeper Episode Summary Most of the people this show is built for have done the right things. They've built the career, hit the markers other people recognize as success, done some of the inner work. And somewhere underneath all that competence sits a decision they haven't made — not because they lack the resources or the self-awareness, but because some part of them is still waiting for someone to say it's okay. Brett Ingram's central argument in this episode is that waiting for permission isn't a character flaw or a personality trait. It's a learned decision system, trained into most people by people who loved them, in a context that made sense at the time. Which means it can be examined, and it can be retrained. The permission problem rarely looks like indecision. It looks like competence — someone extremely good at gathering information, weighing options, building a mental spreadsheet of pros and cons, and somehow never quite arriving at the decision they already know they want to make. Brett offers a clean tell: if you can describe exactly what you want and exactly why you haven't moved, and the reason isn't a hard constraint like money or safety but something closer to "I don't think I'm allowed," that's not an information problem. That's a permission problem, and it's different from genuinely not knowing what you want — in the latter case, you can feel the answer even if you haven't found the words for it yet. Brett traces the pattern back to childhood, where approval and safety are functionally the same thing — a parent's approval, a teacher's praise, a peer group's acceptance aren't just nice to have, they're safety information. That builds an early decision system that runs on outside signals. The problem is that system is meant to be temporary scaffolding, and for a lot of capable adults, it never gets replaced — it just gets more sophisticated. A parent's approval becomes a professional credential. A teacher's praise becomes a title or a salary band. Conventional achievement, Brett argues, doesn't cure the permission problem. It often trains it further, because the more validated the path, the more stepping off of it feels like risking the whole operating system rather than making a choice. One of the more useful distinctions in the episode is between what's protecting you and what's just delaying you. As long as a decision hasn't been made, you haven't had to be responsible for the outcome, disappoint the people who benefited from the old version of you, or find out whether the new version of your life actually works. Brett is careful not to swing the message the other way into "just trust yourself and go" — that version is just as dishonest as the one it's reacting against. Instead, he draws real lines: courage is acting in the direction of something you've examined and still believe in, even though it's frightening; recklessness is acting to relieve the discomfort of not having decided yet. Alignment is a decision that holds up when you're calm and rested; avoidance is one that only makes sense when you're activated or exhausted. They can feel identical in the moment. They are not the same thing. The episode's reframe is the core of the argument: permission is not something you receive, it's a capacity you build. That work starts with self-knowledge — your actual values as opposed to the ones you've inherited, your real patterns as opposed to the story you tell about yourself — which connects directly to the self-knowledge work that makes this kind of clarity possible. Clarity, Brett argues, usually doesn't come before you act — it comes from acting in small, honest, reversible ways and paying attention to what you learn. Self-authorization starts private and small: saying an honest sentence out loud to someone you trust, spending real time or money on a version of the thing you've been circling, letting yourself want something for a week without auditing whether you're allowed to. Brett closes with seven questions worth sitting with rather than a five-step framework: what you're actually waiting for permission to do, whose approval you've been treating as decisive, what legitimate responsibilities actually apply, how much of your delay is wisdom versus fear wearing wisdom's clothes, what the smallest honest experiment would be, what evidence would separate alignment from escape, and — the one people skip — what staying exactly as you are is already costing you this year. As he puts it: "Permission was never something you were missing. It was something you hadn't finished building." Resources Mentioned Thomas Edison's filament notebooks — referenced for his reframe on 10,000 failed attempts at the light bulb filament ("I've successfully identified 10,000 ways that don't work"), used to illustrate reframing failure as progress rather than proof to quit Greg Giraldo — comedian and former Harvard-trained lawyer, referenced as an example of leaving a validated, high-status path for the thing he actually wanted to do The Seven Questions for Self-Authorization — the episode's closing framework for distinguishing wisdom from fear when deciding whether to act or keep waiting Frequently Asked Questions What is "the permission problem"? The permission problem is a pattern where someone already knows what they want and why they haven't moved toward it, but the reason isn't a hard constraint like money or safety — it's a sense that they aren't allowed to make the change. It shows up as endless information-gathering and waiting for an external sign, rather than genuine uncertainty about what they want. Why do successful, capable people still wait for permission to change their lives? Because approval-seeking is a decision system built in childhood, when being liked and being safe were functionally the same thing. Conventional success doesn't cure this pattern — it often reinforces it, since the more validated the path someone is on, the more stepping off of it feels like risking the whole system rather than making a normal choice. How do I know if I'm making a courageous decision or a reckless one? Courage is acting in the direction of something you've examined and still believe in, even though it's frightening. Recklessness is acting mainly to relieve the discomfort of not having decided yet. A useful test is whether the decision still holds up after a good night's sleep — alignment tends to survive that; avoidance often doesn't. How can I tell if I really want something, or if it's just a temporary feeling? A genuine, authentic desire tends to be consistent — it shows up in quiet moments as well as dramatic ones, and it survives contact with real information. A temporary emotional reaction is usually loud and short-lived, and it tends to lose its shape the moment you get specific about logistics or things briefly improve in your current situation. Does giving yourself permission mean ignoring my responsibilities to other people? No. Brett draws a clear distinction between disappointing someone you have a genuine obligation to and simply making someone uncomfortable with who you're becoming. Real obligations — financial responsibilities, caregiving, health, commitments — deserve to be honored. Someone else's discomfort with your growth isn't automatically one of those obligations. What questions should I ask myself before making a big life change? Brett offers seven: What am I actually waiting for permission to do? Whose approval have I been treating as decisive, and have I actually asked them? What legitimate responsibilities do I need to account for? How much of my delay is wisdom versus fear? What's the smallest honest, reversible experiment I could run? What evidence would separate alignment from escape? And what is staying exactly as I am already costing me this year? Do I need to feel certain before I make a change? No — the episode argues the opposite. Certainty is usually downstream of experimentation, not upstream of it. Clarity tends to come from taking small, honest, reversible actions and paying attention to what you learn, rather than waiting for full certainty to arrive before you're willing to move at all. Keep Exploring If this episode resonated, these are worth your time: Mind & Inner Life Pillar — The full framework on self-knowledge, values, and the inner work that makes real change possible → Mind & Inner Life Guide Growth & Self-Becoming Pillar — Goes deeper into the experimentation, identity, and timeline questions this episode touches on → Growth & Self-Becoming Guide Breaking Free From Other People's Expectations — A closer look at untangling your own choices from what other people expect of you → optyoumize.com/blog/podcast/breaking-free-from-other-peoples-expectations Enjoyed This Episode? The best way to support optYOUmize is to subscribe and leave a review — it takes about two minutes and makes a real difference in helping more people find the show. Apple Podcasts · Spotify · Amazon Music · YouTube Leave a Review →

How do you stop being the bottleneck in your business? For many founders and managers, the problem starts with something that feels responsible: stepping in, fixing mistakes, answering every question, and approving every important decision.In this episode of It's The Bottom Line that Matters, Jennifer R. Glass and Patricia Reszetylo examine how owner dependence develops and why constantly rescuing employees can train a team to stop thinking for themselves. Delegating tasks does little good when every meaningful judgment still comes back to the owner.The conversation explores reverse delegation, decision authority, financial guardrails, and the difference between teaching someone to complete a task and training them to think through a problem. Jennifer introduces a simple 30-day cruise scenario for identifying the part of a business most likely to break when the owner disappears.Patricia connects the discussion to business systems and transferability. When relationships, processes, and institutional knowledge live primarily in the owner's head or phone, the business may be far less transferable than the owner believes.The episode also lays out a seven-day hands-off experiment: choose one recurring decision, establish clear guardrails, give a team member authority to make the final call, step back, and audit the results after one week.For founders, entrepreneurs, and managers trying to build a business that can operate without constant intervention, this episode offers a practical look at leadership bottlenecks, delegation, team decision-making, and the systems required to step out of the middle.Check out our "Indispensable Scorecard" that we referenced in the episode and see how you can help your business by letting yourself become obsolete!Speaker Bios:Jennifer R. Glass:Jennifer R. Glass brings a practical business-growth and leadership perspective to conversations about decision-making, operational friction, and the systems that keep businesses moving. In this episode, she examines how owners accidentally train teams to stop thinking and offers practical ways to transfer decision authority without removing accountability.Patricia Reszetylo:Patricia Reszetylo focuses on profitability, marketing, business systems, and operational discipline. In this episode, she connects owner dependence to training, business transferability, and the need to build processes that a reasonably qualified person can understand and operate.Keywords/Tags: It's The Bottom Line that Matters, Jennifer R. Glass, Patricia Reszetylo, business owner bottleneck, delegation, decision making, employee empowerment, leadership, business systems, owner dependence, reverse delegation, business transferability, business value, founder bottleneck, management, team training, decision authority, operational systems, business growth, scalable business, business leadership, business ownership, seven day hands off experiment, 30 day cruise test, process ownership, organizational leadership, business operations, founder dependence

Why are so many political activists crashing into severe burnout and depression? Can the deep psychology of Carl Jung provide a radical toolkit for modern survival without retreating from the fight? In this episode of Varnblog, we sit down with ecotherapist and author Rob Faure Walker to deconstruct his groundbreaking book, Radical Jung .We dive into a mind-bending exploration bridging the Marxist radical imagination with Jungian analytical psychology. Rob shares his personal journey through school teacher union organizing, severe activist burnout, and finding spiritual navigation via dream integration and Gnostic texts. Together, we unpack how modern capitalism has become truly nihilistic, why mainstream psychoanalysis often defaults to isolationist individualism, and how right-wing figures like Jordan Peterson have weaponized and essentialized Jungian concepts on hierarchy and gender .Furthermore, we explore the terrifying intersections of state power, counter-extremism governmentality , and how billionaire techno-oligarchs like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Mark Zuckerberg project their own "shadow of privilege" onto marginalized groups while building automated survival bunkers and centralizing control .If you are looking for a deeper psychological toolkit to understand the algorithm's control over our unconscious mind , structural political failure , and the path toward true recovery , this deep-dive conversation is for you.✨ Grab Rob Faure Walker's new book, Radical Jung, out now from Revo Press!Send us Fan Mail Musis by Bitterlake, Used with Permission, all rights to BitterlakeSupport the showCrew:Host: C. Derick VarnIntro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesArt Design: Corn and C. Derick VarnLinks and Social Media:twitter: @varnvlogblue sky: @varnvlog.bsky.socialYou can find the additional streams on YoutubeCurrent Patreon at the Sponsor Tier: Jordan Sheldon, Mark J. Matthews, Lindsay Kimbrough, RedWolf, DRV, Kenneth McKee, JY Chan, Matthew Monahan, Parzival, Adriel Mixon, Buddy Roark, Daniel Petrovic,Julian, Drea, Free Beer 

Microsoft lawsuit loss, Steam refund controversy, One Piece scalper chaos, PS6 handheld speculation, gaming pickups, and a Popcorn Rocket PS4 review. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:50 Game Pickups and Inflation Deflation Challenge 02:21 Discussion on Popcorn Rocket Game 04:48 Nicktoons Dice of Destiny  08:15 Sky Gunner  10:58 Cold Fear  14:46 Finny the Fish and the Seven Waters 19:56 Dino Stalker and Cruisin Blast  22:49 Ryan's Gaming Week and SGDQ 26:09 Microsoft Lawsuit and Digital Ownership Discussion 30:24 The Future of Digital Ownership 32:12 Scalpers and the Manga Market 36:01 Steam Refunds and Developer Concerns 45:41 Sony's Shift to Digital 54:49 Popcorn Rocket: A New Indie Game Review John and Ryan dive into another week of gaming talk, starting with their recent video game pickups and what's currently on their radar. From new finds to ongoing playthroughs, the duo breaks down what's been keeping their controllers busy. The news segment kicks off with Microsoft's latest legal setback as the company lost a lawsuit in a Brazilian court, raising questions about regional regulation and platform responsibility. They then shift to Steam's refund policies for games under the one‑hour return limit, highlighting a recent developer's experience that sparked debate about fairness, abuse, and consumer protection. Next, the conversation moves to Japan, where scalpers purchased One Piece magazines en masse due to a promotional card — another example of collectible culture colliding with opportunistic reselling. The guys then explore a big speculative question: Is the PS6 going digital‑only because it will be a handheld? They break down rumors, hardware trends, and whether Sony's future might lean toward a hybrid device. To wrap up the episode, the Inflation Deflation Game of the Week features a review of Popcorn Rocket on PS4, as John and Ryan evaluate the quirky title's gameplay, charm, and current market value. Find us on TheGameDeflators.com Twitter - www.twitter.com/GameDeflators Facebook - www.facebook.com/TheGameDeflators Instagram - www.instagram.com/thegamedeflators The views and opinions expressed on this channel are solely those of the author. The content within these recordings are property of their respective Designers, Writers, Creators, Owners, Organizations, Companies and Producers. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted. Permission for intro and outro music provided by Matthew Huffaker http://www.youtube.com/user/teknoaxe 2_25_18

Your Quiet Moment — Episode 208You Are Worthy of Your Own Attention━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━You are worthy of your own attention — not because of what you do or what you accomplish, but simply because you exist. In this episode, we explore why we so often put ourselves last, and why that habit slowly erodes our sense of self. You will learn that self-attention is not indulgent or selfish — it is the foundation of everything else. When you attune to yourself, you become more present, more patient, and more grounded for the people and moments that matter most.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━AFFIRMATIONS• I return to myself as often as I need to, without guilt.• I am worthy of my own attention — not because of what I do, but because of who I am.• I give myself permission to take up space in my own life.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━BREATHWORKThis episode includes a gentle breathwork section with three rounds of breathing, designed to help you settle in and turn your attention inward.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━TOPICS• Self-worth and the habit of self-neglect• Why self-attention is maintenance, not luxury• Recognizing where your attention actually goes• The practice of checking in with yourself• Permission to take up space━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who needs to hear that they matter. Follow the show so you never miss an episode, and leave a review if you want to help others discover Your Quiet Moment.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Your Quiet Moment is produced by HustleStudios.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not constitute professional mental health advice. Please consult a qualified professional for any mental health concerns.DISCLAIMER

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# Your Quiet Moment — Episode 205**Title:** You Can Give Yourself Permission to Pause**Theme:** Encouragement, self-compassion, rest, checking in with oneself, letting go of constant productivity**Runtime:** ~10 minutes---Hey, friend. I'm really glad you showed up today. Between everything on your plate and everything circling around in your head, taking ten minutes for yourself is actually a pretty significant act of self-care. Today, we're exploring why pausing isn't about being lazy or falling behind — it's about checking in with yourself the way you'd check in with a friend. We'll talk about why you can't pour from an empty cup, and why rest is one of the most responsible things you can do — not just for yourself, but for everyone around you. Together, we'll breathe through some gentle reminders, and we'll close with affirmations to carry you through the rest of your day.---**Affirmations:**- I honor my need to pause and check in with myself.- I am allowed to stop and rest without guilt.- I release the pressure to always be producing.- I listen to my body and give it what it needs.- I choose stillness on purpose, not by accident.- I trust that rest makes me better, not worse.---**Timestamps:**[00:00] Opening — Welcome and gratitude for showing up[01:30] Settling In — Arriving in the present moment[03:00] The Theme — Part 1 — Why pausing matters, checking in with yourself[05:00] Breathwork — A gentle breathing exercise with intention[06:30] The Theme — Part 2 — Permission to rest, refilling before the crisis[08:00] Affirmations — Part 1 — Three affirmations for self-permission[09:00] Affirmations — Part 2 — Three more affirmations for trust and stillness[09:45] Closing — One small thing to do after this episode---**Tags:** #YourQuietMoment #SelfCompassion #Rest #Pause #SelfCare #Mindfulness #Gentleness #Affirmations #Podcast #WellnessDISCLAIMER

Covert narcissism doesn't always look like rage — sometimes it looks like a warm smile and a locked tower door. In this episode, we break down two Disney stories that map almost perfectly onto real narcissistic abuse patterns: Beauty and the Beast, and Tangled. The Beast shows the overt side — imprisonment, an explosive temper, a rescue that resets everything, and the exact mechanics of trauma bonding when the source of fear and the source of safety are the same person. Mother Gothel shows the covert side — guilt instead of rage, conditional warmth instead of yelling, isolation dressed up as protection. No raised voice, no locked door by force, and yet a young woman spends her life believing a cage was love. Together, these stories map the full spectrum of narcissistic abuse, and why covert patterns are often the hardest to name — there's no single dramatic moment to point to and say, "there, that's when it went wrong." If you've ever loved someone who scared you sometimes and soothed you other times, or felt loved and small around the same person at once, this episode will help you name what you lived through — and start your narcissistic abuse recovery with clarity instead of self-blame. If you've been listening, learning, and starting to see the patterns — but still feel stuck in the same cycles — that's not because you're missing information. It's because this isn't something you're meant to untangle alone. If you're ready to take the next step toward healing, check out my coaching services at www.covertnarcissism.com. I am here and ready to help. And don't forget to subscribe for more empowering episodes like this one. The information provided by Renee Swanson, Covert Narcissism Podcast, and CNG Life Coaching is for educational purposes only and is not to be used for diagnosis purposes and not intended to be a substitute for clinical care. Please consult a health care provider for guidance specific to your case. This material discusses narcissism in general. Renee shares stories from her personal experiences as well as from those she has talked with for several years. Her material does not claim that any specific person has narcissism and should not be used to refer to any specific person as having narcissism. Permission is not granted to link to or repost this material to support an allegation or support a claim that any specific person is a narcissist. That would be an unauthorized misuse of the material and information provided. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Most of what's stopping you from going after what you really want isn't coming from outside. It's coming from inside. And according to Liz M. Lopez, executive coach, bestselling author, and speaker with 19 years of coaching experience, it comes down to permission.Candy sits down with Liz to talk about the seven permissions framework she developed after nearly two decades of watching brilliant leaders lock themselves in a fortress of their own making. Permission to fail. Permission to be supported. Permission to take baby steps. Permission to feel confident today exactly as you are. Permission to prosper. Permission to walk away. And finally, permission to succeed.They talk about why fear is the foundational self-sabotage underneath almost everything, how job hurt and career trauma create invisible rules that run people's lives for decades without them even knowing it, and why asking for support isn't weakness but one of the most strategic things an ambitious person can do.Liz also talks honestly about living the framework herself, catching herself making decisions from fear instead of strategy, and why after seven years of writing this book, she still considers herself a student of the work, not its master.Warm, honest, and deeply practical this is a must listen episode.Grab the free course, Stop Guessing and Start Signing Clients, and start building a coaching business that's actually yours: https://candymotzek.lpages.co/vfo/Want to see what's actually working for coaches right now? Download the free Coaching Business Insights Report 2026: https://candymotzek.lpages.co/business-growth-survey/Ready to work with a coach? Book a free 30 minute call: https://stepintosuccessnow.com/

You Can Trust the Pace of Your Own HeartEpisode 173 — You Can Trust the Pace of Your Own HeartIn today's episode, we're exploring one of the most gentle yet radical ideas there is: that you don't have to speed up to prove your worth. We're diving into the tyranny of productivity culture, the comparison trap, and why your own timing is not a problem to be solved — it's a truth to be trusted.This episode includes guided breathwork, reflective passages, and affirmations to help you let go of the need to perform and start honoring your own natural rhythm.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━SHOW NOTES━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━TIMESTAMPS[00:00] Opening — The quiet revolution inside you[02:30] Settling In — A moment to pause and breathe[05:15] The Theme, Part One — Trusting your own timing[11:45] Breathwork — Shifting from doing to being[14:30] The Theme, Part Two — Why you deserve the same compassion you give others[20:00] Affirmations — Words to carry with you[25:30] Affirmations (Expanded) — Going deeper[30:00] Closing — You are exactly where you need to be━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━AFFIRMATIONS• I trust my own timing.• My pace is not a problem to be solved.• I release the need to prove my worth through productivity.• I am allowed to rest without earning it.• My path is valid exactly as it is.• I move through my life at a speed that honors my truth.• I am not behind. I was never behind.• I give myself permission to be a work in progress.• I release the comparison trap.• I trust that what I need will come in its right season.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━THEMES• Self-trust and inner wisdom• Releasing productivity-based self-worth• Compassionate self-talk• Trusting your own timing• The comparison trap• Permission to rest• Honoring your natural rhythm━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━This episode was produced by Your Quiet Moment.For more episodes and to explore the full library, visit our show page on Spreaker.If this episode resonated with you, consider sharing it with someone who needs to hear this message today. Every share helps us reach someone who might be struggling with the same things.Take care of yourself. Rest when you need to. Move at your own pace. And be gentle with yourself along the way.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━DISCLAIMERThe content in this episode is for informational and inspirational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. If you are experiencing persistent mental health challenges, please consult a qualified healthcare provider.DISCLAIMER

Your Quiet Moment — Episode 177: You Can Allow Yourself to FeelEpisode 177 — You Can Allow Yourself to FeelThere's something we forget more often than we should: you are allowed to feel. Not just the comfortable ones. Not just the ones that fit neatly into a box. All of them.In this episode, we're exploring what it means to stop running from our emotions and start staying with them — not to be overwhelmed by them, but to trust that we can hold whatever rises.✦ What you'll receive today:• Permission to feel all of your feelings — even the ones you think you should be past• Gentle breathwork to help you settle and arrive in the present moment• Encouragement to stop abandoning yourself when things get hard• Affirmations to remind you that your feelings are valid, welcome, and human✦ Theme: Feeling / Permission / Self-compassion✦ Timestamps:[00:00] Opening — Arriving in the moment[01:24] Settling In — A gentle breath together[03:12] The Theme Part 1 — Why feeling isn't weakness[06:08] Breathwork — Three rounds of mindful breathing[07:48] The Theme Part 2 — Letting feelings move through you[14:30] Affirmations Part 1 — I am allowed to feel[17:44] Affirmations Part 2 — I honor what I feel[20:02] Closing — A gentle goodbye✦ Affirmations in this episode:I am allowed to feel. Not just the easy ones. All of them.My feelings are not too much. They are not wrong.I let myself feel without judgment.I stay with myself in difficult moments.I trust that I can hold whatever rises.I honor what I feel.I am safe to feel.✦ Ideal for: Morning meditation, stress relief, emotional healing, sleep wind-down, or any moment you need to remember that it's okay to feel.#YourQuietMoment #SelfCompassion #EmotionalHealing #FeelYourFeelings #Mindfulness #GentleGuidance #Meditation #YouAreAllowedDISCLAIMER

You Can Choose Gentleness Toward YourselfSometimes we pour so much kindness into everyone else but forget to give any to ourselves. Today's episode is an invitation to change that — to turn the gentleness you naturally give to others, inward. We'll talk about that harsh inner voice, why it developed, and how to start choosing a kinder one instead. This is your reminder: you don't have to earn gentleness. You can simply choose it, starting now.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━AFFIRMATIONS IN THIS EPISODE• I choose to speak to myself with the same kindness I give to others.• I am allowed to be imperfect and still worthy of love.• Mistakes do not define my worth. How I respond to them does.• I treat myself with grace, not punishment.• Every day I am learning to be a little gentler with myself. And that is enough.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━TIMESTAMPS[00:00] Opening — You showed up for yourself today[01:30] Settling In — Creating space to arrive[03:45] The Theme — Choosing gentleness over self-criticism[06:15] Breathwork — A moment of quiet stillness[07:30] Affirmations — Kind truths to carry with you[08:45] Closing — Be your own best friend━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━HOSTPaul Santos — Your Quiet Moment━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━TOPICS• Self-compassion and inner kindness• Breaking the cycle of harsh self-criticism• Treating yourself like you would a best friend• The courage to be gentle with yourself• Permission to be imperfect━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Connect with Your Quiet Moment:Instagram: @yourquietmomentTikTok: @yourquietmomentYouTube: Your Quiet Moment PodcastFor more episodes and guided content, visit our website.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━DISCLAIMERThe content in this episode is for educational and inspirational purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. If you are experiencing persistent mental health challenges, please consult a qualified healthcare provider.DISCLAIMER

In the age of AI, humans are becoming more guarded about what they consume, who they invest in, and which brands they trust. And on the other side of that shift, something beautiful is happening: analog is exploding, in-person is booming, and people are craving real connection and simplicity more than ever. In this reflective episode, Kelly shares why she's personally doubling down on in-person experiences, the phrase she wants you to sit with this year, and her own journey of rebuilding female friendship and community after moving to Florida. She talks about why friendship so often gets pushed to the bottom of the list during our most driven seasons, and why, at a certain level of success, the less measured, less strategic, more human things become the ones that matter most. Timestamps 00:00 — The era of zero trust and the emotional toll of AI deception 02:30 — Why analog and in-person experiences are exploding 04:00 — The loneliness epidemic and our craving for simplicity 06:00 — "Permission to be present to": the phrase to sit with this year 08:00 — Kelly's move to Florida and rebuilding female friendship 11:00 — The seasons of life, and relearning how to connect 13:30 — Becoming a curator of community in South Florida 15:30 — Why you should pick a few rooms and go all in (stop butterflying) 17:00 — The August 6th Called to Lead collaboration meetup 18:00 — The August 8th mother-daughter beach pop-up and the Courage Club 19:00 — The Legacy Leaders Retreat (Aug 31–Sept 1) 20:00 — Called to Lead details Resources & Mentions Aug 8: Join us in Delray Beach for our Mother-Daughter Beach Pop-up, hosted by Kelly and Madison through The Courage Club: https://www.courageclubforgirls.com/courage-club-pop-up-event-register  The Courage Club: a club for girls ages 7–14 focused on courage, confidence, and entrepreneurial spirit; $299/year, run by Kelly and Madison with monthly sessions: https://www.courageclubforgirls.com/join-the-club  Aug 31–Sept 1 — Legacy Leaders Retreat:  The room for businesses at $2M–$35M+ who want peer masterminding, hot seats, hands-on coaching: https://join.thebusinessadvisory.com/2026-rsvp  Oct 1 — Called to Lead: the premier women's leadership event of 2026, Boca Raton; for faith, family, and freedom-first women leaders: https://www.sandiglandt.com/called-to-lead 

You Can Rest in This Quiet SpaceEpisode 183 of Your Quiet MomentIn this episode, we explore the gentle invitation to rest in quiet spaces — both external and internal. Sometimes the most nourishing thing we can do is simply pause, breathe, and be.TOPICS COVERED• The gift of stillness• Creating space for rest in a busy world• Releasing the need to always be doing• Finding the quiet center within• Permission to do nothingBREATHWORKA soft breathing practice to guide you into stillness and calm.AFFIRMATIONS• I give myself permission to rest without guilt.• I create quiet spaces in my day for peace to enter.• I am allowed to do nothing and be enough.• I release the need to always be producing or achieving.• In stillness, I find the answers I seek.CLOSINGA gentle reminder that rest is not a reward for productivity — it is a basic need, just like breathing.#YourQuietMoment #Rest #Stillness #SelfCompassion #Mindfulness #Meditation #PeaceProduced by HustleStudiosDISCLAIMER

You Can Trust the Pace of Your Own HeartEpisode 173 — You Can Trust the Pace of Your Own HeartIn today's episode, we're exploring one of the most gentle yet radical ideas there is: that you don't have to speed up to prove your worth. We're diving into the tyranny of productivity culture, the comparison trap, and why your own timing is not a problem to be solved — it's a truth to be trusted.This episode includes guided breathwork, reflective passages, and affirmations to help you let go of the need to perform and start honoring your own natural rhythm.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━SHOW NOTES━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━TIMESTAMPS[00:00] Opening — The quiet revolution inside you[02:30] Settling In — A moment to pause and breathe[05:15] The Theme, Part One — Trusting your own timing[11:45] Breathwork — Shifting from doing to being[14:30] The Theme, Part Two — Why you deserve the same compassion you give others[20:00] Affirmations — Words to carry with you[25:30] Affirmations (Expanded) — Going deeper[30:00] Closing — You are exactly where you need to be━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━AFFIRMATIONS• I trust my own timing.• My pace is not a problem to be solved.• I release the need to prove my worth through productivity.• I am allowed to rest without earning it.• My path is valid exactly as it is.• I move through my life at a speed that honors my truth.• I am not behind. I was never behind.• I give myself permission to be a work in progress.• I release the comparison trap.• I trust that what I need will come in its right season.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━THEMES• Self-trust and inner wisdom• Releasing productivity-based self-worth• Compassionate self-talk• Trusting your own timing• The comparison trap• Permission to rest• Honoring your natural rhythm━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━This episode was produced by Your Quiet Moment.For more episodes and to explore the full library, visit our show page on Spreaker.If this episode resonated with you, consider sharing it with someone who needs to hear this message today. Every share helps us reach someone who might be struggling with the same things.Take care of yourself. Rest when you need to. Move at your own pace. And be gentle with yourself along the way.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━DISCLAIMERThe content in this episode is for informational and inspirational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice. If you are experiencing persistent mental health challenges, please consult a qualified healthcare provider.DISCLAIMER

The Metaphysical Hour with Julia Cannon and Tracie Mahan and Question Master Tiffanny Vortexes, Sacred Geometry, and the Heart's Guidance Through Shifting Timelines Lighting the Grid and Moving Through Mercury Retrograde In this episode of The Metaphysical Hour, Julia Cannon, Tracie Mahan, and Tiffany welcome listeners from around the world and invite them to “shine their light” into the larger energetic grid. Tracie gives an update on her move, explaining how Mercury retrograde has brought delays, disruptions, and redirections, but also completion and progress. She reflects on leaving her former home, feeling the energetic disconnect already happening, and even calling her personal “vortexes” to join her in her temporary space before moving into the next home. Guidance, Lessons, and the Courage to Change The first listener question asks why guidance from a guardian angel may not seem to be coming through. Julia and Tracie suggest that sometimes guidance is not about changing the outer situation but changing how a person is relating to it. They discuss the possibility that a difficult circumstance may contain a lesson the soul chose to explore, and that angels or guides may not interfere until the person recognizes what is being learned. They also clarify that rituals such as cutting cords or tearing up energetic contracts may be useful when they help someone establish boundaries and take an active role in choosing what they will or will not allow. Sacred Geometry, Crop Circles, and Living Patterns of Energy A major portion of the episode centers on sacred geometry, sparked by a question about the symbols in Tracie's background. Julia and Tracie describe sacred geometry as energetic patterning, vibration, and a kind of blueprint woven into life itself. They connect it to snowflakes, microscopic patterns, chakras, the Merkaba, the Flower of Life, Dr. Masaru Emoto's water research, sand-and-frequency demonstrations, and crop circles. Their discussion presents crop circles as frequency-based symbols or programs that can be received simply by looking at them, with Tracie and Julia describing the information as something that can be transmitted through pattern, vibration, and resonance. Crop Circles, Earth Frequencies, and the Meeting of Above and Below The crop-circle discussion continues with a question about whether they come from Earth or from ships. Julia and Tracie respond that they understand it as both: a frequency or craft-related activation that meets the Earth's response. They discuss why crop circles often appear in certain areas of the United Kingdom, pointing to land composition, white stone, water tables, and specific energetic environments. They also compare the appearance of crop circles to sending an email full of compressed information, suggesting that the symbol itself can carry more than the conscious mind immediately understands. Pets, Transition, and Permission to Go Another listener asks how to know when it is time to release a beloved pet. The hosts respond with tenderness, saying that animals often have an easier relationship with death because they do not think about it the way humans do. They encourage listeners to talk to their pets, listen for whether the animal feels ready, and recognize that animals may sometimes hold on because their humans are not ready to let go. Tracie and Julia also note that pets may carry energy or stress for people, and that a sudden burst of vitality near the end can happen even when the animal is still ready to transition. Protection, Fear, and the Safety Frequency The episode also addresses whether creating a protective circle every day might block spiritual growth by keeping out uncomfortable experiences. Julia and Tracie say no, explaining that if an experience is truly part of a person's learning, it can still come through. They frame protection practices, white-light pyramids, gatekeepers, and “I am safe” mantras as tools for calming fear and helping a person feel safe enough to proceed. The point, in their view, is not that there is necessarily something dangerous to block, but that a feeling of safety helps keep someone out of fear and in a higher creative vibration. Retrogrades, Timeline Shifts, and the Wisdom of the Heart In the closing portion, the hosts return to Mercury retrograde, new jobs, timeline shifts, solar flares, the Schumann resonance, and the sense that people's personalities and realities may be changing. Tracie shares that after a recent client session, she felt as if she had moved onto a different timeline where things flowed more smoothly. The hosts suggest that something larger than Mercury retrograde may be happening, with upgrades and energetic integration unfolding in the background. The final question asks about head-versus-heart conflict, and Julia and Tracie answer that the heart knows: when the head rationalizes and confuses, the heart points toward what brings joy, relief, and authentic alignment. The episode closes with information for finding Tracie through QHHTOfficial.com or TracieMahan.com, along with thanks to Tiffany and the audience.

In this two-part CNG Community Chat, four moms sit down to talk about one of the hardest parts of covert narcissistic abuse recovery: watching your children start to see it for themselves. In part one, they share the specific moments — some sudden, some slow-dawning — when their kids realized what was really happening at home, and what daily life looks like now as their relationships with the other parent shift. If you've ever wondered how much your kids really see, or carried guilt about what they've lived through, this conversation will meet you right where you are. If this resonates, my coaching program can help you work through it one-on-one — learn more here: www.covertnarcissism.com Want conversations like this one delivered straight to you? Subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an episode. If you'd like to be part of a future CNG Community Chat, you can sign up here: https://www.covertnarcissism.com/community-chats The stories shared in this episode reflect the personal experiences and perspectives of community members and are shared for the purpose of support, connection, and healing — not as therapy, diagnosis, or legal advice. Every family situation is different, and if you're navigating covert narcissistic abuse, custody concerns, or your children's wellbeing, please consult a licensed therapist or attorney who can speak to your specific circumstances. The information provided by Renee Swanson, Covert Narcissism Podcast, and CNG Life Coaching is for educational purposes only and is not to be used for diagnosis purposes and not intended to be a substitute for clinical care. Please consult a health care provider for guidance specific to your case. This material discusses narcissism in general. Renee shares stories from her personal experiences as well as from those she has talked with for several years. Her material does not claim that any specific person has narcissism and should not be used to refer to any specific person as having narcissism. Permission is not granted to link to or repost this material to support an allegation or support a claim that any specific person is a narcissist. That would be an unauthorized misuse of the material and information provided. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode of VarnVlog, we are joined by Brandon Lightly to discuss the complex and often misunderstood history of Maoism. We dive deep into the theoretical underpinnings of the "mass line" and "new democracy," exploring how these concepts served as an internal critique of Marxism and a departure from Soviet-style bureaucracy.Key Topics Covered:Defining the Mass Line: Is it just populism, or a sophisticated leadership feedback loop?The Historical Origins: From the Hunan Report to the Long March and the second United Front.Theoretical Innovations: Mao's 1961 critique of Joseph Stalin and the rejection of the "Great Man" theory of history.Fragmentation: Why there are so many different Maoist tendencies (MLM, MIM, Third Worldism).Praxis: The rectification movement and the relationship between urban intellectuals and the rural peasantry.Journal ArticlesDirlik, A. (1970). The ideological foundations of the Chinese Revolution. Journal of Contemporary History, 5(3), 39–54.Dittmer, L. (1977). Line struggle: Notes on its organizational context and theoretical development. Modern China, 3(3), 303–312.Fogel, J. A. (1980). Ai Siqi, establishment intellectual by Joshua A. Fogel. Modern China, 6(1), 23–47.Hammond, E. R. (1978). Marxism and the mass line [Doctoral dissertation, University of California, Berkeley]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global.Korolev, A. (2017). De-ideologized mass line, regime responsiveness, and state-society relations. China Review, 17(2), 7–36.Lyman, S. V. (1970). The Chinese Communist Party in the United Front, 1937–1945 [Doctoral dissertation, University of California, Berkeley]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global.Mazur, M. G. (1995). The United Front of the 1940s: A social and cultural perspective. Modern China, 21(4), 431–456.Selden, M. (1971). The Yenan Way in revolutionary China. The China Quarterly, (45), 263–294.Steiner, H. A. (1951). Current mass line tactics in Communist China. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 277(1), 422–436.Teiwes, F. C. (1978). The origins of rectification: Inner-party purgation in the 1930s. The China Quarterly, (74), 181–201.Tokuda, N. (1971). The mass line during the Yenan period. The China Quarterly, (47), 1–18.Townsend, J. R. (1967). Political participation in Communist China. University of California Press.Womack, B. (1980). The phase of de-Maoization in China. China Report, 16(1), 7–21.Womack, B. (1991). Mao Zedong and the sinification of Marxism. The China Quarterly, (126), 1–15.Young, G. (1980). On New Democracy and the transition to socialism. Modern China, 6(1), 3–22.Books & Primary SourcesCoble, P. M. (2023). The collapse of Nationalist China: How Chiang Kai-shek lost China's civil war. Cambridge University Press.Elbaum, M. (2018). Revolution in the air: Sixties radicals turn to Lenin, Mao and Che. Verso Books.Hirata, K. (2024). Making Mao's steelworks: Industrial Manchuria and the transnational origins of Chinese socialism. Cambridge University Press.Karl, R. E. (2010). Mao Zedong and China in the twentieth-century world: A concise history. Duke University Press.Li, H. (2024). Fighting on the cultural front: U.S.-China relations in the Cold War. Columbia University Press.Lin, C. (2019). Mass line. In C. Sorace, I. Franceschini, & N. Loubere (Eds.), Afterlives of Chinese Communism: Political concepts from Mao to Xi (p. 122). ANU Press.Lovell, J. (2019). Maoism: A global history. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.Lowe, D. M. (1966). The function of "China" in Marx, Lenin, and Mao. University of California Press.Mao, Z. (1940). On New Democracy. Marxists Internet Archive.Mao, Z. (1977). A critique of Soviet economics. Monthly Review Press.Moufawad-Paul, J. (2016). Continuity and rupture: Philosophy in the Maoist terrain. Zero Books.Schram, S. R. (Ed.). (2005). Mao's road to power: Revolutionary writings 1912–1949: Vol. VII. New Democracy, 1939–1941. M.E. Sharpe.Zheng, Q. (Ed.). (2020). An ideological history of the Communist Party of China (Vol. 2) (L. Sun & S. Bryant, Trans.). Royal Collins Publishing Group.Send us Fan Mail Musis by Bitterlake, Used with Permission, all rights to BitterlakeSupport the showCrew:Host: C. Derick VarnIntro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesArt Design: Corn and C. Derick VarnLinks and Social Media:twitter: @varnvlogblue sky: @varnvlog.bsky.socialYou can find the additional streams on YoutubeCurrent Patreon at the Sponsor Tier: Jordan Sheldon, Mark J. Matthews, Lindsay Kimbrough, RedWolf, DRV, Kenneth McKee, JY Chan, Matthew Monahan, Parzival, Adriel Mixon, Buddy Roark, Daniel Petrovic,Julian, Drea, Free Beer 

Send us Fan MailWe sit down with Worcester Fire's (and Blue Card lead Instructor) Gary Fleischer, plus Blue Card lead instructors Eric Phillips and Chris Stewart, to unpack how strategic decision-making and critical thinking make Blue Card work on real calls. We connect the “why” to NIOSH lessons, legal risk, and the day-to-day habits that help crews put water on the fire faster and go home safe. • Worcester's repeated NIOSH recommendations shaping a clear why for change • Rolling Blue Card out with chief-level support and SOP alignment • Why the rank and file needs the full picture, not just the mechanics • How the strategic decision-making model becomes trainable and repeatable • A real Worcester working fire story that validates the system • Sustaining the command system through daily use and refreshers • Integrating command, radio traffic, and critical factors into any drill • Avoiding training scars by finishing evolutions through the full problem • Measuring outcomes that matter, including faster water and better search • Keeping hard chargers aggressive while staying coordinated and accountable • Leadership that stops bad things from happening, even when unpopular Check out the B Shifter Podcast with Worcester Fire Chief Martin Dyer here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1785403/episodes/18879949Check out Ed Hartin's 10 Minute Command Training here: https://bshifter.com/10-minute-training-first-due-at-a-structural-collapse-with-trapped-victims-whats-your-plan/Order the 3rd Edition of Fire Command here: https://bshifter.myshopify.com/products/new-fire-command-3rd-editionFor Waldorf University Blue Card credit and discounts: https://www.waldorf.edu/blue-card/For free command and leadership support, check out bshifter.comSign up for the B Shifter Buckslip, our free weekly newsletter here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/fmgs92N/BuckslipShop B Shifter here: https://bshifter.myshopify.comShare this podcast with your friends, and don't forget to like and subscribe!Thank you for listening! 

Grab the GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY Prompt Vault HERE Welcome to another Live EFT Tapping Session on the YOU CAN CALL ME “BOSSY” PODCAST! In today's episode I invite you to a transformative session with Macair, one of my cherished clients. Together, we delve into the struggles and fears that come with managing a business, touching on themes of self-doubt, fear of failure, and the pressure of balancing personal and professional life. Macair opens up about her experiences and desires to shift from feeling overwhelmed and inadequate to embracing empowerment, creativity, and resourcefulness. Tune in as we explore how EFT tapping can help release these emotions, allowing for a newfound sense of confidence and alignment in pursuing one's entrepreneurial dreams. This episode is all about self-discovery and empowerment, providing listeners with valuable insights and inspiration. Throughout the interactive session, I'll guide you through tapping on different meridian points while addressing common self-doubts and fears, ultimately aiming to instill a sense of empowerment and readiness to tackle challenges. So, sit back, follow along, and let's dive into this transformative EFT tapping experience.NEED A VISUAL WHILE YOU TAP? If you need a visual while tapping you can CLICK HERE for the Instagram post I shared with a step-by-step guide.If you want to learn more about EFT Tapping (cause maybe you are new and need more details on what this weird but powerful practice is - I get it) CLICK HERE for the EFT Tapping Intro Episode! Key Takeaways: Social media challenges faced by Macair, including content creation and scheduling. Getting over the fear of being abandoned or left unsupported. Permission to be imperfect, make mistakes, be vulnerable, and be visible. If you enjoyed this episode and are excited for more, please be sure to SUBSCRIBE and write a review to help build momentum and support the show (5-stars would be AWESOME!)_____________________________________________ JOIN US IN - THE CLUB - An annual membership where high-achieving women come together to unapologetically OWN THEIR “BOSSY” in order to rise to the top, make massive impact, and not burn out while doing it. Join TODAY to get access to all past workshop replays and past group coaching calls - always incredible takeaways and AHA moments from reviewing these sessions! Grab your spot in THE CLUB today by CLICKING HERE! _____________________________________________ LET'S FREAKING GO! GRAB THIS FREE DOWNLOAD: GRAB 100 FREE JOURNAL PROMPTS TO OWN YOUR BOSSY BY CLICKING HERE LET'S CONNECT: Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, or join my STAND IN YOUR POWER FACEBOOK GROUP Grab a signed copy of my bestselling book STAND IN YOUR POWER HEREWatch my TEDx Talk “The Wisdom of Your Ancestors Should Be Ignored” HERE

Today's teaching is from our Gospel Night in Winnipeg, where Peter encourages the believers to enjoy God without limits and without the fear of man, as David did when the Ark of God returned to his city.BRAVEHEART SUMMITBraveheart Summit 2026 registration is officially open!This November 4th - 6th we're joining together in sunny Miami with Bravehearts like you from around the world. These three days will be like no other. We will encounter the living God through His Table, worship, faith training, connection and commissioning. The Summit isn't a conference — it's a connect point for people who are hungry for MORE of God - more of His vision, His growth, His freedom and His abundant joy. Please be aware that Miami is a busy destination with many events happening in early November. We recommend securing your accommodations early! Spots are limited, so don't wait. Get your ticket today. We can't wait to see you in Miami!Send us Fan MailSupport the show

OMG, we're taking a trip back to the very beginning of Almost 30 to listen to our early episodes, and honestly...we can't believe we're here today. Listening back had us laughing, cringing, and getting emotional over the dreams we had, the women we were, and the people we thought we'd become. Some things changed completely, and some of the things we wanted most somehow found us in ways we never could've planned. This is a deeply personal episode, and if you've ever looked back at an old version of yourself and thought, "Wow, she had no idea what was coming," let this be your reminder that every version of you is worthy. Get ready to laugh ‘til your abs hurt ladies—we're heading down memory lane! We also talk about: Our first impressions of each other + the women we were 10 years ago The dreams we had for our future selves + the manifestations that came true How our voices, identities, and priorities have evolved over the years Why giving yourself permission to cringe is actually a sign of growth The dating stories + deal-breaker questions that had us crying laughing The friendship that became the foundation of Almost 30 Trusting your intuition + following what feels like a full-body yes Why every season of reinvention is preparing you for what's next Looking back at old versions of yourself with compassion instead of judgment The beauty of realizing your life unfolded even better than you planned Resources: Instagram: @lindseysimcik  Instagram: @itskrista  Sponsors: BetterHelp | This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. You don't have to say yes to everything this summer. Find support in therapy. Sign up and get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/almost30. The Absorption Company | Start taking supplements your body can actually absorb. Go to https://absorbmore.com and enter ALMOST30 at checkout for up to 35% off your first order. Ritual | Don't settle for less than evidence-based support. Save 25% on your first month at Ritual.com/ALMOST30.  Super | Start building your credit the easy way. Go to Super.com/credit right now to see how Super+ can help you boost your credit score.  Hero Bread | Hero Bread is offering 10% off your order. Go to https://hero.co and use code A30POD at checkout. To advertise on this podcast please email: partnerships@almost30.com. Learn More: Get your copy of Almost 30, A definitive guide to a life you love for the next decade and beyond. https://almost30.com/book Listen to Morning Microdose! A quick trip into higher consciousness - https://almost30.com/morning-microdose Watch on YouTube - https://youtube.com/Almost30Podcast Join our community - https://www.facebook.com/Almost30podcast/groups Follow: https://instagram.com/almost30podcast https://tiktok.com/@almost30podcast Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: almost30.com/disclaimer.

This week, I'm sitting with a realization that made me cry in my car: my daughter is learning to take up space without first checking whether she is too much. Watching her at camp showed me that we really have created something different, even while I'm still untangling the childhood fears that taught me to shrink, scan the room, and control what I could.We're talking about parenting without projecting, breaking generational cycles, postpartum anxiety, family addiction, emotional safety, faith, and the strange gift of raising tiny queens who remind me who I was before I started editing myself. Maybe this is your permission, too: seasons don't have to stall you, and you're allowed to take up space again.00:00 This Episode Needed to Be Heard03:20 Camp Changed the Conversation04:07 Becoming a Mom Felt Different Each Time05:49 Postpartum Anxiety and Fear06:42 The Illusion of Control in Parenting08:31 Projecting Fear Onto Our Kids10:10 I Want Them to Call Me First11:06 Watching Her Take Up Space13:21 When Did I Stop Taking Up Space?14:08 Learning to Scan the Room16:00 We Broke the Pattern18:47 My Tiny Queens Reminded Me21:00 Seasons Don't Have to Stall You22:09 Permission to Take Up Space23:29 Who Is Cheering You On?

Today we're joined by two thoughtful therapists, teachers, peacebuilders, and friends, Amanda Ford and Melissa Mason.Together with their spouses, Patrick Mason and Chad Ford, Melissa and Amanda have dedicated years to the work of building peace in families, communities, and faith spaces. But in this conversation, they invite us to consider the foundation of all lasting peace: the quiet, often difficult work of cultivating peace within ourselves.Drawing from their work as therapists and educators, Amanda and Melissa offer a vision of emotional wholeness that challenges many of the assumptions our culture rewards. Together we explore how striving, productivity, and constant achievement may inadvertently shape our sense of worth, and ask why so many of us find it so difficult to rest—even when we desperately need it. They ask us to become more fluent in the wisdom of our bodies and to rediscover rest—not as something we earn, but as both a spiritual practice and a commandment.Again and again, they remind us that spiritual formation isn't a race toward perfection, that every season of our lives can become part of who we're growing into. We hope this conversation helps you notice the ways you might be being invited into more rest and presence and less striving. Learn more about their work at Waymakers at waymakers.usTickets for Restore 2026 are now available, and we have a new format we think you're going to love. Get details here!

When one parent shows up as the "nice, generous" one — buying gifts instead of ever offering real repair, gaslighting instead of listening — kids learn to distrust the very signals that are supposed to keep them safe. In this episode, Renee walks through practical, age-specific tools to help kids and teens of a covert narcissist reconnect with their own nervous system: how to recognize an emotional signal before it becomes a full-blown meltdown, how to separate a parent's gaslighting from their own gut-check, and how to teach a child that their feelings don't need anyone's permission to be real. Whether you're newly separated, co-parenting with a covert narcissist, or supporting kids through narcissistic abuse recovery, this episode gives you language and tools you can use today. If you're ready for more support on your own healing journey, I invite you to check out my coaching program at covertnarcissism.com. If this episode spoke to you, please subscribe so you don't miss what's coming next. The information provided by Renee Swanson, Covert Narcissism Podcast, and CNG Life Coaching is for educational purposes only and is not to be used for diagnosis purposes and not intended to be a substitute for clinical care. Please consult a health care provider for guidance specific to your case. This material discusses narcissism in general. Renee shares stories from her personal experiences as well as from those she has talked with for several years. Her material does not claim that any specific person has narcissism and should not be used to refer to any specific person as having narcissism. Permission is not granted to link to or repost this material to support an allegation or support a claim that any specific person is a narcissist. That would be an unauthorized misuse of the material and information provided. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Is the label "high performer" quietly holding you back from becoming one?In this episode, Patrick unpacks four lessons from the 21-day High Performance Challenge — and makes the case that high performance isn't a status reserved for athletes and CEOs. It's a set of actions anyone can adopt.From Tony Robbins' "musts vs. shoulds" to Kobe Bryant's marathon gym session, we connect high performance to the core belief that true excellence is something we pursue for others, not for ourselves.❤️‍