Permission To Be Human - the podcast

Permission To Be Human - the podcast

Hosted by: Mel Findlater

Welcome to Permission To Be Human where we tap back into the human part of being a mom with big audacious dreams. If you have a dream simmering under the surface but you keep questioning whether you should pursue it,...

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Episode 43 - Motherhood After Trauma with Emily Cleghorn

*trigger warning: childhood abuse In today's episode we have a look into motherhood after trauma. Our guest Emily Cleghorn is an award-winning Trauma Recovery Coach, author, podcaster and inspirational speaker on a...
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Episode 42 - taking care of you while leaving the world a better place with Katelyn Carey

This is a gem of an episode with Katelyn Carey. *trigger warning: The topics of breast cancer and miscarriage/medical abortion are discussed in this episode. We have the honour of hearing her experience of being a...
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episode 41 - Making personal transformation accessible and fun with Lou Shackleton

You know how the self help section at a book store can seem kind of over done, overly ambitious and well, kind of boring? I feel like our guest in this episode is pretty much the opposite of this. Lou Shackleton is...
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Episode 40 - When becoming a Mother isn't as easy as you thought it would be

Sometimes, getting pregnant and having a child isn't as easy as many of us assumed it would be. I share this episode to make talking about the challenges normal. Trigger warning: IVF and miscarriage are discussed This...
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Episode 39 - Pining for Purpose: What to do when you don't know what you want to be when you grow up

What do you want to be when you grow up? Don't know the answer? Neither do most. In this episode we explore purpose and this ongoing question and what to do when you don't know the answer.
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Episode 38 - Permission to ask for help

When was the last time you asked for help? How did it feel? When was the last time you were asked for help? How did that feel? How did it feel to give and make a difference to someone else's life? good right? In this...
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Episode 37 - Why self care is about the spa but oh so much more

Tired of people telling you take some time for you... to go have some self care? You know they are right, but it's simply not working...at least not as well as you hoped. So what are you meant to do?  In this episode...
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Episode 36 - Permission to have many many ideas

This is for the idea people out there listening. The ones who gain energy from each new idea that comes. Who can see each and every one of them working out.  ....and who keep beating themselves up for being in an idea...
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Episode 35 - How to lean into your purpose and be your best self with Linda Grubic

Purpose, impact, and being exactly who you are.  Meet Linda Grubic, Family and Individual Life Coach that supports you in finding your WHY to be Who you want to be, so you can get to WHERE you need to get. Linda is...
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Episode 34 - The alternative to new year's resolutions

Join me as we welcome in 2024 and think about what what the year ahead has to bring. In this episode we discuss the new version of new years resolutions, having a one word intention.  If you are feeling the new...
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Episode 33- Why I left my toddler with her dad for a week and perhaps you should to

In this episode I bring you back to my life 6 years ago, when I had my first toddler. I share a blog post that I wrote at the time about the first time I ever went away from my child and how it was both the hardest...
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Episode 32 - How to stay calm during family get togethers

'It's the most wonderful time of the year'...no pressure right? In this episode we look at how to have real time resilience, as per Reivich, 2008 with a very specific technique to check in with our thoughts, beliefs...
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