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Permission to Heal

118 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 416 ratings

Empathy begins with the sharing of our stories. In this podcast, we engage in meaningful, deeply human conversations to inspire connection, compassion, understanding, and whole-hearted wellness. We all need to learn to give ourselves the grace and space to heal from trauma, breathe through the tough stuff, and create meaningful lives and love. Only we can give ourselves permission to trust and take care of ourselves, follow our hearts and desires, and build lives of love, home, and belonging. Marci Brockmann is an author, mental health counselor in training, artist, podcaster, and English teacher. Check out her books, art, and much more at www.marcibrockmann.com. Permission to Heal Bookshop - Buy the books from the episodes and support local & independent bookstores. https://bookshop.org/shop/PermissiontoHealBookshop. Thank you so much for listening. Please Subscribe, Review & Share.😊

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Permission to Heal Episode #15 - A Chat with Christy Primmer - Mental Health Counselor & Success Coach about Loving Yourself from the Inside Out

February 24, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 46.4 MB

Christy Primmer is a Canadian author, TV Host of Women Who Lead, registered mental health counselor, and Success Coach for women. Christy founded her company Primetime Consulting Services Inc. to educate and empower women to get back in the driver’s seat of their own lives. She teaches women how to reclaim their power through practicing self-care, get confident AF, and create the life and business they desire. Christy is passionate about the power in words! Advocating for others who cannot...

Permission to Heal Episode #14 - A Conversation with Claudia Taboada about being a Badass Unstoppable You and Self-Care for Busy Moms

February 17, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MB

Claudia and I had a phenomenal conversation about self-care, keeping a sense of ourselves as busy, stressed-out mamas, ways of staying focused, intentional, resilient, and healthy while taking care of your children, and all the myriad responsibilities modern mothers have. Claudia Taboada recently published a memoir entitled  ''Burnout to Unstoppable’’ which details her transformational journey from overwhelmed and a burned-out autism mom to the self-actualized mom she is today.  Claudia ac...

Permission to Heal Episode #13 - A very special Valentine's Week episode about Mid-Life Love & Marriage.

February 10, 2021 05:00 - 2 hours - 83 MB

Welcome to this special Valentine's week special episode of Permission to Heal. I had this idea a while back to do a four-way conversation with my husband, Michael, and our friends, Craig Lancaster and Elisa Lorello for a special conversation between four creative, compassionate mid-life friends who have recently found mid-life marriages. Each husband and wife pair were friends before that blossomed into love. Michael and I were friends for 29 years before things heated up. Craig and Elisa...

Permission to Heal Episode #13 - A very special Valentine's Week episode about Mid-Life Love & Marriage.

February 10, 2021 05:00 - 2 hours - 83 MB

Welcome to this special Valentine's week special episode of Permission to Heal. I had this idea a while back to do a four-way conversation with my husband, Michael, and our friends, Craig Lancaster and Elisa Lorello for a special conversation between four creative, compassionate mid-life friends who have recently found mid-life marriages. Each husband and wife pair were friends before that blossomed into love. Michael and I were friends for 29 years before things heated up. Craig and Elisa...

Permission to Heal Episode #12 - A Conversation with Danielle Laura, Transformation Catalyst

February 03, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MB

Danielle Laura - The sovereignty of self-mastery is the new sexy. We chatted about finding Inner strength and spirituality, trusting our inner selves, healing our hearts, and finding the love and passion we all deserve. Danielle Laura is a transformation catalyst, a two-time number one bestselling and award-winning author, advisor, energy and relationship expert, and founder of the H.O.T. Method™. She founded several companies that improve the way we heal and learn. In her private work,...

Permission to Heal Episode #11 - A Conversation with Matchmaker and Dating Coach Dr. Holly Battey.

January 27, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MB

Dr. Holly is a Psychologist-turned-Matchmaker & Dating Coach who helps single men and women find love. Dr. Holly helps sincere, kindhearted, conscious single clients find the love of their dreams. With a doctorate in clinical psychology and a successful career in executive search, she is uniquely qualified to find your perfect match. She founded Find Love at Last in 2014 to help sincere women and men find lasting love and has been a matchmaker, coach, and image consultant for over 8 years.  ...

Permission to Heal Episode #10 - A conversation with Sapna Rad about Connecting with Ourselves to Connect with Our Kids.

January 20, 2021 05:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MB

What if you could live your truest vision? Sapna Rad says that "people are born to experience joy, love, happiness sometimes fail, get back up, forgive, go on adventures and live our best possible wonderful lives, then what gets in the way of living our truest, most beautiful lives? Just by asking these questions and embarking on the journey, you’re halfway there." Sapna Rad empowers parents who want homes filled with kindness, connection, joy, and authenticity. Sapna is a Certified Consci...

Permission to Heal Episode #9 - A Conversation with Tina Feigal about Present Moment Parenting.

January 13, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MB

Tina Feigal, M.S., Ed. is the Director of Family Engagement at Anu Family Services in St. Paul, MN. A former school psychologist Is now a parenting coach and parenting coach trainer at the Center for the Challenging Child now a branch of Anu Family Services. As a coach and trainer of coaches, Tina supports adults in applying the techniques in her books Present Moment Parenting: The Guide to a Peaceful Life with Your Intense Child, winner of the 2017 Moms Choice Gold Award and available on ...

Permission to Heal Episode #8 - A Conversation with Melissa Jones Wheeler about Empowering Young Girls

January 06, 2021 05:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MB

Melissa Jones is an inspiring girls empowerment coach and highly effective licensed classroom teacher who helps girls learn daily positive habits so they can feel confident in who they are and connect with other girls in an empowering environment.  She has been motivating and cultivating connections among hundreds of girls and providing families with resources she has gained through over 22,680 hours of experience. After noticing patterns in girls across 4 different school environments rela...

Permission to Heal Episode #7 - A Conversation with Julie Blouin about Healing with Gratitude

December 30, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MB

International best-selling author, motivational speaker, and Certified Professional Coach, Julie Blouin helps people who feel stuck in the areas of career, health, relationships, wealth, spirituality, and well-being to reach a new milestone, set new goals, and live the life of their dreams. She "vibrates in the frequency of love" and helps her clients focus on personal growth and success by helping them increase their dose of self-love, self-confidence, self-worth, self-care, self-discipli...

Permission to Heal Episode #6 - A Conversation with Giselle Naidu - End Narcissistic Abuse to Create Healthy Relationships

December 23, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 46 MB

Join Giselle Naidu and me as we chat about narcissistic abuse, its effects on children and our psyches growing up, and how that molds our relationship templates as adults. Our open and honest conversation just might inspire your next courageous steps toward healing. Giselle Naidu has been a practicing psychologist for over 19 years with a particular interest in self-growth, development, and increasing social connectivity, which are protective factors for mental health. Giselle has a passio...

Permission to Heal Episode #5 - A Conversation with Aura Martinez - Get Curious to Get Connected & Confident

December 16, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 51 MB

Through being curious about everything about ourselves and life, we are on the path to healing- healing our inner wounds, healing our self-esteem, helping our relationship with ourselves, etc.- and this will ultimately lead to the path of personal mastery and success. Aura E. Martinez is a Self-Discovery and Empowerment Coach, helping the outer and inner travelers who seek greater well-being and personal fulfillment to discover themselves powerfully so that they can live life to the max. A...

Permission to Heal Episode #4 - A Conversation with Manya Chylinski - Violence & Trauma Healing Advocate

December 09, 2020 05:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MB

Communications specialist and survivor Manya Chylinski helps people whose lives have been touched by trauma understand how resiliency and compassion are part of the path to healing, to enable them to live their best lives. She uses her experience as a survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing to help others understand the importance of recognizing the psychological impacts of violence. Manya and I chatted about mental health advocacy and the birthplace of empathy, how we talk about emotional ...

Permission to Heal Episode #3 - A Conversation with LaNika Shelly Williams - The Bounce Back Queen

December 02, 2020 16:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MB

Join me for episode 3 as I talk with LaNika Shelly Williams who has been dubbed THE BOUNCE BACK QUEEN! We talk a lot about parenting, raising mentally healthy children, and what it takes to be an exceptional mom. "The Bounceback Queen", LaNika Nichelle is a Motivational Speaker/Coach/Life Cheerleader/Mentor, Upcoming Author, and Philanthropist. She helps those with life struggles overcome challenges. While being their biggest cheerleader, she teaches them how to cheer themself through lif...

Permission to Heal Episode #2 - A Conversation with Justice Bartlett - A Writer, Healer & Hypnotherapist

November 28, 2020 23:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MB

Justice Bartlett is a dear friend and fellow writer. She and I know each other through the Elephant Journal family and have so much In common with our abusive pasts and our healing journey. In this conversation, we explore it all. Join us! Justice's mission is to offer clear, compassionate communication about the hard, holy, and human nature of life. To that end, she offers thoughtful articles, videos, interviews, as well as healing & hypnotherapy sessions and classes. Justice is passionate...

Permission to Heal Episode #1 - A Conversation with Shari Strong - Break Free from a Cycle of Crisis.

November 28, 2020 22:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MB

Shari Strong, MA, ELI-PC is a Pastoral Counselor, Mindset Coach, and author who helps women break free from a cycle of crisis when unexpected challenges show up in their life. She has learned that mindset matters and it's more than just thinking more positively. Many women suffer from DCC (Destructive Crisis Condition) and Her Break Free From Crisis program helps women let go of guilt, shame, and feeling stuck to living life with peace and confidence. Her first book, "My Life Begins Next Mo...

Permission to Heal - Introductory Episode

November 28, 2020 22:00 - 7 minutes - 5.43 MB

Hello, I am Marci Brockmann. I want to introduce myself and PERMISSION TO HEAL.  For as long as I can remember, I’ve been writing and drawing and painting to express myself and make sense of the world around me. I’ve been keeping journals for 35+ years as a way to process the psychologically challenging experiences and situations I found myself in growing up with familial mental illness and addiction, and the behavioral templates for relationships I developed in response. Over 30 years of t...

Permission to Heal - Introductory Episode

November 28, 2020 22:00 - 7 minutes - 5.43 MB

Hello, I am Marci Brockmann. I want to introduce myself and PERMISSION TO HEAL.  For as long as I can remember, I’ve been writing and drawing and painting to express myself and make sense of the world around me. I’ve been keeping journals for 35+ years as a way to process the psychologically challenging experiences and situations I found myself in growing up with familial mental illness and addiction, and the behavioral templates for relationships I developed in response. Over 30 years of t...

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