Permission To Be Human - the podcast

In this episode Mel Findlater interviews Emiliya Zhivotovskaya, MAPP, MCC, one of the most influential people in her life in the past 4 years. We explore Emiliya's story of going from a challenging upbringing with plenty of loss, through to being a child party entertainer, and eventually following her esire to learn more about how humans can thrive by pursuing her Masters in Applied Positive Psych...

In this episode of Permission to be Human, host Mel Findlater shares the inspiring story behind the creation of her 'Courage Club'. Mel discusses her journey of turning a two-year dream into reality, the importance of building confidence through small steps, and the power of community and connection among growth-minded women. Tune in to hear about the first successful session of the Courage Club a...

In the latest episode of Permission to be Human, host Mel Findlater has an engaging conversation with Kayla Murray, a local entrepreneur from Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island. Kayla shares her journey of starting a climbing gym and purchasing a board game café, both aimed at fostering a strong community. They discuss Kayla's vision for creating women's adventure retreats to combine her passion...

Are you worthy of joy? Like, do you really truly believe that you are? When we dig deep down, so many of us in fact don't believe that we are worthy of joy. What's the all about? And how do we shift it?  Today we speak with Heidi Esther, joyologist, about her story, joy, and worthiness. How do they merge together? How can you use joy as your compass in life? And why is that so important?&nbsp...

In this episode, the host Mel Findlater interviews Jena Ponti Jauchius of N Is For Nature Play one year on from when she last joined us on the podcast in Episode 10. Back then, she told us about all of our senses and we discussed how we can create play spaces that meet all of our sensory needs, especially for our kiddos.  In this episode we continue on by checking in on Jena one year on, disc...

A short solo episode for you today where we explore this often secret desire that many of us have to go out and change the world. Often, we hide this away and think 'who am I to change the world?' or we think we are alone in these thoughts. Well in this episode I discuss how "we are matter who year to matter" as Rebecca Goldstein says.  Permission to take the tiny steps to go out and make you...

In this simple and short episode host Mel Findlater discusses the quote on her wall "Building what's right, not just fixing what's wrong", why she has it there, how it impacts her business and life decisions and how being strength focused could also positively impact your life too.  Find Mel over at  https://www.facebook.com/permissiontobehumanco https://www.instagram.com/permissiontobeh...

Raising Conscious and Sensitive Children with Carrie Lingenfelter In this episode of 'Permission to be Human,' host Mel Findlater is joined by Carrie Lingenfelter, a former elementary educator, early childhood interventionist, and speech therapist, who is also a mother of two. The episode delves into the importance of raising children to be conscious and sensitive, tuning into their needs, and aid...

Embracing Nature for Wellbeing with Katelyn Carey In this insightful episode of Permission to be Human, Mel Findlater welcomes back Katelyn Carey, a clinical nurse educator passionate about nature's impact on well-being. They explore the profound benefits of engaging with nature, backed by scientific studies showing how even small interactions with the natural world can significantly improve menta...

Mel Findlater and Candice Neveu on Confidence and Courage   In this episode of Permission to be Human, host Mel Findlater engages in a deep conversation with Candice Neveu, a coach, teacher, and TEDx speaker. Candice shares her mission of helping women achieve their boldest goals by building confidence and uncaging their fullest potential. The discussion touches on topics like overcoming impo...

Sometimes to see something up close, we have to back away and get perspective.  In this episode Mel Findlater talks you through her recent solo trip to the UK, from her home in Canada, where she visited friends and went to a unique event for the doers and changemakers of the world, The Do Lectures, on a farm seemingly in the middle of nowhere in Wales.  Why would she spend the money, tak...

In this empowering episode of Permission To Be Human, Mel Findlater delves into the essence of courage. Discover how courage is not the absence of fear, but the presence of fear and taking action anyway. Mel shares insightful research and personal anecdotes on building the courage muscle and embracing your fears. Episode Highlights: Understanding Courage: Learn why courage is about facing fear and...

Episode Title:  Episode 65 - When Your Dream Is To Have A Family with Corrina Gordon-Barnes Host: Mel Findlater Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussions about stillbirth and grief. Please take care while listening. In this episode Mel interviews  Corrina Gordon-Barnes, an executive coach with 18 years’ coaching experience. Creating a family with her wife was her biggest dream;...

In this episode of Permission to be Human, host Mel Findlater interviews Emma McAdam, the founder of Therapy in a Nutshell. They discuss Emma's journey from being a full-time marriage and family therapist to a mother and YouTube sensation with 1.6 million subscribers. Emma shares her mission of making mental health skills accessible and the importance of getting better at feeling emotions. They ex...

Episode Overview In this inspiring episode of "Permission to Be Human," host Mel Findlater reconnects with Cheryl Rickman, a writer, positive psychology practitioner, and advocate for flourishing in life. Join Mel and Cheryl as they delve into the power of nature, the importance of gratitude, and the journey of navigating life's transitions with positivity and purpose.  Cheryl describes herse...

Episode Title : Permission to Get It Wrong: Embracing the Give It A Go Mentality and Building Courage   Host : Mel Findlater Summary : In this solo episode of Permission to Be Human, Mel explores the empowering concept of giving ourselves permission to get things wrong. Drawing inspiration from the lean startup methodology, Mel discusses how adopting a mindset of experimentation and iter...

Title : Breaking Generational Cycles with Angie Weber Host : Mel Findlater Guest : Angie Weber Angie Weber, mom of twins, the creator of The Parent Toolbox, and host of the podcast Mom Essentials, is on a mission to help break generational parenting cycles. Angie believes as we change conversations, we can change generations. Summary : In this powerful episode, Mel chats with Angie Weber, mom of t...

Have you ever heard someone talking about changemakers and thought, 'I wish I was one of them'? Well, you can be and already are!  In this episode Mel speaks with Jillian Mama J Love about systems change, diverstiy, justice, changemakers, and more. We explore how being a change maker starts right inside our own home.    Jillian Mama J Love says:  I'm Jillian "Mama J" Love, and...

Today we have author, and ADHD Positive Parenting Coach Shelley Lippman here to share her journey and how the lessons she learned through parenting children with ADHD has guided her big, audacious dream.  She says:  Poet Kalen Dion says, "Encouraging someone to be entirely themselves is the loudest way to love them." My big, audacious dream is to transform the way we parent kids with ADH...

One year of this podcast and asking every guest interviewee to give us a top tip for our mother's with big, audacious dreams means an abundance of useful, practice, inspirational knowledge that simply can't be ignored.  So, I've gathered them all together into our final episode of this busy one year anniversary week. This is an episode not to miss! You will walk away feeling like you can take...

It's One Year Anniversary week when this is getting dropped, so be sure to check out our facebook and instagram live every morning this week at 10am pst where we will look at a very specific tool for helping overcome overwhelm.    And don't forget to:   like Permissiontobehumanco on facebook   follow permissiontobehumancoaching on instagram    and review Permissi...

It's One Year Anniversary week when this is getting dropped, so be sure to check out our facebook and instagramlive each morning this week at 10am pst for tangible tools to help manage overwhelm.    And don't forget to:   like Permissiontobehumanco on facebook   follow permissiontobehumancoaching on instagram    and review Permission to be human - the podcast on Spoti...

This episode is a little different. In honour of the podcast's one year anniversary week, this time, I've brought an old highschool friend Jenn on to reminisce about old memories of us, in order to give you a glimpse into my younger self. I have to admit I loved listening back to it while editing, but it's also a bit strange to talk about myself!  There's a few juicy tidbits in there!  A...

It's One Year Anniversary week when this is getting dropped, so be sure to check out our facebook and instagram live each morning this week at 10am pst for tangible tools to help manage overwhelm.    And don't forget to:   like Permissiontobehumanco on facebook   follow permissiontobehumancoaching on instagram    and review Permission to be human - the podcast on Spot...

It's One Year Anniversary week when this is getting dropped, so be sure to check out our facebook and instagram live with this podcast's guest Jewell Siebert, where she will show us exactly what tapping looks like! Insta: @permissiontobehumancoaching  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/permissiontobehumanco And don't forget to:   like Permissiontobehumanco on facebook   follow permi...