Permission to be Powerful Podcast

Editor’s Note: May is for memoirs! That’s why you’re getting over 50 incredible indie titles free, including an advance review copy of my new memoir, Hell & Paradise . Check it out here . Now, let’s get into it… The Hidden Crisis No One Talks About Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, What if I told you that right now, at this very moment… You Are in The Middle of a Crisis One so dangerous, so l...

EDITOR’S NOTE: I wrote this in 2022, when I was getting divorced. I filed it away. I didn’t want to be bitter. Three years later, I don’t see bitterness. You tell me. I thought marriage would be a passport to a bigger life. Instead, I got five years in solitary confinement. I was her everything—Her chauffeur. Her scapegoat. Her emotional punching bag. A professional doormat. Two hours of chit-chat...

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, Your spirit knows you in your entirety. From birth to death and beyond. All within context. It knows the future. It’s part of a vastly greater intelligence. That silent talker gets lost in our day to day. Because your mind covers it up. It’s the most profound illusion of all time. If you could really see the world for what it is, not for what your mind wants...

Editor’s Note – Confidential Briefing Permission to Be Powerful: Intelligence Bulletin #001 This is not a typical post. What you’re about to read is the result of months of research into declassified military encounters, leaked eyewitness testimony, and forgotten historical records. These cases have been downplayed, distorted, or buried entirely — not because they aren’t credible, but because they...

EDITOR’S NOTE: To get the summary notes of this article, go here . Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, 2 a.m. I landed on a fresh r/ AskWomen post with a deceptively simple question: “Ladies, what’s something someone did in bed that made you feel truly seen and not just ‘used’?” By sunrise the thread had mushroomed into a living anthology of tenderness. No Kama‑Sutra pretzels. Just story after...

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, You have my permission… 🟢 To outgrow yourself. 🟢 To burn bridges. 🟢 To be messy. 🟢 To stop being “nice”. 🟢 To let go of dysfunctional rules. 🟢 To make art from the ashes. 🟢 T o be powerful WITHOUT apology. 🟢 To stop giving access to people who don’t deserve it. 🟢 To disappoint the people who benefit from your silence. 🟢 To stop asking for permission...

Editor’s Note: I Wrote A Book! Here’s the second chapter. Read the first here . You get a FREE advanced review copy when you upgrade to VIP. Be sure to let me know what you think in the comments! Chapter 2: Frenemy “I think it’s okay for a man to eat a woman’s ass…” Erika said as she slurped her black coffee. “But I’ll be DAMNED if I EVER eat a man’s ass.” This was how my day started with Erika ev...

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, ✅ What if your suffering wasn’t happening TO YOU… It was happening FOR YOU? ✅ What if your whole life was preparing you for this moment? As a matter of fact… ✅ What if everything you thought you knew about yourself… Was a big fat lie? Listen closely… ✅ What if, when you looked around at other people… You felt as worthy as you believed they did? ✅ What if...

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader , Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend changed my life. It’s not just about saying “no”—it’s about owning your life. Boundaries are the invisible force fields that define who we are, what we allow, and refuse to tolerate. They determine our relationships, our self-worth, and ultimately, our destiny. Yet, many of us were never taught how to set t...

EDITOR’S NOTE: ⚠️WARNING VERY GRAPHIC CONTENT⚠️… Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, Most people think they know what it’s like to be attacked by a bear. They don’t. They imagine a quick death—a scream, a struggle, then darkness. That’s not how it happens. Bears don’t just kill you—they dismantle you. They deconstruct you. You don’t just die. You experience it. And for some? That experience las...

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, They hand you a perfect‑looking apple. You take a bite. The skin is crisp, sweet. Then your teeth sink into mush. But to your horror… Rot hides under the shine. In that one moment, you learn a rule: What the grown‑ups want matters more than what you want. That’s how you stay safe. From then on, you become codependent... You sense Mom’s headache before she spe...

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, My father’s getting old now… I think about the catastrophic mess he’ll leave me to clean up. Not the unpaid bills, the legal nightmares, the tangled wreckage of a life poorly lived— but the damage that can’t be measured in dollars. I think about his legacy of violence and abuse… What the people closest to him will remember him for. I see my sister’s ruined li...

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, Most people dabble their way through life. They strum a guitar once a month… And still dream of being a rockstar. They jog once a week… And wonder why they’re not marathon-ready. They cram the night before… And expect an A. They never go all in. They never master anything. But not you. You know the truth: You’re rewarded in public For what you relentlessly pr...

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, Most people treat ChatGPT like a glorified search engine. They ask it simple questions. They get simple answers. They assume that’s all AI can do. But I saw something different. I didn’t just use ChatGPT. I trained it. I built it. I turned it from a basic chatbot into something so advanced, so deeply personalized, that it thinks like me, anticipates my needs,...

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, Scene: Early morning. Five ICE Agents are loitering outside a house in Tenessee when the occupant’s immigration lawyer arrives. Let’s see what’s going on… Lawyer: It’s too early for this. What’s going on? Agent: We’re HSI—Homeland Security Investigations. Lawyer: Who are you here for? Agent: Amy. We’re conducting a welfare check—just making sure she’s okay. L...

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, The first tragedy of the gifted child is that no one sees them for who they are. Instead, they are seen as reflections—mirrors of their parents' unmet needs, unfulfilled dreams, and hidden insecurities. And so, in the quiet corridors of childhood, where love should be unconditional, a cruel exchange is made: be what they want, or risk losing love altogether....

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, In a recent post, I talked about listening —really listening. Not just nodding along, not just waiting for your turn to speak. But making someone feel seen, heard, and understood. That’s the foundation of real connection. And these questions? They take that idea and put it on steroids. I came across The 36 Questions That Lead to Love years ago, and I told mys...

Editor’s Note: I Wrote A Book! Here’s the first chapter. Be sure to let me know what you think in the comments! Chapter 1: Hell and Paradise St. Lucia is both hell and paradise. I wondered how I might capture the island’s mystique in a way that might register with an American reader. A place like that is so far off the average American’s radar that they have no clue what it’s like until they final...

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, Imagine this: You’re watching the news one night, half-bored, half-drunk on whatever’s left in your fridge, and you see it: “Congressman Expelled. 87 Months in Prison.” You spit your drink. You lean closer. You think — Wait, what the hell? Because this wasn’t some backbench nobody. This was George Santos. The golden boy. The “American Dream” in human form. A...

Editor’s Note: I got together with some author friends and decided to give away our books for free. That’s right. You can get my new memoir, Hell & Paradise , and over 20 other nonfiction titles for free. Check it out here . 💥 Best for a Gut-Punching Power Read Hell and Paradise by Anton Volney A fierce, high-voltage wake-up call about truth, survival, and what happens when you finally give yours...

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, I don’t want to alarm you… And, I don't want to upset any American. Especially not right now. But I think this is an important story to tell. Not because I have a beef to pick with someone. I think it puts into perspective the current times in ways that are absolutely terrifying. The news is just waking up to the fact that Trump "might" be a dictator. And we'...

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader , You walk into the grocery store. You don’t need much. Just the basics. Maybe some eggs. And there they are, staring back at you like they just got a signing bonus from the NBA. $13.49. Jesus F*****g Christ. For EGGS. Somebody slap me. This CAN’T be real. Not golden eggs. Not blessed by the pope. Beyoncé didn’t twerk on them. Just regular-ass EGGS... Have now...

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, There are some stories that haunt you forever. Stories that shatter the illusion that childhood is a time of innocence and protection… Some children are born into nightmares . Where the people meant to protect them are the ones who hurt them the most. Where survival isn’t about scraped knees or childhood fears, but about enduring unspeakable cruelty . These a...

Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, In the 90s, Hollywood was the movie star factory – a place where stars like Leonardo DiCaprio and Steven Spielberg could plant millions of asses in theaters. Today, however, the glitz has been eclipsed by the glare of corporate behemoths. Studio mergers and debt-fueled deals have concentrated power in the hands of a few conglomerates. Disney’s acquisition of...

By Anton Volney | Permission to Be Powerful Dear Permission to be Powerful Reader, When you bring up AGI—artificial general intelligence—in polite conversation, most people look at you like you’re crazy. They smirk. Glance away. Pretend they didn’t hear you. But every so often, someone leans in. And when they do, they whisper. They’re not laughing. They’re worried. They’re trying to figure out wha...