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Permission To Be Human

Janelle and Andrea

Welcome to Permission to be Human! --- We"re Andrea and Janelle--two midlife mavericks sharing openly about our own experiences--messy AF and no regrets----with marriage, divorce, polyamory and pleasure. You"ll hear from relationship experts, meet real life Bravehearts and get intimacy skills. Truth: When we"re brave enough to ask for what we want, honor our boundaries and have the hard conversations--with partners, friends, family and, most importantly, ourselves--magic happens and happiness

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52:09

95: Part 8/12, Amelia Broughton Talks Human Design:...

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2025/07/08

95: Part 8/12, Amelia Broughton Talks Human Design: Building a Relationship with Yourself Series In this episode, we interview Human Design guide Amelia Broughton to add crystal-style-clarity to one of the most misunderstood systems of self-awareness out there. They cover our own lack of self-trust, how culture trains us to override our instincts, and how to come back to our own internal compass. Amelia breaks down the Human Design types—not as labels, but as living archetypes—and shares how HD is

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94: Part 7/12, Ariana Macartney's Shroom &...

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2025/07/01

94: Part 7/12, Ariana Macartney's Shroom & Pussy-Driven Path to Coming Home: Building a Relationship with Yourself Series This is not your average self-help chat. In this episode, Andrea and Janelle sit down with Arianna Macartney—artist, naturopathic doctor, psychedelic somatic guide, certified AF spiritual badass—for a raw and rich conversation. We're talking sacred sexuality, microdosing as medicine, and healing through creative expression and intuitive sobriety. Ariana is where textbook wisdom

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93: Part 6/12, An Academic Braveheart Talks Lostness,...

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2025/06/24

93: Part 6/12, An Academic Braveheart Talks Lostness, Longing & Discomfort: How to Build a Relationship with Yourself Series Ever gotten intentionally lost? In this episode, Janelle and Andrea sit down with the inimitably honest Michael Scott Overholt for a conversation that will touch you in surprising ways. Expect Greek philosophy, truth bombs, a Bay Area breakthrough, the indirect benefit of knowing yourself and why getting totally lost might be the best way to find out what you actually need

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51:38

92: Part 5/12 Dãmasa Doyle on Touch, Trauma &...

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2025/06/17

92: Part 5/12 Dãmasa Doyle on Touch, Trauma & Ancestral Wisdom: How to Build a Relationship with Yourself Series Welcome to the episode where we strip self-help down to its naked, sacred roots. Our guest, Dǎmasa, dives deep into shamanic healing, ancestral wisdom (yes, your grandma’s trauma might live in your hips), and why belonging feels like both a birthright and an epic hero’s journey. Trauma? Oh, it’s here. But so is the medicine. You’ll learn why healing is sometimes more intentional ritual

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91: Part 4/12, The Rise of the Real Andrea: How to...

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2025/06/10

91: Part 4/12, The Rise of the Real Andrea: How to Build a Relationship with Yourself Series In this poignant, and touching episdoe, Janelle and Andrea wade into the gritty glorious impact on your relationships, family, boundaries, and even choir potluck, when self-relationship blooms. Spoiler alert: The ultimate judgement she had to overcome was her own. No filters. No fake smiles. Just two women talking truth, power, and what it means to come home to yourself. Grief and gold here Bravehearts

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90: Part 3/12, Andrea Says: Your Roles are Not You:...

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2025/06/03

90: Part 3/12, Andrea Says: Your Roles are Not You: How to Build a Relationship with Yourself Series In this soul-baring episode, Janelle sits down with the unfiltered, fire-hearted Andrea Enright to discuss the tears, truths, spirit and confessions (I’m terrible at letting things go!) involved in building a relationship with yourself. Apparently, her intuition was so tired of being ignored, it threatened to pack up and move out. If youve checked the boxes, but still feel off, this is where to

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38:26

89: Part 2/12, Janelle's Messy AND Magical Journey to...

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2025/05/27

89: Part 2/12, Janelle's Messy AND Magical Journey to Self-Love: Building a Relationship with Yourself Series What happens when you stop outsourcing your worth, get radically honest with yourself, and finally become your own damn soulmate? This episode is a warm slap in the face (with love) for anyone who's tired of self-abandoning and ready to live heart-first. Janelle dives into the raw, real, not-always-attractive terrain of building a relationship with… you. From sacred (not selfish) spiritual

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50:46

88: Part 1/12, Janelle Says: We'll Never Break Up:...

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2025/05/20

88: Part 1/12, Janelle Says: We'll Never Break Up: How To Build a Relationship with Yourself Series Andrea interviews Janelle about building a relationship with herself. They cover the catalysts, the crises, the discomfort, the tools and the deep courage required. She was scared to look at stuff! Her optimism actually prevented self-honesty! It’s NOT neat and tidy! There’s a nod to Glennon Doyle, Human Design, The Gene Keys, Michael Pollan and Jamie Wheal. You’ll hear: Just how many baths

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Season 4: How to Build a Relationship with Yourself

Permission To Be Human ·

2025/05/20

Season 4: How to Build a Relationship with Yourself --------------- We’re Andrea and Janelle--two midlife mavericks sharing openly about our own experiences--messy AF and no regrets----with marriage, divorce, polyamory and pleasure. You’ll hear from relationship experts, meet real life Bravehearts and get intimacy skills. Truth: When we’re brave enough to ask for what we want, honor our boundaries and have the hard conversations--with partners, friends, family and, most importantly,

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38:54

87: Erotic Wellness Practitioner Janelle Tells All

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2025/05/13

87: Erotic Wellness Practitioner Janelle Tells All In this episode, Andrea interviews Janelle about her path to be an Erotic Wellness Practitioner and explore how she works with couples to reawaken their sex life. They cover intimacy education, somatic therapies, emotional release, cultural stigmas, holistic health and how much we have to unlearn in order to enjoy our pleasure. Seriously! She’s a Braveheart out to change our culture! If you want to empower yourself and your partner, as

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40:18

86: Permission Coach Andrea Enright Tells All: It’s...

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2025/05/06

86: Permission Coach Andrea Enright Tells All: It’s OK to Want More & Here’s How to Get it! In this episode, Janelle interviews Permission Coach Andrea Enright, who shares her own struggles about following life’s script and coming up empty. She then explains how through insights, reflections and radical acceptance, she helps forty-something women who have the “mid-life meh’s” to R.I.S.E, and come home to themselves. Using her own haikus, shell analogies, accents, musical lyrics and unbridled

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36:28

Re-Issued: 22: The RBDSM Conversation: It’s Not About...

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2025/04/29

Re-Issued. Original air date 10/24/2023 22: The RBDSM Conversation: It’s Not About Kink, but the S Does Stand for Sex Are you craving more intimacy and connection? Here’s a conversation that will lead you there. RBDSM stands for Relationships, Boundaries, Sexual Health, Meaning & Aftercare. Yes, this is a conversation you have BEFORE you take your clothes off---and it’s such a beautiful thing. We break down the acronym and role-play, too. ‌ -A debunking of the mind-reading myth that RomComs

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48:25

85: Part 12/12, Janelle and Her Lover Talk...

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2025/04/22

85: Part 12/12, Janelle and Her Lover Talk Awkwardness, Vulnerability & Pleasure: How to Talk about Sex Series In a detour from their usual dynamic, Andrea interviews Janelle and her lover, John, about their sex and intimacy conversations amidst their soul-led, comet relationship! Yes, you read right. Comet. There’s deep honesty, vulnerability and some serious WTF moments as they explain how they took responsibility for their own experience and got oh-so-vulnerable, even amidst an awkward

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46:06

84: Part 11/12, Braveheart Hillary Asks What Do You...

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2025/04/15

84: Part 11/12, Braveheart Hillary Asks What Do You REALLY Want from Sex?: How to Talk about Sex Series In this episode of Permission to Be Human, hosts Janelle and Andrea engage in a deep conversation with single Braveheart Hillary Mendoza about navigating difficult topics, the importance of self discovery, the polarities of head vs. heart, giving vs. receiving and abundance vs. scarcity. There’s deep wisdom and self-awareness. You’ll hear: --How Hillary learned to work with her body (not

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83: Part 10/12, Sexual Exploration After 50 Years of...

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2025/04/08

83: Part 10/12, Sexual Exploration After 50 Years of Monogamy: How to Talk About Sex Series Andrea and Janelle engage in a deep conversation with Braveheart and former emergency physician Doug Yeakel about his journey navigating the complexities of love, communication and vulnerability in relationships. He reflects on his own bravery and curiosity to share what’s on his heart, explores the idea of love beyond traditional boundaries and the significance of body awareness in understanding one's

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82: Part 9/12, The Repair is Where the Juice Is: How...

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2025/04/01

82: Part 9/12, The Repair is Where the Juice Is: How to Talk about Sex Series Janelle and Andrea interview intimacy and relationship coach Dr. Hazel-Grace Yates about their own REPAIR process. Bravehearts, here’s the holy-shit-this-is-it, articulate culmination of navigating difficult shit! Hazel Grace explains how Resourcing, Empathy, Permission, Acknowledgement, Impact and Restore create “safety and scaffolding” so you can arrive at complex shared realities, and restore integrity and deep

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81: Part 8/12, Bringing Reflections, Death & AI into...

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2025/03/25

81: Part 8/12, Bringing Reflections, Death & AI into the Bedroom. (Seriously!) How to Talk about Sex Series Good news Bravehearts! Rupture and repair can strengthen your relationship! And AI can help. Not even kidding. Janelle and Andrea interview Braveheart, author and passionate ceremonialist, Yana Rumi about the importance of ritual, reflection and curiosity when navigating difficult conversations. Truth: Love is not enough--because it can’t replace self-awareness. Janelle tears up. Andrea

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80: Part 7/12, Become Your Own Lover: How to Talk...

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2025/03/18

80: Part 7/12, Become Your Own Lover: How to Talk about Sex Series Bravehearts! These are the instructions you’ve been waiting for. Articulate, calm and compassionate, intimacy guide Briana Cribeyer builds a bridge between your pleasure and the REST OF YOU, and lays it all down: You cannot communicate gracefully with a partner until you know what’s within. You’ll hear: —A reframe and cliff notes of the RBDSM conversation —How to Emotionally Release without exhausting your system —Why expansion

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79: Part 6/12, The Art of Asking for What You Want: ...

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2025/03/11

79: Part 6/12, The Art of Asking for What You Want: How to Talk about Sex Series In this episode, Janelle and Andrea discuss the Wheel of Consent with educator, playwright and pro-domme Carmen Leilani De Jesus. They cover how to get curious about what we want and ask for it (no small task) and how we can find a win-win! There’s real-time embodiment exercises, several mic drop moments (Andrea shrieks!) and actionable homework for Bravehearts. Includes a nod to the Pomodoro Technique, “The Art of

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78: Part 5/12: Pillow-Screaming & Active Listening:...

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2025/03/04

78: Part 5/12: Pillow-Screaming & Active Listening: How to Talk about Sex Series Janelle and Andrea share how talking about sex comes back to communication skills, yo, (ones you were probably never taught) including active listening, nonviolent communication, emotional release tools, the RBDSMAT framework and itty bitty conversation hacks. They’ve both come a loooong way. But don’t let your masculine take over--these are not achievements, they're skills that take years to put into practice. Have

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