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Mindfulness and Resilience: Who Gave You Permission to Change?
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- Jul 22, 2026
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- 608
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Summary
The Whole Again Podcast: Mindfulness and Resilience through Kinstugi Wisdom airs every Monday, Wednesday and Friday with Pause Breathe Reflect Microdose Meditations, Growth Mindset and Mindfulness Tips, to help us transform our scars into healing and resilience. And between May and October, I'm sharing a new series I'm calling: A Perfectly Imperfect Union. It's about connecting with every day folks as they reflect on America at 250. Conversations will air every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. ------- Do you need someone's permission to change? That's the question a leader Michael coaches recently put to him: before his accident, was he ever given permission to become someone new? It's a question most of us are quietly asking ourselves too, even if we've never said it out loud. In this episode, Michael unpacks why we don't need anyone's permission to shift, evolve, or outgrow the groove we've settled into, and why staying stuck there creates a quiet, constant tension. He calls out the corporations that profit from our self-doubt, the ones selling us a fix for a story we were never meant to believe in the first place. He also revisits the rocks in our backpack, the DO HAVE BE trap so many of us live inside without realizing it, and why finding the right peloton matters more than finding permission. You will discover: Why change never actually requires anyone else's approval, including your own past self's How to recognize when you're stuck in a groove that no longer fits who you're becoming The DO HAVE BE trap and how corporate culture profits from keeping us in it A simple set of questions to ask yourself about what still fits and what you've outgrown Why surrounding yourself with the right peloton matters more than waiting for permission. You can now download my Pause…