Permission To Be Human

Season 6 Announcement: How to Design a Relationship that Works -------------- 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 ensues. If you're seeking permission to create a new map for relationships and want to feel less alone along the way, we got you. With glitter and radical acceptance, Janelle & Andrea. Follow, subscribe and share!Learn more about us at: https://www.permissiontobehuman.live/ Music: "Running Wild" by LVDY https://www.lvdymusic.com/

115: Andrea's Update: Letting Go, Falling In Love, and Realizing the Answer Is Not in Your Phone What if everything you thought defined you… dissolved? Your marriage. Your business. Your income. Your identity. And instead of panicking — you felt more alive? In this raw, funny, deeply human episode, Andrea talks about what happens after you burn the old blueprint to the ground--at age 50! This is less about "how to glow up" and more about how to let go without losing your soul. You'll hear: -How her new partnership makes no time for TV or phones -Why she wants to go sell books or bake bread now -How she feels less anxious and more ALIVE….with LESS money -How your flaws might be mismatches instead of defects -Why being busy is not the same as being alive =Her confront mass consumption head on -Hidden writer-grief about the reality of AI -------------- 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 ensues. If you're seeking permission to create a new map for relationships and want to feel less alone along the way, we got you. With glitter and radical acceptance, Janelle & Andrea. Follow, subscribe and share!Learn more about us at: https://www.permissiontobehuman.live/ Music: "Running Wild" by LVDY https://www.lvdymusic.com/

REPEAT: 32: Your Evil Twin vs. Your Inner Witch: Who Do You Listen To? Janelle interviews Andrea about the five ways to discern the voice of your Ego (what Andrea calls her Evil Twin) from the voice of your Calling (what she calls her Inner Witch). So juicy. You'll hear why your Evil Twin is all about anxiety, attainment, doing and burnout, while your Inner Witch is all about silence, journey, being and fulfillment. Includes a reference to spirit crowns, Fight Club, 3-5 Club, and a story about white water rafting down the Nile.You'll hear: -What it means to appreciate the Bliss of the Blur -How to develop a better relationship with your Inner Witch -Why it's all a practice and not a one-and-done lesson -How a goal you can never reach is actually fulfilling -Why receiving isn't selfish -------------- 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 ensues. If you're seeking permission to create a new map for relationships and want to feel less alone along the way, we got you. With glitter and radical acceptance, Janelle & Andrea. Follow, subscribe and share!Learn more about us at: https://www.permissiontobehuman.live/ Music: "Running Wild" by LVDY https://www.lvdymusic.com/

REPEAT: 49: Art is Our Favorite Thing: Museums, Meaning & Freedom Janelle and Andrea love art--especially mixed meda. They live within it, they travel to see it and it makes them feel free and alive. From pussy willow branch curtain rods to birthing chairs and Indonesian doors to dramatic outdoor murals, they give permission to love what you love, and create with wild abandon. So many nods! Everything, Everywhere All at Once, Ann LaMott, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tracey Barnes, Meow Wolf, James Turrel, Christo, Shakespeare's Ophelia, Meow Wolf, Clyfford Still, Denver Art Museum, Waldorf Schools, Bobbi MacGee Lopez, Boombox Design, ARTMA. You'll hear: -Why doll-faces put a cap on creativity -How art can be a lived experience -Why Andrea thinks art is the meaning of life -Weird things that happened at the MCA Denver -Good reasons to start painting a mural in your house -------------- 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 ensues. If you're seeking permission to create a new map for relationships and want to feel less alone along the way, we got you. With glitter and radical acceptance, Janelle & Andrea. Follow, subscribe and share!Learn more about us at: https://www.permissiontobehuman.live/ Music: "Running Wild" by LVDY https://www.lvdymusic.com/

112: Part 12/12: What if God Sounded Like Music? Bibles, Motorcycles & Love with Keith Major: How to Build a Relationship with God Series In this episode, Andrea and Janelle drop into a soul-level conversation with Keith Major — once a pastor, now a happiness coach who traded doctrine for embodied joy. Keith shares the gritty truth of his spiritual evolution: the music that was his connection to God, the role the Bible played in his life (a big one) and how a college teacher and a motorcycle accident shifted everything. They explore what it means to talk to God in your own language — to sing your prayers, dance your devotion, and trust yourself. -Exactly how Keith chose truth over titles -About smuggling bibles into Russia -How Keith claimed himself, but kept God too -Why you should dance with your shirt off! -How to stop outsourcing your worth to religion and relationships -How to tap into the divine. Every day. On Venice Beach. Find Keith online at Major Change -------------- 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 ensues. If you're seeking permission to create a new map for relationships and want to feel less alone along the way, we got you. With glitter and radical acceptance, Janelle & Andrea. Follow, subscribe and share!Learn more about us at: https://www.permissiontobehuman.live/ Music: "Running Wild" by LVDY https://www.lvdymusic.com/

110: Part 10/12: Greg Kelly Says Grace is a Springboard for Transformation: How to Build a Relationship with God Series In this episode of Permission to Be Human, hosts Janelle Orion and Andrea Enright sit down with investor Greg Kelly for a conversation that refuses to play small. They dive into the messy, mystical, utterly human process of building a relationship with God—one that's less about dogma and more about direct experience, curiosity, and love in motion. Greg, raised Catholic, opens up about his encounters with the divine, the healing tension between skepticism and faith, and how a simple postcard project became a quiet revolution of compassion. It's an unexpectedly rip-roaring good time. There's a nod to Les Mis, siritual consultant Kristin Bredimus and The Emerald podcast. You'll hear: -Why if we make space, a relationship with God is always available. -An encounter with a witch, Jesus and spirits in Boston -A new take of the "placebo" effect -How faith can unlock dormant human potential. For real. -Why logic vs. mysticism is part of the spiritual path. -Greg's definition of Grace--a springboard for transformation -About the day a pedestrian ran out in front of his car -How spirituality and mental health are often playing together -Why playing your little part in peace might be enough -------------- 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 ensues. If you're seeking permission to create a new map for relationships and want to feel less alone along the way, we got you. With glitter and radical acceptance, Janelle & Andrea. Follow, subscribe and share!Learn more about us at: https://www.permissiontobehuman.live/ Music: "Running Wild" by LVDY https://www.lvdymusic.com/

108: Part 8/12: A Brandi-Carlisle-Loving Jewish Mom on Community, Guilt, Rabbis & the Superbowl: How to Build a Relationship with God Series In this episode of Permission to Be Human, Andrea Enright and Janelle Orion sit down with dedicated mom, wife and Jewish-born Denverite Tara Zucker for a dear and down-to-earth conversation about modern-day Jewish life and what that means for a spiritual relationship. They touch on how the greater community, the Torah, the structure and the teachings fuels Tara's sense of belonging., and how ancient traditions and family rituals have helped her navigate a world of conflict and suffering. There's a nod to Brandi Carlisle, and Dansko clogs ;-) You'll hear: -Why her connection to God is less prayer, more practical life -All about Judaism's take on the afterlife -The absence of recruitment in the Jewish faith. No saving required. -How community, gathering and ritual helps Tara feel held -Why tuna fish is an important contribution for her particular temple -How Judaism (and two female rabbis) help Tara relate to the world -------------- 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 ensues. If you're seeking permission to create a new map for relationships and want to feel less alone along the way, we got you. With glitter and radical acceptance, Janelle & Andrea. Follow, subscribe and share!Learn more about us at: https://www.permissiontobehuman.live/ Music: "Running Wild" by LVDY https://www.lvdymusic.com/

106: Part 6/12: Losing Yourself & Finding Spirit: Devotion over Discipline with Breath-worker Claudia Nanino: How to Build a Relationship with God Series In this episode of Permission to Be Human, hosts Andrea Enright and Janelle Orion sit down with Claudia Nanino, a master breathwork facilitator who's learned to make peace with change by breathing straight through it. Claudia opens up about a childhood of Roman Catholicism, leaving behind polished identities, mothering while awakening, and realizing a relationship with God is a "reconnection" and that it can look however works best for you. They talk about how to nurture a beautiful connection to spirit, why self-forgiveness is essential, her intentionality in giving back and how verything she thought she was supposed to be had to die before she could breathe. There's a nod to 'The Four Agreements" by Miguel Ruiz, "Many Lives, Many Masters" by Dr. Brian Weiss and the Ho'oponopono Prayer. You'll hear: -Claudia's journey of choosing devotion over discipline -Why she eventually traded control for communion -How rituals can keep us anchored to spirit -Why Claudia believes everything is God, even you -Her story of how releasing old identities set her free -Claudia's go-to phrase when she's in conflict -Why vulnerability builds muscle where armor used to be. -Some insight on raising teenagers in a spiritual setting (hint: just model it) -------------- 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 ensues. If you're seeking permission to create a new map for relationships and want to feel less alone along the way, we got you. With glitter and radical acceptance, Janelle & Andrea. Follow, subscribe and share!Learn more about us at: https://www.permissiontobehuman.live/ Music: "Running Wild" by LVDY https://www.lvdymusic.com/