Permission

In this week’s episode we chat about permission, and how it’s wound up in the journey to becoming your true self. Why have we chosen to talk about permission? * In our last two episodes we’ve talked about delight and thriving - both of which can be related to joy, abundance, pleasure, savouring… all things that summer encourages us to embrace, but can also bring up feelings of discomfort or guilt. * We can end up feeling as though we need or want to seek permission to allow ourselves to slow down or enjoy ourselves or feel content for a while instead of striving for more - so we thought it might be helpful to consider this theme in more depth. * Summer’s also a time when we might desire some time away from work, which again can cause us to seek permission for this, and it’s also a season (as we’ve spoken about already this series) that can feel like it has to be lived and experienced in a particular way, whereas it can be helpful to give ourselves permission to do things differently - much like living a rewilded life in general. * We’re also currently in Gemini season (May 20th - June 21st) - all about questioning ‘shoulds’ and expectations / breaking societal rules. What do we chat about? * How we can often question whether we’re ‘allowed’ to do something - especially when it comes to branching away from the norm * Untangling our conditioning - realising why we often feel the need to seek external permission from a ‘higher authority’ * Reclaiming our autonomy - learning to cultivate a sense of internal permission that we can offer to ourselves * How a rewilded version of permission can help us to live life on our own terms Get full access to The Seed at thewildacademy.substack.com/subscribe