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What happens when you stop hiding the parts of yourself you've been trained to suppress?

I spent 13 months finding out. And I'm not the same person who left.

There's a version of you that exists beneath the performance. Beneath the productivity. Beneath the persona you've perfected for survival. I found mine during my time away from the microphone. And now I'm back—not polished, but present. Not perfect, but alive. More than ever, I am experiencing myself as truly ALLOWED.

This personal transformation podcast isn't about self-improvement. It's about self-liberation and spiritual awakening. We're dismantling the narratives that keep us small, polite, and palatable.

If you invite this show into your life, expect: 

• Vulnerable storytelling: The stories we've kept locked away (mine and yours)—the messy, non-linear, unglamorous truth I've never told
• Consciousness exploration that rings true and shatters what you might expect after being inundated with wellness-industrial-complex and online-lifestyle-business flavor-of-the-week noise
• Ancient wisdom meets modern life—the practices that actually work when life is falling apart (and secretly help you become more whole)
• The beautiful, terrifying practice of being fully seen and fully alive
• Real conversations with fellow travelers who've walked through their own fires—not selling you a fantasy, but sharing their actual shadow work and inner integrations

Here, we are souls having a human experience. We are grappling with shades of grey, paradoxes, mysteries, and multidimensionality. We love questions, and we question answers. We are skeptical of gurus and also of skeptics. We know we are here for mutual transformation— digging together toward what's true, even when it's uncomfortable.

This season, you're not just listening. You're participating. Your questions shape our conversations. Your stories matter as much as mine. Allowed is our campfire for collective wisdom-building, not one-way transmission.

Your turn: What truth are you ready to stop hiding? What freedom are you actually afraid of? What are you keeping secret that's costing you your aliveness? What does it feel like when the truth comes out? Send me your secrets, questions, discoveries and confessions at AllowedPodcast.com. Some of you will join me live on air.

Let's remember ourselves together. The rebellion starts now.

Are you in?

Important Questions to Ask Yourself:

What does a Freedom Tour mean in my life right now, and what kind of freedom am I actually craving?

What am I trying to break free from, and what am I afraid will happen if I do?

How do I know if I need a sabbatical or a reset, and what would I do with that time?

What did I learn during my time away or my last season of life, and what is the one lesson I cannot ignore?

What new season am I stepping into, and what do I want this next chapter to be about?

What story am I avoiding telling, and what would change if I finally said it out loud?

What secret am I carrying that is keeping me stuck, and who is safe enough to witness it?

If I share my story on a podcast, what do I want listeners to learn, and what details should stay private?

What question do I want to ask this season that I am scared to admit I need help with?

What part of my identity is changing, and what am I grieving as I change?

What have I been resisting, and what might happen if I let myself begin anyway?

What patterns keep repeating in my life, and what is my first practical step to interrupt them?

Where do I feel powerless, and what is one choice I can make that restores agency?

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15 years ago, Brandon Hurlbut left a traditional career to join Obama's campaign and dive into climate policy, influenced by its rising importance. Now he's combating climate change with Boundary Stone Partners, a climate government affairs firm with 85+ clients. He also co-founded Overture, a climate seed investment fund; and serves as an operating partner at NGP’s energy transition growth equity fund. 

From his dedicated climate work to his personal growth journey and experiences in the Obama administration, Brandon shares his vision of leveraging cultural influencers and supporting innovative climate tech founders. We'll also explore his reflections on balancing emotional health, the importance of personal coaching, and the urgency of hitting climate milestones by 2030. 

Links mentioned in this episode:

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Boundary Stone Partners

Overture

The Sunrise Movement

Clean Energy for America

Environmental Defense Fund

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Dr. Caneel Joyce and guest Courtney Smith explore the impact of identity on personal growth and development. Gain valuable insights into how rigid childhood identity structures can become limiting and problematic in adulthood, leading to dissatisfaction, burnout, and a lack of fulfillment. 

In this thought-provoking podcast episode, Caneel and Courtney delve into the motives and challenges people face when embarking on personal growth journeys. Learn about the issue of rigid identities and how identity creates feedback loops, reinforcing existing patterns and limiting exploration of alternative ways of being. Uncover the common stages of life where identity crises often occur, like the midlife crisis, and learn strategies to navigate these periods of transition.

Throughout this episode, Caneel and Courtney stress the importance of questioning and challenging the underlying stories and assumptions that shape your identity. They highlight the limitations of off-the-shelf personal growth tools and advocate for tools that facilitate deep self-exploration and reevaluation of identity, like the Enneagram.

Discover the power of breaking points and embracing discomfort as a catalyst for personal transformation.

This episode offers valuable insights into the role of identity in personal growth, highlighting the significance of examining and evolving your identity structures as you navigate life's complexities so you can achieve sustainable growth in both your professional and personal life. 

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Dr. Caneel Joyce welcomes back Enneagram expert Erin Rocchio to Allowed to discuss how the Enneagram personality system can be used to address burnout. They explore how different Enneagram types are more susceptible to burnout due to their specific tendencies and behaviors. The conversation includes practical tips for setting clear boundaries that connect to core values to promote emotional and mental well-being. If you're curious about using the Enneagram in your personal growth journey, this episode is a must-listen.

Guest bio
For fifteen years, Erin has worked with executives across industries to find the sweet spot between business results and personal meaning. She designs and delivers transformational leader, team, and organization development in line with business strategy. Released in 2020, Erin’s inaugural publication, Wholeness at Work: Free Yourself from Burnout for Good, addresses the science behind workplace burnout. She explores the symptoms, sources, and solutions across three levels: individual, relational, and systemic. Her Roadmap to Wholeness supports leaders in finding a lifelong path to sustainable wellbeing in their work.

For Erin's complete bio, please visit allowedpodcast.com

Highlights
[00:00:01] Enneagram allows compassion and growth; burnout discussion.

[00:04:49] Enneagram types face burnout from neglecting self-care.

[00:07:21] Burnout by Enneagram types summary

[00:12:11] Setting boundaries for emotional and mental well-being.

[00:17:23] The need for predictability in daily routine.

[00:23:43] Desire for wholeness & potential in life.

[00:24:35] Link to resources and buy card deck

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Dr. Caneel Joyce talks with guest Erin Rocchio about wholeness and one of the biggest issues that moves us away from it...burnout. They discuss the factors that contribute to burnout, including the mismatch between a person and their environment, and offer six levers that can support well-being in the workplace. They also explore the symptoms of burnout and the phases that people go through, as well as the need for leaders to prioritize their own needs. Additionally, the connection between burnout and wholeness is discussed, and three self-guided coaching tools are offered as a means of prevention. This conversation emphasizes the importance of creating spaces where people can be their whole selves and flourish in all aspects of their lives.

Guest bio
For fifteen years, Erin has worked with executives across industries to find the sweet spot between business results and personal meaning. She designs and delivers transformational leader, team, and organization development in line with business strategy. Released in 2020, Erin’s inaugural publication, Wholeness at Work: Free Yourself from Burnout for Good, addresses the science behind workplace burnout. She explores the symptoms, sources, and solutions across three levels: individual, relational, and systemic. Her Roadmap to Wholeness supports leaders in finding a lifelong path to sustainable wellbeing in their work.

For Erin's complete bio, please visit allowedpodcast.com

Highlights
[00:04:02]  Burnout threatens leaders and organizational success

[00:07:56] Ignoring needs leads to burnout culture.

[00:11:47] Wholeness tools for burnout and systemic issues.

[00:17:36] Six workplace levers to support well-being 

[00:20:05] Guide to burnout causes and relief methods.

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Beth Anstandig is back on the Allowed podcast!

As a lifelong cowgirl, writer, university faculty member, and licensed psychotherapist, Beth has 25 years of experience developing, implementing, and training people in Natural Leadership—a model she pioneered. Natural leadership helps people awaken their innate awareness so they can live and work with more authentic relationships and connections. 

Beth owns Take a Chance Ranch in Morgan Hill, CA providing leadership, culture, and well-being programs through The Circle Up Experience. Together with an ever-growing menagerie of animals, she’s trained thousands of leaders and teams from some of the most renowned corporations, universities, and nonprofits. 

Beth joins Caneel Joyce to discuss her brilliant new book The Human Herd and to share the incredible lessons leaders can learn from honing their natural leadership skills. 

Listen to learn why self-care is essential in building trust in teams, how learning about the different fields of awareness improves your leadership, and what being a part of a human herd really entails. During the episode, Caneel and Beth detail how you can strengthen the trust and relationships within your team through the principles of natural leadership. 

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Caneel recounts the moment she realized she was still repressing some of the most unique, authentic parts of herself in this personal episode. You will learn the difference between your identity and your essence, then discover how 360-degree reviews can help you professionally AND personally by revealing the innate gifts you already possess. 

Is there a part of you that never sees the light of day? Do you believe that you can’t be your true self?  Are you hiding your precious gifts from the world? 

You can break out of the mindsets that keep you from playing full out. Become the person you want to be by letting go, rediscovering your essence, and Allowing all of you to come out into the world.

Highlights

00:00 Intro

01:49 The difference between identity and essence 

07:15 The significance of uninhibited dancing

11:02 Why a 360-degree review helps develop personal branding

13:34 My shocking 360-degree review report results 

17:07 The importance of spontaneous creation

18:26 Why we repress our essence

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Are your results not matching up to the level of change you want? Let’s figure out what you truly want and set you up for success to get it. 

In this episode, you will discover how to boost your willingness through the Change Formula. 

Take the first step in boosting your willingness by learning about the importance of tapping into your creativity and crafting a powerful, motivating vision! You will then hear why getting comfortable with discomfort could be the missing component to making sustainable change in your life and leadership. Learn how you can get creative with how you support yourself through change and what support can do to make change easier. 

Throughout the episode you will also learn how listening to your Whole Body Yes can make each part of the Change Formula easier! 

Change doesn’t have to be hard. Once you tap into your will and choose to step into the Creator role in your life, you can create the changes you’ve been dreaming about.

Highlights

02:33 The Unarguable Check In

12:12 How to Get What You Want

15:00 What is the Change Formula?

18:48 The Change Formula: How to Create a Vision

26:17 The Change Formula: The Power of Discomfort

33:06 The Change Formula: Why Support Encourages Change

36:33 How to Guide Yourself Through Personal Growth: Follow Your Whole Body Yes

43:20 Are You Willing to Change?

46:08 Additional Conscious Leadership Resources

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Discover the wisdom of the 5 core emotions and how their wisdom can inspire change and growth. You will then learn about how emotions manifest in your body and how to identify what you’re feeling without overanalyzing or stifling your feelings. 

In this episode, master a simpler, more powerful vocabulary of familiar basic emotion words that break you out of drama and help you navigate through your emotional world. 

Learn how the fact vs. story framework gives you the skills to consciously communicate your emotions. By the end of the episode, you will know how to shift away from the drama-based story language and into the language of facts in order to break out of draining emotional cycles and step into empowerment. 

Highlights 

13:03 - What does it mean to be unarguable? The Fact vs. Story Framework

16:57 - The 5 Core Emotions

20:50 - How Story Emotions Both Come From and Lead To Drama

27:47 - The Wisdom of the 5 Core Emotions

31:42 - How to Experience Your Emotions Consciously

36:08 - Allow Yourself to Feel Your Emotions

39:47 - The Part You Play in Your Emotions

44:52 - Are you very emotional and sensitive? You can use that emotional intelligence for your growth

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This week’s coaching session will help you end burnout, stop indecisiveness, reduce your feelings of overwhelm, and end the depletion of your creative energy. 

In less than an hour, learn how getting into the daily practice of creating clear agreements with yourself for the day is a beneficial exercise of self-care. Self-care habits, like integrity, Whole Body Yes, and boundaries, help you to own the leadership role in your life and set the foundation for your external leadership. 

Discover how to use your internal wisdom to guide your commitments, so you can stop breaking your agreements and start creating agreements that make you feel ALIVE. 

Highlights 

06:59 Self Care Is More Than Bubble Baths

08:09 How Your Integrity Serves Others

10:11 The Value of Self Care Habits

11:07 What is Integrity?

14:26 The Consequences of a Lack of Integrity

16:28 What is a Whole Body Yes?

25:19 What is a Clear Agreement?

33:11 How Living a Life of Integrity Reduces Burnout

36:10 Clear Agreements Journaling Exercise 

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