Beth Gatlin is a mother of two and credits everything she is to her children Lyra (Leera) and Lennon. She comes from a past that includes trauma, abandonment, depression, and addiction. Her turning point came in the form of a spiritual awakening while in the midst of her darkest days. Her life transformed into one of healing and she’s passionate about finding ways to serve others that resonate with her story. Currently she’s a virtual assistant  working with life coaches and authors who are on a similar mission as she. She's also writing her own book, and has a blog on healingaddict.com and her newest project just launched—her own podcast called The Healing Addict. 

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Your hosts of Are You Waiting for Permission? are Meridith Grundei and Joseph Bennett. They're friends, co-hosts, actors, improvisers, and coaches. She lives in NYC and coaches actors, business professionals, and presenters to fully engage with their audience, and themselves. She also mentors young actors and directors. He lives in San Miguel de Allende, México and coaches artists and other creative beings about the beautiful business of art — and life. 

You can find Meridith:

Meridith Grundei the performer artist gal 

Meridith Grundei Coaching

You can find Joseph:

Joseph Bennett the artist/coach extraordinaire

*Special thanks to Amy Shelley and Gary Grundei of high fiction for letting us use their music for the Are You Waiting for Permission? podcast.

And... while the podcast is free, it's not cheap. We'd be thrilled to have your support on PATREON

Your hosts of Are You Waiting for Permission? are Meridith Grundei and Joseph Bennett. They're friends, co-hosts, actors, improvisers, and coaches. She lives in NYC and coaches actors, business professionals, and presenters to fully engage with their audience, and themselves. She also mentors young actors and directors. He lives in San Miguel de Allende, México, and coaches artists and other creative beings about the beautiful business of art — and life. 

You can find Meridith: Meridith Grundei the performer artist gal. Or if you are looking to be a more confident and credible speaker, please reach out to Meridith here at Meridith Grundei Coaching

You can find Joseph at Joseph Bennett the artist/coach extraordinaire

*Special thanks to Amy Shelley and Gary Grundei of high fiction for letting us use their music for the Are You Waiting for Permission? podcast.

And... while the podcast is free, it's not cheap. We'd be thrilled to have your support on PATREON

Thank you. 

Join us for an inspired and heart-centered conversation about telling the #truth and honoring our Selves in conversations and connections with others. 

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Your hosts of Are You Waiting for Permission? are Meridith Grundei and Joseph Bennett. They're friends, co-hosts, actors, improvisers and coaches. She lives in NYC and coaches actors, business professionals and presenters to fully engage with their audience, and themselves. She also mentors young actors and directors. He lives in San Miguel de Allende, México and  coaches artists and other creative beings about the beautiful business of art — and life. 

You can find Meridith:

Meridith Grundei the performer artist gal 

Meridith Grundei Coaching

You can find Joseph:

Joseph Bennett the artist/coach extraordinaire

*Special thanks to Amy Shelley and Gary Grundei of high fiction for letting us use their music for the Are You Waiting for Permission? podcast.

And... while the podcast is free, it's not cheap. We'd be thrilled to have your support on PATREON

Your hosts of Are You Waiting for Permission? are Meridith Grundei and Joseph Bennett. They're friends, co-hosts, actors, improvisers, and coaches. She lives in NYC and coaches actors, business professionals, and presenters to fully engage with their audience, and themselves. She also mentors young actors and directors. He lives in San Miguel de Allende, México, and coaches artists and other creative beings about the beautiful business of art — and life. 

You can find Meridith: Meridith Grundei the performer artist gal. Or if you are looking to be a more confident and credible speaker, please reach out to Meridith here at Meridith Grundei Coaching

You can find Joseph at Joseph Bennett the artist/coach extraordinaire

*Special thanks to Amy Shelley and Gary Grundei of high fiction for letting us use their music for the Are You Waiting for Permission? podcast.

And... while the podcast is free, it's not cheap. We'd be thrilled to have your support on PATREON

Thank you. 

Ricky McEachern is an artist and podcaster based in Chicago IL. His paintings are mostly "building portraits", expressing emotion and energy found in man-made structures. His weekly podcast is conversations of creating leaning people of all types.

Make sure to check out Ricky's podcast, Eager to Know HERE.

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Your hosts of Are You Waiting for Permission? are Meridith Grundei and Joseph Bennett. They're friends, co-hosts, actors, improvisers and coaches. She lives in NYC and coaches actors, business professionals and presenters to fully engage with their audience, and themselves. She also mentors young actors and directors. He lives in San Miguel de Allende, México, and  coaches artists and other creative beings about the beautiful business of art — and life. 

You can find Meridith:

Meridith Grundei the performer artist gal 

Meridith Grundei Coaching

You can find Joseph:

Joseph Bennett the artist/coach extraordinaire

*Special thanks to Amy Shelley and Gary Grundei of high fiction for letting us use their music for the Are You Waiting for Permission? podcast.

And... while the podcast is free, it's not cheap. We'd be thrilled to have your support on PATREON

Thank you. 

Your hosts of Are You Waiting for Permission? are Meridith Grundei and Joseph Bennett. They're friends, co-hosts, actors, improvisers, and coaches. She lives in NYC and coaches actors, business professionals, and presenters to fully engage with their audience, and themselves. She also mentors young actors and directors. He lives in San Miguel de Allende, México, and coaches artists and other creative beings about the beautiful business of art — and life. 

You can find Meridith: Meridith Grundei the performer artist gal. Or if you are looking to be a more confident and credible speaker, please reach out to Meridith here at Meridith Grundei Coaching

You can find Joseph at Joseph Bennett the artist/coach extraordinaire

*Special thanks to Amy Shelley and Gary Grundei of high fiction for letting us use their music for the Are You Waiting for Permission? podcast.

And... while the podcast is free, it's not cheap. We'd be thrilled to have your support on PATREON

Thank you. 

"Phone credit for refugees and displaced people." An amazing human rights organization that JP (reluctantly) founded several years ago. Since then he has helped nearly 100, 000 people to connect, converse, sign up for services and use their GPS. It is, truly an amazing story.  

Be part of it.   

To learn more, please visit their website where you can also donate. And be a part of the community on Facebook HERE.

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Your hosts of Are You Waiting for Permission? are Meridith Grundei and Joseph Bennett. They're friends, co-hosts, actors, improvisers and coaches. She lives in NYC and coaches actors, business professionals and presenters to fully engage with their audience, and themselves. She also mentors young actors and directors. He lives in San Miguel de Allende, México and  coaches artists and other creative beings about the beautiful business of art — and life. 

You can find Meridith:

Meridith Grundei the performer artist gal 

Meridith Grundei Coaching

You can find Joseph:

Joseph Bennett the artist/coach extraordinaire

*Special thanks to Amy Shelley and Gary Grundei of high fiction for letting us use their music for the Are You Waiting for Permission? podcast.

And... while the podcast is free, it's not cheap. We'd be thrilled to have your support on PATREON

Thank you. 

Your hosts of Are You Waiting for Permission? are Meridith Grundei and Joseph Bennett. They're friends, co-hosts, actors, improvisers, and coaches. She lives in NYC and coaches actors, business professionals, and presenters to fully engage with their audience, and themselves. She also mentors young actors and directors. He lives in San Miguel de Allende, México, and coaches artists and other creative beings about the beautiful business of art — and life. 

You can find Meridith: Meridith Grundei the performer artist gal. Or if you are looking to be a more confident and credible speaker, please reach out to Meridith here at Meridith Grundei Coaching

You can find Joseph at Joseph Bennett the artist/coach extraordinaire

*Special thanks to Amy Shelley and Gary Grundei of high fiction for letting us use their music for the Are You Waiting for Permission? podcast.

And... while the podcast is free, it's not cheap. We'd be thrilled to have your support on PATREON

Thank you. 

Kristen Donnelly (MSW, M.Div, PhD) is a four time TEDx speaker, international empathy educator, and researcher with two decades of experience in helping people understand the beauty in difference, and the power in inclusivity. She is one of The Good Doctors of Abbey Research, COO of their parent company, and an unapologetic nerd for stories of change. Kristen lives outside of Philadelphia with her husband, where they are surrounded by piles of books and several video game consoles.

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Your hosts of Are You Waiting for Permission? are Meridith Grundei and Joseph Bennett. They're friends, co-hosts, actors, improvisers and coaches. She lives in NYC and coaches actors, business professionals and presenters to fully engage with their audience, and themselves. She also mentors young actors and directors. He lives in San Miguel de Allende, México and  coaches artists and other creative beings about the beautiful business of art — and life. 

You can find Meridith:

Meridith Grundei the performer artist gal 

Meridith Grundei Coaching

You can find Joseph:

Joseph Bennett the artist/coach extraordinaire

*Special thanks to Amy Shelley and Gary Grundei of high fiction for letting us use their music for the Are You Waiting for Permission? podcast.

And... while the podcast is free, it's not cheap. We'd be thrilled to have your support on PATREON

Your hosts of Are You Waiting for Permission? are Meridith Grundei and Joseph Bennett. They're friends, co-hosts, actors, improvisers, and coaches. She lives in NYC and coaches actors, business professionals, and presenters to fully engage with their audience, and themselves. She also mentors young actors and directors. He lives in San Miguel de Allende, México, and coaches artists and other creative beings about the beautiful business of art — and life. 

You can find Meridith: Meridith Grundei the performer artist gal. Or if you are looking to be a more confident and credible speaker, please reach out to Meridith here at Meridith Grundei Coaching

You can find Joseph at Joseph Bennett the artist/coach extraordinaire

*Special thanks to Amy Shelley and Gary Grundei of high fiction for letting us use their music for the Are You Waiting for Permission? podcast.

And... while the podcast is free, it's not cheap. We'd be thrilled to have your support on PATREON

Thank you. 

Cy Charney, President of Charney and Associates Inc., is a leading Canadian consultant in the area of performance improvement. His clients include a number of Fortune 500 companies, state and local government departments and social service agencies. As a corporate trainer he's traveled the world bringing a fresh and practical approach to business leaders eagerly searching for workable solutions to common challenges. His philosophy in any classroom situation is to engage, be engaging, relevant, practical and ensure that he can lace the theory with practical stories usually with humor;) 

As a learning facilitator, Cy the creator of the unique Peer Mentoring program which allows volunteer self-directed learners to take responsibility for their learning over an extended period. Cy is a member of the faculty of a number of North American Business Schools and is the author of 9 management books including The Instant Manager, The Portable Mentor, The Leader’s Tool Kit and his latest, Just-In-Time Management. He has a BA in psychology and a Master of Business Leadership from the University of South Africa.

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Your hosts of Are You Waiting for Permission? are Meridith Grundei and Joseph Bennett. They're friends, co-hosts, actors, improvisers and coaches. She lives in NYC and coaches actors, business professionals and presenters to fully engage with their audience, and themselves. She also mentors young actors and directors. He lives in San Miguel de Allende, México and  coaches artists and other creative beings about the beautiful business of art — and life. 

You can find Meridith:

Meridith Grundei the performer artist gal 

Meridith Grundei Coaching

You can find Joseph:

Joseph Bennett the artist/coach extraordinaire

*Special thanks to Amy Shelley and Gary Grundei of high fiction for letting us use their music for the Are You Waiting for Permission? podcast.

And... while the podcast is free, it's not cheap. We'd be thrilled to have your support on PATREON

Your hosts of Are You Waiting for Permission? are Meridith Grundei and Joseph Bennett. They're friends, co-hosts, actors, improvisers, and coaches. She lives in NYC and coaches actors, business professionals, and presenters to fully engage with their audience, and themselves. She also mentors young actors and directors. He lives in San Miguel de Allende, México, and coaches artists and other creative beings about the beautiful business of art — and life. 

You can find Meridith: Meridith Grundei the performer artist gal. Or if you are looking to be a more confident and credible speaker, please reach out to Meridith here at Meridith Grundei Coaching

You can find Joseph at Joseph Bennett the artist/coach extraordinaire

*Special thanks to Amy Shelley and Gary Grundei of high fiction for letting us use their music for the Are You Waiting for Permission? podcast.

And... while the podcast is free, it's not cheap. We'd be thrilled to have your support on PATREON

Thank you. 

Teresa Funke believes there’s an artist in everyone. She’s published seven inspiring books for adults and children based on true stories from World War II, including "Dancing in Combat Boots" and "War on a Sunday Morning." Her newest book, "Bursts of Brilliance for a Creative Life," takes readers in a new direction, encouraging them to ignite their creative spirits in order to bring better ideas into our world. It’s based on her popular blog of the same name. Teresa is a community catalyst, speaking widely and running programs that support history education, literacy, writing, the arts, and personal development.

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Your hosts of Are You Waiting for Permission? are Meridith Grundei and Joseph Bennett. They're friends, co-hosts, actors, improvisers, and coaches. She lives in NYC and coaches actors, business professionals, and presenters to fully engage with their audience, and themselves. She also mentors young actors and directors. He lives in San Miguel de Allende, México, and  coaches artists and other creative beings about the beautiful business of art — and life. 

You can find Meridith:

Meridith Grundei the performer artist gal 

Meridith Grundei Coaching

You can find Joseph:

Joseph Bennett the artist/coach extraordinaire

*Special thanks to Amy Shelley and Gary Grundei of high fiction for letting us use their music for the Are You Waiting for Permission? podcast.

And... while the podcast is free, it's not cheap. We'd be thrilled to have your support on PATREON

Thank you.

Your hosts of Are You Waiting for Permission? are Meridith Grundei and Joseph Bennett. They're friends, co-hosts, actors, improvisers, and coaches. She lives in NYC and coaches actors, business professionals, and presenters to fully engage with their audience, and themselves. She also mentors young actors and directors. He lives in San Miguel de Allende, México, and coaches artists and other creative beings about the beautiful business of art — and life. 

You can find Meridith: Meridith Grundei the performer artist gal. Or if you are looking to be a more confident and credible speaker, please reach out to Meridith here at Meridith Grundei Coaching

You can find Joseph at Joseph Bennett the artist/coach extraordinaire

*Special thanks to Amy Shelley and Gary Grundei of high fiction for letting us use their music for the Are You Waiting for Permission? podcast.

And... while the podcast is free, it's not cheap. We'd be thrilled to have your support on PATREON

Thank you. 

Diana Varco is a UCB/Groundlings trained improviser, storyteller and actress using humor to heal. Her solo show Shattered uses comedy and character-work to explore mental health, the power of Shame, post-traumatic growth, and much more! Since its premiere in 2017, Shattered has graced many stages in LA, NYC (off-Broadway), and a recent 25 show run at The Edinburgh Festival Fringe. With over 10 years in comedy, Diana co-created and co-produced the variety show Ladies' Night - which ran over 5 years in Los Angeles - co-created the improv-based web series Riding Buddies and co-wrote the pilot MomCircle. For more information - visit www.dianavarco.com or follow @dianavarco on IG!

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Your hosts of Are You Waiting for Permission? are Meridith Grundei and Joseph Bennett. They're friends, co-hosts, actors, improvisers, and coaches. She lives in NYC and coaches actors, business professionals, and presenters to fully engage with their audience, and themselves. She also mentors young actors and directors. He lives in San Miguel de Allende, México, and  coaches artists and other creative beings about the beautiful business of art — and life. 

You can find Meridith:

Meridith Grundei the performer artist gal 

Meridith Grundei Coaching

You can find Joseph:

Joseph Bennett the artist/coach extraordinaire

*Special thanks to Amy Shelley and Gary Grundei of high fiction for letting us use their music for the Are You Waiting for Permission? podcast.

And... while the podcast is free, it's not cheap. We'd be thrilled to have your support on PATREON

Thank you. 

Your hosts of Are You Waiting for Permission? are Meridith Grundei and Joseph Bennett. They're friends, co-hosts, actors, improvisers, and coaches. She lives in NYC and coaches actors, business professionals, and presenters to fully engage with their audience, and themselves. She also mentors young actors and directors. He lives in San Miguel de Allende, México, and coaches artists and other creative beings about the beautiful business of art — and life. 

You can find Meridith: Meridith Grundei the performer artist gal. Or if you are looking to be a more confident and credible speaker, please reach out to Meridith here at Meridith Grundei Coaching

You can find Joseph at Joseph Bennett the artist/coach extraordinaire

*Special thanks to Amy Shelley and Gary Grundei of high fiction for letting us use their music for the Are You Waiting for Permission? podcast.

And... while the podcast is free, it's not cheap. We'd be thrilled to have your support on PATREON

Thank you. 

Susan Burrell is the author of “Live Your Empowered Life: A 30-Day Journey Book” and she has a thought provoking podcast called Empowering Chats with Susan Burrell that can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio and other popular platforms. Her guided meditations are accessible through the Insight Timer App. 

Susan is a feisty Scorpio (was even born with the red hair to back it up!) who has navigated life by learning how to listen within to that Divine urge that keeps pointing her in the direction of her life’s purpose even when she can’t see the road.  She is a guide in the crossroads of life with a Master’s Degree in Consciousness. Susan has been counseling and supporting people in transforming from the inside out for over 25 years. Her methods are proven because she has lived this journey to empowerment.

You're welcome to connect with her at https://www.susanburrell.com/, https://www.facebook.com/susanburrellpage/, https://www.instagram.com/liveyourempoweredlife/, https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanburrell/, https://twitter.com/LYILSusan

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Your hosts of Are You Waiting for Permission? are Meridith Grundei and Joseph Bennett. They're friends, co-hosts, actors, improvisers and coaches. She lives in NYC and coaches actors, business professionals and presenters to fully engage with their audience, and themselves. She also mentors young actors and directors. He lives in San Miguel de Allende, México and  coaches artists and other creative beings about the beautiful business of art — and life. 

You can find Meridith:

Meridith Grundei the performer artist gal 

Meridith Grundei Coaching

You can find Joseph:

Joseph Bennett the artist/coach extraordinaire

*Special thanks to Amy Shelley and Gary Grundei of high fiction for letting us use their music for the Are You Waiting for Permission? podcast.

And... while the podcast is free, it's not cheap. We'd be thrilled to have your support on PATREON

Thank you. 

Your hosts of Are You Waiting for Permission? are Meridith Grundei and Joseph Bennett. They're friends, co-hosts, actors, improvisers, and coaches. She lives in NYC and coaches actors, business professionals, and presenters to fully engage with their audience, and themselves. She also mentors young actors and directors. He lives in San Miguel de Allende, México, and coaches artists and other creative beings about the beautiful business of art — and life. 

You can find Meridith: Meridith Grundei the performer artist gal. Or if you are looking to be a more confident and credible speaker, please reach out to Meridith here at Meridith Grundei Coaching

You can find Joseph at Joseph Bennett the artist/coach extraordinaire

*Special thanks to Amy Shelley and Gary Grundei of high fiction for letting us use their music for the Are You Waiting for Permission? podcast.

And... while the podcast is free, it's not cheap. We'd be thrilled to have your support on PATREON

Thank you. 

For the past few months, listeners have sometimes commented oh, we'd love to just hear the two of you, without a guest. Would you do that?  We would. And we did. Today's episode is just us. Talking about, well, we suppose you'll just have to listen and see;)

And speaking of that, thank you for listening!  We mightily appreciate you! 

The show that we mention that's being created by Eli Hans is here: https://www.outoftheblueshow.com/

Also, dear listener, if you have any questions that you'd like answered in future episodes, please email them to [email protected]

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Your hosts of Are You Waiting for Permission? are Meridith Grundei and Joseph Bennett. They're friends, co-hosts, actors, improvisers, and coaches. She lives in NYC and coaches actors, business professionals, and presenters to fully engage with their audience, and themselves. She also mentors young actors and directors. He lives in San Miguel de Allende, México, and  coaches artists and other creative beings about the beautiful business of art — and life. 

You can find Meridith:

Meridith Grundei the performer artist gal 

Meridith Grundei Coaching

You can find Joseph:

Joseph Bennett the artist/coach extraordinaire

*Special thanks to Amy Shelley and Gary Grundei of high fiction for letting us use their music for the Are You Waiting for Permission? podcast.

And... while the podcast is free, it's not cheap. We'd be thrilled to have your support on PATREON

Thank you. 

Your hosts of Are You Waiting for Permission? are Meridith Grundei and Joseph Bennett. They're friends, co-hosts, actors, improvisers, and coaches. She lives in NYC and coaches actors, business professionals, and presenters to fully engage with their audience, and themselves. She also mentors young actors and directors. He lives in San Miguel de Allende, México, and coaches artists and other creative beings about the beautiful business of art — and life. 

You can find Meridith: Meridith Grundei the performer artist gal. Or if you are looking to be a more confident and credible speaker, please reach out to Meridith here at Meridith Grundei Coaching

You can find Joseph at Joseph Bennett the artist/coach extraordinaire

*Special thanks to Amy Shelley and Gary Grundei of high fiction for letting us use their music for the Are You Waiting for Permission? podcast.

And... while the podcast is free, it's not cheap. We'd be thrilled to have your support on PATREON

Thank you.