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  • 4: Overcoming Two Abusive Marriages

    Is it possible to recover from an abusive marriage? What about two!? Angelique shares how it happened for her and also three actions that helped her step into a life of adventure and freedom.  PS. I maybe share a story about almost dying from food poisoning in the woods!


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    Find Angelique and all her hikes, trips and backpacking adventures at the Wine Hiking Society

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    52 min
  • 3: A Nervous Stomach and Angry Tears

    If you've ever walked into a situation where your hands were shaking, you were

    sweating, your stomach hurt. Maybe you had to confront someone and you had those angry tears. If that's ever happened to you, and you know what I'm talking about this episode is for you.


    I'm sharing two stories of when I had to confront power and how much one year can change things.


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    12 min
  • 2: Burn It Down: She left her marriage, career & religion in pursuit of truth

    What do you do when your life is killing you, your mental health is in a downward spiral and you don't recognize the person looking back at you in the mirror? How do you rebuild after leaving your career, job and marriage all at once? Collette shares how plant medicine and baby steps made all the difference. PS. She does not recommend burning it all down.



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    Find Collette and all she offers on Love Culture

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    Learn more about working with Melissa on her website

    Use permissiontolive for $200 off at the Fierce and Free Retreat

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    1 hr 10 min
  • Welcome to Permission to Live

    Meet Melissa Lyon West , the host of the new Permission to Live Podcast. Melissa is a cult survivor, storyteller, certified life coach, holder of epic retreats, mom of four and lover of Rasa, taco trucks and curse words.   

    Join Melissa and guests as they share the good, the bad and the ugly that comes when you finally say yes to yourself, and why it is always worth it. These stories, from women just like you, are messy, honest and 100% unfiltered. 

    We'll be dropping new episodes every Wednesday where we interview women who found the courage to take a big, scary step towards their dreams, the things they would have done differently, and how it looks on the other side.  

     Look for the launch of Episode 1 of the Permission to Live Podcast coming soon! In the meantime find Melissa on instagram and say hi!

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    3 min

About Permission to Live

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Welcome to Permission to Live, with your host, cult survivor and certified life coach, Melissa Lyon West. Hear powerful stories of women who turned their midlife crises into a badass life. We’ll share the good, the bad, and the ugly that comes when you finally say yes to yourself, and why it is always worth it. These stories, from women just like you, are messy, honest and 100% unfiltered.