The Permission Space exists because so many of us have learned or had to live without listening to ourselves. We have been taught to push through, to perform, to stay busy, to be palatable, productive, and certain. To earn rest. To delay change. To doubt our own knowing. This space is a refusal of that. Here, we believe that you do not need fixing. You do not need to become someone else to deserve care, rest, or support. You are allowed to change your mind. You are allowed to arrive late, to start again, to choose differently than you were taught. We believe in slowness as a form of honesty. In rest as something fundamental, not a reward. In breath as a place to begin when everything feels too much. In the body as a source of information, not a problem to be managed. We believe in agency over authority. In guidance that supports your choices rather than overrides them. In mentorship that walks alongside rather than ahead. In practices that help you hear yourself more clearly, not quieter. We believe play matters. Curiosity matters. Being silly matters. Community matters. Especially for those who have felt out of place, late to life, or unsure where they belong. Especially for LGBTQIA+ people and creatives who have learned to make themselves smaller to stay safe. The Permission Space is not about becoming better. It is about becoming more yourself. It is a place to pause. To breathe. To trust. To choose. To return.
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