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Permission to Evolve

We all want to grow, but sometimes we get stuck. On this podcast, we delve into the areas of our lives where we feel blocked, explore the limiting beliefs holding us back, and uncover the "old selves" we need to let go of to make way for our evolved future.Join us as we…

Podcast · By Brandon Thielk and Holly Deschenes · American English · Official site

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Sep 28, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 28, 2026

    Episode 81: Jet-Setting Journeys and Ironman Dreams (opens the original)

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    Brandon Thielk and co-host/producer Holly Deschenes return to a looser format on Permission to Evolve, catching up after Brandon’s two-week trip through Amsterdam, Croatia (Split and Dubrovnik), Ibiza, London, and Boston, sharing standout experiences like museums, historic old towns, nightlife, and the blur of travel and jet lag, plus his upcoming first Kona trip in under two weeks. Holly recaps Ironman Wisconsin weekend, its iconic spectator support, and how watching the finish line reignited h

  2. Episode · Sep 24, 2026

    Electric Wisdom: The Counterintuitive Way to Get Unstuck: Why Making Peace With Where You Are Creates Faster Opportunities (opens the original)

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    Brandon explains that the fastest way to create better opportunities is to make peace with your current situation, because fighting your job, home, or circumstances builds resistance and keeps you fixated on what’s wrong. By aiming for a more neutral, open mindset, you shift into an “attractive mode” that helps you see a bigger picture, connect to vision, and notice new connections and possibilities. Brandon emphasizes that wherever you go, you bring your mindset with you, so training yourself t

  3. Episode · Sep 17, 2026

    Electric Wisdom: The Money Trap That Keeps You Stuck—What Happens When You Put Desire First? (opens the original)

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    Brandon shares a coaching-style reflection on how focusing on money as the primary concern creates hesitation, bargaining, and a “never enough” mindset that blocks action and fulfillment. He argues that desires must matter more than money not in a reckless way, but by getting more attached to the vision and resourcefulness than to current limitations because when attention shifts to “how do I make this happen,” support and solutions tend to align. Brandon explores how judgment of successful peop

  4. Episode · Sep 14, 2026

    Episode 80: Ask Me Anything (opens the original)

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    Detaching From Identity, Free Will vs Destiny, and “Electrician for the Soul” Explained In the 80th episode of Permission to Evolve, host Brandon Thielk and co-host/producer Holly Deschenes run an Ask Me Anything focused on identity, growth, and Brandon’s coaching philosophy. Brandon discusses loosening identity ties to roles and labels, following excitement, taking healthy risks, and avoiding over-identifying with limitations like anxiety or ADHD. During a “this or that” segment, he shares pers

  5. Episode · Sep 10, 2026

    Electric Wisdom: The Stress You’re Ignoring Isn’t Gone. It’s Stacking Up (opens the original)

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    Brandon explains that avoiding difficult emotions numbs us temporarily but causes unprocessed stress to “stack up,” creating chronic stress that eventually resurfaces as illness when we finally slow down. He describes the body as the subconscious mind: when we tuck experiences away, we lose nervous-system “flow,” our mind becomes jumpy, focus drops, and survival-mode thinking dominates with a negativity bias that blocks higher-level problem solving. Financial anxiety is framed as a key driver of

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