Personal Mastery with Jerry Henderson
You deserve a life that feels as extraordinary on the inside as it looks on the outside—and Personal Mastery with Jerry Henderson (formerly The Permission to Love Podcast) will help you build it.
I’m Jerry Henderson, creator of the Personal Mastery Framework™, high-performance and trauma-informed coach, Harvard-trained in the psychology of human behavior, researcher, author, and speaker.
Every week, I—along with world-renowned experts—share powerful conversations and research-backed insights to help you align with your true self and create sustainable success from the inside out.
We cover topics like cultivating a growth mindset, building resilience, healing trauma, overcoming shame, practicing presence, strengthening relationships, developing a healthy relationship with yourself, and living your purpose—real, relatable tools for meaningful transformation.
If you’re ready to achieve from a place of full alignment, fulfillment, and lead with authenticity, this podcast is for you.
New episodes every Monday. Subscribe now—and start creating a life that feels as good on the inside as it looks on the outside.
Connect with Jerry:
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 133
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
How to Accept AND Change Yourself: Chasing Normal
There is a place where you can fully accept yourself and have your self-development/self-improvement come from the place of self-acceptance.
Self-acceptance is a much more healthy and powerful energy …
How to Stop Feeling Like You Need to “Fix Yourself": Chasing Normal
Do you always feel like you need to fix yourself? Do you feel like there is something wrong with you, and if you just keep working on yourself, then you will finally feel "normal" and be able to acce…
There is Nothing Wrong With You: Chasing Normal
Have you ever felt like you are chasing after trying to be normal? Do you carry a nagging feeling that there is something wrong with you? Are you always looking for something in your life that needs …
How to Treat Yourself Better!
Your relationship with yourself is the most important relationship that you have. Why? Because your relationship with yourself is determines everything else in your life.
When was the last time you as…
Is Anger a Sign of Healing?
Anger is often one of the first emotions we feel as we begin to heal. It can also be a sign that we are healing.
Giving ourselves permission to be angry and to feel anger is an important part of the…
Can Self-Love Heal Your Faith?
Do you struggle with feelings of shame as a person of faith?
Do you feel like you are always trying to please God and that God sees you as sinful and shameful?
Has the focus of your faith journey been…
How to Have Healthier Relationships Through Self-Love
Do you wonder why you seem to keep choosing toxic relationships? Are you stuck in unhealthy relationship patterns? Do you make promises to yourself about how you will “never” allow someone to treat y…
"What If?" The Question That Can Change Your Life
Asking the question "what if" can either spiral us into fear and hopelessness or catapult us into the life we want.
One of the ways we heal is by using our imagination. When we dream of what we can b…
You Are Not Your Own Enemy
Do you feel like your own worst enemy? Are you constantly avoiding yourself? Are you uncomfortable being in your own presence?
In this episode, I discuss the following:
1. What is self-avoidance
2. Why …
Healing From Shame: Disidentifying With It
Shame is one of the most devious emotions. It tricks us into thinking we are the shame.
Shame has to be addressed as a part of our healing process. We will stay stuck as long as we think we are the s…
How to Ask for Help
Asking for help can be really hard, and it is a significant and brave step in our healing.
When we are serious about our healing, we will start to ask for help when we need it.
But why is it so hard …
How to Start Healing Yourself: The Choice
Over the next several months, I will be sharing step-by-step the process I went through to learn how to heal the childhood trauma I experienced, my life, and my relationships by healing my relationsh…
Why Your Past Matters
Does our past really matter? Why does every therapist want to go digging around in our past? What is the connection between our past and our current struggles?
In this episode, I am joined once again…
Yoga and Meditation for Healing
Have you ever wondered how yoga and meditation can help with healing from trauma?
I'm so grateful to have my wife, Agatha, join me for this episode.
Agatha spent six years studying yoga and meditatio…
Anxiety And Inner Child Work - A Conversation With My Therapist
In the final part of our conversation, Lisa and I discussed how to connect with our emotions and understand what they are trying to tell us. As well as how to connect with our inner child for emotion…
How Curiosity Helps You Heal - A Conversation With My Therapist
Curiosity can completely change the energy on how we approach our healing process.
Come join Lisa and I as we discuss how curiosity can be a key factor in opening our hearts and helping us heal.
This …
A Conversation With My Therapist - How Trauma Separates You From Yourself
When I first connected with my therapist, Lisa, I had no idea just how transformative her unique approach to trauma would prove to be for me.
This episode marks the beginning of a series where Lisa a…
How To Stop Saying “I'm Sorry”
Do you feel like you are constantly apologizing? Do you say you're sorry for saying you're sorry? Does always feeling like you need to apologize cause you to feel bad about yourself, and do you wish …
Having Fun As You Heal
Learning to have fun is a big part of the healing process. ESPECIALLY when nothing feels, sounds, or seems fun!
In this episode, we take a look at the following:
- The reasons we don't allow ourselve…
How To Stop Toxic Self-Talk
The inner critic is that part of us that seems to never give us a break. It’s the constant toxic negative self-talk that we engage with, and it has a significant impact on our nervous systems.
It co…