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
Learning To Feel Safe In The Present Moment
Do you feel like you are missing out on your life because the present moment doesn't feel safe? Are you constantly distracting yourself from the present moment as a coping mechanism?
Life is happeni…
How To Stop People-Pleasing
Why Self-Love Isn't Selfish
Self-Love isn't selfish. We have heard that phrase for a long time. It has almost become a mantra in the self-help and self-love community. However, for many of us, we still feel guilty and/or selfis…
How To Overcome Imposter Syndrome
Ever felt like a complete fraud, just waiting to be found out, regardless of evidence to suggest you shouldn't feel that way? It's a feeling far more common than you might think, and it's called impo…
How Trauma Trained Us To Lie
If you are a trauma survivor who has struggled with telling the truth, you might be surprised to learn that this can be a common struggle for trauma survivors.
For many of us who experienced trauma,…
The Impact Of Trauma On Our Ability To Think Positively
If you have experienced trauma and have difficulty with positive thinking, you are not alone.
In this episode, we discuss:
- What Positive Thinking Is Not
- What Positive Thinking Means to Me
- How Does Trau…
Learning to Forgive Ourselves
Have you ever felt trapped in a cycle of shame and self-punishment, unable to forgive yourself for past mistakes?
We often think that punishing ourselves is corrective. In this episode, we discuss how…
Learning How To Trust Yourself
Having the feeling that you can't trust yourself can be painful and confusing. You constantly second-guess every decision and never feel like you are making the 'right' decision.
In today's episode, …
How To Stop Self-Sabotaging
Do you ever wonder why you keep sabotaging your own progress, relationships, or happiness? In today's special Q&A episode, we look at the connection between shame and self-sabotaging behaviors.
Disco…
How To Stop Minimizing Trauma And Pain
Have you ever found yourself unwittingly minimizing the trauma and pain you've experienced? You're not alone. In this episode, I open up about my journey of minimizing my trauma and some valuable ins…
What is Shame? How do we address it?
"Shame is the lie that someone told you about yourself." - Anaïs Nin
There is nothing wrong with you! Shame will make you feel like you are uniquely broken and unlovable and that you can't heal your l…
Healing The Inner Critic
The inner critic is that part of us that seems to never give us a break. It's the toxic negative self-talk that we do that has a significant impact on our nervous systems. It is a key manifestation o…
Healing Our Relationship With Ourselves
In this episode, we begin the conversation about how we can transform our relationship with ourselves through the power of self-love.
- How do we move from shame toward self-love?
- Why do we feel like w…