The Art of Giving Permission Program Overview

The Art of Giving Permission is for people who are done with “choose happiness” posters and want a tactical approach steeped in a philosophy that actually works.

Emotions move in waves; suffering hits when we get yanked outside the zone where we feel okay. TAOGP shows you how to step back in on purpose, take control of your actions, and respond with discernment and accountability in any given situation.

No guru glow. No therapy-speak. No twelve-week cliffhangers. Learn the method, apply it to your own life, then sharpen it in a quick, high-leverage session if you want.

The feel: rich and inviting, approachable but never frivolous, equally

resonant for men and women. Ideas are the star. Dr. Jason B. Fischer is the guide along your journey, not the guru hogging the spotlight.

TAOGP Foundations Course

Over 10 sessions, participants will not just learn concepts — they’ll practice, embody, and integrate them into their daily lives. Every week unlocks a piece of a larger puzzle, and by the end, each student will walk away with their personalized Permission Blueprint — a living document that guides them in every choice, boundary, and action forward.

Format: 10 Sessions (1 per week)

Delivery: Short, powerful teaching videos + live coaching call + guided workbook

Extras: Permission Practices (bite-sized daily actions), private community, guided meditations, and storytelling-based learning

Transformation: From waiting and doubting → to clarity, freedom, and agency

Session 0 | Beginning to Begin: The Foundation

We can’t change what we won’t see. This session sets the stage for the entire journey.

Explore: Who you are, what you want, and why “non-suffering” is the foundation of true power.

Discover: Why beginnings matter, and how to take the first real step in creating change.

Practice: Create your “Permission Starting Point” — a snapshot of where you are today, so you can measure your growth.

Outcome: Students feel grounded, safe, and excited to commit to this journey.

Session 1. Internal Friendship: Becoming Your Own Ally

The relationship you have with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship.

Explore: Parent-Self vs. Child-Self dynamics — and how they quietly run your life

Learn: How to stop being your own bully and become your own advocate.

Practice: Write your “Friendship Contract” — a commitment to support yourself the way you support others.

Outcome: Students experience the first breakthrough — shifting inner dialogue from critic → coach.

Session 2 | Emotional Autonomy: Freedom from Suffering

Emotions aren’t the enemy. They’re the compass.

Explore: The difference between suffering and experiencing.

Learn: The Tao, Yin & Yang balance of emotional life.

Practice: The Emotional Autonomy Tracker — a daily ritual to reframe emotions as data, not problems.

Outcome: Students stop being scared of their feelings and start partnering with them.

Session 3 | The Emotional Comfort Zone: Expanding Capacity

True freedom is the ability to be with all of it.

Explore: What your “comfort zone” really is — and how it keeps you safe but stuck.

Learn: The key features of life inside, outside, above, and below your ECZ.

Practice: Identify your ECZ edges, then design one safe stretch to expand it this week.

Outcome: Students learn resilience and stop avoiding life’s challenges.

Session 4 | Emotional Reactions: Reclaiming Your Power

You are not at the mercy of your reactions.

Explore: The biology and psychology of reactions.

Learn: How stories we believe intensify reactions — and how to separate truth from narrative.

Practice: The Reaction Reframe Worksheet — interrupting reactive loops in real time.

Outcome: Students regain choice in the moment, instead of being hijacked by triggers.

Session 5 | Giving Permission: The Core Principle

Permission is instant relief, and it changes everything.

Explore: The Permission Principle and why words matter.

Learn: Permission vs. consent, acceptance, avoidance, and repression.

Stories: Morgan’s journey of breakthrough.

Practice: Daily Permission Statements (“I give myself permission to…”) to unlock freedom fast.

Outcome: Students taste immediate relief and realize they’ve had the power all along.

Session 6 | Underlying Wisdoms: Anchoring the Deeper Truths

Wisdom isn’t lofty — it’s practical.

Explore: Radical truths like “Everyone is innocent,” “Choice is an illusion,” and “Everyone is doing their best.”

Learn: The Four Permissions that change how you see yourself and others.

Practice: Wisdom Reframe journaling prompts to apply these principles to real conflicts and challenges

Outcome: Students anchor into peace and compassion, even in the hardest moments.

Session 7 | How We Give Permission: Turning Theory into Practice

Permission is a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it gets.

Explore: The Three Steps of Permission.

Learn: Why giving yourself “permission to fail” accelerates growth.

Practice: The 7-Day Permission Challenge — apply permission to one real-life area every day.

Outcome: Students experience real-world results, building confidence and momentum

Session 8 | After Permission: Expanding the Toolbox

Permission is just the beginning.

Explore: Creative action, solution-focus, and the language of power.

Learn: Why there are no “needs,” only empowered choices.

Story: Sharon’s transformation through language shifts.

Practice: Rewrite 5 “need-statements” into empowered “choice-statements.”

Outcome: Students expand their toolbox for empowered communication and self-leadership.

Session 9 | Loose Ends: Clearing the Clutter

Nothing blocks freedom more than the unspoken.

Explore: Taking permission vs asking for it.

Learn: The role of vulnerability and transparency in emotional freedom.

Story: April’s courage story.

Practice: The Vulnerability Script — say one unsaid truth to someone safe this week.