Permission to Offend: The Compassionate Guide for Living Unfiltered and Unafraid

by Rachel Luna

Overview

When you choose to become unfiltered and unafraid, YOUR LIFE WILL CHANGE.

Looking at Rachel Luna today, you would never guess what she has been through. Both her parents died from AIDS, she survived a cancer diagnosis that upended her life, and she served for a decade in the United States Marine Corps. However, with every challenging experience, Rachel noticed herself becoming a more watered down version of her true self, questioning her every thought, decision, and action, and filtering each through the expectations of other people. She finally had a revelation: her life would stay the same until she became radically honest with herself and others.

In Permission to Offend, certified master coach Rachel Luna reveals her “Permission Slips” for living in truth, faith, freedom, and abundance. She delivers actionable steps for ending validation addiction, recognizing your values and anchoring your life in them, defining your beliefs, accepting rejection, and activating your truth. Rachel introduces her Offender Identity Framework so you can get more of what you want without losing what matters most.

If you have ever wondered what it would feel like to live completely unfettered by the opinions and judgments of others, Permission to Offend is for you. It’s time for you to step out of the corner and into the light.

This book will show you how.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780063112971
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	02/07/2023
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	73,922
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 6.20(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Rachel Luna is a highly sought-after international speaker, Certified Master Neuroscience Coach, and host of the Real Talk with Rachel Luna podcast. Forbes named her one of The 11 Most Inspiring Female Entrepreneurs to Follow on Instagram. A former Marine turned life coach, she lives in Jacksonville, Florida.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Meaning of Permission to Offend 1

Part 1 I Give Myself Permission to Live in Truth

1 Activate Your Truth 13

2 Define Your Beliefs + Values 45

3 Anchor Your Identity 62

4 Become the Empathetic Offender 94

Part 2 I Give Myself Permission to Live in Faith

5 Walk in Offense 115

6 End the Validation Addiction 143

7 Risk Your Reputation 163

Part 3 I Give Myself Permission to Live in Freedom

8 Offend with Intention 187

9 Live Your Truth 215

Part 4 I Give Myself Permission to Live in Abundance

10 The Language of Empathy 251

11 Faith in Action 255

12 Offense in Action 263

Acknowledgments 273

About the Author 279

Index 283

Editorial Reviews

Rachel’s awe-inspiring courage, persistence and mission, along with her journey of overcoming struggles and turning them into triumphs, will inspire your own!” — JAMIE KERN LIMA, New York Times bestselling Author, Believe IT and Founder, IT Cosmetics

“...practical advice for improving confidence and gaining trust in oneself.” — Library Journal

“Permission to Offend is a masterful lesson in letting go, ending self-rejection, and welcoming your true self to the table.” — AMY PORTERFIELD, author of Two Weeks Notice

“Rachel does a brilliant job showing us how our fear of rejection is actually an invitation to divine revelation. An essential read for every woman ready to own her voice and step into the highest version of herself without apology.” — MARSHAWN EVANS DANIELS, Godfidence Coach and author of Believe Bigger

“In a world where most women are too scared to speak their truth (for fear of getting judged, rejected, called out, or canceled), this book is the permission slip so many of us have been craving.” — JILL STANTON, founder of Millionaire Girls Club

“Permission to Offend is one of those rare books that you’ll keep by your bedside as a reminder of how you want to show up in life. This book needs to be required reading for anyone whose fear has them trapped in someone else’s life.” — LORI HARDER, podcast host, author, and creator of the Bliss Project  

“Permission to Offend grabs you from the very first page and doesn’t let go. Be prepared to experience massive positive change.” — LAUREN MESSIAH, author of Style Therapy

From the Publisher

12/16/2022

The author is a life coach, former Marine, and cancer survivor with a podcast of the same title as the book, and her self-help book utilizes "permission slips" in place of affirmations or leaning in/girlboss mantras to help her readers remember her methods. There are exercises throughout which readers are invited to complete, and then build on that knowledge with the author's own story of trials and challenges as she built her current career and improved her personal life. Luna advocates embracing uncertainty with faith and determination and sprinkles her Christian beliefs in as well, but not too heavily. Much of the book feels like a therapy session or workshop with a laid-back tone and practical advice for improving confidence and gaining trust in oneself, specifically naming one's truth and cultivating the persona one needs to succeed. Additional stories from participants in her mastermind course and other friends flesh it out. VERDICT While many books cover similar ground, this is a pleasant approach for the average person looking to make their mark. A good add-on to most collections, especially for entrepreneurial patrons.

Library Journal