For years, many of us, especially women, navigate life as if we’re waiting for a permission slip. A permission slip to pursue our dreams, to say “no,” to prioritize our well-being, to even define our own happiness. We become passengers in our own lives, hoping someone else will hand us the map, or worse, tell us where we’re allowed to go. We spend so much of our lives waiting for a "permission slip" to prioritize ourselves, to say no, or to change direction. But in the backco