Permission Slips by Ashley Carbonatto

NOTE: This is a pre-order. The book is planned to ship late fall 2025.

“Well-behaved women rarely make history.” 
—Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian

Permission Slips is a bold wake-up call for every woman who has at one point dimmed her light, shrunk herself to fit the mold promised to fulfill, or felt silently suffocated by cultural expectations.

With her signature mix of sharp humor, unflinching honesty, and authentic storytelling, Ashley Carbonatto delivers 21 practical permission slips to help you reclaim your voice, your joy, and your God-given wild. From the trenches of marriage and motherhood to the complexities of friendship and faith, this book meets you in your everyday chaos—and dares you to live free right in the middle of it.

You’re not being called to burn it all down—but to finally show up for your life as the bold and unapologetic woman God created you to be, even when life feels messy or off-script.

No more rule-following for the sake of approval—this isn’t a book for women who want to color inside the lines or chase the next self-help formula. It’s a soul-deep invitation—poured like a glass of wine with your favorite girlfriend—to stop asking for permission and start living free.