Mindspeak: Holistic Mental Health with Holly Higgins

After a recent thyroid diagnosis (Hashimoto's), I used hypnotherapy to understand the emotional root cause of my symptoms. In this deeply personal episode, I walk you through my discoveries and share:

• The symptoms I've been dealing with
• The tools that I used to understand the emotional roots of my illness
• How getting canceled in 2020 triggered longstanding, repressed trauma
• Many unfiltered thoughts about the last six years (f-bombs included) 
• Musings on people pleasing, being a political misfit, and self-expression
• An insider's glimpse into how a hypnotherapy session can unfold
• How I'm healing now that I've put the puzzle pieces together

Where to Connect with Holly: 

Follow Holly on Instagram @hollyfisherhiggins

Read Holly's Substack: https://hollyfisherhiggins.substack.com/ 

Holly's website: https://www.hollyfisherhiggins.com/

Download my free "Clear the Crap" meditation here (this will put you on my email list!)

Music: Joseph McDade, "On the Verge"

Ready to release the fear of being seen? 

If you want to put yourself out there — but there's another part of you that wants to hide — I'm sharing a 3-step process to help you shed the fear and step into shining.

Join the SHINE workshop here: https://hollyfisherhiggins.podia.com/shine

Follow me on Instagram @hollyfisherhiggins

Work with me 1-1 as a hypnotherapy client: https://www.hollyfisherhiggins.com/work-with-me/rtt-rapid-transformational-hypnotherapy/

Download my free "Clear the Crap" meditation here (this will put you on my email list!)

Podcast Music: Joseph McDade, "On the Verge"

In my early postpartum days, I remember Googling things like "motherhood identity crisis" because I felt so lost. I thought I was prepared for motherhood, but I was not. Turns out, I should have been Googling the term "matrescence," but I'd never heard of it. Today, I'm joined by integrative therapist Amy Borskey Duffer to talk about this powerful concept, which helps mothers create meaning and peace amidst huge life changes.

We discuss:

• What is matrescence? The developmental journey of becoming a mother that affects us physically, emotionally, spiritually
• Both Amy and Holly's challenging experiences in early motherhood
• Acceptable cultural norms in motherhood vs. the raw reality of what actually goes on behind the scenes
• Why we should question common societal narratives about the motherhood journey
• Career vs. motherhood: can there really be a balance?
• The importance of forming secure attachment in the first 3 years of a child's life
• Understanding how personal and generational trauma can affect our mothering
• The top challenges new mothers face (and ways to address them)
• The support Amy offers through her private practice and program, The Mother Well

Where to Connect with Amy Borksey Duffer: 

Amy's Website: https://www.alliswellbeing.com/

Amy's Program, The Mother Well: https://www.alliswellbeing.com/themotherwell

Follow Amy on Instagram @all_is_well_being

Postpartum Support International Helpline: 

• www.postpartum.net — complimentary support phone numbers are listed on the homepage

Books Referenced: 

• Lisa Marchiano, Motherhood Facing and Finding Yourself
• Amy Taylor-Kabbaz, Mama Rising

Where to Connect with Holly: 

Follow Holly on Instagram @hollyfisherhiggins

Holly's website: https://www.hollyfisherhiggins.com/

Download my free "Clear the Crap" meditation here (this will put you on my email list!)

Music: Joseph McDade, "On the Verge"

In this deeply personal episode, I share the magical preconception story of my son Henry, who started visiting me in dreams 7 years before he was born. Tune in to hear:

• The moment I knew I’d be a mother, even though I never planned on it
• How my son started communicating with me long before he was born
• My experience with a miscarriage and pregnancy after loss
• The beautiful signs and symbols that carried me through my grief, all the way through a healthy pregnancy and birth
• Tips for communicating with your own spirit babies 

Follow me on Instagram @hollyfisherhiggins

Work with me as a hypnotherapy client: https://www.hollyfisherhiggins.com/work-with-me/rtt-rapid-transformational-hypnotherapy/

Download my free "Clear the Crap" meditation here (this will put you on my email list!)

Books mentioned:

Babies are Cosmic, by Elizabeth and Neil Carman

Spirit Babies, by Walter Makichen

A Cosmic Bond, by Emily Greene

Music: Joseph McDade, "On the Verge"

Welcome back to the show! After a 3-year break, I'm back at the mic to address the elephant in the atmosphere: we've all been through a crazy amount of upheaval in the last few years, but we're not really talking about it. Tune in to hear:

• What's been happening for me personally over the last few years
• Why I haven't felt "normal" since 2019 (you can probably relate!)
• The aftermath of the pandemic and how it's affecting people emotionally, even if they aren't talking about it
• Major trends I am seeing in my practice around health anxiety, shutting down creative expression, relationship strains, and feeling stuck/frozen
• A super-simple thing I do when I'm feeling stuck

Follow me on Instagram @hollyfisherhiggins

Work with me as a hypnotherapy client: https://www.hollyfisherhiggins.com/work-with-me/rtt-rapid-transformational-hypnotherapy/

Download my free "Clear the Crap" meditation here (this will put you on my email list!)

Music: Joseph McDade, "On the Verge"

Holly kicks off 2022 with some exciting news. She's started a brand new podcast for holistic and creative entrepreneurs: Healing Business! Tune in to learn about why Holly decided to create a second podcast, what you can expect, and what the future holds for Mindspeak.

Listen to Healing Business on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/healing-business/id1603081711

Listen to Healing Business on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7cTj6AMWEPLcsECFzYjaoY?si=6lj7xNtkSw-64vHXlzjiUA

Mission Unblocked program: https://www.hollyfisherhiggins.com/work-with-me/mission-unblocked/

Work with Holly as a 1-1 hypnotherapy client: https://www.hollyfisherhiggins.com/work-with-me/rtt-rapid-transformational-hypnotherapy/

Follow Holly on Instagram @hollyfisherhiggins

Music: Joseph McDade, "On the Verge"

Have insomnia or sleep issues? This episode will blow your mind — and it might change your life. Holly unpacks the subconscious root causes of insomnia, and explains why hypnotherapy can be an effective approach for people who have tried everything else. Here's what's covered:

• Why common treatments for insomnia often don't work
• How your insomnia is trying to protect you and make you happy (seriously) 
• The top 4 subconscious root causes of insomnia
• How trauma and childhood sleep experiences create resistance to sleep
• How hypnotherapy can rewire the mind for deep sleep
• Why standard sleep meditations may not always work
• Details about Holly's sleep system, Unsomnia

Unsomnia Sleep System: https://hollyfisherhiggins.podia.com/unsomnia

Follow Holly on Instagram @hollyfisherhiggins

Music: Joseph McDade, "On the Verge"

Are there annoying things in your life that you just don't wanna deal with? Me too. In this episode, I share personal stories about how these energy drains pile up to create a massive mountain of misery.

Tune in to get the inspiration you need to tackle one sucky thing on your to-do list this week. Here's what's covered:

• Hospital bills and household tasks (AKA, stupid things I avoided and regretted)
• A story about a window that might change your life
• Why we avoid the little things, and what to do about it

Follow Holly on Instagram @hollyfisherhiggins

Work with me as a hypnotherapy client: https://www.hollyfisherhiggins.com/work-with-me/rtt-rapid-transformational-hypnotherapy/

Get on the sleep program waiting list: https://www.hollyfisherhiggins.com/sleep-program-vip-list/

Download my free "Clear the Crap" meditation here (this will put you on my email list!)

Music: Joseph McDade, "On the Verge"

If you've ever caught yourself saying, "Yikes — my kids are going to need so much therapy!," this episode is for you. I'm joined by my dear friend and colleague, Kristen Willis, to discuss what it looks like to heal your own trauma and raise littles at the same time. Here's what's covered:

• How addressing the wounds of your inner child can influence your role as a parent
• Conscious parenting: what it is (and what it isn't)
• Fate vs. control: emotional wounds as sacred teachers
• What to do when parenting guilt creeps in
• The top 3 emotional needs of kids
• How to encourage healthy subconscious beliefs in children
• The two-word phrase that will change how you offer praise
• Navigating tech addictions and phone boundaries with littles

For the complete show notes, including all books and tools referenced, please visit this page.

Follow Kristen on Instagram @luminous.spirit

Follow Holly on Instagram @hollyfisherhiggins

Work with me as a hypnotherapy client: https://www.hollyfisherhiggins.com/work-with-me/rtt-rapid-transformational-hypnotherapy/

Download my free "Clear the Crap" meditation here (this will put you on my email list!)

Music: Joseph McDade, "On the Verge"

Many people feel like their pain isn't justifiable. They're ashamed of their struggles, because they feel like they had "a pretty decent childhood." This creates the question, "If nothing terrible happened to me, why do I feel so bad?" In this myth-busting episode, I'll answer that question, and offer a new perspective on childhood trauma and what really causes pain. Here's what's covered: 

• The dark side of comparative suffering (why it's dangerous to compare your pain to someone else's)
• What really creates pain and struggle (hint: it's not what happens to you)
• Your life rulebook: what it is and how you create it
• Common "insignificant" events from childhood that leave big emotional scars
• Why curiosity is key in the healing process
• Creating new beliefs on purpose

Work with me as a hypnotherapy client: https://www.hollyfisherhiggins.com/work-with-me/rtt-rapid-transformational-hypnotherapy/

Sleep Program VIP Notification Signup: https://www.hollyfisherhiggins.com/sleep-program-vip-list/

Download my free "Clear the Crap" meditation here (this will put you on my email list!)

Follow Holly on Instagram @hollyfisherhiggins

Music: Joseph McDade, "On the Verge"