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Send us Fan Mail What happens when the healing journey itself becomes another thing to optimize? In this conversation, Sammi Rose Barrett — teacher of somatics for the female nervous system — traces her own path from vinyasa yoga through yin, through burnout, through motherhood, into the work she does now. We talk about the difference between forcing a cathartic experience and letting the body arrive at one on its own; the particular flavor of shame that gets mistaken for personal failure when it's actually collective and structural; and why so much of "wellness culture" is really just perfectionism cloaked in another form. Sammi offers a grounded, funny, unsentimental picture of what it looks like to live in a female nervous system that ebbs and flows rather than grinds forward — and why oxytocin, not another five-step protocol, might be the thing most of us are actually starved for. Molly's Offerings: Sliding scale therapy offerings available to California residents for a limited time at Vessel Psychotherapy and Healing Collective  Find Sammi Rose: Follow Sammi on instagram Access Sammi's Somatic Self Touch Library Mentioned in this episode: -Veronica @wakingwomb Follow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadox Check out Vessel Psychotherapy and Healing Collective for psychotherapy support throughout California This podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, depth + somatic psychotherapist, and The Whole Paradox Host, Molly Mitchell-Hardt welcomes psychotherapist, yogi, and mindfulness teacher, Jodi Strock LMFT for the third time (they love talking to each other!).  They talk about: ways to support ourselves in times of turmoil and upheavalbridge building in times of divisionthe relief in the unveiling, even when it is painfulprojection and personal responsibility as practiceinternalized patriarchythe dehumanization inherent in US capitalismvisions of the futuregrief workand much more...Molly's Offerings: To inquire about 1:1 work or about 1 x per month Cycle-Synced Deep Tide Sessions, schedule a free consultation or email [email protected] Find Jodi Strock: Follow Jodi on instagram Reach out to Jodi for details on her workshops and Retreats: [email protected] Follow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadox Check out Vessel Psychotherapy and Healing Collective for psychotherapy support throughout California This podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Molly Mitchell-Hardt interviews dear friend and colleague, trained Depth Psychotherapist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Psychedelic Facilitator and Integration Therapist, Pilar Brooks for the second time.  They discuss: What is therapy anyway?!What depth psychology is and its role in the modern landscape of the psychological field The plant medicine path Meeting people where they areSoul-centered practice Walking through griefAnd much more...Find Pilar Brooks: Follow Pilar @somasenses Check out her offerings on her website. Follow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadox Check out Vessel Psychotherapy and Healing Collective for psychotherapy support throughout California This podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, depth + somatic psychotherapist, and The Whole Paradox Host, Molly Mitchell-Hardt again welcomes psychotherapist, yogi, and mindfulness teacher, Jodi Strock LMFT.  They talk about: Jodi begins with a ~10 minute grounding meditationnavigating fear, despair, and grief in our timebuddhist practice and psychologythe myth of separation and what feeds polarization versus connection meeting self with compassion and care and much more...Molly's Offerings: To inquire about 1:1 work or about 1 x per month Cycle-Synced Deep Tide Sessions, schedule a free consultation or email [email protected] Find Jodi Strock: Follow Jodi on instagram Reach out to Jodi for details on her workshops and Retreats: [email protected] January will be Jodi's Mom and Teen Workshop 4 Day Women's Retreat in San Lois Obispo February 19th-22nd References: Support your local bookstore Follow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadox Check out Vessel Psychotherapy and Healing Collective for psychotherapy support throughout California This podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, depth + somatic psychotherapist and The Whole Paradox Host, Molly Mitchell-Hardt interviews couples psychotherapist and coach Ashley Batistick for the second time, because the first time was so juicy! They talk: Marriage on multi-dimensional levelsTension around the distribution of the labor in relationships and what lies underneath this dynamic Couples therapy and the Emotionally Focused Therapy modalityLimitations and challenges in navigating relationships in the modern contextHaving a relationship to something greater than us as a way through the present chaos and upheavalRomantic relationships as a vessel of individuation and pulling our projections backGrief work and ecstatic sense of connectionand much more...Find Ashley Batistick: Follow Ashley Batistick on instagram and substack Visit Ashley's therapy website and coaching website Molly's Offerings: To inquire about 1:1 work or about 1 x per month Cycle-Synced Deep Tide Sessions, schedule a free consultation or email [email protected] Follow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadox Check out Vessel Psychotherapy and Healing Collective for psychotherapy support throughout California This podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, depth + somatic psychotherapist, and The Whole Paradox Host, Molly Mitchell-Hardt interviews Medicine Stories podcast Host, Amber Magnolia Hill. They talk about: the experience of a metabolic health crisis - chronic fatigue, depression, and weight gainthe dangers of chasing the "optimization of health" and "bio-hacking"the myths of the health and wellness spacethe danger of cutting carbsthe down regulation of metabolism due to restrictive eatingweight gain due to under eatingremineralizationthe pro-metabolic dietand much more...Molly's Offerings: To inquire about 1:1 work or about 1 x per month Cycle-Synced Deep Tide Sessions, schedule a free consultation or email [email protected] Find Amber Magnolia Hill: Follow Amber on instagram Amber's Website Check out Amber's Podcast Follow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadox Check out Vessel Psychotherapy and Healing Collective for psychotherapy support throughout California This podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, depth + somatic psychotherapist, and The Whole Paradox Host, Molly Mitchell-Hardt interviews psychotherapist, yogi, and mindfulness teacher,  Jodi Strock LMFT. They talk about: sensitivity and abandoning our sensitivitythe healing journeybuddhist practice and psychologythe courage of vulnerabilitymeeting self with compassion and caredeep listening and much more...Molly's Offerings: To inquire about 1:1 work or about 1 x per month Cycle-Synced Deep Tide Sessions, schedule a free consultation or email [email protected] Find Jodi Strock: Follow Jodi on instagram Reach out to Jodi: [email protected] References: Support your local bookstore Follow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadox Check out Vessel Psychotherapy and Healing Collective for psychotherapy support throughout California This podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.

Send us Fan Mail This the fourth meditation in this series, led by depth and somatic psychotherapist Molly Mitchell-Hardt Field.  This meditation ( 10 Mins) is meant to do while doing the chores of the home and is intended to remind us of the sacred in the mundane, allowing us to slow down and become more present in our embodied experience. Feel free to put this meditation on while cleaning, doing laundry, doing dishes and allow it to work on and within you.  Follow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadox Check out Vessel Psychotherapy and Healing Collective for psychotherapy support throughout California This podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.

Send us Fan Mail In this special episode of The Whole Paradox, we collaborate with The Pink Hearse Podcast where hosts and partners Molly Mitchell-Hardt Field and Zachary Murdock interview Jungian Analyst, author, and host of This Jungian Life Podcast, Lisa Marchiano.  Together, we explore "the mysterious identity of the Lilith archetype, how to kill time during an apocalypse, and the difference between dad jokes and mom jokes. And a bunch of other depthy things of course." -Zachary Murdock Molly's Offerings: To inquire about 1:1 work or about Molly's Sacred Motherhood Online Support Group, schedule a free consultation or connect here. Find Lisa Marchiano: Discover Lisa's books                                                                                                    Follow Lisa's work Find Lisa's podcast This Jungian Life Find Zachary Murdock: Follow Zachary on instagram Listen to The Pink Hearse Podcast Song: “how many buddhas?”  Follow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadox Check out Vessel Psychotherapy and Healing Collective for psychotherapy support throughout California This podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, depth and somatic psychotherapist, Molly Mitchell-Hardt Field dives into the archetypal pattern of psychological transformation as depicted in the art and science of Alchemy. She argues that a symbol understanding of alchemy serves as a foundational understanding of psychology. "Alchemy can serve as a framework to hold the archetypal patterns of transformation, not only intrapsychically, but also interpsychically between two people, a group of people or even on a global scale. When we are able to see ourselves in an archetypal pattern, it takes us out of the solopsistic view of the individual and into a sense of connection to the all, the everything. We get out of the illusion that we are alone in our experiences, in our own heads, in our own lives, even in our own time on the planet. It connects us to this universal substrate of reality. On some level, I believe that to understand psychology one must understand alchemy." Molly's Offerings: To inquire about 1:1 work or about Molly's Sacred Motherhood Online Support Group, schedule a free consultation or email [email protected] References: Support your Local Bookstore The Anatomy of the Psyche by Edward Edinger Follow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadox Check out Vessel Psychotherapy and Healing Collective for psychotherapy support throughout California This podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, depth + somatic psychotherapist, and The Whole Paradox Host, Molly Mitchell-Hardt interviews Yoga Nidra guide, cancer survivor, and podcast host Ayla Nova. They talk about: The yogic journeyCancer diagnosis, dancing with death, and deep surrenderFinding and falling in love with Yoga NidraWorking with the narrative of "good" and "bad" versus non-dualityThe wheel of samsaraSitting with shadow and being "not okay" within spiritual communitiesRelationship with fearand so much more... Molly's Offerings: To inquire about 1:1 work or about Molly's Sacred Motherhood Online Support Group, schedule a free consultation or email [email protected] Find Ayla Nova: Follow Ayla on instagram Visit Ayla's website and find her Yoga Nidra training Follow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadox Check out Vessel Psychotherapy and Healing Collective for psychotherapy support throughout California This podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to a new offering from The Whole Paradox! This is our meditation series led by depth and somatic psychotherapist Molly Mitchell-Hardt Field.  This meditation is meant to do anywhere while doing anything (within reason of course); cooking, walking, doing the dishes, at home with your child(ren), at work, driving (maybe to an interview or event), on the train/bus, or in a meditative space! The intention of this meditation ( 15 mins) is to arrive more fully into the body and more deeply into presence while staying engaged in the chopping of wood and carrying of water of life so that meditation is available in all places and spaces.  Follow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadox Check out Vessel Psychotherapy and Healing Collective for psychotherapy support throughout California This podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.

Send us Fan Mail This episode was recorded one day before the outbreak of the LA fires, so first and foremost our hearts are with all those impacted. We are deeply sitting with all the loss and grief both personally and collectively as we navigate what is to come for family and friends who have lost everything. Our hope is that this episode can serve as a compass and connector to the greater forces surrounding us so that we feel more firmly planted within the cosmos. In this episode, depth + somatic psychotherapist, and The Whole Paradox Host, Molly Mitchell-Hardt interviews mystic, astrologist, Yoga Nidra facilitator, mother, and teacher, Jana Roemer. They talk about: the evolution toward a psychic society2025 as a year of preparation to bring in new consciousnessallowing grief to transform youMany endings and new beginnings astrologicallyMothering in the modern ageand much more... Follow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadox Molly's Offerings: To inquire about 1:1 work or about Molly's Sacred Motherhood Online Support Group, schedule a free consultation, email [email protected] or DM @mollymitchellhardt Find Jana Roemer: Follow Jana on instagram and Attune to the Moon Visit Jana's website and Attune to the Moon (Yoga Nidra magic) This podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann. Follow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadox Check out Vessel Psychotherapy and Healing Collective for psychotherapy support throughout California This podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, depth + somatic psychotherapist, and The Whole Paradox Host, Molly Mitchell-Hardt interviews healer, frequency artist, and creativity catalyst, Xenia Viray. They talk about: sensitivitycreativitythe messiness of the entrepreneurial spacecreating with no mapself-expressionlove of learning and curiosity genius and states of playconnection to innocence and the inner childnavigating the transitional space of our timebusiness as creative expression intuitive sense of 2025and much more... Follow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadox Molly's Offerings: To inquire about 1:1 work or about Molly's Sacred Motherhood Online Support Group, schedule a free consultation or email [email protected] Find Xenia Viray: Follow Xenia on instagram Visit Xenia's website This podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann. Follow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadox Check out Vessel Psychotherapy and Healing Collective for psychotherapy support throughout California This podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to a new offering from The Whole Paradox! This is our meditation series led by depth and somatic psychotherapist Molly Mitchell-Hardt Field.  The intention of this walking meditation ( 10mins) is to arrive more fully into the body and more deeply into presence while you are out for a walk.  Follow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadox Check out Vessel Psychotherapy and Healing Collective for psychotherapy support throughout California This podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.