The Whole Paradox

Send us a textIn 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 mollymitchellhardt@gmail.comFind Jodi Strock:Follow Jodi on instagramReach out to Jodi: JodiStrockLMFT@gmail.comReferences: Support your local bookstoreFollow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadox This podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann. Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.

Send us a textThis 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 This podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann. Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.

Send us a textIn 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 MurdockMolly'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 workFind Lisa's podcast This Jungian LifeFind Zachary Murdock:Follow Zachary on instagramListen to The Pink Hearse PodcastSong: “how many buddhas?” Follow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadox This podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann. Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.

Send us a textIn 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 mollymitchellhardt@gmail.comReferences:Support your Local BookstoreThe Anatomy of the Psyche by Edward EdingerFollow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadox This podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann. Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.

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...Follow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadoxMolly's Offerings:To inquire about 1:1 work or about Molly's Sacred Motherhood Online Support Group, schedule a free consultation or email mollymitchellhardt@gmail.comFind Ayla Nova:Follow Ayla on instagramVisit Ayla's website and find her Yoga Nidra trainingThis podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.

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. 

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 @thewholeparadoxMolly's Offerings:To inquire about 1:1 work or about Molly's Sacred Motherhood Online Support Group, schedule a free consultation, email mollymitchellhardt@gmail.com or DM @mollymitchellhardt Find Jana Roemer:Follow Jana on instagram and Attune to the MoonVisit 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.

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 @thewholeparadoxMolly's Offerings:To inquire about 1:1 work or about Molly's Sacred Motherhood Online Support Group, schedule a free consultation or email mollymitchellhardt@gmail.comFind Xenia Viray:Follow Xenia on instagramVisit Xenia's websiteThis podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.

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. 

In this episode, depth + somatic psychotherapist and The Whole Paradox Host, Molly Mitchell-Hardt interviews season psychotherapist and coach, Astrid Schmidt. They talk about:Healing through being a healerPostpartum underworld experienceGestalt and how all your parts are trying to help youImpact of identifying with diagnoses or family roles/dynamicsDepression as healthNavigating race as a biracial womanAncestral exhaustionMoney and scarcity More money and more responsibility Staying mobilized during times of unknown or crisisMotherhood as a spiritual pathRadical accountability and responsibility and much more...Follow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadoxFind Perdita Finn:Follow Astrid on instagramVisit Astrid's websiteReferences:Rudolph SteinerGestalt Therapy Francis WellerDavid WhyteThis podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.

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 moving meditation is to arrive more fully into the body, to allow for authentic expression of movement and sound to move stagnant or energy through and even out of the body. In this meditation (< 20mins) make sure you are somewhere you feel comfortable moving your body and making sound. 

In this episode, depth + somatic psychotherapist and The Whole Paradox Host, Molly Mitchell-Hardt interviews author, teacher, mother, and pioneer, Perdita Finn. They talk about:Relationship to the deadAsking the dead for helpThe economy of prayerWhy institutional religion has tried to make us afraid of the dead True elderhoodThe burden put on modern mothers The sacredness of beads Circles of belonging and much more...Follow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadoxFind Perdita Finn:Follow Perdita on instagramVisit Perdita's websitePerdita's SubstackWay of the RoseReferences:Take Back the Magic by Perdita FinnThe Way of the Rose by Perdita and Clark FinnThe Reluctant Psychic by Suzan Saxman with Perdita FinnSand Talk by Tyson YunkaportaThis podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.

In this episode, depth + somatic psychotherapist and The Whole Paradox Host, Molly Mitchell-Hardt interviews Certified Labor Doula, women's wellness coach, registered yoga teacher, and childbirth educator, Courtney Satow. They talk about:the unique perspective of the doulafear in birthingfear, tension, pain axisflow state in birththe medical model of birth and impact on perceptions of birththe importance of being informedand much more...Follow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadoxFind Courtney Satow:Follow Courtney on instagramVisit Courtney's website References:Childbirth Without Fear by Grantly Dick-Read M.D.Birth FitDr. Stuart Fischbein (Breech Homebirth OBGYN)This podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.

In this episode, depth + somatic psychotherapist and The Whole Paradox Host, Molly Mitchell-Hardt interviews author, educator, and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Kimberly Ann Johnson. They talk about:menopause as a reckoninghormones as godsthe culture around menopause and aging"worrying" about fertility, perimenopause, menopausethe pressure to go on HRT (hormone replacement therapy)coming to terms with limitationliving in a "what's wrong" culture listening differently as a result of shifting hormones and access to wisdomhow social media is impacting women's perceptions about menopauseand much more...Follow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadoxFind Kimberly Ann Johnson:Follow Kimberly on instagramVisit Kimberly's website for courses and MotherCircle-starting in SeptemberReferences:Hagitude Dr. Sharon BlackieCall of the Wild by Kimberly Ann JohnsonThe Fourth Trimester by Kimberly Ann JohnsonThe Upgrade by Dr. Louann BrizendineThis podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.

In this episode, depth + somatic psychotherapist and The Whole Paradox Host, Molly Mitchell-Hardt interviews couples psychotherapist and coach Ashley Batistick. They talk about:uncertainty and doubt in relationshipscouples therapy and the Emotionally Focused Therapy modalitythe depth perspective in couples workholding the tension of oppositesfantasy as a guideallowing the inner lover to court youthe multiplicity of the psycheand much more...Follow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadoxFind Ashley Batistick:Follow Ashley Batistick on instagram and substackVisit Ashley's therapy website and coaching websiteReferences:James HillmanCarl JungEdward EdingerMarion WoodmanKen WilberThis podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.

In this episode, depth + somatic psychotherapist and The Whole Paradox Host, Molly Mitchell-Hardt interviews psychotherapist and podcaster Gina Minardi.  They talk about:being and raising highly sensitive peoplethe defining qualities of HSPsthe initiatory experience of the motherhood journeynavigating the highly sensitive family ecosystemand much more...Follow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadoxFind Gina Minardi:Follow Gina Minardi on instagramListen to Gina Minardi's Podcast, Spaces BetweenVisit Gina's websiteReferences:The Highly Sensitive Person research by Dr. Elaine AronAbout Rudolph Steiner's concept of the "9 year change"Dr. Gabor MatéExistential Kink by Dr. Carolyn ElliotOn Our Best Behavior by Elise LoehnenThis podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.

In this episode, depth + somatic psychotherapist and The Whole Paradox Host, Molly Mitchell-Hardt interviews author, podcaster, and Jungian Analyst, Lisa Marchiano.  They talk about:the power of seeing through a symbolic/archetypal lensthe Jungian conception of the psychethe nature of the unconscious her books Motherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself and Vital Sparkdreams, fairytales, and myths as a way into the inner worldthe motherhood journey as a soul making experiencethe shadow side of motherhood and our relationship with ragethe function of daydreamingsexuality and demanding mutualityand much more...Follow us @mollymitchellhardt and @thewholeparadoxFind Lisa Marchiano:Follow Lisa Marchiano and This Jungian Life Podcast on instagramListen to Lisa Marchiano's Podcast, This Jungian LifeVisit Lisa's websiteReferences:On the Way to the Wedding by Linda LeonardMotherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself and Vital Spark by Lisa MarchianoPre-order Dreamwise: Unlocking the Meaning of your Dreams by Lisa Marchiano, Deborah Stewart, and Joseph LeeThis podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.*We had some audio difficulty in this episode, so if you hear some echoing, just imagine that it is an intended sound effect*

In this episode, depth and somatic psychotherapist, Molly Mitchell-Hardt and musical artist and ineffable multimedia creator Zachary Murdock  have a meandering, silly, philosophical conversation about:Inspiring literature and musicEvolution of consciousnessZach's inner experience as an artist and creativeBearing the liminal nature of living in this eraThe relationship between the polarities of masculine and feminine energetics and how things are changingTheir experience of marriage and parenthood.Life's initiations.The holy grail myth and much more Find Zachary Murdock:Follow Zachary Murdock on instagramListen to Zachary Murdock's Podcast, The Pink Hearse Podcast.Follow us @mollymitchellhardtThis podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.References:Tom Robbins Haruki MurakamiKurt Vonnegut Carl Hiaasen 48 Laws of Power by Robert GreeneDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraAaron FrazerAllen ToussaintAnders Osborne

In this episode, Molly Mitchell-Hardt explores what elements may have come together that paved road to  present day and how this informed human experience and culture on every level:"To give us context for the cultural milieu we find ourselves in, mired in global conflict, a worldwide pandemic, and climate crisis to name a few, I find solace in looking to the ancient wisdom of our ancestors. For me, this often leads me back to the question, What existed before the social and cultural system of the patriarchy? "Follow us @mollymitchellhardtThis podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.References:When God Was  a Woman by Merlin StoneThe Chalice and the Blade by Riane EislerSex, Ecology, Spirituality by Ken WilberDancing in the Flames: The Dark Goddess in the Transformation of Consciousness by Marion Woodman, Elinor Dickson

In this episode Molly Mitchell-Hardt interviews teacher, astrologist, mystic,  Jana Roemer. They Discuss: Moving through griefNormalization of cryingMain astrological energies of 2024 and how to orient to what is in storeMotherhood and hope in the modern ageAnd much more...Find Jana Roemer:Follow Jana on instagramFind out more about her work on her websiteFollow us @mollymitchellhardtThis podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.

Why so much suffering? The constant and unspeakable atrocities of humanity over and over and over it repeats, the horrors we inflict upon others, ourselves, is there a difference?I turn to the void, unhinge my jaw, I open to let it in. “Is this going to annihilate me?” “Yes my love, let it.” On my knees I reach down to the earth, the tears come, washing me clean from the inside “I'm sorry, please forgive me, thank you, I love you, I'm sorry, please forgive me, thank you, I love you, I'm sorry, please forgive me, thank you, I love you.”In this episode Molly Mitchell-Hardt interviews expressive arts therapist and associate mental health counselor, Anna Olinova.  They discuss:How being a Russian immigrant informs Anna's life perspectiveExperience working in prison rehabilitation program, with youth offenders, and with people with schizophrenia and other perceptual disordersWhy to keep on going in the face of the terrible truths of lifeArt as healing modalityCultivating communityThe language of sensationThis episode includes an experiential exercise around noticing what you are feeling through expressive arts lensFind Anna Olinova:Follow Anna @glitterforest.Find out more about her work on her website.Follow us @mollymitchellhardtThis podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.References:When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron

The elder mother gathers the liminal one out of bed. She dresses in earthen skins, her belly round and ripening. She is led blindfolded down a well trodden path into the forest and on into a clearing. A circle of mothers around a fire at the center, tended by maidens in flowing white dress...The ceremony ends as the liminal one is offered gifts and talismans to remember her strength and power as she faces the decimation of the one who came before and is welcomed to the ancient line of the Mother.In this episode Molly Mitchell-Hardt interviews somatic liberator, entrepreneur, leader, and revolutionary, Maya Night.  They discuss:The feminine in business-relinquishing the “niche” philosophy Distinction between maiden and mother mentalityThe decimation of birth, mothering, and parentingMotherhood and the eroticBeing with the cycles of life and inner deathTrusting the seasons of businessMaidenhood and righteousness and safety to widening scope in motherhoodNot turning away from discomfortThe hardest thing about motheringValuing aliveness over happinessThe power of honesty and transparency Maya's work around relational alchemyBringing forward the taboo and unspeakable into relationshipSomatic relationship practicesFind Maya Night:Follow Maya @maya_._night.Find out more about her work on her website.Follow us @mollymitchellhardtThis podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.References:This Jungian Life PodcastMotherhood: Facing and Finding Yourself by Lisa MarchianoMargaret Wheatley

Western culture has in many ways lost conscious relationship with the forces of initiation, so many of us are unconsciously dragged along into initiatory trial after initiatory trial without context, without the container of the community or the elders to hold us and imbue our experiences with meaning and sacred purpose. Without the anchoring of communal ritual we become untethered from the cosmos and the wheel of time that connects us to the eternal. In this episode, Molly Mitchell-Hardt interviews friend, educator, speaker, facilitator, and Rites of Passage guide, Nicky Wilks.  They discuss:The impact of lack of ritualized rites of passageThe fatherhood initiationThe necessity of male rites of passage due to the lack of physiological markers and the reliance on cultural markers that we are lacking in modern lifeThe need for mentors, elders, community in becoming a fatherNicky's work with rites of passage and the father-child bondThe importance of mythology and story to give us context in our livesThe male identity in the modern contextFire-keeping as a portal between the physical and metaphysicalAnd much moreFind Nicky Wilks:Follow Nick @nickywilks.Find out more about Nicky and his offerings on his website.Find out more about Journeymen on their website and on instagram @journeymen.Follow us @mollymitchellhardtThis podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.References:Michael MeadeDr. Arne RubenstienSuper Great Kids' Stories

The seat of therapist or healing professional is a very privileged role and as such, I believe we have a duty and responsibility to be doing our own inner work. In a position of power and with the shadow unchecked it is all too easy to get stuck in a trap of unconscious manipulation, vying for power and control, or using the work to focus on others in order to neglect our own suffering among other things. When we acknowledge the shadow we invite in another layer of truth and authenticity to the work, which in turn creates a safer container for the client to show up with all their parts, especially the ones we would rather not name. In this episode, Molly Mitchell-Hardt interviews friend, author, speaker and coach, Dr. Erin Yu-Juin McMorrow.  They discuss:The impact of putting ideas in print and being seen by friends and familyThe necessity of allowing for a gestational period for ideas before sharingThe vulnerability and responsibility of being a public-facing figureThe shadow of content creationThe shadow of the "healing space"Coming back to the body as "truth teller"The role of overriding The necessity of discernment Signs working with an aligned healer vs. healer with ulterior motivesFind Dr. Erin Yu-Juin McMorrow:Follow Erin @dr.erinmcmorrow.Find out more about her work on her website.Follow us @mollymitchellhardtThis podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.References:Carl G. Jung

A crackling fire, the drum beat, feet rhythmically lifting and pounding on the Earth, dust whirling up like smoke, singing the world awake. Consciousness shifts. We are lifted out of the temporal and transported beyond as we have been doing since the dawn. As Jungian analyst Dr. Jeffery Raff said, humans have “...the innate capacity to unite with the higher world, and to unite the higher and the lower worlds as one” (p.1).In this episode, Molly Mitchell-Hardt interviews friend and colleague, trained Depth Psychotherapist and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Psychedelic Facilitator and Integration Therapist, Pilar Brooks.  They discuss:How Pilar became a Psychedelic Facilitator and Integration TherapistBridging and holding the tension between different cultural forcesCentering into the body, understanding the embodied “yes” and “no” and sense of boundaries in working with psychedelic medicinesHow healing contains both pleasure and painThe importance of exploring individual healing and our interconnectednessThe need for support in integrating expanded states of consciousness How life is a psychedelic journey How to practice reciprocity with nature in any environment Grief as an ecstatic experienceThe archetype of the dragonFind Pilar Brooks:Follow Pilar @somasensesCheck out her offerings on her website.Use Coupon Code: welcomemagic for 50% off your first month of Pilar's membership program Inner Altar.Follow us @mollymitchellhardtThis podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.  Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.References:The Wedding of Sophia by Dr. Jeffery Raff

There are myriad paradoxes at work in life and when we straddle two opposing positions we enter a closer approximation of truth and wholeness. Carl Jung said “… the paradox is one of our most valued spiritual possessions.” When we can hold the tension we are honoring the spectrum and complexity of life. Aliveness is in that tension, transformation is in that tension, and so too is great discomfort.In this episode, Molly interviews her partner, poet, musical artist, all-around prolific creator and founder of Channel the Sun, Zachary Murdock.  They discuss:Creating a personal cosmology that includes initiation and normalizes dark night of the soul experiencesAllowing the dance of rotting and blooming in creativity The dangers of living out the myth of IcarusMental Health crisesThe experience of having freedom through limitationZachary's creative process and the challenging collision between art and commerceBalancing obsessive creativity and family life The role of therapy as a way to clear out and increase nervous system capacitySurviving the ups and downs of being an artist and deep feelerThe initiation of fatherhood The relentless mirror of parenthood and partnership Holding the tension in partnership Follow us @mollymitchellhardtReferences:Carl Jung-The Collected WorksEdward Edinger-Anatomy of the PsycheMarion WoodmanThis podcast was produced in association with Channel the Sun by Kevin Joseph Grossmann. Musical stylings by Kevin Joseph Grossmann.