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Hiya sweet friend,

I have some exciting announcements today so I'm gonna cut straight to the good stuff. I shared a story a few weeks ago on Instagram where I teased about doing something I swore I would never do again; something that involves being behind a microphone.

Well, I'm finally feeling ready (and spacious) enough to share!

🎙️I'm starting a new podcast.

If you're a friend or have been following my work for a while, you probably know I used to host a podcast back when I first began coaching in 2017. It was called Well and Weird, and it was a labor of love. I loved the conversations with guests, having a platform to share the things that were exciting me in my client work, having another creative outlet, using my voice and speaking (something that comes pretty naturally to me).

And it was LABOR. It was a lot of work.

I felt like half my week was spent in session with clients, and the other half was spent just barely keeping up with weekly episodes, guest coordination, editing, producing, publishing, promoting. It was a lot. Which is why I swore, never again.

So you might be wondering what's changed? And my answer is that there are 2 big contrasts of then-Holly and now-Holly:

1. Personal capacity: I have spent the last 6+ years growing. And a lot of that growing had to do with building capacity in my body, at a nervous system level, to be able to find my center when chaos ensues. My capacity to do hard things without losing myself in the process is greater than it ever has been. My capacity to feel my feelings and hear what my body is asking of me. My capacity to recognize and honor my needs and my limits. I credit somatic work with much of that growth.
2. Perfectionism: If we're being super honest, then-Holly was still very much working at the mercy of her own perfectionism. Then-Holly lived with the implicit belief that in order for something to be worth a damn, it had to be perfect. Episodes had to come out weekly. I had to have guests. I had to have 4+ interviews in the box ready to go at all times. I had to speak perfectly. I had to edit out any "mistakes." The art had to be just right. The music had to be just right... You get it– I spent so much energy trying to get it juuuust right, that it became something I dreaded. Now-Holly is still human; absolutely perfectionism rears it's ugly head from time to time. But believe me when I tell you that no longer does the need to do it all perfectly get in the way of my full self expression. There is deep peace in "good enough," and I no longer carry shame around the idea that it could have, should have been done better. I credit much of this growth too to somatic work, as it wasn't until I tended to the wounds that had me believing it's only safe to be me when I'm perfect, that I was able to move beyond them.

Without further adieu, may I introduce you to...

Can I be with that? is a podcast about somatic exploration and embodied self-study. Tune in for somatic practices and real-life stories to support your nervous system, and increase connection to the body in order to unblock wounding patterns that might be stored in the body and shaping your present-moment life, so that you may move towards deeper self-trust, agency and aliveness.

👂🏼There are currently 3 episodes ready & waiting for you, all of which lay a foundation for more of what is to come.

Listen & subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Substack.

If you've been here with me, dipping your toes into the waters of possibility that somatic work brings, let this podcast be an even deeper place for you to dive in.

xo
Holl

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ P.S! Bonus points if you like what you hear, tell me by leaving a 5-star rating or review! (I know I know, every podcaster asks you to do this and it's annoying. BUT BUT BUT, it's helpful). Ratings/reviews let the algorithms know that the content is quality and should be shared more broadly. Thanks bunches in advance!

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