The Whole Paradox

Molly Mitchell-Hardt
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Welcome to The Whole Paradox podcast, where we explore timeless wisdom in the modern age to cultivate a greater sense of meaning and belonging to ourselves, our world, and one another. We will integrate the sacred, mythic, somatic, creative and poetic to expand our meaning of truth and our capacity for complexity and nuance. 

  1. Aug 27

    Pleasure and Female Nervous System with Sammi Rose Barret

    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.

  2. May 25

    May Nothing That is Human be Foreign to Me with Jodi Strock

    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 mollymitchellhardt@gmail.com Find Jodi Strock: Follow Jodi on instagram Reach out to Jodi for details on her workshops and Retreats: JodiStrockLMFT@gmail.com 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.

  3. Apr 8

    In Service of a Soul-Centered Psychology with Pilar Brooks

    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.

  4. 12/15/2025

    Coming Home to Practice Moment by Moment with Jodi Strock

    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 mollymitchellhardt@gmail.com Find Jodi Strock: Follow Jodi on instagram Reach out to Jodi for details on her workshops and Retreats: JodiStrockLMFT@gmail.com 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.

  5. 10/13/2025

    Oneness and Separation, Lover and Mother with Ashley Batistick

    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 mollymitchellhardt@gmail.com 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.

  6. 06/17/2025

    The Shadow of Health Optimization: When Wellness Becomes Wounding with Amber Magnolia Hill

    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 mollymitchellhardt@gmail.com 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.

  7. 04/14/2025

    The Practice of Love, Deep Listening, and Connection with Jodi Strock

    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 mollymitchellhardt@gmail.com Find Jodi Strock: Follow Jodi on instagram Reach out to Jodi: JodiStrockLMFT@gmail.com 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.

  8. 04/03/2025 ·  Bonus

    Somatic Meditation Series: The Sacred in the Mundane Meditation

    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.

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Welcome to The Whole Paradox podcast, where we explore timeless wisdom in the modern age to cultivate a greater sense of meaning and belonging to ourselves, our world, and one another. We will integrate the sacred, mythic, somatic, creative and poetic to expand our meaning of truth and our capacity for complexity and nuance. 

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  • Creator
    Molly Mitchell-Hardt
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    32
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Whole Paradox
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