mission unblocked
Ditch the self-doubt and step into your next level of expression + income.You’ve got big work to do in the world — but something’s holding you back.
As you reach toward your next level in business and creativity, you’re bumping up against all kinds of emotional roadblocks:
Self doubt. Fear of being seen. Money blocks. Procrastination.
And that’s just the short list. 😅
Logistically, you can see the steps you need to take to get where you want to go…
But internally? That’s a different story.
The resistance is strong. It feels like you’re walking through mud.
And you’re tired of battling your inner demons every day.
I get it. I’ve been there, too.
I’ve built a successful, fully booked business twice — first as a nutritionist, and now, as a hypnotherapist.
Behind the scenes, I’ve done a ton of inner work to create this dream. It hasn’t been easy, and I’m not one of those people who “just got lucky.”
I’ve come face-to-face with imposter syndrome, “not-good-enoughness,” and money struggles. I almost crapped my pants the first time I got on camera, and I’ve dealt with the heartache of feeling overly responsible for clients’ results.
Here are some other stories I’ve told myself: I don’t know enough, I’m too “weird,” and no one will take me seriously. (This inevitably led to hours of comparison-scrolling on Instagram, wishing I had the confidence to be like so-and-so.) I’ve worked through these fears, and I continue to when new layers pop up.
I truly believe that deep inner work is why I’ve been successful.
Moving through emotional resistance has been key to actually showing up for my business, and now I help others do the same.
are any of these issues getting in your way?
imposter syndrome
You feel like you don’t know enough, you’re not good enough, or someone’s going to find out you’re a fraud. Your inner critic constantly says, “Who am I to do this?”
money blocks
Money feels icky and difficult. You might find yourself stuck in patterns of undercharging, overspending, or obsessively worrying about your finances. It feels like you can’t get ahead.
overgiving + people-pleasing
You say yes when you want to say no, and bend over backwards for people. It’s hard to stick to your personal boundaries because you’re afraid of disappointing others.
perfectionism
Your sky-high standards are stalling your growth and momentum. You nitpick everything you do and you wish you could give yourself more grace.
speaking up + being seen
When you think about putting yourself out there, you freeze. Or when you do, you have a massive vulnerability hangover. It stops you from promoting your work the way you want to.
procrastination
You keep putting things off and kicking the can down the road. You can’t stay focused, and whenever you do get focused, you’re doing busywork that doesn’t move the needle.
burnout
You can’t “turn off” work, or you’re working in a way that feels misaligned. It’s been like this for too long, and now you’re frazzled, fried, and disconnected from your vision.
self-doubt + second-guessing
You feel cloudy and disconnected from your intuition. Or, you’ll get a rush of creativity and clarity, only to smother it with second-guessing.
Why are these issues so damn sticky?
If you’re reading this, I know that you want — at a conscious level — to have a business or creative practice that is deeply fulfilling.
The ickiness, the resistance, and the “blocks” that you’re feeling are there because your subconscious mind isn’t on board with your conscious desires.
For example: If you grew up in a family that had a strained relationship with money, you’re going to carry those subconscious money stories right into your business.
If you had a straight-laced upbringing, and now you’re trying to practice energy medicine and let your freak flag fly, your inner child is going to tell you that you’re not safe. (It doesn’t matter that you moved across the country to escape said upbringing.)
Throughout our lives, we encounter “big T” and “little T” traumas that tell us, “It’s not safe to be who you are. It’s not safe to listen to your desires.”
This is why we resist our callings. This is why you feel terrible, icky constraint in your business. Your conscious mind is trying to expand and grow, but your subconscious mind still doesn’t believe it’s safe.
I know this because I’ve lived this.
And that’s why I created Mission Unblocked.
Your business, your practice, your big, juicy creative endeavor? It will bring up all of your shit. All your doubts. All your fears.
That’s the real work.
The logistical stuff becomes sooooo much easier when you clear up the emotional muck.
I’ve been around the block when it comes to healing modalities (you name it, I’ve probably tried it), and there’s a reason I’ve been practicing hypnotherapy for as long as I have — it gets to the root quickly and creates lasting results.
Through hypnotherapy, we gain direct access to the outdated programs, stories, and beliefs that are keeping you stuck. We rewire these programs so that your subconscious mind understands it’s safe for you to move forward.
When your subconscious mind gets on board with your conscious desires, that’s where the magic happens.
That’s when your business and creative pursuits become a natural — and thrilling — extension of who you are.
MJ’s story: a songwriter releases fear of judgement
MJ is a wonderfully talented songwriter who came to me with blocks around her creative expression.
Even though she’d been writing songs for years — and felt comfortable sharing them in small circles — she wanted to start recording her songs and sharing them with a wider audience.
The problem was, every time she thought about taking steps to record her songs, she felt fear, panic, and freeze.
If you look at the graph on the left, you can see that she rated her panic and fear “off the charts” high before we began our work together.
And after just one month, those numbers dropped dramatically.
She was in joyful disbelief because she could not find the feeling of panic or freeze anywhere in her body. “I just don’t feel it anymore,” she said. “I can’t believe it, but it’s gone!”
client testimonials (use the side arrows on the images to scroll through! ➡️➡️➡️)
TESTIMONIAL FOR BUSINESS ANXIETY, SELF-SABOTAGE, AND FEAR OF FAILURE
My whole life, I have felt stuck in the airport scene of Home Alone. I was a child of the early 90s, so you will have to forgive the movie reference. On the outside, I looked just like Kevin McCallister’s mom, well put-together and the “ringmaster” of her family’s circus. On the inside, I was frantically running to the next thing on my to-do list that was always endless.
When I decided to start my business, I had to face Mrs. McCallister head on. Every time I sat down to work, my heart would race out of control. I couldn’t focus, and my ideas were pulling me in every which direction. After 8 months of this, I happened to listen to Holly’s Mindspeak podcast and heard all about hypnotherapy. In my heart of hearts, I knew I was cut out for having my own business — it has been a dream of mine for a long time, but my body was literally not allowing this dream come to pass. I was so frustrated, felt shameful, and felt like I was the biggest failure no matter how hard I tried!
After working with Holly, I discovered the exact scenes in my life that created this “airport scene,” and why my mind and body wouldn’t let me get out of the terminal. It. IS. SO. Powerful! Revisiting these scenes didn’t hurt, and I had total control under hypnosis. Going back and being able to actually see and hear with my adult eyes/ears compared to younger me’s eyes/ears was life-changing. Since our work together, I have so much peace, joy, and focus! I never truly felt these emotions ever in my life.
I am launching my business in the next 60 days, and the information is pouring out of me! I am in love with being me now, and all the fear that had me panicking and running has been completely eradicated! Finally, after 30 years, I got out of that freakin’ terminal and I am on my plane! We just taxied down the runway, and I am flying! The possibilities are endless, but I know exactly where I am headed. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Holly!
the process: what to expect
All sessions are completed in the comfort of your own home, via Zoom video conferencing.
gentle hypnosis
During a hypnotherapy session, I’ll guide you into a very gentle state of relaxation. This enables you to let go of your “monkey mind.” Most clients say this feels like a guided meditation. You remain alert and in complete control the entire time.
root-cause resolution
Next, we uncover the subconscious root cause of your issue. Using a variety of techniques, we honor and release the blocks that have been holding you back. This offers tremendous insight, perspective, and freedom.
21-day rewire period
Finally, I’ll create a completely customized hypnosis audio for you. This cements the work done in session, so you can transform your beliefs, perspectives, and feelings to achieve the outcome you want. You’ll listen to this audio for at least 21 days.
benefits that clients frequently report:
» Fully owning the weird, wild, "woo" parts of themselves, without apology
» Showing up consistently and confidently in marketing (social media, networking, etc.)
» Raising rates and attracting aligned clients with ease
» Stronger boundaries in business and life
» Inner permission to do what feels like a "hell yes," rather than what feels practical but boring
» Increased productivity, focus, and creativity
» Finally creating and launching the ideas they've had in their heads for months
» True belief in what they offer (vs. feeling like they always need another certification)
» Deeper empathy and stronger intuition in practice
» Releasing patterns of burnout and overgiving so that business feels exciting and balanced
TESTIMONIAL FOR SPEAKING UP, BEING SEEN, AND CONFIDENCE
I came to Holly with a fairly simple ask. I wanted to fix my inability to speak up. This is something that’s plagued my entire life. I have never been able to speak up for myself confidently. If you’re wondering how that inhibited my life, I can assure you that it made nearly every situation challenging. I am overlooked at work. I let other people talk on my behalf. I avoid people. I never talk about myself or my accomplishments. I never pursue my passions. I let others shine in my presence, while I try to make myself as small as possible. I just simply go about my day, trying to be invisible to the world.
In fact, that’s how I’ve lived my entire life, completely invisible. I shrink in group settings. I shrink at work. I shrink in public. I operate in a world as a complete ghost of a person. During my deepest battles with depression, I used to think, I may as well not even be here. It doesn’t matter. I don’t matter. No one sees me. That’s when I came to Holly. I wanted to finally be seen in this world by others, to feel like I was alive and important. I wanted to feel as if I existed in real life. I wanted to feel human.
During our first session, I had an immediate “aha” moment. A simple memory that I’ve held on to my entire life held the key to why I’ve felt the need to stay mute or invisible to the world. This memory has always popped up throughout my life, but I never knew its significance until our session.
The memory was me as a three year old being carried through a department store by my Mom. A sales woman approached us and asked my name and how old I was. Before I could even speak, my Mom told the woman that I was incredibly shy and did not like to talk to people. She then proceeded to talk on my behalf and I could tell that she loved the attention she got from the sales woman. She loved being my voice. I also loved that she felt important, so I decided from that day forward that I would always let my Mom be the one who was the center of attention. It was an unspoken contract I was committed to. My willingness to go forward as an invisible person wasn’t necessarily about getting love from her, it was about how I wanted to show her how much I loved her. I was willing to sacrifice my childhood cuteness, my eagerness to be a famous actress or a writer, voice my very vocal opinions, or my want to be front and center, all because I wanted her to feel important and loved in a world that had otherwise been cruel to her.
This discovery has changed my life. Prior to this, I always felt small. I had always shrunk myself to a point where I wanted to be as tiny as possible. I would walk around in the world and repeat to myself, “please don’t look at me.” I didn’t want to be seen. I didn’t want to exist. When near people I loved, I always pushed them to the center. I watched as they would talk about their accomplishments and their passions, while I would step back in the background, both figuratively and literally.
After the session with Holly, I immediately felt large. I felt visible. The prior neural connections that used to fire off panicked thoughts of maintaining my invisibility, now couldn’t produce the same feelings. I don’t shrink anymore. When I’m out in public, my constant need to hide from people has disappeared. I don’t have to sit in the car for 15 minutes to give myself a pep talk before I step into the world. I also don’t need to walk around in a constant state of resentment, because I’m constantly trying to mute myself around others (when really I’m a very opinionated and passionate person).
My creative abilities have come back. I’m finding myself writing more. I’m also super productive. I have more willingness to accomplish goals because I no longer have restrictive thoughts about being invisible. Being invisible makes building a business or being creative impossible, because visibility is everything.
The most challenging thing about this process has been that without the invisibility shackles, I feel as if I can do ANYTHING! It’s been hard to know what to tackle first. I have insane creative energy.
My session with Holly was nothing short of a miracle in shifting over to who I want to be. Had I tried to resolve this issue myself, I would have spent years trying to get to the root cause without really knowing what it actually was. I could have done all the self-help work in the world and only putting a small bandaid over the problem without realizing that underneath was a festering issue that I couldn’t get to.
I’m excited to continue working with Holly. I’m looking forward to discovering other things that might be holding myself back, not to necessarily become a perfect human, but to step into the person I was meant to be.
Mission Unblocked: Program Details
This is a private, 1-1 program. Over the course of 8 weeks, we’ll work on the issues that are most important to you, creating deep healing and lasting transformation. Triggers will vanish, confidence will skyrocket, and you’ll become anchored to a sense of peace, purpose, and possibility.
Private, 1-1 Support Includes
- (2x) 60-min coaching calls to understand your challenges, triggers, and the transformation you’re seeking
- Guided home practice audio to help you enter hypnosis easily
- (2x) 2.5-hour hypnotherapy sessions to release your blocks and create powerful new beliefs and behaviors
- (2x) Completely customized, professional quality self-hypnosis recordings to cement the healing work done in your sessions
- (2x) Customized subliminal audios to accelerate your transformation
- Closing and integration call to celebrate and honor your progress
- Email support throughout your entire program
BONUS – Core Training Library
Gain lifetime, on-demand access to my library of core trainings, with topics including cultivating confidence, marketing, aligned offer creation, money mindset, pricing, business boundaries, and selling. These trainings encapsulate the “damn, I wish I would have known THAT” wisdom I’ve gathered from 15+ years as a service-based entrepreneur and creative.
Investment: $2400
Payment Plan: You can divide the payment into 3 monthly payments of $833.
Apply for Mission Unblocked
If you’re interested in working with Holly, please schedule a complimentary clarity call.
Nicole’s story: how she doubled her rates in 2 months
Nicole is an amazing branding photographer.
She came to me because she was tired of undercharging, she felt herself teetering on the edge of burnout, and she wanted the confidence to set healthy boundaries with her clients and her schedule.
In just two months of working together, Nicole nearly doubled her rates for one of her most popular service packages — and she’s booking super-aligned clients with ease.
(Check out the graph on the left to see how her money fears melted after our work together.)
That’s just the tip of the iceberg. Read her full case study for more!
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you help me understand if I would be a good fit for this program?
Mission Unblocked is for entrepreneurs, creatives, and professionals.
I work with all genders, ages 18+.
Basically, if you’re trying to put yourself out there — whether that’s a stage, a boardroom, or social media — and you’re encountering a ton of resistance, this program has your name on it.
I am equally comfortable helping seasoned professionals + creatives, as well as people new to the game. I’ve been in both sets of shoes. 🙂
It’s helpful if you’ve done some degree of inner work (coaching, therapy, meditation, etc.), but it isn’t 100% necessary.
It’s important to note that this isn’t a “business basics” program. If you’re looking for help setting up a website, choosing a scheduler, developing a social media strategy, etc., you would be better served by someone else.
This work is for people who *know* what to do (or what they want to be doing), but emotional resistance is getting in the way.
It’s also important to know that this is some of the deepest healing work you will ever do. On the surface, we’re working on your business + creative pursuits, but as we dive deeper, we will be processing old, stuck energy from early traumas, wounds, and disappointments — because this is the stuff that *actually* holds you back in your present-day life. I am trauma-informed and trauma-trained, and create an incredibly safe and comfortable space for this work to unfold. But I like to let people know ahead of time that we’ll be going deeeeeeeeep.
If that sounds like your cup of tea, let’s chat.
I'm never experienced hypnosis. What's it like?
We have so many misconceptions about hypnosis, especially in the United States. Essentially, hypnosis is a form of relaxation. It helps you let go of your anxious “monkey mind,” so you can tap into the deeper truths within you. Most people say it feels like a guided meditation; I like to call it “meditation with a goal.”
Physically, you might feel a pleasant sense of heaviness or lightness in your body… like you are cozied up with a weighted blanket, or floating blissfully on a raft in a pool.
I can’t make you do anything that you don’t want to do (that’s a myth!), and you are in complete control the entire time. Your eyes will be closed, but we will be talking back and forth for the duration of the session.
Entering this state of relaxation allows you to make changes to your thought patterns, beliefs, and behaviors much more quickly than with conscious effort alone. We achieve this both in session, and through your personalized self-hypnosis recording, which you get to keep forever.
How does it work? Can it be done online?
All of my sessions are held virtually over Zoom video conference. You’ll need a strong internet connection, and you’ll need to download Zoom. Most people connect over their laptop, tablet, or phone. For our hypnosis sessions, you’ll also need to be in a comfortable place where you won’t be disturbed. Propped up in bed or semi-reclined on a couch is ideal.
Why is the program 2 months long?
I’ve run several iterations of this program and have honed it over time. What I have found is that two months is the “sweet spot.” (It used to be three months long, but many of my clients felt so good by month three that they ran out of issues to work on!)
This amount of time gives us plenty of space to do deep transformational work on 2-4 core issues that you bring to the table (for example, fear of public speaking, money blocks, and procrastination). If you feel that you need additional support after two months, we can extend our work together.
How long will it take for me to notice changes?
Change after a hypnosis session typically occurs in one of three ways. You may also experience a mix of these three.
Immediate: you feel a tremendous change in your thoughts, feelings, and actions immediately after a session, almost like a switch has been flipped.
Cumulative: With every day that passes, you see incremental improvement. Over time, this adds up to a big shift.
Retrospective: I also call this “rear-view mirror” change. Even if you don’t feel major shifts right away, you’re able to look back in time and see the incredible growth and progress you’ve made.
I'm anxious, a total control freak, and I'm really worried this won't work for me!
You’re in the right place. Nearly all of my clients start out saying:
“I’m worried I’m going to be the one person this doesn’t work for”…
“My brain runs a million miles per hour, and I can’t relax”…
“I’m such a control freak, and I don’t know how I’ll be able to let go in session”…
Don’t worry — I’ve got you! I work with these types of concerns all the time, and I have many tools to bring you to a space of calm and openness. You can do this, and I know how to help.
What are your credentials, and what's your style like?
I’ve been trained by several hypnotherapy schools and mentors, including:
Marisa Peer, Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT): Studying with Marisa, I earned the designations of Certified Rapid Transformational Therapist, Certified Hypnotherapist, and Clinical Hypnotherapist.
Dr. Liz Burkholder, GoWithin Hypno-Breathwork: I am a certified GoWithin Hypno-Breathwork Facilitatior. Under Dr. Liz’s mentorship, I deepened my skills in breathwork, inner child healing, trauma strategies and safety, and somatic approaches.
Melissa Tiers: I’ve done a great deal of continuing education with Melissa, who is one of the top hypnosis trainers in the US.
I’ve been a practicing hypnotherapist since 2019, and my style continues to evolve.
I lean heavily on parts work and inner child work, and incorporate my clients’ spiritual beliefs into the work if desired. I’m trauma-informed and place a huge emphasis on safety — the safer you feel, the more likely you are to achieve a breakthrough.
I also have a BIG sense of humor, and clients have jokingly called me “the unstuck-ologist,” “the permission fairy,” “the brain plumber,” and “the brain detective,” among other nicknames.
How has hypnotherapy helped you personally?
I’ve had major breakthroughs with this work, which is what inspired me to pursue it professionally. Most notably, it’s helped me with confidence, self-worth, boundaries, creativity, and self-expression. (I wouldn’t have started a podcast without the breakthrough I achieved!) I’ve also used it to overcome physical health issues that weren’t responding to diet or lifestyle changes.
Oh — I also used it to stop my lifelong habit of sleeping through my alarm. I share all about that experience on episode 28 of Mindspeak, which you can listen to here.
Basically, there isn’t an area of my life that hasn’t been impacted by this work. I live it, I breathe it, and I regularly have sessions as a client whenever I have a new challenge pop up.
Apply for Mission Unblocked
If you’re interested in working with Holly, please schedule a complimentary clarity call.