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A blinding light. A mountain watching. A tree she had chosen long before. Holly Porter’s near-death experience did not end in the hospital. Through guided hypnosis, she revisited what she could not explain and uncovered one sentence that changed her life: love them where they’re at. That shift removed judgment, eased grief, and redefined how she works, heals, and connects.

We explore the line between dreams, nightmares, and real out-of-body experiences. Holly explains how hypnosis helps the body lead while the mind stays aware, turning years of therapy into hours of insight. These experiences shaped her book, Near Death Shift, and redirected her nonprofit from despair to purpose. Her new mission centers on helping women lead with clarity and conviction.

Healing took structure. Holly tracked her progress like data: fatigue levels, pain cycles, and stress triggers. She built daily habits around rest, hydration, supplements, and a 5 a.m. hyperbaric routine that restored her lungs. A new pulmonologist later confirmed what her own discipline had shown—wellness grows when you create room for recovery.

She closes with her SHIFT framework: surrender, hope, intuition, faith, and transformation. It is a guide for growth without trauma as the teacher.

If you want to trade judgment for grace and urgency for sustainable progress, listen in. Then subscribe, share it with someone who needs it, and leave a review with the insight you plan to apply.

About Holly:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/retreaternr
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollyporter/
TikTok:    https://www.tiktok.com/@hollyaporter
YouTube:  https://youtube.com/@retreatrnr
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hollyporterinternational/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HOLLYANNPORTER/
 

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Pamela Cass is a licensed broker with Kentwood Real Estate
Natalie Davis is a licensed broker with Keller Williams Realty Downtown, LLC