Rising Stars: Meet Molly Mitchell-Hardt Field

Today we’d like to introduce you to Molly Mitchell-Hardt Field.

Hi Molly, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
I started my journey as many people in a healing profession do, in my own suffering. Much of who I am was forged in the dark cave of my inner sanctum. The place I have habitually gone to hide, to gestate, to collapse, and ultimately to heal. Yoga was the doorway into my inner reality and the start of my quest to experience transcendence. Over the years, I discovered that I could not bypass my pain through spiritual practice, rather, I had to face these leviathans head on and grieve unlocking the frozen tears of my ancestors. My grief cracked my heart open and enabled me to be of service to the collective, which I discovered was my life’s path. I went back to school to complete a master’s degree in depth-oriented psychotherapy, in my last year of school I became pregnant and as I wrote my thesis, my belly expanded, becoming harder and harder to ignore. My thesis transformed from an exploration of the evolution of consciousness as seen through the lens of mythology to the psycho-spiritual transformation of pregnancy and motherhood within the context of patriarchal structures. I did not know then that I was laying the groundwork for what would become my soulwork. Now, in addition to working as a psychotherapist with teens, adults, and couples, I am the co-creatrix (with Becky Whitmore) of The Sacred Journey of Motherhood, a community for mothers to empower themselves with knowledge and practices in pregnancy, a container to hold them through the immense transformation of motherhood, and a gathering space for mamas to be seen, heard, and understood.

I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey have been a fairly smooth road?
The locus point of many of my struggles was the tension between my authentic self-expression and the gravity of cultural and societal pressures. When who I was fundamentally opposed the collective overculture, it was hard to convince myself that I was enough, or even okay. It was not until I could clearly see the sociocultural milieu I was existing in that I could reclaim the sacred space that was my birthright (with the help of many healers and wise ones) and make choices that honored the little one within who needed to be seen, loved, acknowledged, and fiercely protected. It was then and only then that flow and ease became available to me. However, time is spiralic and I often encounter familiar contractive parts of myself, most often when I am birthing something new. I have to remind myself that contractions are a part of birth and wise action is surrender.

I exhausted myself, raggedly treading water until I finally surrendered to the depths, I was gracefully swallowed whole and came back slippery and new, remembering everything of my journey like a visceral dream close and far at the same time. I am here now walking the earth on my two feet, sometimes I have to stop and look down to remember I am in a body. I breathe and remember I am alive.

Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
I am someone with a great many passions and I always have many projects moving simultaneously, the most prominent of which right now are my psychotherapy practice and our co-creation The Sacred Journey of Motherhood. My psychotherapy practice continues to unfold and evolve as I do, my work centers around intuition, depth psychology, somatic experiencing, and a collection of other healing modalities. My approach is eclectic in nature as I feel into what each client needs and adapt the pathway into the work so that it will resonate with their way of being. No two sessions are exactly alike, it is not a one size fits all approach, it is not prescriptive, it is more akin to a dance, staying present and attuned to what arises in the container to be seen and lifted up. Depth psychology offers an incredibly rich medicine bag, the basis of the approach is the acknowledgment that there is more to this reality than meets the eye and more often than not, it is the unseen reality (the unconscious) that dictates our behaviors motivations, and impulses. The work entails exploring shadow material via the imaginal process, dreamwork, art, exploring parts of self and how they interact, mythological and ritual containers. I combine this with the somatic approach, which centers the body’s physiology, another world that exists primarily within the unconscious and out of linear time. Through the attunement with our physiology we get to slow down and meet those parts that often get lost when we focus primarily on the cognitive, thought-based content. I have found this fusion of approaches to be a powerful healing salve for the soul, ultimately revealing the wholeness that is always ever present.

The Sacred Journey of Motherhood is a community of mothers that question the status quo of what has been handed down, mother’s committed to revillaging, healing ancestral trauma, body sovereignty, supporting natural physiological birth (when possible) and postpartum, and realigning our families with the natural rhythms that support our soma and psyche. Currently, my partner, Becky Whitmore and I have two online courses, one that guides pregnant mamas through each trimester including postpartum and one that focuses solely on postpartum. These courses support mamas physically with yoga practice, fortify her through evidence-based information that helps physiological birth to unfold, channel the mind through meditation and journal prompts while holding a large mythic container for the unfolding transformation. In addition, I have a podcast in the works that encompasses all of these things and more and am dreaming up new ways to empower women and families while we heal the earth and our relationship to one another.

What does success mean to you?
I have been conditioned, as many of us have, that success is a number, but my lived experience has taught me time and again that while the number can be a powerful tool, it pales in comparison to meaning. I am currently more successful in my life than I could have ever imagined. I can viscerally feel thankfulness in my body, it wells up inside as an alive groundedness. I am able to navigate relationships and boundaries, confrontation and communication. I am supported by loved ones and skilled healers. I am doing work that ignites me and allows for deep soul-based connection and healing. I get to constantly feed my curiosity and deepen my skills and knowledge. I feel as though I have answered my call and am thrilled about the unknown roads ahead. I suppose I define success as a life lived in a rhythmic dance to the universe’s drumbeat.

 Pricing:

• Therapy $200 per session
• The Sacred Journey of Motherhood Online Course $333 – Online Course with personal sessions included $595
• One on One Mama Support $200 per session

Contact Info:

• Email: [email protected]
• Website: http://yoursoulrising.love/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mollymitchell_hardt/
• Other: https://the-sacred-journey-of-motherhood.teachable.com/

Image Credits:
White Image-Erick Madrid Dancing Image-Sam Falconi Meditation Image-Corinna Lander