
Creating Clarity and Peace with Holly McNeill
10/22/24 • 32 min
In this episode of The Optimized Mind, Dr. Kate talks with mindfulness architect Holly McNeill. The discussion focuses on Holly’s evolution from exhausted and burned out to thriving within the context of life and business. Central themes which emerge through the discussion include the reality that we are not our emotions, thoughts and feelings, the ways in which the P.E.R.L.O.V.E Formula helps people to create clarity, peace and ultimately positive change.
Holly is a seasoned architect with 26 years of experience managing global projects, including billion-dollar hospitals. Alongside her career, she embarked on a 20-year transformative spiritual journey into how the mind works, studying neuroscience, psychology, spirituality, and Buddhism. This journey led to the creation of the P.E.R.L.O.V.E. Formula, a set of mindfulness practices that teaches people to pay attention to the hidden influences of the body and mind from moment to moment, helping them unravel destructive thoughts and patterns and make room for positive change. Now known as the Mindfulness Architect, Holly shares the power of Paying Attention, helping individuals break free from autopilot living to create a life of clarity, peace, and joy.
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In this episode of The Optimized Mind, Dr. Kate talks with mindfulness architect Holly McNeill. The discussion focuses on Holly’s evolution from exhausted and burned out to thriving within the context of life and business. Central themes which emerge through the discussion include the reality that we are not our emotions, thoughts and feelings, the ways in which the P.E.R.L.O.V.E Formula helps people to create clarity, peace and ultimately positive change.
Holly is a seasoned architect with 26 years of experience managing global projects, including billion-dollar hospitals. Alongside her career, she embarked on a 20-year transformative spiritual journey into how the mind works, studying neuroscience, psychology, spirituality, and Buddhism. This journey led to the creation of the P.E.R.L.O.V.E. Formula, a set of mindfulness practices that teaches people to pay attention to the hidden influences of the body and mind from moment to moment, helping them unravel destructive thoughts and patterns and make room for positive change. Now known as the Mindfulness Architect, Holly shares the power of Paying Attention, helping individuals break free from autopilot living to create a life of clarity, peace, and joy.
To learn more about Holly, please visit:
facebook.com/groups/mindfulnessblueprints
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