Calm Collective Conversations

Healing doesn't begin when the surgeon makes the first incision. It begins the moment you decide to move forward. In this episode of Calm Collective Conversations, I sit down with nurse, educator, and intuitive healing practitioner Rita Nelson to explore how patients can become active participants in their own healing journey—before, during, and after surgery. Together we discuss: ✨ Why healing s...

Have you ever come home from a trip feeling different? Not just rested. Changed. In this week's podcast, I sit down with holistic nurse Christine to talk about an incredible journey to Oaxaca, Mexico—a place filled with vibrant art, meaningful traditions, amazing food, and opportunities for personal reflection. We talk about: ✨ Intentional travel ✨ Día de los Muertos traditions ✨ Women entrepre...

What happens when your nervous system has been stuck in survival mode for years? In this Calm Collective Conversations episode, Crystal sits down with Christy Cowgill, CRNA, PMHNP, to talk about nervous system regulation, hypnosis, breathwork, chronic stress, anxiety, trauma, and the mind-body connection. If you’ve ever thought: “Why am I so exhausted?” “Why can’t I calm down?” “Why does rest feel...

In this episode of Calm Collective Conversations, Christy Cowgill sits down with perioperative nurse, hypnotherapist, and holistic healing practitioner Rita for a deeply reflective conversation about fear, healing, spirituality, and the power of whole-person care. After nearly 40 years in nursing, Rita shares how working in surgical medicine revealed both the brilliance and the limitations of mode...

In this episode of Calm Collective Conversations, Christy Cowgill sits down with nurse coach, meditation guide, and educator Christine Gilchrist for a thoughtful conversation about inner peace, meaning, meditation, and reconnecting with yourself beyond achievement. Together, they explore how high-achieving professionals can still feel restless, disconnected, or quietly asking themselves, “Is this...

In this episode of Calm Collective Conversations , Christy Cowgill and Crystal explore how hypnosis supports women navigating menopause, sleep challenges, and habit change. Together, they unpack how nervous system dysregulation often underlies symptoms like hot flashes, insomnia, and stress-driven behaviors—and how reconnecting the mind-body connection creates real, lasting change. They also explo...

In this episode of Calm Collective Conversations, Christy Cowgill shares her journey from nurse anesthetist to integrating hypnosis and mind-body tools—both in clinical practice and through her own experience with chronic pain and recovery. Through powerful clinical stories and personal insight, she explores how language, attention, and the nervous system shape our experience of pain—and how simpl...

In this episode of Calm Collective Conversations , Christy Cowgill sits down with Crystal, a nurse with over 29 years of experience, to explore how hypnosis and nurse coaching transformed the way she connects with patients, families, and herself. From oncology to hospice and palliative care, Crystal shares how her experiences revealed a deeper truth—that people don’t just need treatment, they need...

In this episode of Calm Collective Conversations, Christy Cowgill and Hannah explore how hypnosis can be used to unlock peak performance—both mentally and physically. Through real-life experience training for running events, Hannah shares how shifting unconscious patterns helped her move beyond fear of injury, improve breath control, regulate heart rate, and access a more effortless “flow state.”...

What if the goal isn’t the real goal? In this episode of Calm Collective Conversations, Christy Cowgill and Hannah explore how nurse coaching and hypnosis help clients move beyond surface-level change and reconnect with what truly matters. Together, they discuss how stress, sleep, emotional overwhelm, and life circumstances often take priority—and why meaningful change starts there. This is a powe...