The Four Pillars of Healing

What happens when a single sentence stays with you for decades? When Lisa Jolly was 19 years old, she sat beside her nan as she was dying from pancreatic cancer. In one of their final conversations, her nan looked at her and said: "I'm not ready to die." At the time, Lisa couldn't have known that those words would become the beginning of a lifelong journey exploring health, healing, grief, purpose...

In Part 1 of this conversation, Nichola and Terrye MJ explored a question so many people ask on their healing journey: Why do we stay stuck, even when we understand our patterns? In Part 2, the conversation moves deeper. Because once awareness arrives, another question emerges: What happens when we stop trying to fix ourselves and begin integrating what we've learned? Together, Nichola and Ter...

Why do so many people still feel stuck in healing, even after therapy, energy work, or deep self-awareness? In this conversation, Nichola sits down with Terrye MJ to explore trauma healing, the nervous system, emotional patterns stored in the body, and why awareness alone doesn’t always create change. This episode explores why healing is not something that is done to you, how trauma can be held in...

In Part 2 of this heartfelt conversation, Scott McMinn shares how he transformed the grief of losing his son Henry into action, connection, and purpose. From physical challenges and motorbike rides to wood chopping and building a life on the land, Scott shows how movement and purpose can help carry us through even the heaviest grief. He also speaks openly about men’s mental health in rural Austral...

In this powerful episode, Scott McMinn shares the reality of losing his son Henry and what it means to live with grief after the loss of a child. This is a raw conversation about child loss, fatherhood, trauma, mental health and healing after devastating loss. Scott shares the story of his son Henry , a beautiful, wise and compassionate little boy whose legacy continues to live on through Scott’s...

In Part 2 of this powerful conversation, Kerriann and I explore wholeness, grief, repeating cycles, and the courage it takes to take responsibility for your own healing. Healing isn’t linear - it’s a spiral back to love. Hey beautiful humans… quick note before we dive in. First - I’m sorry this Part 2 is landing late. I was actually bitten by a spider and it knocked me around for a couple of weeks...

Episode 4 - Part 1 Coming Home to Wholeness Through Healing Part 1 The Four Pillars of Healing Podcast In this episode of The Four Pillars of Healing , I’m honoured to share Part 1 of a deeply expansive and soul-led conversation with Kerriann Mackenzie, a conversation that felt less like an interview and more like a shared remembering. This episode explores healing beyond fixing, striving, or tryi...

In this episode, Nichola shares her personal journey through trauma, resilience, and healing. She reflects on the impact of childhood experiences, the strength inherited from her mother, and the profound effects of love and loss. Nichola emphasises the importance of embracing grief, understanding the process of healing, and recognising that every painful experience is an opportunity for growth and...

The Healing Journey Home: Remembering Yourself - Episode 2 What if healing isn’t about fixing yourself… but about remembering the way home? In this second episode of The Four Pillars of Healing , Nichola opens the doorway a little wider, sharing an insight into the framework that underpins her entire body of work, what she calls The Four Pillars of Healing . This is more than a conversation about...

Episode 1 - What Does It Truly Mean to Heal In this opening solo episode of The Four Pillars of Healing , Nichola Hand invites you into the sacred beginning of a much deeper conversation, one that asks, what does it truly mean to heal? This isn’t a conversation about quick fixes, positivity bypassing, or spiritual gloss. It’s an honest, human exploration of what happens when life cracks us open, t...

Welcome to The Four Pillars of Healing - a space for remembering what you’ve always known deep down: that healing doesn’t come from outside of you.... It begins within. This podcast is a gentle invitation to pause, breathe, and return to your own rhythm. Through grounded solo episodes and honest conversations with others walking the healing path, we’ll explore what it really means to come back to...