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Hollie Rottman

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Executive Somatic Coach l Author of The Confluence Method: How courageous leaders transform conflict into trust, better decisions, and stronger teams

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I didn’t expect to cry.

But when I stood with 10,000 people in Lisbon to welcome President Barack Obama, the tears came.

I felt pride. Loss. Hope. And a deep longing for leadership that brings people together rather than pulls them apart.

Several things he shared stayed with me.

How pressure can narrow our perspectives. How easily we surround ourselves with people who think like us. And how meaningful change begins by listening to the people whose lives are affected.

It brought me back to why Jim and I care so deeply about the work we’re building through The Confluence Method™.

Diverse voices. Healthier communities.

We believe leaders need more than the skills to manage conflict. They need the embodied capacity to stay present, curious and connected when differences emerge.

And perhaps my favourite reminder from President Obama?

Don’t wait until you’re ready. Take the first step, even if it’s messy.

We’re taking ours.

What might change if we became more willing to hear the voices that challenge us?

#Leadership #BarackObama #GameChangersForum #TheConfluenceMethod #EmbodiedLeadership HealthyConflict DiverseVoices CollectiveCapacity by @hollierottman

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4 days ago

Am I in a story right now?

Under pressure, our minds are quick to fill in the gaps.

Someone interrupts us. We feel tension rise. And suddenly, we’ve decided what their behaviour means.

But our interpretation isn’t necessarily the truth.

One small practice can change what happens next:

Pause and ask yourself: What do I actually know right now?

The difference between what happened and the story we’re telling ourselves about it can be the difference between reacting and staying connected.

What story do you tend to tell yourself when tension rises?

#TheConfluenceMethod #ConflictAwareness #SomaticLeadership #LeadershipUnderPressure #SelfAwareness EmbodiedLeadership by @hollierottman

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8 days ago

What did you learn about conflict before you ever had words for it?

Maybe you learned to get louder.
Stay quiet.
Keep the peace.
Make yourself small.
Or leave before things got harder.

We all carry a conflict story. And sometimes that story is shaping what happens in the room before we even realise it.

What did you learn to do when conflict showed up?

Follow along as I explore one simple question at a time about conflict, pressure, and what it takes to stay present when things get hard.

#Conflict #Leadership #SomaticLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #TheConfluenceMethod by @hollierottman

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9 days ago

Today, my mind told me to work, to clean, to keep going.

But something in me wanted to walk by the river.

So I listened.

And there it was—a flamingo, impossibly beautiful, standing in the light of an ordinary day in Lisbon.

Pay attention. Be astonished.
Sometimes the longing to wander is the thing worth listening to. by @hollierottman

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14 days ago

I’m so excited to be heading to Dublin to co-lead this workshop with my wonderful friend and fellow somatic coach, Christina @thebodysoulcoach

Christina and I share a deep belief in the power of body-based practices to help us soften tension, reconnect with ourselves, and create more space for aliveness.

Together, we’ve designed an experiential afternoon around something we both care deeply about:

The Art of Softening Tension

There is something particularly powerful about doing this work in person and in community. Being together in a supportive space can help us notice what we’ve been holding, soften some of the patterns of tension we carry, and experience what becomes possible when we don’t have to hold it all quite so tightly.

I’m looking forward to bringing together somatic practices, breathwork, movement, and embodied exploration—and, personally, I’m delighted to have an excuse to fly from Lisbon to Dublin to do this work alongside Christina.

📍 Segotia, Rathmines, Dublin
🗓️ Saturday, 19 September | 2–4 pm
🌿 Somatic Practices & Breathwork

We’re intentionally keeping the group small so we can create a more intimate, experiential space.

If you’re in Dublin, I’d love to see you there.

Details and tickets via the link in the comments. by @hollierottman

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2 months ago

What if resilience isn’t about pushing through but learning how to come back into relationship with yourself?

Thank you, @henry_hawk for inviting me into this conversation about what it means to choose aliveness in a culture that often rewards disconnection, overwork, and endurance.

Together, we explore the relationship between the nervous system and resilience, why boundaries are something we embody rather than simply communicate, and what becomes possible when we stop overriding ourselves in the name of productivity or success.

#podcast #resilience #somatics #selfhealing #awareness by @hollierottman

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2 months ago

For a few minutes yesterday, everything else disappeared. Just the two of us, holding something that has lived in our hearts for a very long time.

We laughed. We got a little emotional. We kept turning the pages as if we couldn’t quite believe it was finally real.

Then we read the dedication to our daughter, Sophie.

Watching her realise that this was the book we’d been working on for so long... that may have been our favourite part of the whole day.

This book carries years of conversations, doubts, learning, rewriting, and hope. To finally hold it in our hands is something we’ll never forget.

And now, with equal parts excitement and vulnerability, we’re sending it out into the world.

If you think it could help you, your team, or someone you lead, we’d be honoured for you to read it.

The link to the book is below.

Thank you for being part of this journey. ❤️ by @hollierottman

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2 months ago

One of the gifts of summer is the opportunity to become more intentional about where we are placing our attention ✨✨✨ by @hollierottman

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3 months ago

We each carry a flame within us.

At my aunt’s wedding reception, we had the privilege of watching Flame dance with fire. There was awe, fear, mystery, and wonder all at once—a reminder of how powerful it is to be fully present with something we can’t quite explain.

What is the flame within you asking you to move toward? 🔥✨
#InnerFlame #FollowTheSpark #SoulfulMoments #WonderAndAwe #sacredfire by @hollierottman

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4 months ago

Sometimes the thing we’re longing for isn’t a break from life.

It’s a way back to ourselves.

When we create even a little more space within, we begin to notice what we’ve been overriding.
What matters becomes clearer.
And we no longer have to push quite so hard.

What helps you come back to yourself?

#SomaticCoaching #Aliveness #CentredLiving #SelfTrust #WomenInTransition by @hollierottman

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4 months ago

Sometimes resourcing looks very small. Lately I’ve been noticing the rhythms in nature that feel effortless and alive.

And when life feels demanding later in the day, I return to that rhythm.

Not the pace I think I should keep. The pace that allows me to stay connected to myself.
#somaticcoaching #nervoussystemhealing #embodiedliving #slowliving #womenintransition by @hollierottman

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5 months ago

Maybe it was never “too much”
Maybe your body was simply asking for a life that felt more like you
#somaticcoaching #burnoutrecovery #aliveness #thesomaticshift by @hollierottman

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5 months ago