Meredith McCarthy shares the deeply personal story that shaped her life, her identity, and ultimately her calling as a clinical hypnotherapist.

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Meredith opens up about discovering she was adopted at sixteen, the loss of her brother to childhood cancer, and the impact these events had on her sense of belonging, self-worth, and internal dialogue. She reflects on how grief, identity struggles, depression, and dyslexia shaped her early years — and how these experiences later became the foundation for her work in supporting others through their own healing.

This episode explores:

• Growing up in Fiji and the tragedy that changed her family
• The unexpected discovery of her adoption
• Navigating grief, loneliness, and a fractured sense of identity
• The search for her birth family and the healing that followed
• The influence of genetics, neurodiversity, and family patterns
• How these life experiences created the empathy and insight she brings to her clinical work
• The importance of internal dialogue and becoming your own inner best friend
• Why hypnotherapy became the modality that helped her rebuild from within

Meredith discusses how personal tragedy can, over time, become a source of insight and strength, allowing us to support others with depth, compassion, and lived experience. She highlights how hypnotherapy provides powerful tools to shift internal patterns, create emotional balance, and elevate the way we feel in the world.

If you have ever felt lost, broken, misunderstood, or unsure of your place in life, this episode offers reassurance and perspective. Meredith’s story is a reminder that healing is possible and that our past does not define our worth.

To learn more about training in Clinical Hypnotherapy through the New Zealand Academy of Clinical Hypnotherapy (NZACH), visit:
www.nzach.ac.nz