The Mother Runners Podcast with Whitney Heins

GOAL GETTER (PART 4): Tapping into your SUBCONSCIOUS to RUN Your BEST with Hypnotist Christina Honkonen

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This episode is the final installment of this month's GOAL GETTER series setting you up for success in the new year. 

Today, I'm PUMPED to talk with Christina Honkonen, a Mental Trainer and Certified Consulting Hypnotist at Honkonen Hypnosis—and a dear friend of mine. I have personally worked with Christina to overcome self-limiting beliefs and re-find joy in running. 

Christina synthesizes hypnosis, mental skills coaching, and strategies inspired by Natural Language Processing and Cognitive Behavior Therapy to assist high-achievers in breaking through limitations and enhancing their performance.

We dive into topics like: 

-pre-race anxiety

-the negavitiy that can arise during a race

-setbacks including injuries and bad races

-mom guilt 

-imposter syndrome

-and how just trying to stop negative thoughts or replace them with a positive doesn’t work. And so much more. 

Get a BONUS Pre-race audio at patreon.com/themotherrunners!

MORE ABOUT CHRISTINA:

Christina C. Honkonen of Honkonen Hypnosis is a Mental Trainer and Certified Consulting Hypnotist who helps kids, teens, and adults build the confidence, resilience, and focus essential for success in sports, academics, and everyday life. Her unique approach blends research-backed mental training with subconscious techniques to enhance performance and emotional well-being.

With nearly two decades in marketing for Fortune 500 companies, Christina's journey shifted dramatically when she explored hypnosis to support her child. Initially skeptical, she witnessed remarkable progress, revealing the subconscious mind's profound influence on behavior and confidence.

As the creator of The Champion Mind Lab, a hybrid program focused on mental resilience, Christina empowers clients nationwide through virtual sessions and workshops. 

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Whitney Heins is a mom of 2, a lifelong runner, a VDOT-certified running coach for moms who run, and founder of the resource, themotherrunners.com. When training for her first marathon as a mom, she found a dearth of information related to running and motherhood. She also felt extremely isolated as a new mom. As a former TV journalist and a freelance writer she decided to use her skills to fill the void with an online resource and community, called The Mother Runners. Whitney also recognized a need for run coaches who understood the demands of motherhood, so she also became a running coach—unearthing a passion for helping moms reap the rewards and empowerment of running. Coming out of a long injury cycle, she ran a 2:54 marathon and 1:20 half marathon in her 40s. She lives in Knoxville, TN with her husband, two kids, and three dogs.