{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"110. Rachel Gotto; From Paralysis and Agoraphobia to China, Bhutan, India, the Dominican Republic and Beyond","description":"Rachel Gotto was pregnant with her first child when she saw her husband's body hauled from the sea on a diving trip in Ireland. Having lost her brother to cancer previously she was no stranger to grief however what follows is an extraordinary journey that encompasses having a supposedly terminal brain tumour, being paralysed, learning to walk again and overcoming agoraphobia before becoming an acclaimed Rapid Transformational Therapist and Clinical Hypnotherapist. She travels the world giving inspirational talks and has explored China, India, the Himalayas, Bhutan, the Dominican Republic and much more.   On this episode we cover:   Galway on the west coast of Ireland Coming to Ireland on a boat Her maverick father buying a Baltic trading boat The potato farm in the south of Ireland Heath Robinson journey Never making it to New Zealand or the Seychelles The boat with the nailed down sofa and an Aga Being truly grateful for her unusual life Her journey recovering from extreme trauma Becoming completely paralysed Being told she would never walk again Pregnant and grieving the loss of her husband Grieving the lost of her brother How recovering made her re-train as a clinical hypnotherapist Harnessing the power of your own mind Harnessing the power of the body\u2019s innate ability to heal itself Neuro-plasticity and therapy being a powerful tool Feeling a duty to share her story Her scuba diving business with her fisherman husband The fateful day her husband went out on a diving trip Being told her husband was convulsing in the deep water Feeling her baby lurch inside when she was told her husband was dead The lonely birth without her husband Starting to lose the use of her legs Being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour Being told to write her will Travelling to desperately try to find a cure Finding a maverick surgeon in Bristol who would \u2018give it a go\u2019 Becoming paralysed Furiously willing her body to move Learning to walk again (in black cowboy boots!) Staring at her limbs and willing them to move Motivated to be \u2018a normal mum\u2019 Allowing yourself to explore possibilities Covid creating opportunities for more self compassion  How we can sometimes sabotage our happiness with anxiety about something going wrong Holidays and travel helping bring your mind into the moment  Dicing with death on steep mountain roads in Eastern Bhutan Spending three weeks \u2018in utter terror\u2019 visiting monasteries in the Himalayas Staying with the nomadic Merik tribe in far Eastern Bhutan Seeing \u2018new faces\u2019 when travelling How smiles connects us whilst travelling Being born with an adventurous spirit Catching her own fish for dinner age 5 Travelling on rickety local buses in the Dominican Republic Liking to \u2018travel the hard way\u2019 Locals writing little letters of translation for her in Southern China Travelling helping remind you that you love home too Agoraphobia taking hold after her hospitalisation Learning to travel through her mind The long journey of overcoming the mental paralysis of agoraphobia Being grateful for the journey, despite the trauma Digging herself out of landslide in the Himalayas on the way to the remote monastery to the song of A Horse With No Name     ","author_name":"The Big Travel Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.thebigtravelpodcast.com","html":"