70 Days Between Life and Death — Her Near-Death Experience | Holly Porter
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What do you see when you're at the very edge of life? In this unforgettable episode of Trauma Rock Stars™, host Tracy talks with Holly Porter, who spent 70 days in two hospitals fighting COVID in 2021 — intubated, in and out of a coma, with her organs shutting down. During that time, Holly had a series of profound out-of-body and near-death experiences that completely changed how she sees life, purpose, and what comes next.
Holly shares the "Stadium of Light," a life review that showed her only the good, a visit from her late mother, an army of loved ones (living and passed) chanting for her to "fight," and the single message that transformed everything: love them where they're at. She also opens up about her two hard years afterward, the hypnosis sessions that unlocked the rest of her story, and the SHIFT framework she now teaches.
This is a story of survival, faith, and finding your purpose — no matter what you've been through.
🧠 Questions We Explore in This Episode:
• What is a near-death experience really like?
• What's the difference between an out-of-body experience and a near-death experience?
• How can a brush with death reveal your true purpose?
• What does it mean to "love people where they're at"?
• How do you turn your hardest experiences into a legacy?
❓ Quick FAQ:
Q: What did Holly see during her near-death experience?
A: Holly describes leaving her body, traveling to what she calls the "Stadium of Light," a life review that showed her only the good moments, and being surrounded by loved ones — both living and passed — urging her to fight.
Q: What is the SHIFT framework?
A: SHIFT is the framework Holly teaches and writes about in her book "Near Death Shift." It stands for Surrender, Hope, Intuition, Faith, and Transformation.
Q: How can you find your purpose after a hard experience?
A: Holly believes you don't have to almost die to truly live. Her advice: quiet the outside noise, listen to your own intuition, and remember that changing even one life — including your own — is a purpose worth honoring.
Note: The spiritual experiences and beliefs Holly shares are her own, offered for reflection and hope — not medical advice.
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"You don't have to almost die to truly live and find your purpose."
— Holly Porter
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⏱️ Chapters:
0:00 — Meet Holly Porter & her 70-day fight for life
2:00 — Life before COVID & getting sick at a conference
4:25 — Walking into the hospital as her organs began to fail
6:48 — 70 days, two hospitals: intubation, sepsis & infections
7:00 — Out-of-body experiences & traveling "back in time"
11:36 — A message of support & her mother's visit
13:00 — "Fight, fight, fight": an army of loved ones, living and passed
18:51 — The Stadium of Light & her life review
21:00 — The messages: what she was told to do (and not do)
22:30 — Waking up & the "kidnap" feeling
24:00 — Two hard years & finding answers at IANDS
27:00 — The hypnosis session & the entity she calls Darby
33:00 — "Love them where they're at" — the message that changes everything
41:00 — Faith vs. spirituality after the experience
44:00 — The SHIFT framework & her book "Near Death Shift"
50:00 — Turning purpose into philanthropy & the Retreat Association
57:00 — You don't have to almost die to truly live: finding your purpose
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