Diana Hill

Diana Hill I'm a clinical psychologist, leadership coach, and speaker helping people direct their energy toward what matters most.

Through my Wise Effort Method, I help people play big in their careers, health, and relationships.

12/29/2025

Making malas with my teen group 🧿✨

A mala is a strand of beads you can use to chant a word or phrase—your mantra. I keep one with me on airplanes when I’m nervous, or anytime I want a simple reminder to pause, ground, and hold onto something in life’s uncertainties.

Here’s what I love: when you make a mala, you tie a knot after every bead… and with each knot, you repeat your mantra. One bead, one knot, one return.

I found a kit on Etsy (easy to find), but fair warning: it’s time-intensive—in the best way. A perfect ritual for this Bardo between Christmas and New Year’s.

Make yourself a mala with a mantra you want to carry into the new year.

Mine: Om Shanti Shanti — may we have peace in body mind and community in 2026. 🕊️

12/25/2025

We cancelled Christmas. No tree. No Christmas card—and we surprised our kids. We’re going to Mexico tomorrow! I packed their bags with a few presents (a bathing suit and a Spanish phrase book). And we headed to Todos Santos to surf, cook, and sleep.

Exactly what we needed.

Less stuff. More time together. Wise Effort.

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12/22/2025

An end-of-year ritual for you.

Many wishes for Wise Effort as we move from dark into the light—more honesty, more love, and energy in the right places . ✨

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12/19/2025

It’s the shortest day of the year and the longest night—which always feels like an invitation to seize it.

So we woke up early and met at the beach for a sunrise swim. We circled up. Share a little silence and dove into the cold ocean together.

Seizing the day like this@is a good use of your energy.

What do you want to seize on this Winter Solstice?

12/19/2025

What if you looked at your shame—or your relapse, or your stuck spot—with curiosity instead of judgment?

You might discover a way forward you never knew was possible.

I loved training therapists this week at the conference. Here’s the invitation I keep coming back to: let’s get curious, open up, and refocus our energy where it can truly help. 💛

12/18/2025

Evolution of Psychotherapy this week.
I presented alongside Steven Hayes, Dan Siegel, and David Burns… and it was a BLAST.

Also: I did my usual thing.
Walked in a little unsure. Slides not fully finished. That familiar “I’m not prepared ?” 😅

But I do what I always do now… just dive in. Let it rip.

Because here’s what I actually believe (and what I want therapists to remember):
Yes—know the research.
Yes—know the processes that have the biggest impact.
Yes—be able to conceptualize a case and intervene with skill.

But the real secret sauce?
You.

Getting to know your client—not as a problem to solve—but as a whole human. Their unique genius. Their wisdom. And then using yours, too.

That’s the work. That’s the magic. That’s the thing that can’t be copy/pasted from a protocol. 💛

What’s the first story you ever told yourself that still shapes how you live today?In my latest article, “My First Grea...
12/14/2025

What’s the first story you ever told yourself that still shapes how you live today?

In my latest article, “My First Great Lie and the Four Noble Truths That Followed,” I explore how we often suffer more from the stories we tell ourselves than from what actually happens. When we try to fix or avoid discomfort, we can get even more stuck. But when we pause, notice, and question those limiting beliefs, real freedom and change become possible.

If you’re curious about how old stories might be running the show in your life, I hope you’ll give it a read.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/from-striving-to-thriving/202512/my-first-great-lie-and-the-four-noble-truths-that-followed

The leaders I work with privately share with me the same themes: pressure, addiction, avoidance, dullness in their relat...
12/13/2025

The leaders I work with privately share with me the same themes: pressure, addiction, avoidance, dullness in their relationships, and the fear that the identity they’ve built is undermining their well-being.

My work helps high performers build the psychological capacity to live with more integrity, openness, emotional courage, and dare I say it LOVE.

We do this with Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) and my model of
Wise Effort • Curiosity & Openness • Focus

It’s evidence-based psychological flexibility training tailored for people carrying enormous responsibility.

I offer:
• custom consulting with asynchronous, same day coaching
• Half- and full-day intensives
• wise effort programs for organizations

Learn more at: https://app.drdianahill.com

Headed to Evolutions in Psychotherapy next week and feeling grateful (and excited) to be part of this incredible gatheri...
12/13/2025

Headed to Evolutions in Psychotherapy next week and feeling grateful (and excited) to be part of this incredible gathering of minds. ✨

I’ll be presenting Wednesday on two talks:
• Network Modeling: A Bio-Psycho-Social Approach to Case Conceptualization
• Wise Effort: Integrating Therapist Wisdom and Processes of Change to Have BIG, Meaningful Impact on Our Clients’ Lives

Honored to be alongside leaders in the field like , , , and .

Looking forward to rich conversations, learning together, and pushing our work forward.

If you haven't registered yet, don't forget to use code HILL to save $50: https://i.snoball.it/p/IESfe/i/6

All my books share one message: you can create the life you want.ACT Daily → get flexibleSelf-Compassion Daily Journal →...
12/07/2025

All my books share one message: you can create the life you want.

ACT Daily → get flexible

Self-Compassion Daily Journal → get kind

I Know I Should Exercise But… → get moving

Wise Effort → get aligned

Find them all at www.drdianahill.com/books

12/06/2025

This is your nudge to do an energy audit this holiday season. ✨

What truly deserves your time and presence, and what quiet energy-depleters need to go?

Take a moment to look at what fills you up and what drains you… then choose accordingly.

Tell me below: what does your holiday season look like after your energy audit? 💛

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