Hillary McBride

Dr. Hillary McBride is a registered psychologist, a researcher, and a podcaster, with expertise that includes working with trauma and trauma therapies, embodiment, psychedelic psychotherapy, and the intersection of spirituality and mental health.

Her first book, Mothers, Daughters, and Body Image: Learning to Love Ourselves as We Are, was published in 2017; she was the senior editor of the textbook Embodiment and Eating Disorders: Theory, Research, Prevention, and Treatment, which was published in 2018. Her bestselling book The Wisdom of Your Body: Finding Wholeness, Healing and Connection through Embodied Living came out in the fall of 2021, and in January 2024 she released Practices for Embodied Living. Her most recent book, Holy Hurt: Understanding and Healing from Spiritual Trauma, came out April 2025.

She has been recognized by the American Psychological Association and the Canadian Psychological Association for her research and clinical work, and she is the recipient of the prestigious SSHRC grant for her work on menopause and embodiment. She received research funding from the John Templeton Foundation to explore psychedelic psychotherapy and religious de-identification, and the Young Investigators Award for her research into postpartum sexuality, an award given for research contributions made so early in her career.

In addition to being a teaching faculty member at Trinity Western University and The University of British Columbia, she is an ambassador for Sanctuary Mental Health, and the host of CBC's award-winning podcast Other People's Problems, which released its 5th season in 2025. Hillary makes her home in the pacific northwest in British Columbia, Canada—she can often be found near the ocean, or dancing with her 4-year-old daughter.