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Yoga is meant for everyone and every body. In order to make this a reality it has been her dream to open a Yoga Clinic!

At The Body Talk Therapist, we believe the body is more than just a vessel – it’s a storyteller, carrying the echoes of past experiences and emotions, while also holding profound wisdom. True healing begins by listening closely to the subtle language of your body, interpreting its signals, and guiding you on a journey of deep transformation and self-discovery. Through a holistic approach that integrates evidence-based somatic and cognitive therapies, we honour the full depth and complexity of your being, bridging the connection between mind and body. Founded by Martine, a passionate psychotherapist and yogi and advocate for holistic trauma recovery and Ian a tech savvy, meditation and yoga lover. The Body Talk Therapist was born out of a deeply personal desire to understand and treat trauma in a way that delivers lasting results.

24/11/2025

Food has become your go-to for comfort, celebration, stress relief, boredom, and everything in between?

Believe it or not, you’re not lacking discipline - food has become a way you regulate emotions your nervous system doesn’t know how to handle.

This is actually more common than you may think. And, after becoming aware, you just need to have the right tools up your sleeve to help you manage those big feelings or moments in real time. Your nervous system learned these patterns for good reasons. Maybe emotions weren’t safe to feel in your family. Maybe food was love. Maybe it was the one thing you could control. So what now? Real healing (and the ability to STOP overeating or undereating) happens when you develop other ways to be with difficult emotions.

👉 Comment FREEBIE below if you would like a copy of our ‘From Overwhelm to Ease Guide’ that includes a simple but powerful exercise I use with clients to help them pause between the emotion and the food choice.

It’s not about restriction or rules. It’s about creating space to engage in more mindful eating and rewiring your brain from going straight to its normal coping mechanism that isn’t really serving you.

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20/11/2025

The 16-week Illuminate journey unfolds in four carefully designed phases.
We don’t jump straight into the deep end. Each phase builds on the last. Here’s what Illuminate actually looks like in practice:

Phase 1 (Foundations): Remember that voice in your head that says “you’re too sensitive” or “you should be over this by now”? We’ll meet that inner critic with curiosity instead of combat. You’ll do somatic exercises to literally feel what safety means in your body - not just understand it conceptually.

Phase 2 (Embodiment): That churning stomach when you have a difficult conversation coming up? We’ll explore what your gut is trying to tell you and how to listen without being overwhelmed. You’ll learn practical nutrition approaches to support your nervous system, not just your willpower.

Phase 3 (Rewiring Patterns): Instead of catching yourself people-pleasing after you’ve already said yes to something you don’t want to do, you’ll start noticing the split-second before the automatic response. You’ll practice new neural pathways through yoga, meditation, and expressive arts. The goal isn’t perfection - it’s choice.

Phase 4 (Integration): Now you bring it all together in your relationships. You’ll practice speaking authentically in our safe container before trying it with your partner or boss. You’ll learn to repair when things go sideways instead of spiralling into shame.

This is healing that shows up in your Tuesday afternoon, your Saturday morning coffee, your midnight worries. — If you’ve completed the Ignite program and you’re ready to embody everything you’ve learnt. THIS IS YOUR NEXT STEP. Comment ILLUMINATE and we’ll send you the link to learn more.

19/11/2025

The hardest part about major life transitions isn’t always the practical stuff - it’s the identity crisis that comes with them.

For years, maybe decades, you’ve known exactly who you are. Wife. Mother. Executive. Caregiver. High-achiever.
Then life changes, and suddenly those roles are different or gone entirely.

Who are you when you’re not managing everyone else’s calendar?
Who are you when you’re not the one everyone comes to for answers?
Who are you when the kids don’t need you in the same way?
Who are you when the job that consumed your identity is over?

This liminal space - between who you were and who you’re becoming - feels terrifying because our culture doesn’t teach us how to be with uncertainty.
But here’s what I’ve learned from walking through this with countless women:
This isn’t a breakdown. It’s a sacred unraveling that makes space for who you’ve always been beneath the roles.
Your authentic self isn’t gone. She’s been waiting patiently underneath the doing, the giving, the performing.
Now she finally has space to breathe.
When you’re not busy being who everyone else needs you to be... do you know yourself? Is it time you do? Come explore our website to discover a range of programs that are here to support your healing and self-discovery journey.

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17/11/2025

Maybe, you’re not losing it. Maybe your nervous system has just been working overtime to keep you safe. 💗
Those “symptoms” you’ve been judging? They’re actually signs of a brilliant system that adapted to help you survive.
But what once protected you might now be limiting you.
The constant vigilance that kept you safe in chaos might now be exhausting you in safety.
The perfectionism that earned love might now be burning you out.
The people-pleasing that avoided conflict might now be costing you your authentic self.
First things first: There’s nothing wrong with you.
Your nervous system learned these patterns for good reasons. And with the right support, it can learn new ones too.
Healing isn’t about fixing what’s broken. It’s about updating what’s outdated.
What patterns are you ready to gently explore? Comment below how many of the above listed symptoms you mentally ticked.

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13/11/2025

For the practitioner who’s ready to go deeper.
You’re good at what you do. Your clients trust you. You get results.
***But there’s this nagging feeling that you’re only accessing part of what’s possible.

🫵You see clients who understand their trauma story but still get hijacked by triggers.
🫵You work with people who have insights but can’t seem to integrate them into lasting change.
🫵You notice how your client’s body language tells a different story than their words - but your training didn’t teach you how to work with that.
🫵You’re curious about somatic approaches, nervous system work, embodied healing - but where do you start? And how do you integrate it safely with what you already know?

~~~This is exactly why Soma Talk exists.~~~
It’s not just another certification you add to your wall. It’s a comprehensive 200-300-hour pathway that transforms HOW you practice.
You’ll learn to:
✅ Read the nervous system and work with disregulation in real-time
Integrate body-based trauma approaches with your existing skills
Become a confident, embodied facilitator, not just someone who learned techniques
Create the kind of lasting transformation your clients are really seeking
This training bridges the gap between theory and practice. Between knowing about embodiment and actually practicing it.
Ready to become the practitioner your clients really need?
Soma Talk applications open.

06/11/2025

We’re so glad you’re here.
Let’s talk about what nervous system regulation actually looks like, because there are some big misconceptions floating around...
Regulation doesn’t mean:
~Never feeling anxious
~Always being zen
~Suppressing difficult emotions
~Forcing yourself to “just breathe”
Regulation DOES mean:
✅ Recognising when you’re outside of your ability to tolerate a certain situation
✅ Having tools to gently guide yourself back
✅ Building capacity to feel without being overwhelmed
✅ Trusting your body’s wisdom
Your nervous system isn’t broken if you still feel stress, worry, or overwhelm. You’re human, living in a complex world.
The goal isn’t perfection. It’s resilience. So how do you build your capacity and reactivate your “soothe response” rather than trying to eliminate stress (because let’s face it – that’s out of your control)? Comment OVERWHELM below if you would like me to send you a copy of my free ebook ‘From Overwhelm to Ease: 5 EMBODIMENT TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE ANXIOUS OVERWHELM.

03/11/2025

Trauma Sensitive Yoga is a treatment for complex Trauma.

In the context of a safe relationship, building more robust interoceptive brain pathways, in order to experience our body as a reasonably predictable and possibly safe place so that we can participate in healthy relationships with our self and others.

If you would like to join a community of trauma informed practitioners please check out my upcoming TCTSY 20 hour Foundational trainings.

Online Training 6th & 7th December 2025

For more information visit www.thebodytalktherapist.com/events

30/10/2025

The Illuminate Program is for the woman who seems to have it all together but feels like she’s drowning underneath.
You’re successful maybe by every external measure. Beautiful home, career achievements, social life that looks perfect on paper.
But inside? You feel disconnected, overwhelmed, and exhausted by the effort it takes to keep all the balls in the air.
You’ve tried traditional therapy. You’ve read the books. You’ve practiced gratitude and meditation.
Still, something feels missing.
That something is the connection between your brilliant mind and your wise body.
Illuminate bridges that gap. We don’t just talk about healing - we embody it.
Through integrated somatic and cognitive approaches, you’ll learn to:

💫Trust your body’s wisdom
💫Regulate your nervous system
💫Connect with your authentic self
💫Create sustainable well-being from the inside out

This isn’t another quick fix or surface solution. This is deep, lasting transformation for women ready to do the work.
Are you ready to illuminate your path home to yourself?
Link in bio for more details or comment ILLUMINATE below.

28/10/2025

We bridge the gap between body and mind to create a space where science meets soul.
✨ Mind + Body integration

We offer a holistic blend of talk therapy, somatic therapy, and yoga therapy—combining Martine’s extensive experience to foster comprehensive healing that addresses you as the whole person.
✨ Simplifying the complex
In a world full of chaos and overwhelm, we focus on returning to the basics and simplifying the complex. We build a foundation of safety in your body first, creating clarity from confusion.
✨ Self-empowerment through an individual approach
We see you as unique, deserving of therapies tailored to your specific needs. Rather than offering a one-size-fits-all solution, we empower you to reconnect with your own wisdom and find the path that’s right for you.

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27/10/2025

If you’ve completed Ignite, you know the power of understanding your nervous system and building awareness of your inner world.
But you’re ready for more, aren’t you?
You’re ready to move beyond insight into embodied transformation. To process what you’ve discovered. To integrate those ah-ha moments into lasting change.
That’s exactly what Illuminate offers.
This isn’t just the next step after Ignite - it’s where profound transformation meets deep embodied integration (actually becoming what you’ve learnt - moving from head to heart to living it out authentically).
Over 16 weeks, we’ll gently untangle the survival patterns that once served you but now limit you. We’ll meet the parts of yourself that have been hidden, and create new ways of relating to yourself, others, and life.
This is cyclical work. Healing unfolds in layers, and there’s no perfect pace - just your pace.
You’ll move through the material in a way that honours your nervous system and your capacity. Some weeks you’ll dive deep. Others, you’ll pause and integrate.
Ready to go from hidden and healing to finally whole?
Link in bio for more details or comment ILLUMINATE below.

24/10/2025

We’re not taught how to feel. We’re taught how to think, how to achieve, how to perform.
But feelings? They’re often treated like inconvenient weaknesses.
Especially if you’re a bit of a perfectionist, over achiever or people-pleaser in any area of life - work, home, as a wife, as a mum, as a daughter or friend. Emotions can feel messy, unpredictable, inefficient.
But here’s what we teach here: Your emotions aren’t hindrances. They’re essential data for your authentic life.
That anger? It might be telling you about a boundary that needs attention.
That sadness? It might be honouring something important that was lost.
That anxiety? It might be highlighting something that matters deeply to you.
When we learn to listen to our emotions instead of managing them, everything changes.
We make decisions from wisdom instead of fear.
We create from authenticity instead of obligation.
We love from fullness instead of emptiness.
You have permission to feel it all. Your emotions are not too much. You are not too much.
What is your heart trying to tell you today? SAVE this post for when you have a moment to re-read, and journal some of the emotions that are coming up for you in any given situation - are they the primary emotion? Is there anything hidden deeper that feels more vulnerable to admit?

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22/10/2025

If you’ve ever wondered why you know your limiting beliefs and self-sabotaging behaviours, but can’t seem to shake them… it’s because awareness alone isn’t enough.
Your nervous system is still responding on autopilot.
That’s why the Ignite Program (the entry program and pathway to Illuminate) is designed to take you deeper than mindset work and into the body, where lasting transformation actually happens.
💫 Over 3 weeks you’ll:
+ Clear the hidden blocks and survival patterns that have been sabotaging your progress.
+ Ground into safety so your body learns it’s no longer stuck in fight-or-flight.
+ Rewire old responses into new patterns that support freedom, presence, and ease.
Because “trying harder” to change isn’t working.
You need to try something different. You need to give your body the tools and practices it needs to finally let go, so you can stop repeating the same cycles and start living from a place of alignment.
👉 Ready to transform not just what you believe, but how you live? Comment IGNITE and we’ll send you some more info.

Address

19 Blinco Street
Fremantle, WA
6160

Telephone

+61409177614

Website

http://thebodytalktherapist.com/

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