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Shelley Clarke - Mind Body Parenting

Hi! I'm Shelley Clarke, I help families thrive! Supporting parents to foster deep, connected relationships with their children.

In clinic, CranioSacral Therapy sessions available in Seacliff, Adelaide.

05/07/2025

✨NT = FINAL 3 WEEKS

Wow what an adventure this has been! The past few weeks in NT have been amazing, meeting new friends, catching up with old ones and seeing some iconic Aussie places.

Here’s a photo dump of the our NT Leg.

Photos:

1 & 2 Katherine Gorge boat cruise. This was a lovely way to see the gorges.

3,4 & 5 Litchfield: Buley Rockpools (or Bluey rockpools as the kids called them). Greenant Creek (this was our favourite!).

6 Mindil Beach sunset

7 & 8 Jumping Croc cruises. Incredible seeing these ancient reptiles up close.

9 Ubir Rock Kakadu

10 live show in Mataranka. A must see if you are going through. He is so entertaining and incredible with a whip!

11 & 12 Daly Waters Pub. An iconic Aussie Pub.

13 Desert Park Birds of Prey show was also amazing. Kids loved the show and learnt so much in each of the talks.

14 & 15 Alice Springs country show. Kids had a blast. Isla made a new friend.

16 & 17 Field of Lights Uluṟu. Incredible art display of solar powered lights.

18-20 Magical sunrise at Uluṟu (not everyone thought it was magical, some were hungry!)

Home stretch now. Looking forward to our final few days before we get back home next week.

Shelley

25/06/2025

✨Sending my love to all new parents out there who may have an unsettled baby or who finds it hard when Bubba cries. ✨

I remember this so vividly and now I’m on a mission to help parents understand that not all crying in babies needs to be ‘fixed’ sometimes babies want to tell you about their experience and crying is how they process their world. We can listen, with love.

Your presence is one of the greatest gifts you will give your baby.

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I wish to acknowledge Aletha Solter, founder of Aware Parenting and Marion Rose PhD, author of emotional life of babies who I’ve learnt so much around babies and their feelings.

13/06/2025

A few years ago when I was sharing ALL of my different ideas with a friend she asked me what’s the No 1 thing you wish every parent knew. And I said “Oh that’s easy”:

“To understand and experience the power of listening to their baby or child cry”.

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Listening lovingly to your baby or child’s feelings is absolutely life changing. It’s also hard and nuanced (which is where I can help).

The difference is incredible when we understand what is driving their behaviour and can meet the deeper need.

More on this coming soon but in the meantime I’d love to know:

What are you struggling with at the moment with your baby or child?

Drop it in the comments below, 👇

I’d love to help. 😍

08/06/2025

✨Some 1:1 Time can do wonders for your child.

Have you seen behaviour change after doing some 1:1 time with your child? This is great for any age child: toddler to teen!!

Ask me any questions in the comments. I’d love for you to experience how this simple thing can transform your relationship with your child (and those tough behaviours too!).

06/06/2025

Photo Dump ➡️ 7 weeks in. We are over half way through and now heading towards NT.

Exmouth 🚗
Karijini 🥾
Port Hedland 🚿
Broome 🌅
Tunnel Creek ⛰️
Mimbi Caves 🌄
Mary Pool 🐊

Highlights:
✨Sunsets, fish and chips on the beach with new friends in Broome
✨Spinifex Brewery in Broome- the boys loved the big screen for the footy.
✨Camel rides and Croc farm in Broome,
✨Mimbi Caves tour- such rich history and incredible landscapes
✨Kids driving lessons!
✨Favourite free camp at Mary Pool - kids loved finally being able to have a fire!

On our way to Bungle Bungles today!

12/05/2025

3.5 WEEKS ON THE ROAD 🚗 🏄‍♀️ 🌊

1. Perth to Lancelin = Sand dunes and lots of sandboarding. This was so much fun the kids (and Adults) loved it.

2. Lancelin to Sandy Cape for a few days off grid and finally felt the exhale and slowing down after the busy few weeks of packing up and getting on the road.

3. Sandy Cape to Kalbarri. Kalbarri was amazing, spent 3 days here which could have been longer. Hikes and pristine beaches with waves. The kids spent 3 hours jumping the waves!

4. Kalbarri to Denham for a trip to monkey Mia to see the Dolphins. They were amazing and incredible to see up close.

5. Denham to Carnarvon for a night to restock groceries and now on to Exmouth for a week!

Phew what a month it’s been!

Xx

11/05/2025

Thankful today 💫 and everyday for these three that made me a mother and the two that are waiting for a hug one day 💜 💜

I know today can be hard and painful for many who can’t be with their own mothers or those who are longing for but not yet a mother. My heart is also with you.

To my own mother who has taught me so much and is always there when we need. Thank you. I love you.

To all mothers, I see the often thankless work you all do. I see the heartache, the pain, the endless hours or mental load and physical labour but I also know the joy and pure heart opening, earth shattering love that makes it all worth while.

I hope you have all had a lovely Mother’s Day.

Xx

22/04/2025

Well we are well and truly on our way. Don’t let these photos fool you. It hasn’t been the smoothest start…lots of big feelings from everyone (mostly the adults) as we work this van life out. It has reminded me of becoming parents. You read all of the books before baby arrives but nothing really prepares you for when they are here. It really is all about learning in the job. Thank goodness for listening partners.

Here’s our first few days:

1. Night 1 in Kimba we flatten our battery after a couple of hours. Forgetting to turn our fridge to gas. Rookie error we know.

2 Night 2 we stopped in Ceduna to charge the battery and work out what we did and couldn’t get the van off of our car. Jockey wheel broken. So we left the van on for the next three days until we could buy a new jockey wheel. Lucky we crossing the Nullabor and not much else to do but drive!

3. Night 3 stopped in Mundrabilla - Crossing the border into WA was actually an amazing stretch. The cliffs are spectacular. The time zones confusing but the kids were incredible with the long days in the car.

4. Night 4 - Stayed in Norseman. Kids would have stayed here for a week as it has a footy oval and basketball court. All the criteria they need!

Caravan started to make a loud concerning clicking noise which we think was the water tank being near full and something to do with pressure and a pump 🤷🏼‍♀️thank goodness it went away before we drove for the day.

Can you tell we are new at this! Its humbling and also I’m so grateful for how friendly and helpful people have been!

5 Night 5 & 6 have landed in Esperance. Whilst we are still working some things out with the van we are starting to find our rhythm. Today we spent the day at Lucky Bay beach which I think is quite literally the most beautiful beach I’ve ever been to.

Much needed down time for everyone as we fall into a different pace and rhythm.

Xx

17/04/2025

Family Adventure Time. ✨🚙⛺️🌊⛱️☀️✨

The last couple of months we have been busy planning and prepping for a family caravan trip.

When I was 10 years old my parents took long service leave and we went on a half lap around Aus. It’s some of my fondest memories as a child and we’ve always said that we would love to do something similar one day .

So after a big few months of work, I finished up in the clinic on Saturday and today we take off for 3 months around WA / NT. We are all excited (and slightly nervous as we are now caravaners!)

A big thank you to all of my beautiful clients who when I said we were planning this trip all enthusiastically supported us to go and make memories!

And an even bigger thank you to family who have helped get us on the road, especially my Dad, who has spent hours and hours and hours cleaning, tinkering and fixing up things on the van so that we know what we are doing (hopefully!).

I’m looking forward to lots of family time and connection, while seeing some of this amazing place we call home.

Would love any suggestions, places to visit or tips for WA/NT 👇

I’ll be sharing snippets on here as we go.

Shelley xx

let’s do this!!!

22/02/2025

Happiest 10th Birthday to this shining light. 10 years ago you arrived at our home in the most empowering 3 hour home birth. Ypu are strong and fierce and kind. Your emotional intelligence is off the charts and you teach me how to be more myself every day.

Your creativity bursts out any chance and I love how you get lost in ideas for hours and hours. Singing, dancing, performing, making up shows, gymnastics routines or playing basketball - it is never a dull moment.

Thank you for choosing us to be your parents. The light in you shines bright and touches all of us.

We love you 😍

06/02/2025

20 years ago friends I was living with at the time introduced me to the Kathmandu Coast to Coast race (back then it was called Speights). I had done a couple of triathlons and loved riding my bike. It was televised and it looked epic…I said:

“Wouldn’t it be cool to do that race someday”

I was 21.

Fast forward a few years, I meet my husband and start having kids, after our second was born, knee deep in the trenches, I saw it pop back up on my social media…I said to him:

“One day, when I’ve finished having kids, I’m going to train and do that race”

I was 33

A few more years go buy, we had our third child and a miscarriage. Exercise and my needs always seemed last on the list. I was deep in the grief but wanted things to shift. I said to a friend:

“Hey so there is this race I’ve always wanted to do, do you want to do it with me?”

I was 39.

We started training but it was put on hold when I found out I was pregnant again. Heartbreakingly we lost that baby too, and again I was plunged into a sea of sadness.

A huge year followed with turning 40, my husband changing careers and deciding our family was complete. I felt stuck and a little dead inside, so a year ago I said:

“It’s time to do this race!”

I was 40.

A year of training, prepping, planning and now I’m here, the night before the race, realising that tomorrow I am completing a dream that started 20 years ago.

I’m so proud of myself. A year ago, I had to start running again…I could run 1 min, walk 1 min for about 15mins. Tomorrow I’ll run 33km over a mountain. Last year I had never been in a kayak, on Saturday i’ll do a 70km paddle down a grade 2 river.

This event terrified me when I signed up but it was crazy enough to pull me out of the darkness and bring me back to life.

I haven’t been this excited for life in a long time. So right now I’m saying:

“If there is something you want to do, reach for, dream of, even if it scares you, even if it seems years away. Do it. Say YES to yourself. To life’”

I’m 41.

I’m crying tears of joy as I type this. I’ll let you know how I go.

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13/01/2025

Welcome 2025!!! I know we are a few weeks in but today has been my first day back in clinic. I’m excited to dive back in to work and share all the exciting things I have planned for the year.

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I’ve been a bit sporadic with social media over the past 18months or so, it’s been a big time for our family and I just didn’t have the energy to keep doing ALL of the things in my business. But with some time off over the past few weeks I now have willingness to show up and share more frequently about all the things I love.

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Starting with a photo dump of the last couple of months:

1) Me, today in the clinic. Craniosacral Therapy appointments are now open and available, book online through my website www.shelleyclarke.com

2) Sunrise over the Murray River. Lots of early morning paddles and training sessions. It’s under 4 weeks until I take on the , a year of training, I can’t believe it’s nearly here!

3) River Adventures with family and friends.

4) Cousin love and holiday fun

5) Magical Beach Days

6) Boogie Boarding is life

7) Bike riding is also life (I’ve loved riding with the kids these holidays)

8) Christmas Street Party. My kid’s favourite day of the year with a 4 hour long game of street cricket!

9) Watching my love coach his first game of WNBL. This felt like a big moment for the whole family and only the beginning.

10) Having my eldest graduate primary school. Shed some tears watching him ride down the road for the last time.

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Here’s to bringing in some new, fresh 2025 energy. I am excited to see what’s in store.

Shelley

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Tuesday	9am - 3pm
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Welcome to Embodied Therapies

I’m Shelley Clarke, I have a passion for health and wellness through an integrative mind-body approach. Combining my love of the human body, nervous system, developmental psychology and the amazing capacity to heal and thrive within relationships. At Embodied Therapies I combine my 15 years of Physiotherapy with CranioSacral Therapy for individual sessions held in Seacliff, Adelaide. I am also a mother of 3 beautiful children and through the mothering journey I have found a deeper connection to myself and all other relationships. As a Hand in Hand Parenting by Connection and Aware Parenting Instructor I love sharing and supporting other parents in building stronger a connection with their children. I also offer small parenting workshops around Adelaide and country South Australia.