Control is everywhere, often disguised as protection, tradition or morality!

This is part 2 with Adele Martelle, where we're unpacking the subtle and not-so-subtle way control operates with society and religion. From rigid belief systems to social expectations that suppress individuality, we explore how control can disconnect us from our inner knowing, limit personal freedom and keep entire communities in cycles of fear, shame, and silence. If you've ever felt the need to "stay in line", this ones for you.

Adele is a somatic oriented psychotherapist, certified trauma professional, public speaker, and spiritual integrationist. She is the owner of SOMA therapy and Wellness. A psychotherapy group practice that focuses on the neurobiological healing of trauma and relationships through experiential therapy. She is the creator and director of SOMA's community wellness program that makes experiential healing accessible to everyone through equity based workshops.

https://www.somatherapyandwellness.com/

https://adelemartelle.com/

@somatherpayandwellness

@adelemartellit

BEYOND SURVIVAL - The Therapy Podcast

How do we lose touch with who we really are?

This week I am delighted to be joined by Adele Martelle, who specialises in treating complex CPTSD and Religious Trauma. In part one, we dive into how early attachment dynamics can lead us to disconnect from our needs, our instincts and our inner knowing. We'll explore how survival often meant adapting, people-pleasing, or self-abandoning, and what it actually take to rebuild trust within ourselves.

This is a conversation about coming home to your body, your boundaries, and ways to rebuild trust, that was often eroded or annihilated in childhood.

Adele is a somatic oriented psychotherapist, certified trauma professional, public speaker, and spiritual integrationist. She is the owner of SOMA therapy and Wellness. A psychotherapy group practice that focuses on the neurobiological healing of trauma and relationships through experiential therapy. She is the creator and director of SOMA's community wellness program that makes experiential healing accessible to everyone through equity based workshops.

https://www.somatherapyandwellness.com

https://adelemartelle.com/

@somatherapyandwellness

@adelemartellit

BEYOND SURVIVAL - The Therapy Podcast

In this powerful episode I’m joined by Ann Larkin, CEO from Women's Aid Dundalk, to explore the insidious nature of coercive control in romantic relationships.

We discuss how coercive control can look in everyday life, the emotional and psychological tactics abusers use to maintain power, and why it’s so often misunderstood or overlooked. Whether you're looking to understand your own experience more deeply or support someone you care about, this episode offers clarity, compassion, and crucial insights.

While abuse can exist in any dynamic—friendships, families, workplaces—this conversation focuses on male-perpetrated abuse against women, based on the real-life experiences of those seeking support from Women’s Aid.

BEYOND SURVIVAL - The Therapy Podcast