How To Move From Toxic Relationships And Sex To Healing Relationships And Sex with Angelika Alana

This episode is brought to you by Gut Food, BiOptimizers,
InsideTracker, and Pendulum.   Relationships can feel
complicated. We often go into them looking for others to fulfill
whatever we refuse to give ourselves. We want our unmet needs to be
met by this other person, without doing the inner work to help
ourselves. Owning our needs actually makes it easier for other
people to meet our needs. This sounds counterintuitive, but it’s
one of those breakthroughs that can really turn toxic relationship
patterns around.  Today I’m excited to share a conversation
with my good friend Angelika Alana, all about tuning into our
bodies, our physical and emotional needs, and healing our
connection to ourselves and others. Angelika is the founder and CEO
of the Somatic Healing Institute. She has been featured in Vanity
Fair, Well+Good, and Modern Luxury. She certifies coaches and
facilitators in her transformational body-based healing method. She
has traveled and studied extensively in Indonesia, Brazil,
Australia, and the UK, and is a massive foodie with her husband
Patrick Drake, co-founder of Hello Fresh.   This episode is
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and use code MARK20. Here are more details from our interview
(audio version / Apple Subscriber version):  Angelika’s
journey into somatic and sexual healing work (6:38 / 2:47) 
Getting out of your head and into your body (10:59 / 7:20) 
Creating space from our emotions to safely integrate pain (16:43 /
12:06)  How to locate your wounds (21:15 / 17:10)  Client
stories from Angelika’s work (24:41 / 19:28)  What happens in
a typical somatic healing session? (34:12 / 28:59)  Moving out
of a toxic relationship framework (38:24 / 33:12)  How to know
if you’re in a toxic relationship or a healing relationship (42:29
/ 37:12)  Learning new skills to succeed in sex and
relationships (49:32 / 42:32)  Holding more complexity with
care (54:02 / 49:03)  Learn more about Angelika’s work at
angelikaalana.com. Access her Somatic Self Care, Level 1 Training
here, information about her upcoming retreat here, and a free
guided somatic mindfulness practice here.