Deep Within with Marina Triner, The Compassionate Somatic Coach

This is the most personal, raw, and vulnerable solo I've recorded in a long time—because life has been… a lot. In this episode, I share what’s really been going on behind the scenes: my divorce, the most intense love I’ve ever experienced (and the heartbreak that followed) after the divorce, family estrangement, spirals of loneliness, and what it means to reclaim safety when every structure you've leaned on is gone.

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In this powerful and raw episode, Brooke Kekos—Trauma Healing Mentor, RTT Therapist, and author—opens up about her courageous journey leaving a high-control religious group, navigating narcissistic abuse, and rediscovering trust, identity, and spiritual connection.

Brooke shares what it was like to grow up as a Jehovah’s Witness, the emotional toll of being outcast, and the grief of losing her family and community. She speaks honest...

In this gentle and deeply insightful episode, we’re joined by Crystal Luk-Worrall, a music therapist, EMDR practitioner, and founder of Clap and Toot, who specializes in helping children and families heal from early trauma—especially within adoptive and special guardianship communities.

Crystal shares how music and creative expression become powerful tools for children who struggle to verbalize their emotions. From guiding non-verba...

In this profound and tender episode, Lauren Elise Rogers—Certified Holistic Sexuality Educator and Embodied Intimacy & Relationship Coach—invites us into the raw, human process of healing sexual shame, reconnecting to our bodies, and reclaiming pleasure.

With honesty and grace, Lauren shares her personal journey from a purity-culture upbringing and a traumatic marriage to becoming an internationally recognized voice for embodied...

In this deeply inspiring conversation, Michelle Jeovanny—renowned spiritual life coach, mentor, and intuitive channel—shares her extraordinary journey from escaping abuse and homelessness to building a life of deep spiritual, emotional, and financial wealth.

Michelle opens up about growing up in a violent home, running away to New York with nothing but a photocopy of her passport, and navigating her early years through survival, div...

In this emotional and empowering episode, we hear the deeply moving story of Julie Barth, a mother of six, author, and founder of the Colin James Barth Outreach charity. Julie shares her journey from losing her first husband to pancreatic cancer, to navigating life as a widowed mother, and later, surviving an emotionally abusive second marriage.

Through heartbreak, shame, survival, and profound personal growth, Julie speaks candidly...

In this powerful and deeply moving conversation, Alreen Haeggquist—a seasoned attorney, trauma survivor, and author of Fired Up: Fueling Triumph from Trauma—shares her remarkable journey from silence to speaking out. Alreen opens up about her childhood experiences with abuse, the lasting impact of unprocessed trauma, and the inner transformation that helped her reclaim her power.

We explore how Alreen shifted her relationship with a...

In this episode, we dive deep into the power of alignment, manifestation, and emotional healing in both life and business. We explore how past patterns, limiting beliefs, and emotional blocks can hold us back—and how shifting our energy and nervous system state can unlock new possibilities. From personal stories of overcoming financial struggles, burnout, and heartbreak to practical tools for stepping into ease and abundance, this ...

In this powerful conversation, Dr. Janina Scarlet, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, author, and TEDx speaker, joins us to explore the importance of being seen, healing from trauma, and breaking free from toxic relational patterns. Dr. Scarlet, who immigrated to the United States at 12, later developed Superhero Therapy, inspired by the X-Men, to help patients with anxiety, depression, and PTSD. We dive into narcissistic abuse, traum...

In this episode, we explore the subtle yet powerful ways we abandon ourselves—often without even realizing it. From childhood experiences of making ourselves small to avoid burdening others to the lifelong patterns of prioritizing others' emotions over our own, this episode dives deep into the roots of self-abandonment and how to break free. We discuss the exhaustion of being the caretaker, the guilt of having needs, and the pa...

In this episode, we dive into the deep-rooted wounds of abandonment, self-protection, and emotional healing. The conversation explores how childhood experiences shape our expectations of love and safety, leading to patterns of self-abandonment in relationships. Through personal stories of transformation—leaving a marriage, setting boundaries with family, and learning to truly receive support—this episode is a powerful reflection on...

I have needs? What needs?

This is so common for those of us who grew up in families that were always stressed out, didn't work through trauma, and got triggered by our emotions. We learned to stuff down our emotions, get small and quiet, and we attracted adult relationships just like this: we feel alone even while the other person is in the room, unfulfilled, and disconnected. It's because our entire childhood involved us co...

In this episode, Katherine Fabrizio, psychotherapist and bestselling author of The Good Daughter Syndrome, dives deep into the complex dynamics between mothers and daughters. She explains how empathic daughters of emotionally immature, narcissistic, or borderline mothers often fall into patterns of people-pleasing, self-abandonment, and chronic guilt. Katherine breaks down the unconscious contracts daughters sign in childhood, the ...

In this episode, Raquel Devillé, Neurodiversity Therapist and creator of the EnCorps Method, shares her journey of discovering neurodivergence and the unique ways it presents in women. She explores the differences between male and female neurodivergent traits, the challenges of misdiagnosis, and the importance of body-based practices in managing sensory overload, chronic stress, and emotional regulation. Raquel discusses how overst...

Today, we are continuing our journey from the last episode (if you have not listened yet, I highly recommend you go back and listen), and we uncover - are you being triggered in your relationships and can do the inner work and make it better? Or is it a dysfunctional or toxic relationship?

If you are the kind of person who does their inner work consistently, if you're feeling really confused in your relationship, if you feel like y...

I am opening this season of the podcast with a little tirade about the coaching/therapy industries (whom I love dearly!) We often tell you to do your inner work: but what inner work can you do when the other party isn't interested in joining and doing theirs? Seriously! When you feel like your needs are constantly minimized, it's time to consider leaving the relationship. In a healthy, loving relationship, you need to feel like the...

In this episode, Effie and I talk about what post traumatic growth actually means: rather than surviving the trauma, how can we learn and grow from it? How can we expand through the trauma? And what role do emotions play in our healing and expansion?

We address how we have personally learned to work with our sadness and anger, and rather than shutting down, process our emotions to heal and become even more creative as a result of p...

Something we often speak about when it comes to the holidays is grief, and grief is such a common emotion that arises during this time.

But something we don't address is terror and fear, and how anger can actually help us move through the blind spots and the numbness in our bodies to express ourselves more, and to even connect deeper to ourselves and our loved ones. This is what this insightful episode is all about.

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Feeling like you are too much and your needs are too much is derived from a childhood trauma where your emotional (or other needs) could not be met by your caregivers, therefore giving you this message that YOU are the problem, rather than they are simply incapable.

We explore this theme this week and how it has helped me make the big life decision of leaving my marriage. I hope this helps you in making your own big life decisions!...