The Art of Receiving and Giving av Betty Martin

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<p><p>Why would most people endure unwanted or unsatisfying touch, rather than speak up for their own boundaries and desires? It''s a question with a myriad of answers - and one that Dr. Betty Martin has explored in her 40+ years as a hands-on practitioner, first as a chiropractor and later as a Somatic Sex Educator, Certified Surrogate Partner and Sacred Intimate. In her client sessions, she noticed a pattern wherein many clients would "allow" or go along with discomfort or unease rather than speak up for what they wanted or didn''t want. Betty discovered there was a major component missing for people -- the confidence that we have a choice about what is happening to us.<p/><p>In her framework, "The Wheel of Consent¿" Betty traces the fundamental roots of consent back to our childhood conditioning. As children, we are taught that to be "good" we must ignore our body''s discomfort and be compliant: to finish our food even if we''re full, to go to bed - even