Do you know where your self-neglect, self-sabotage or insecurity comes from?
Human beings are unconsciously compulsed to recreate the atmosphere of their childhood. You internalise how significant others treated you. Over time, these internalised beliefs seem normal and you become less aware of them. However, they continue to influence your daily choices, behaviours and the relationships you are drawn to.
During times of crisis, stress or relationship breakdowns this repressed material may resurface alongside the unprocessed emotions from the past. The body can become overwhelmed with the surge of emotion. You may experience anxiety, find yourself picking fights or fleeing situations and relationships. Conversely you might shut down in paralysis and be unable to move forward in your life.
Substance use, workaholism, spirituality, false positivity and people-pleasing are some of the many subconscious coping strategies that can be adopted to manage these unfelt emotions. These mechanisms, in the cases where they become self-abusive, are often a reflection of being neglected or abused as a child. It’s a template that is being replicated from earlier imprinting until it’s healed through:
recognition of the origin of the patterns
releasing the physical blocks via somatic expression
engaging in a therapeutic relationship that settles your nervous system and imprints healthier ways of being and relating
How I can help you
My professional support, presence, guidance and atunement to you can help you effectively navigate your process and integrate emotions in a safe and conscious way. Whether it’s hard for you to access these parts of yourself on your own or it feels like too much to carry by yourself unwitnessed and unvoiced, our sessions together offer the opportunity for you to genuinely dive in and come out feeling clearer, lighter and freer in your body.
If you are in a partnership that has broken down or struggling to experience connection and understanding, I’ll help you to bridge the gaps. We’ll be working with what is taking place for each of you on the deeper unconscious level, and affect healing and transformation from here.
Hi, I’m Izabella
I help individuals with trauma to gain stability and feel joy and couples to successfully navigate relationship conflicts and embody more intimacy and love.
I started this journey with healing myself from an eating disorder (anorexia) at the age of 15. There was no-one in my life who was remotely safe or aware enough for me to confide in. Instead, my higher self kicked in and guided my healing via the understanding of the dysfunctional family dynamics that had contributed to my wish to no longer be here.
I went on to complete a university Bachelor of Science (double major in Biochemistry, Biological Sciences & Molecular Biology), felt unsatisfied in my soul working as a scientist and then promptly followed my passion of natural medicine by studying and becoming a naturopath, herbalist and nutritionist. These modalities had restored my physical health when I was 15.
I practiced in my clinics for several years before I founded Natural Attitudes Embody Retreat in 2003, a 1 on 1 healing retreat in the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast, Australia. My focus naturally turned to emotional wellness in response to the imminent sharing of painful, traumatic experiences and feelings that many retreat clients were expressing during their retreat. I undertook a 3 year training in Somatic (Body) Psychotherapy in order to best serve my clients’ healing. I also attained an Exceptional Marriage Mentoring Certification in order to facilitate effective couples counselling therapy. I now offer individuals trauma support and couples counselling as stand alone sessions, not just in the format of residential healing retreats.
Izabella is amazing. She targets the emotional and physical blocks to get the depression and anxiety out of my mind and body. I feel lighter and clearer after each session with her, and it lasts. Izabella really has saved my life in recent months, and I’m so grateful that I have her to help me get past traumas out of my mind, heart and body for good.
I would like to acknowledge the incredible work that Izabella Siodmak is doing with me. I am moving towards a better way of being. Izabella is incredible, her gentle and insightful presence is a wonderful way to release all my trapped ‘stuff’ that clouds my authentic self shining through and moving forward. I can fully recommend sessions with Izabella. I feel safe and I let go.
Izabella’s work in this area is nothing short of profound. I have had 3 sessions and the difference I feel in my body is like nothing I have EVER experienced before. I highly recommend her work. She is wonderful – JUST DO IT!
To anyone who’s considering Izabella, I’ve only had two sessions and each session has left me with a nugget of wisdom, insight and action(s) I can take to move forward. I recommend her highly! She knows her stuff! I feel gently guided and safe with her!