{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Brilliant Body Podcast with Ali Mezey","title":"The Receiving and Giving Body with Dr Betty Martin, Creator of The Wheel of Consent","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4027,"description":"Episode SummaryIn this episode, Ali welcomes renowned educator and creator of the Wheel of Consent, Betty Martin. The conversation explores Betty’s journey from her early days as a chiropractor and her deep dive into somatic and erotic practices, to the development of her influential framework, the Wheel of Consent. Together, they discuss the importance of touch, the power of choice in giving and receiving, and how the Wheel of Consent helps people understand boundaries, pleasure, and agency in both professional and personal contexts. Betty shares insights from her decades of teaching, the challenges people face in discovering what they want, and practical exercises for waking up the senses. The episode is a rich, heartfelt exploration of embodiment, consent, and the transformative potential of conscious touch.\nFOR MORE ALI MEZEY:\nALI - Website\nALI - LinkTree\n\nFOR MORE BETTY MARTIN:\nBETTY - Website\nLike A Pro: Training for touch professionals\nBetty's Media Kit\nBIO:\nDr. Betty Martin has had her hands on people professionally for over 40 years (some of it legal and some of it questionable). 30 years of Chiropractic and other modalities, then later, 15 years of Somatic Sex Education and Surrogate Partner Therapy. Also Contact Improv and other kinds of play.\nShe is the developer of the Wheel of Consent, a cutting edge model of receiving and giving, based on touch but amenable to non-touch practices as well. She is the author of\nThe Art of Receiving and Giving: The Wheel of Consent.\nShe loves sharing her experience. She developed a 5 day training in the Wheel of Consent for practitioners, which took her around the world, and then trained others to teach it so she could retire. \nShe currently mentors helping professionals, from psychotherapists to sex workers, and all stripes of hands-on practitioners.\nOTHER RESOURCES, LINKS AND INSPIRATIONS:\nTHE WHEEL OF CONSENT explained\nTHE THREE MINUTE GAME: I do what I want. I do what you want. You do what you want. You do what I...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/sypyWykICA-uOiCLRsYTPw-MvcdOkejQbNxx7nDksIY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lZWEx/ZDZlYzJiNTZmY2E5/NDNkODk5ZjhjZmNm/ZjczNS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}