When Martina came into my life about 3 years ago, I was at the very beginning of my first book project 'Carli and the farm of life'. I had taken on this big project out of a heartfelt desire and quickly realized that I was plagued by many doubts.
“Are my illustrations good enough?”, ‘Can I even manage this amount?’, ‘Will I be dissatisfied in the end because so much time will pass from the first to the last picture and I will want to start all over again?’, ”What is my value or what is the value of the work and time I am investing?”
Martina worked with me in a very holistic way and always “put me back on track” in every respect when I was about to stray from my path again.
During this time I learned to stay completely with myself, was able to find out what significance illustration has in my life and how I manage to accept and love the flow (or sometimes standstill and failure) of my art.
And also to appreciate myself and my work and to be able to stand up for myself in business.
In the end, I was able to complete my book project and I am still very proud of the result - I will never forget the feeling when I held the finished book in my hands for the first time!
Martina continues to guide me with her loving and determined manner and her very sensitive nature in every aspect of my life and I am very grateful for that.
Everyone should have a Martina!
I got to know and appreciate Martina through my own art therapy, during which she accompanied me with great sensitivity and respect. For me, she radiates an energy of strength and warmth that gives you security in many moments of your own weakness.
She patiently guides you through creative moments and inner processes that are difficult to externalize. As a lecturer at the Vienna School of Art Therapy, she also conveys confidence in what she does. Always at eye level, whether in a therapy setting or at seminars.
For me, she puts a lot of love into the expression of her art at every moment, just as she does when accompanying me in therapy. Subtleties in painting and nature find their place in Martina's art. She has inspired me positively and taught me a lot in terms of acceptance, my art, attention to detail and my view of life and the world.
I was impressed by how quickly and precisely we got to the heart of the issue.
At the beginning of the session I felt like a ship drifting on the open sea with no view of land, and at the end of the session I saw the lighthouse, which immediately gave me a sense of security.
Martina opened up a protected space for me where I could show myself with all my thoughts. I felt heard, understood, valued and not judged.
Her loving and empathetic guidance enabled me to find my own truth.
The supervision with Martina was a real enrichment for me as a self-employed entrepreneur.
Thanks to her targeted questions and her calm, clear manner, I was not only able to reflect on current issues, but also develop long-term strategies for my self-employment.
It was a wonderful start to 2025 for me! I am grateful for the support and can recommend Martina Toman with full conviction.
These are the moments when I realise I'm not acting out of my strength, I'm acting out of my fear, the moments when I realise I'm not the best version of myself right now.
In these moments, I am worth so much to myself and I get in touch with Martina. I now know that this is exactly the approach I need in these moments in order to live my life in the way that suits me.
Martina accompanies me in a loving way, unobtrusively, purposefully and at my own pace. She stays on topic and always brings new approaches to the table. In her gentle manner, she focusses on the areas that are uncomfortable.
And these are precisely the moments when transformation happens. These new experiences, which become possible for me by sticking with it, change and have a lasting effect. Working with Martina is profound, sometimes puzzling and also associated with resistance, but I know from experience that it is precisely then that staying with it is so important, because only then does it feel really good.