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The Soft Ground: A Somatic Therapy and Meditation Blog for Women and Mothers

The Soft Ground is a place to pause, soften, unfurl and come back to yourself.

Here you’ll find somatic therapy reflections, nervous system education, body-led meditation practices and embodied motherhood writings for women and mothers moving through postpartum, anxiety, overwhelm and life’s tender transitions.

These words are for the wild, beautiful, slow and emerging places where the body asks to be heard and something within you begins to shift.

Find my more personal musings and writings over on Substack

Somatic Practices & Healing, Embodied Motherhood, Matrescence & Identity, Nervous System & Regulation, Compassion, Self Compassion Lauren Howe Somatic Practices & Healing, Embodied Motherhood, Matrescence & Identity, Nervous System & Regulation, Compassion, Self Compassion Lauren Howe

Motherhood, Guilt, and the Myth of Getting It Right All the Time

Many of us newer mothers face intense pressure to be perfect, present, and conscious. In this blog I explore how shame fuels burnout and why self-compassion can be the answer.

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Matrescence & Identity, Nervous System & Regulation, Somatic Practices & Healing, Self Compassion, Somatic Therapy, Personal Stories & Reflections Lauren Howe Matrescence & Identity, Nervous System & Regulation, Somatic Practices & Healing, Self Compassion, Somatic Therapy, Personal Stories & Reflections Lauren Howe

Welcome to The Soft Ground: A Space for Sacred, Embodied Transitions

In this first post on The Soft Ground, I share the story behind this space. From 11 years of infertility to the overwhelming beauty and unraveling of early motherhood, I invite you into the raw, honest journey of sacred and embodied transitions.

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