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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
Why “Just Relax” Doesn’t Work When You’re a Mum
Being told to “just relax” can feel frustrating or unreachable for many mothers because stress in motherhood is not a simple state of mind. Research shows that ongoing stress affects the nervous system, emotional regulation, and attention, and is shaped by real demands such as mental load, disrupted sleep, and emotional labour. Relaxation practices can support wellbeing, but lasting ease comes from approaches that honour the body, nervous system, and need for connection over time.