REFLECTIONS FROM LAUREN HOWE
The Soft Ground
A place for tending to your unfolding
Sometimes we realise that the ways we have learnt to move through the world no longer quite fit. We might find ourselves tired of pushing through, disconnected from our bodies, caught in familiar patterns, or sensing that something within us is asking for a different way.
The Soft Ground is a meeting place for those moments. To land within them and meet them with a curious heart rather than another thing to fix or overcome.
Here I write about somatic therapy, body-led meditation, nervous system awareness, life transitions and our relationship with the natural world, exploring what can become possible when we begin listening to the body rather than always trying to think our way forward.
You are invited to come as you are. Stay with what is here.
See what begins to emerge.
What Happens in an Online Somatic Therapy Session?
Curious about online somatic therapy but unsure what actually happens in a session? This gentle guide explains how SomaSoul-informed somatic therapy works through body awareness, reflective inquiry, drawing, movement and nervous system support, especially for women navigating anxiety, overwhelm, motherhood, burnout and life transitions.
The evolution of this space: why I am now offering body-led sessions for all women
I’m expanding my work to support all women, not only mothers. While I still offer my 4-session nervous system program for mothers, I’m now also offering private body-led sessions for women in all seasons of life who are navigating anxiety, overwhelm, life transitions, or a longing to feel more connected to themselves.
Why Can’t I Just Calm Down After Having A Baby
Why can’t you relax after having a baby? Learn how postpartum nervous system changes, neuroception and childhood imprints can fuel anxiety, and what truly helps.
It’s not you, it’s me (the system owes you a village)
Feeling anxious, flat, angry, or overwhelmed after baby? Explore how postpartum anxiety and depression are often nervous system responses to an under-supported system, and what helps.
A Letter to the Mother Who Feels Disconnected
This letter speaks to mothers who feel disconnected from themselves after pregnancy and early motherhood. It reframes disconnection as a survival-based nervous system response rather than a problem to fix.
“Why do I struggle to implement parenting advice? Shame, silence and the nervous system in motherhood”
So many mothers quietly carry this question, especially when they lose their temper or can’t live up to the “gentle” or “conscious” parenting ideals. This blog explores how shame and silence after hard moments keep your nervous system in survival mode, and how societal pressure, lack of support and old wounds all play a role. Instead of perfection, you’ll be invited into something softer: connection, nervous system awareness, and the courage to tell the truth and repair.
When You Feel Like You Are Failing Your Child
Shame, guilt and judgement can flood in after a messy day with your child, especially when you feel you should know better. This piece explores why your nervous system reacts the way it does, and how somatic, cycle breaking motherhood work can create more space, repair and compassion for both you and your little one.