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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
I Didn’t Realise How Much Motherhood Would Pull Me Out of My Body - A personal reflection
Motherhood can pull us out of our bodies in ways we never expect. From birth trauma and sleep deprivation to constant nervous system activation, many mothers live in survival mode while quietly wondering where they went. This personal, somatic reflection explores how early motherhood disconnects us from ourselves, why this makes sense through a nervous system lens, and how coming back into the body happens slowly, gently and in relationship. A compassionate read for mothers who feel foggy, vigilant, lonely or not quite themselves yet.