REFLECTIONS FROM LAUREN HOWE
The Soft Ground
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. Explore the writing ↓
How to Cope with Uncertainty in Life: A Somatic Approach for Women
Uncertainty can feel exhausting in the body. Explore a somatic approach for women navigating fertility challenges, IVF, motherhood, grief, identity shifts and life transitions.
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.
You Were Never Meant to Bounce Back
Many new mothers feel disconnected from who they were before birth. This gentle, somatic reflection explores how motherhood reshapes identity and why you were never meant to bounce back, but to become.