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.
Why You Need to Know How Hormones Shape Your Body, Emotions and Relationships
Your hormones shape more than your body, they shape how you feel, relate and care. From the sensitivity of adolescence to the deep bonding of breastfeeding and the inward pull of menopause, each shift changes your emotional landscape.
This is why you need to know. When we understand our hormonal rhythms through a somatic lens, we stop fighting our bodies and begin to listen. And in that listening, we find our way home to ourselves.
The Slow Unfolding: An Embodied Goodbye to Breastfeeding
A gentle, embodied reflection on breastfeeding, weaning, and motherhood, exploring cultural pressure to “get back to normal” and honouring every parent’s unique feeding journey through presence, feeling, and body wisdom.