What Is Somatic Therapy? A Guide for Mothers
Somatic therapy is a body based approach to healing that recognises the deep connection between our emotions and our physical experience. It is based on the understanding that the body holds stories of stress, trauma, joy, and everything in between, sometimes in ways we are not even conscious of. For mothers, whether you are pregnant, postpartum, or navigating the everyday mess and magic of parenting, somatic therapy offers a way to gently come back to yourself and feel more at ease in your body.
This has certainly been true for me. As a mother, I have come to know just how much the body carries. The births, the sleepless nights, the overwhelm, and the beauty too. At times I have felt so far from my body, like I was just surviving. Somatic therapy has been a path back, not to some perfect version of myself, but to a sense of presence, connection, and choice.
SomaSoul Somatic Therapy is one form of this healing work. It blends mindfulness, body awareness, and creative expression to support a deeper connection with yourself beyond words and beyond logic. Unlike traditional talk therapy, SomaSoul invites the body to speak too. Through breath, movement, sensation, image, and gentle curiosity, it creates space for what is ready to emerge.
What Makes SomaSoul Different
For me SomaSoul is slow, safe, creative, and attuned to you. It is not about fixing or analysing, but meeting yourself with compassion and honesty. For mothers, this can be especially powerful. The transitions of pregnancy, birth, and parenting often stir old patterns or unprocessed experiences, and SomaSoul offers a way to move with them rather than around them.
In our work together, you might begin to:
• Feel more grounded in your body and your life
• Release tension or emotion held in the body
• Gain insight into what is beneath recurring feelings or patterns
• Experience more clarity, calm, or connection
Practices may include breath awareness, mindful movement, imagery, or guided inquiry, always led by your body’s pace and readiness.
SomaSoul is a reminder that healing does not have to be forceful. It can be tender, creative, and rooted in the wisdom your body already holds.
