The Nervous System Foundations Program for Mums
Four private sessions with Lauren (online)
Pregnancy, birth and early motherhood place an enormous load on a woman’s nervous system.
If you feel overwhelmed, reactive, anxious, flat or unlike yourself since becoming a mother, this private, body-centred support offers a place to slow down, be held and gently reconnect with yourself.
This is one-to-one nervous system support for pregnant, postpartum and early-years mothers who are holding a lot and need support that meets their body and heart, not just the mind.
Does this sound like you?
Motherhood may look fine on the outside, but inside you might be feeling:
on edge, snappy or reactive more often than you want to be
anxious, wired or unable to truly rest
numb, flat or emotionally shut down
overwhelming guilt or shame after losing your patience
disconnected from yourself, your body or your sense of ground
exhausted holding the weight of birth, fertility, loss or earlier life experiences
Not ok and not sure where to turn
If you recognise yourself here, these sessions are for you.
The Nervous System Foundations Program for Mums is a focused four session program that directly supports these needs.
Together we:
Explore how your nervous system is responding to motherhood
Identify patterns of activation, shutdown and regulation in your body
Gently build resources for steadiness and support
Work with both self-regulation and co-regulation
Create space for integration
This private program is designed to be held within a clear container.
All four online sessions are to be used within six months of our first session together, so the work stays alive and supportive.
How this private program works
What this support can help with:
overwhelm and feeling constantly on edge
snapping, reactivity, mum rage, and the guilt after
anxiety, looping thoughts, and never fully switching off
numbness, fog, shutdown, and disconnection from yourself
feeling touched out, overstimulated, and noise-sensitive
old patterns resurfacing under pressure
knowing what you need and how to ask, without guilt
By the end of the 4 sessions, you’ll have:
Clearer awareness of your patterns and triggers
Recognise what tips you into overwhelm or reactivity, and the early body signs before it takes over.A personal map of your nervous system in motherhood
Gain clear language for what’s happening inside you.Practical ways to resource yourself when you’re at your edge
Learn small, realistic tools you can use in the middle of real days.More capacity to allow feelings without being taken over by them:
Build skills to stay with emotion in your body so it can move rather than hijack you.A steadier relationship with overwhelm and reactivity
Create more space between trigger and reaction, with more choice in how you respond.A stronger sense of what you need, and how to ask for it
Get clearer on what helps and what drains you, and practise naming needs with less guilt.A softer way to meet your body as it changes
Understand how hormones, sleep deprivation, and constant responsibility shape your inner world, so you can respond with care instead of pressure.A felt sense of steadier ground
Find a more anchored place within yourself that you can return to again and again.
What to expect in each of the 4 sessions:
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Creating Safety to Begin
The first session is about arriving. We slow things down, build trust, and create a sense of safety in your body and in the space between us. I listen deeply to your experience of motherhood and what you’re carrying, so your nervous system can begin to soften and feel supported as we start this work together.
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Get To Know Your Unique Nervous System
We map how your system moves through connection, fight or flight, and shut down in your real life . You get to know your personal signs in the body, your common behaviours and the core beliefs that show up in each of the three nervous system states. This helps shift the story from “I am too much” or “I am not coping” to “this is my nervous system trying to protect me”.
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Understand Your Triggers And Glimmers
We explore what tends to set your system off and what brings even a small sense of softening. Triggers are the things that pull you into anxiety, anger or collapse. Glimmers are the small moments that help you feel a little more safe, connected or present. Together we create a simple triggers and glimmers map that speaks directly to your everyday life.
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Learn What Your Regulating Resources Are
We turn everything you have learned into a practical support plan. We identify realistic regulating resources that fit mum life, not fantasy self care. You receive simple somatic practices to help you come back toward steadier ground when you feel overwhelmed, on edge or numb, so you do not have to guess what might help in those moments.
How this work is different
This is not a parenting method or about managing behaviour or striving to be calmer.
This work focuses on you - your lived reality and your unique nervous system.
Through a somatic and embodiment lens, we work with your body as it is now. With curiosity, care and respect for how much you are holding presently and from the past too.
When your nervous system feels safer and more supported, presence and connection with yourself and children tend to follow naturally.
Who is this program for?
This support is for you if:
You are pregnant, postpartum or parenting young children under 3
You feel overwhelmed, anxious, reactive or shut down
You want support that honours your nervous system and lived experience
You are open to a body centred approach
This may not be the right fit if you are looking for fast fixes cookie cutter, parenting techniques or performance-based coaching.
Support that works for real mum life
Here is how we can make this work for you:.
Babies welcome in the early months
In the first six months, your baby is welcome to be with you in session. You can feed, change nappies, rock, walk around or have them sleep on your chest. Nothing is an interruption, it is all part of the work.
Online (via Zoom), flexible and nervous system led
Sessions are held online via Zoom, so you can join from your home, car or favourite quiet corner. You are welcome to arrive exactly as you are - even if that means in your pjs in bed. We go at the pace your body and nervous system can genuinely hold.
You do not have to come every week
We will find a rhythm that feels supportive rather than like another pressure. This program is designed to work alongside motherhood, not add pressure to it.
Why new mums work with Lauren
A fellow mum of twins
I am in it with you. As a mother of wild hearted twins, I understand the impact of birth and fertility trauma, sleep loss, overstimulation and emotional load from the inside, not just in theory.
Somatic and eco therapist and meditation teacher
My work blends SomaSoul Somatic Therapy, mindfulness and nature based practice so you receive support for mind, body and nervous system together.
Science and soul woven together
I help you feel normalised and informed about the physiological changes of becoming a mother, while also tending to the emotional, spiritual and identity shifts of becoming a mother.
Nervous system led, trauma aware support
Sessions are nervous system informed. We aim to honour your history and current capacity. We go at your pace, with care for what your body is holding.
What Clients Are Saying
“I cannot recommend her highly enough. Nothing is off limits in the safe container she holds you in, and her incredible intuition and gentle inquiry makes it possible to explore all the parts of yourself.”
— Stevie
“When I became a mother Lauren so beautifully and calmly held space for me and supported me on the transition that I had taken into motherhood. She validated all my feels and guided me back to my intuition of who I am. She taught valuable lessons in dealing with childhood beliefs that do not serve me now and ever. I am so grateful for my relationship with Lauren.”
— Ash
“The approach is gentle, body focused yet powerful, and each session had an immediate positive impact on my everyday life. Lauren has a grounding and nurturing presence, and she guided the sessions with skill and wisdom.”
— Siina
FAQs
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Nervous System Foundations Program for Mums
$429 AUD for four private 50 minute sessions.Ongoing support is also available after completion of the program at $120 a session.
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Ideally, you will join via a computer or laptop with a stable internet connection.
If needed, you may also join via your phone.
Your video will need to be on to support connection and attunement. Sessions are spacious, gentle and collaborative. -
Yes. Babies under six months are warmly welcome in session. You can feed, change, rock or settle them as needed. Their sounds, cries and wriggles are not a disruption here. We will simply slow down, breathe together and continue when it feels right.
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Then we work with that. Motherhood is not neat. If your baby needs you throughout the session, we will stay close to your breath, body and emotions as you tend to them. There is no expectation that you or your baby stay calm or quiet.
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Online via Zoom.
Ideally, you will join from a computer or laptop with a stable internet connection so we can see and hear each other clearly.If that is not possible, you are welcome to join from your phone.
For most sessions, I ask that your video is turned on, as seeing each other’s faces and bodies really supports somatic work and a sense of connection between us.
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Yes. If you are not sure whether this work is right for you, you are welcome to book a free 15 minute connection call. This is a gentle space to share a little of what you are moving through, ask questions and get a felt sense of me and how I work.
It is not a therapy session, rather a chance for both of us to see whether it feels like a good fit. There is no pressure to book afterwards. If it feels aligned, we can look at next steps together.
You can book here: https://calendly.com/laurenlhowe/laurenhowe
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Sessions are available week day mornings (630-830am Brisbane Time) and afternoons (5:30-6:30pm Brisbane Time) and Saturday mornings (7.30-10.30am Brisbane Time), to help fit around family life.
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For the Nervous System Foundations Program for Mums, payment is made upfront before our first session to hold your place.
If paying in full is difficult, you are welcome to mention this in your enquiry and we can explore a simple payment plan.
If you are seeking support and this program feels beyond your financial means I’d recommend exploring the Embodied Mother Self Paced Online Course as an alternative
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For the Nervous System Foundations Program for Mums, all four sessions need to be booked and used within six months of your first session. Any unused sessions after this time expire, unless we have agreed to an extension due to significant life circumstances.
Life with little ones can be unpredictable. If you need to reschedule a booked session, I ask that you provide at least 12 hours notice where possible. Sessions cancelled within this timeframe may be forfeited.
Ready to begin?
Fill in the form below apply for the 4 session program.
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