The Nervous System Foundations Program for Mums

Four private sessions with Lauren (online)

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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 carrying too much, often quietly, and need support that meets the body, not just the mind.

Does this sound like you?

Motherhood may look fine on the outside, but inside you might be feeling stretched thin.

You might be:

  • On edge, snappy or reactive more often than you want to be

  • Feeling anxious, wired or unable to truly rest

  • Numb, flat or emotionally shut down

  • Struggling with guilt or shame after losing patience

  • Feeling disconnected from yourself, your body or your sense of ground

  • Holding the weight of birth, fertility, loss or earlier life experiences

  • Functioning, but not really okay

If you recognise yourself here, these sessions are for you.

How this private program works

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.

Included in the program is a supportive PDF journal designed to help you deepen and integrate the work we do across the three sessions. The journal offers a space to record your nervous system mapping, and reflect on insights gained from the private sessions.

What this support can help with

This work may support mothers who are experiencing:

  • Anxiety during pregnancy or after birth

  • Emotional overwhelm or reactivity

  • Postpartum depletion or burnout

  • Birth trauma or unresolved stress

  • Feeling disconnected from self or body

  • Difficulty resting or settling

  • A sense of being constantly “on”

It is especially supportive for mothers who feel alone, unseen or without enough relational support.

Across the four 50 minute sessions you will:

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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, the mother 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 already carrying.

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

  • You feel overwhelmed, anxious, reactive or shut down

  • You want support that honours your unique body and lived experience

  • You are open to a somatic, relational 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

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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

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A fellow mum of twins

I am in it with you. As a mother of wild hearted twins, I understand the 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, meditation teaching 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 matrescence, while also tending to the emotional, spiritual and identity shifts of becoming a mother.

Nervous system led, trauma aware support

Sessions nervous system informed. In them we aim to honouring 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

  • Nervous System Foundations Program for Mums
    $429 AUD for four 50 minute sessions and your Downloadable Print Friendly Nervous System Workbook.

    Ongoing support one is available after completion of the program at $120 a session.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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?

Working online privately with Lauren is a personalised way to feel supported in your motherhood journey.

Fill in the form below apply for the 4 session program.

Once I have received this form I will send you a link to book your first session.

If you feel curious but unsure, you can also use this form to request a free 15 minute phone call before booking a full session.

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