About me...

 

 

I'm Laura,  thanks for being here. 

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I love watching flames dance in the fireplace, ambient music, good poetry and stemless wine glasses.  I also love to support others, who are struggling with the many pressures we experience in this life - both internal and external. It's so hard, right!? Given everything that we experience, it would actually be quite remarkable not to struggle!

 

For me, parenting was my 'way in' to reconnecting with myself. I know it's been said before, but I really believe that it is one of THE toughest jobs out there - for which we receive little to no training.  Added to this, only a very small number of mothers experience growing up with really attuned and present caregivers themselves, so many of us come to this sacred role with already dysregulated nervous systems.

 

I know, because I was one of them.

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I am a mother to four children, who have been my greatest teachers.  When my children were very young, despite absolutely loving them to bits, I found myself just getting through the days. And whilst this may be a common experience for many parents, I found myself in a place devoid of much joy - going through the motions of the day - and not really enjoying life very much.  Above all, this induced a state of shame as I came to see my inability to enjoy my role as a mother as yet another thing that was wrong with me. Seemingly out of nowhere, I'd experience flashes of anger, shouting, resentment, overwhelm etc. Yep, fun. Eventually, my body began sending me signals that it was enough. I was just exhausted.

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This was the catalyst for change. I knew that I wanted to be a better mother. I knew that I just wanted more out of this one precious life. Thus began my healing journey.

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Diet. Yoga. Exercise. Psychology. Creative childcare solutions. Meditation. Writing.

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Whilst these things were all helpful, (don't get me wrong!), they were mostly my attempt to do MORE. To somehow outrun the stress that had become my unwelcome companion.

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It wasn't until I started to study the nervous system and get educated about the effects of long term stress stored in the body that the penny started to drop.  I began to get an inkling that perhaps my extreme reactions were, in fact, driven by some deeper underlying patterns and beliefs.  That even though I had never experienced what might be considered a significant trauma, there were layers of survival stress trapped in my body which were affecting my ability to live in the way that I wanted.

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Somatic work was the thing that gave me hope.  It takes effort.  But the gift of being truly present to myself and those around me has been totally worth it.  I now feel connected to my body and I'm getting better at tuning in to what I need.  I can now appreciate the beauty by which I'm surrounded.  I feel more connected to the people in my life.

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I'm still very much a work in progress, but I have the tools I need to lean into this life wholeheartedly - every part of it.

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It is these tools that I'd love to share with you.

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