Somatic Birth Integration
When a baby is born, so is a Mother.
Birth changes us. And sometimes, the experience of birth stays with us in ways we haven't yet had the time, space or support to make sense of.
Perhaps there are memories, sensations or emotions that keep returning. Parts of your experience that felt like a lot, or even too much, at the time. Things you haven't quite found the words for.
A mother deserves support to understand what happened to her, in her own time, and in relationship with her body.
Because the birth of a mother is a process, too.
Somatic Birth Integration offers you support to gently explore your birth experience, reconnect with your body and tend to what may still be asking for your attention.
This is a kind, reverent, mother-centred space that honours your experience and invites you to listen to what your body might still be holding, in your own time.
Grounded in trauma-informed nervous system care and prenatal and perinatal somatics, this work supports you to make sense of difficult or overwhelming experiences from pregnancy, birth or postpartum, so you can start to integrate what happened, and feel more at home in yourself.
How it works
You don’t need to have a clear story, or even know where to start. We’ll work gently with what’s present for you, nothing is forced or rushed.
Sessions focus on:
Finding your resources: Finding what feels supportive for you, to help your nervous system settle before we explore anything more challenging.
Exploring difficult experiences: Revisit parts of your story. We'll follow your body's cues, making space for sensations, emotions and responses to be explored at a pace that feels manageable.
Integrating and settling: Supporting your body to feel calmer, more connected, less activated, and more able to hold your experience without it feeling overwhelming.
This is for you if
Your birth seemed ‘fine’ but it also felt like a lot
Your pregnancy, birth, or postpartum was intense, or overwhelming, not what you’d expected
You’re having anxiety, memories on loop, emotional responses that wont settle, or you feel haunted by what happened
You’re seeking trauma-sensitive, Mother-centred, postpartum aware, kind and gentle, body-based support for Motherhood
Somatic Birth Integration Sessions
Sessions are available online to help you make sense of your the way you gave birth and the way you became a Mother.
You’ll be guided through gentle, supportive practices to help you integrate your experience with your body and emotions.
Sessions are 75mins and held on Mondays.
Single session: $150
3 package price: $390
A little more about how Somatic Birth Integration supports you.
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Somatics is a body-based approach to understanding and working with your experiences. Instead of focusing primarily on thoughts or words, it pays attention to physical sensations, movement, and the nervous system. Somatic work helps you notice how your body holds memories and emotions, so you can support regulation, release tension, and integrate experiences in a safe, gentle way.
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In the birth world, there’s a saying ‘when a baby is born so is a Mother’.
Which is why Birth in somatic birth integration, isn’t just the moment your baby enters the world. It includes the whole journey: preconception, conception, pregnancy, labour, birth, postpartum, breastfeeding, and Motherhood.
Because Birth is about becoming a Mother too.
And every part of this journey into Motherhood can leave impressions on your body, heart and nervous system.
This work helps you make sense of, integrate, and honour the entire process.
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Integration in this context means gently exploring your birth story and related pregnancy or postpartum experiences, in a safe, guided way. The goal isn’t to relive difficult moments, or provide therapy or counselling. Instead, you’re guided to make sense of your story physically, emotionally, and relationally, so your nervous system and body can settle and you can feel more present in your life.
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Somatic Birth Integration is a gentle, body-based process that helps you process and integrate your birth experience. By exploring your physical, emotional, and relational responses in a safe, guided way, your body and nervous system can settle and make sense of what happened, rather than reliving it.
It’s not therapy, counselling, or psychology, but a relational, embodied approach to support your nervous system and help you move forward with ease.
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In this work you’re met with presence, care, and deep listening, without pressure to be different or to move faster than you’re ready for.
Most people experience this work as supportive, grounding, and relieving. At times it can bring up emotion or intensity as we gently stay with what is ready to be felt. The pace is guided by you, so you can stay resourced and the work remains manageable.
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This work is informed by my training in Integrated Prenatal and Perinatal Dynamics (IPPD) with Kate White and Lois Trezise, drawing on the pioneering contributions of Ray Castellino, Anna and John Chitty, and others in prenatal and perinatal somatics.
It is relational, body-based, and trauma-informed, grounded in presence, listening, and careful recognition of how your nervous system responds to stress or threat.
You are guided through the process with:
Consent and curiosity, always moving at the pace your body is ready for
Somatic awareness, breath, and grounding, to notice and shift stored patterns
Gentle guided exercises (and touch if appropriate) to reconnect you with safety, choice, and connection
Integration tools to support ongoing nervous system regulation
Somatic Birth Integration is deeply restorative, honouring your story, your timeline, and your innate capacity to heal, while helping your body and nervous system feel more settled, safe, and whole.
Testimonials
"Sophie’s presence gave me permission to rest, to indulge, to do whatever I needed to do. Even if the baby cried for hours, it was okay. I felt cared for, supported, and truly nourished." Damaris
"The bodywork and Closing the Bones ritual were incredible. I felt my body coming back together and my mind settling. It was the dedicated time for me that made all the difference." Camilla
"I felt nourished on every level, body, mind, and spirit. From the first visit to the last, I felt stronger, calmer, and more confident as a mother." Mardi