08/08/2026
I'm not talking about external security when I use the word SAFE here. Oh no...
I'm talking about nervous system safety. A feeling from within you, which is always available, no matter what is happening around you.
Sound far fetched? I felt that too, but when I discovered my own internal well of safety, my whole world changed ✨
Your body scans for either threat or safety in every moment, every encounter, every thought you have.
The threat response can send hormones which impact the birth process, so during birth, we want this scanning system to find safety!
And luckily, we can PRACTICE building safety, this bit blows my mind a bit... What becomes familiar, becomes safe!! So anything we repeatedly practice, registers as safe within the body.
Repeat the exercises I've recommended in this post DAILY, to build in your own signals of safety and have practices that feel well rehearsed in your body when you need them for birth.
One of my main goals here at OMAMA | Pregnancy · Birth · Motherhood | is to support women with finding internal safety during pregnancy, birth and motherhood to improve your experience of this whole phase of life... Welcome 🙏
Your body scans for either threat or safety in every moment, every encounter, every thought you have.
The threat response can send hormones which impact the birth process, so during birth, we want this scanning system to find safety!
And luckily, we can PRACTICE building safety, (this bit blows my mind a bit)!
What becomes familiar, becomes safe!!
So anything we repeatedly practice, registers as safe within the body.
We can PRACTICE building safety,
What becomes familiar, becomes safe!! So anything we repeatedly practice, registers as safe within the body.
Practice this steady breath at every moment you remember
~lying in bed
~sitting at your desk
~washing the dishes...
Whenever you remember, basically!
We can PRACTICE building safety,
What becomes familiar, becomes safe!! So anything we repeatedly practice, registers as safe within the body.
Practice releasing your jaw at every moment you notice tension, you'll start to notice how often that it 🫣
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