I remember standing in the kitchen after a long day, four kids five and under, dinner on the stove, noise everywhere. My hands wouldn't stop shaking.
My stomach had been off for months, and I couldn't figure out why. Then my hair started coming out in the shower, handfuls of it. Then the weight came on, fast, no matter what I ate or how much I moved.
I went to doctor after doctor.
Bloodwork.
Elimination diets.
Supplements.
Nobody could tell me what was wrong.
It wasn't until I stopped and actually looked at my life that it clicked.
I was in survival mode, every single day.
My nervous system had been running on stress hormones for so long that my body was breaking down trying to keep up.
The hair loss, the weight gain, the stomach issues... none of it was random. It was chronic stress and burnout, finally showing up in my body because I never gave it a way to release what it was carrying.
When I discovered somatic exercise, I knew immediately it was the missing piece. Not another thing to fix or fight through, but a way to actually help my body come back down from the demands of motherhood, day after day.
Something that worked with my nervous system instead of against it.
I created Somatics in Five because I needed it to exist. I needed something that took 5 minutes, not 60.
Something I could do from my bed, exhausted, touched out, still in survival mode, and feel my body actually shift.
That is why I am so confident it will work for you too.
Meggie Martin
Certified Somatic Wellness Coach | Strength Coach for Women