Dr Sophie Messager
Transformational Journey Guide for Sacred Shifts, Growth, and Healing
- Mentoring & healing for women during life transitions (birth, midlife, & other endings and beginnings)
- Online courses and in-person courses for birthing life shifts and beyond
- Author & speaker
- Bridging spiritual and scientific knowledge
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Latest reads from my blog
The Postnatal Recovery Massage: Embracing Tradition, Embodying Innovation
Since 2014, I have been teaching the closing the bones postnatal massage ritual to perinatal professionals. What started with a small workshop in my home grew organically. Over the last 10 years, I have trained over 800 professionals to provide this amazing ritual. ...
The wisdom messenger podcast episode 11: Journey to wholeness with Leonie Dawson
Leonie is an Australian author, entrepreneur, and business coach. an internationally best-selling author of the My Brilliant Year workbooks. I personally prefer to refer to her as a neurodivergent sweary rainbow unicorn business goddess. Join us as we explore themes...
The Wisdom Messenger podcast episode 10: Awaken to your authentic power with Rachael Crow
In this episode, I interview Rachael Crow, a multifaceted guide exploring diverse healing modalities. She facilitates circles, workshops (including drum making) and healing sessions. From menarche to menopause, she creates sacred spaces honouring life's transitions....
How to recover from a miscarriage
I am writing this to provide a blueprint for physical and holistic recovery after a miscarriage. Background There is very little nurturing support offered to women after they give birth to a live baby, and in particular, almost no support in terms of bodywork to help...
Beating the ‘shroom : Drumming as a safer alternative to psychedelics
As someone deeply immersed in drum research for an upcoming book and regularly practicing drumming, I've started to make connections between the state of consciousness changes and brain rewiring that occur when taking psychedelic substances and those caused by...
A drum journey to meet the spirit of Beltane
Today is Beltane. In Celtic traditions, we used to celebrate 8 festivals during the year: the 2 equinoxes, the 2 solstices and the 4 times in between. Samhain (Oct 31st) - This marks the Celtic New Year and is considered the most important festival. It's a time to...
Is impostor syndrome stopping you from sharing your gifts with the world?
Impostor syndrome is a psychological pattern in which an individual doubts their skills, talents, or accomplishments and has a persistent internalised fear of being exposed as a "fraud". The term was coined in 1978 by psychologists Pauline R. Clance and Suzanne A....
Gently Easing Back into Work Mode: Self-Care Strategies After a Break
Yesterday was my first day at work after deliberately taking the long Easter weekend off. Since I became self-employed 11 years ago I learnt the hard way (through a couple of very severe burnouts) that pacing myself and giving myself proper breaks from work was...
The wisdom messenger podcast episode 9: An interview with Barbara Gail: Reclaiming the Rhythms of Life
In this Episode I interview Barbara Gail. Barbara Gail is a dancer, percussionist, and mentor in rhythm and hand-drum teaching. As a visionary, and inspired by Layne Redmond's Mob of Angels, she created Moonrise: Daughters of an Ancient Pulse and DrumRise! The Art of...
A drum journey to meet the spirit of the Spring Equinox
Today is the Spring Equinox. One spiritual practice that has had a powerful transformative effect on me, and which I have not shared about in detail in this blog before, has been to become involved in wheel of the year ceremonies. In Celtic traditions, we used to...