Dr Sophie Messager
Life doula
Trust your nature, transform your life
- Mentoring & healing for women during life transitions (new career, midlife, & other endings and beginnings)
- Workshops and training for birth and holistic professionals
- Author & speaker
- Bridging spiritual and scientific knowledge
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Latest reads from my blog
Closing the Bones Ritual: A Polyvagal Approach to Healing Trauma
The ancient ritual of closing the bones offers a powerful approach to healing trauma that aligns remarkably well with modern understanding of the nervous system, particularly polyvagal theory. This ritual, traditionally used for postpartum recovery, has broader...
Mugwort: The Ancient Herb for Women’s Wisdom, Birth, and Healing
In the hedgerows and wild spaces of the UK (and many other places in the world) grows a plant with a rich tapestry of history, healing, and mysticism. Mugwort, also known as Cronewort, has been a faithful companion to women for centuries, its very name whispering of...
The wisdom messenger podcast episode 12: Jeff Strong on Jeff Strong Drumming, Neuroscience, and Healing
Jeff is a percussionist, composer, recording engineer, researcher, and adult living with ADHD. Jeff is the Director of the Strong Institute - an auditory brain stimulation research organization - and Brain Stim Audio - an interactive brain stimulation music site. He...
The art of falling apart: my messy mental health journey
As I work to complete the manuscript of my book on how drumming empowers women, the personal growth I’ve had over the last few years comes into very sharp focus. I want to reflect on my mental health journey, in the hope that it may help others, who are where I was...
Drum journey to meet the spirit of the summer solstice
Today is the summer solstice. 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...
Closing the bones: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Healing
You may have heard of the closing the bones massage ritual for postpartum recovery, but did you know that it also supports healing loss and trauma, supports endings and beginning through life’s transitions & helps regulate the nervous system, including for people...
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...