The Courage to Receive: What Motherhood Taught Me About Rest
For the first 2.5 years of my son’s life, I barely slept.
From four months old, he would wake every 1–2 hours, every single night. There was no break. No reprieve. Just an endless cycle of waking, rocking, soothing, feeding—over and over again.
I was running on empty.
And yet, I kept going.
Because that’s what we do, isn’t it? We push through. We hold everything together. We tell ourselves, It’s just a season. It will get better. I just need to keep going.
I thought that if I could just try harder, be more organised, or find the right routine, I could make it work.
But what I didn’t realise at the time was that I was running from the one thing I actually needed most—rest.
Why We Struggle to Slow Down
Even when I had the opportunity, I struggled to receive it. I told myself I didn’t have time. That I should be doing something productive. That rest was a luxury I couldn’t afford.
And I know I’m not alone in this.
Many of us have been conditioned to believe that rest is something we must earn. That if we stop, everything will fall apart. That slowing down is weakness.
But nature tells a different story.
The trees let go of their leaves in autumn so they can bloom again in spring. The waves retreat before they rise. Even the sun disappears each night, trusting it will rise again.
Everything in nature thrives on cycles of action and rest, of giving and receiving.
But somehow, we expect ourselves to function differently.
The Courage to Receive
It wasn’t until I reached my absolute breaking point—beyond exhaustion, beyond depletion—that I finally realised:
Receiving is not passive. It is deeply courageous.
It takes courage to:
🌿 Pause, even when the world tells you to keep going.
🌿 Let go of control and trust that things won’t fall apart.
🌿 Put yourself in the equation, not as an afterthought, but as a priority.
When I finally allowed myself to soften—when I gave myself permission to rest, receive, and be held—everything shifted.
That’s when I found Yoga Nidra.
It wasn’t easy at first. My mind resisted. But with time, I began to feel the difference. My nervous system exhaled. My body found a new rhythm. I no longer felt like I was barely surviving—I felt like I was coming home to myself.
This shift didn’t just help me cope with motherhood. It transformed my life.
It changed the way I move through the world. The way I parent. The way I run my business. It realigned me with my values, my truth, my heart’s deepest desires.
And it led me here—to The MotherHealth Wellbeing Collective.
A Place to Be Held
Because I know how it feels to carry everything.
And I also know how life-changing it is when you finally allow yourself to be held.
That’s what this membership is about.
A space where your nervous system can finally exhale. Where rest is not a luxury, but a necessity. Where you remember how to receive.
Right now, you can join for just £12/month—and that price will be yours for life.
From March, the membership will increase to £16/month. If you’ve been waiting for a sign, maybe this is it.
👉 Join now for £12/month before the price increases: JOIN
Or try a free Yoga Nidra session this Sunday and experience it for yourself: TRY
You were never meant to do this alone. Let yourself receive.
With warmth and courage,
Xx Nat