Guided in Nature LLC

03/07/2026

Mamas,

You've been asking, and we're delivering!

Flourish in Motherhood is back for the spring, starting Friday, 4/24!

Details & registration are live. Sign up early to save your spot!

I can't wait to spend time outside together :-)

Join a nature-based healing space for mothers. Restore your nervous system, build community, and flourish through mindful time outdoors.

03/06/2026

No one really prepares you for how much becoming a parent can change the way you experience the world.

Not just the love.

But the fear.
The responsibility.
The constant awareness of how fragile and beautiful life can feel at the same time.

If you’ve been feeling more anxious about the future since becoming a parent or becoming pregnant, I want you to hear this clearly:

You are not “too anxious.”
You are likely more aware of what you have to lose — and what you want to protect.

Many parents are quietly carrying anxiety about:
• The future their children are growing up into
• Global uncertainty and news overload
• Pregnancy or postpartum vulnerability
• The pressure to be emotionally strong all the time

But anxiety is not just something to push away.

It is often a signal that you need more support, more grounding, and more nervous system safety.
In my work as a perinatal therapist, I help parents and expecting parents learn how to stay emotionally grounded during uncertain times using mindfulness and nature-informed therapy practices.

Because healing is not about eliminating uncertainty.
It’s about learning how to feel steady inside of it.
If you’ve been feeling this lately, I want you to know you don’t have to carry it alone.

My new blog shares simple grounding practices for parents navigating anxiety about the future.

🌿 Link in bio/story to read.

And if this resonated with you, I want to ask you something:

Do you feel more protective and emotionally sensitive since becoming a parent?

Drop a 🌿 in the comments if this hits home.

03/06/2026

Anxiety About the Future of the World? Support for Parents and Expecting Parents

Feeling anxious about the future as a parent or expecting parent? Learn calming nature-based grounding practices and find support for pregnancy anxiety, perinatal mental health, and parenting stress.

03/05/2026

✨Find your sanctuary✨

🏝️Therapy that feels like a retreat 🌿

03/05/2026

Sanctuary (noun)

A place of refuge or safety — somewhere you can feel protected, calm, and undisturbed.

“Her garden became her sanctuary.”

A sacred space where you can fully exhale.

A space of emotional relief — where you feel restored, grounded, and at peace.

At therapy feels like a retreat. You deserve a personalized experience where you can come home to yourself and your true nature.

Choose your sanctuary. We’ll guide you there.

Now booking spring and summer nature therapy sessions. 🍃

02/21/2026

It’s never too late to take a step back, try on a “bird’s eye view” of your life, and adjust the course according to what you most value. When we live in alignment with our values, there’s a sense of fulfillment, purpose, and inner peace.

Sometimes in nature therapy sessions (which can include walk-and-talk or seated time outside as well as virtual meetings), we’ll explore different paths in real life and translate this to daily life. Values are the “guiding star” of this exploration.

Here’s one way you can explore values on your own time. Explore images that call to you and create a vision board that feels like you. From there, create the path to that alignment, one stepping stone at a time.

Unsure where to start with this? Reach out for support! Therapy can be really creative, stress relieving, and even fun. 💜🍃

02/20/2026

🌿 Willow Tree Guided Meditation for Acceptance & Self-Compassion (12 Minutes) 🌿

In this gentle, nature-inspired guided meditation, you’ll be invited to settle your nervous system through grounding breathwork and then journey to a peaceful willow tree by the water.

The willow teaches us something powerful:
It survives storms not by resisting them — but by bending.

This 12-minute meditation is designed to help you:

Regulate your nervous system through extended exhale breathing
Release tension in the body
Cultivate acceptance without resignation
Practice self-compassion during difficult moments
Soften self-criticism
Feel grounded, rooted, and steady

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, self-critical, bracing against circumstances, or simply needing a moment of gentleness — this practice is for you.

The willow reminds us:
You are allowed to bend.
You are allowed to be human.
You can move with the wind and remain rooted.

✨ Best experienced with headphones in a quiet space.
✨ You may choose to place one hand on your heart during the practice.

If this meditation resonates, like, subscribe, and share with someone who might need a little softness today.

With warmth,
Lauren
Guided in Nature LLC

🌿 Willow Tree Guided Meditation for Acceptance & Self-Compassion (12 Minutes) 🌿In this gentle, nature-inspired guided meditation, you’ll be invited to sett...

02/17/2026

Do you feel better when it’s sunny and you can get outside? If so, this is your kind of therapy. Check it out and elevate your therapy experience this spring & summer. 🌸🌞

02/11/2026

On my morning walk today, I snapped some photos of scenes in nature that caught my attention. At the time, I didn’t consciously connect the patterns. But as I moved about the rest of my morning it hit me: these are all symbolic ways we can choose to respond in situations where we’re feeling challenged in some way.

Let’s walk through this together:

1. Think of a time when you recently faced a challenge. Examples: Relationship Conflict, Work or Parenting Stress, etc.

2. Now look at the images and find the one that corresponds to how you managed the situation.

3. Let’s break down the symbolic significance the images could represent:

✈️ Fly— Maybe you booked it out of there or felt a strong pull away from the stressor. This can look & feel like avoidance rooted in self-protection.

🪑Sit— Maybe you figured out a way to sit with whatever discomfort was arising & trusted you could get through it. Sometimes this looks like taking a breather, grounding, practicing affirmations.

🌥️ Look— Maybe you zoomed out from the situation & found a larger perspective than the stressor itself. This can look like considering the bigger picture & getting curious about the situation.

🥶 Freeze— Maybe you felt stuck & unsure how to move forward. Sometimes this can look like zoning out, numbing, distracting from the stressor.

Note: These are just some ways we might respond to stress. I didn’t include “fight” or “fawn” here, for example.

So, now that you have your image of how you responded to the stressor, what comes to mind? Do you notice a “default mode” that you go into when stressed? (We all have them).

View this exercise not as a lesson on what’s “good” or “bad,” but as information about your nervous system and what you may need when faced with stress. If your default mode is in some way adding to your stress, know that there are supportive ways to find relief.

Save this post & share with a friend for times when stress is high and you need a menu of options for support.

Want more specific tools for stress management, conflict resolution, or finding harmony? Follow and reach out for 1:1 support on our site.

02/08/2026

🏥Have you ever experienced heightened anxiety related to your health or the health of someone in your circle? If so, you’re not alone. Health anxiety is relatively common (4-13% of the general population & up to 20% in medical settings). 

☔️”Health anxiety” is an umbrella term that can encompass many different concerns. It’s important to consult a licensed mental health provider to differentiate among the various underlying contributing factors. That way, you can find the right type of support so you can experience relief.

🤝The number one way to tell if it’s time to reach out for more support is if the thoughts, fears, or concerns are taking up a disproportionate amount of time or are causing significant distress or decreased ability to engage in your daily activities the way you’d like.

❤️‍🩹Here’s a 4-step model that blends traditional evidence-based care with nature-informed therapy for the added benefits nature provides our nervous systems. In therapy sessions, we walk through each of these steps at your own pace, guided every step of the way until you’re feeling relief.

🧐Curious to learn if this could help you? Reach out for a consultation or book a new therapy appointment for customized support & guidance: www.guidedinnature.com

♻️Save & share with a friend who could use some relief from health anxiety.

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