Hello, I’m Sophie. Come in, sit down.
( rooted in motherhood, written for every heart )
I’m a poet, a mother of two boys, and the one who lights the candles here. Mamas Find Your Voice is a gathering place for mothers learning to slow down, soften, and find their own voice again. It began with me, but it belongs to all of us now.
It started at 3am
When my first son was barely a week old, I was overcome by the sheer velocity of love I felt for him, and, equally, by the anxiety that so often comes with early motherhood. I had to put pen to paper. So I did.
During 3am feeds, I’d write. On the 6am wake-up calls, I’d write. At the midnight feeds, I’d write. Poetry became the place where all of it could land: the love, the fear, the exhaustion, the wonder.
I still write every day. And what I’ve learned is that I was never the only one. So many of us are carrying the same quiet things, smiling at the school gate and crying on the walk home. This space exists so we can carry them together.
A place, not a person
Come for a poem. Stay for the quiet.
Poems for the hard days
Filed by feeling, not by date, so you can find the words for exactly where you are.
Find a poemGentle practices
Small, doable ways to slow your family’s rhythms, never another checklist to fail at.
Slow readsMothers’ voices
Your words matter here too. Each month, a new prompt, and some of your lines shared with care.
Share your lineWhat we believe
Slow isn’t lazy.
It’s choosing to be here for the moments that are already happening.
You don’t need fixing.
You need room. Room to feel the highs and lows without a checklist.
Your voice didn’t disappear.
It got quieter under everyone else’s needs. It’s still yours.
Softness is strength.
The kind that doesn’t need to prove itself to anyone.
The woman behind the words
Mother of two boys, who taught me everything I write about.
Author of How to Soften into Motherhood in a Hardened World.
Studying for an MA in Creative Writing (Poetry).
Writes a poem most days, usually with a cup of tea going cold beside her.
Want to say hello? Write to me here.
How to Soften into Motherhood in a Hardened World
Not advice. Not hot takes. A gentle path away from the “Supermum” performance and towards a soft, quiet, personal resistance, where the highs and lows are allowed to exist without anyone trying to fix you.
“It’s such a great book, I’ve almost finished it. Every new Mum should be given a copy as they leave hospital, it just makes total sense.”
The Sunday Letter
( from me to you, a moment of calm )
A handwritten letter from me, every Sunday. A cosy little moment of peace to open with your Sunday cuppa, for any woman who’d love one.
- I.A letter from me
- II.A poem for your week
- III.One mother’s voice, in a reader’s own words
- IV.A slow Sunday read from the blog
Your free gift
7 Poems & Practices for Slower Evenings
Seven evenings, from after tea to just before bed. A poem and a tiny practice for each, three minutes or less.
Completely free. One letter a week, no spam, and you can leave any time.
