Affiliate Spotlight! Nesting Space LLC, Emily Souder LCSW
Emily is a licensed therapist in Maryland as well as a life coach and Reiki Master Practitioner. She has two young children, who teach her lessons on a regular basis. Emily loves laughing with her husband, spending time in nature, and diving in to all things personal wellness.
By Emily Souder LCSW
Depletion, exhaustion, feeling drained —
these can be so familiar during parenthood, even if there are also joy and fun and love. One of the deepest truths I’ve learned since becoming a parent is that nurturing yourself in order to serve other people is invaluable. I knew this before parenthood in different ways of course, but this lesson has come up for me time and time again in the years since I became a mother.
Nurturance can look wildly different for different people.
It’s important to take some moments to ask yourself what you need, whether it’s quiet, outside support, or a walk in the woods (or hey, an uninterrupted trip to the bathroom). I offer several options through my two businesses to address some of the varying needs that come up for us in the parenting journey. Through my therapy business, www.emilysouder.com, I offer psychotherapy during pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenthood to work through identity shifts, anxiety, and depression. I do some in-home work for clients who live within 15 minutes of Catonsville, MD, but otherwise I see my clients virtually all throughout Maryland.
Through Nesting Space LLC, www.nestingspacellc.com, I offer Reiki and coaching to women who are ready to infuse their lives with joy, comfort, confidence, and structure. Reiki is a form of energy healing that can offer deep relaxation and peace. Coaching is the space in which you break through the blocks that have been keeping you from being the connected and mindful parent you want to be.
No matter the service, I work with my clients using deep compassion and offering them grace.