Small Moments. Real Change.
Simple, supportive nervous system tools to help you feel more calm, steady, and like yourself again.
About Life Balance
You know what helps. But sometimes it's hard to access it when you need it most.
If life has been feeling like a lot—always doing, managing, thinking ahead, and moving from one thing to the next—you don't need another list of things you should be doing.
Sometimes, you need a way to come back to yourself.
At Life Balance, I help you notice what's happening in your body, understand your nervous system, and practice simple ways to respond differently—in real life.
My Breathe, Move, Heal approach brings together somatic skills, breath, gentle movement, mindfulness, and body awareness to help you move beyond simply knowing what might help and begin practicing it in ways your body can actually experience.
This work can be especially supportive during seasons of stress, overwhelm, burnout, big emotions, parenting challenges, life transitions, or simply when you're feeling stretched too thin.
This work can help you:
- Notice what your body and nervous system are communicating
- Recognize stress and overwhelm sooner
- Create more space between what happens and how you respond
- Feel more present, grounded, and connected to yourself
- Build simple, body-based practices you can use in everyday life
You don't have to overhaul your life to feel a difference.
Sometimes, it starts with one small moment to pause, breathe, move, and come back to yourself.
How I Support You
This work is based on something simple:
You can't always think your way into feeling calm—sometimes your body needs support, too.
At Life Balance, I bring together nervous system support, somatic practices, and practical tools to help you move beyond simply knowing what might help and begin experiencing it in your body and everyday life.
Through breath, movement, mindfulness, and body awareness, you can learn how to:
- Notice what your body and nervous system are communicating
- Recognize stress and overwhelm sooner
- Respond with greater awareness and choice
- Build simple, body-based skills you can actually use in the moment
- Pause, reconnect, and come back to yourself
- Move at a pace that feels supportive, not forced
The practices are simple, accessible, and designed for real life—so they become more than something you know. They become something you can return to when you need them most.
At its core, this is about learning to work with your nervous system, not against it—and building greater awareness, self-trust, resilience, and connection along the way.
Ways To Work With Me
Simple, supportive ways to help you feel more calm, steady, and like yourself again.
Start Here:
Free Reset + Restore Kit: A 5-minute guided reset + simple everyday tools
5-Minute Resets for Busy Moms: Short, guided practices you can use anytime
Coaching & Ongoing Support:
Private Breathe, Move, Heal Coaching: Personalized nervous system education, skill-building, and support
Breathe, Move, Heal Membership: Short, on-demand practices + live classes
Breathe, Move, Heal Coaching Program: A 4-month coaching experience for deeper learning and continued practice
For Your Family:
Family Nervous System Toolkit: Simple tools for kids, tweens, teens, and caregivers
Personalized Meditations for Kids: Custom guided meditations created especially for your child
Therapy:
Private Psychotherapy: Individual private-pay counseling for Wisconsin residents, including somatic therapy and Brainspotting
For Groups & Organizations:
Trainings, workshops, retreats, speaking, and consulting for teams, schools, organizations, and professionals
No prior experience is needed.
Whether you're looking for therapy, coaching, practical resources, or support for your organization, we'll start with what fits you best.
Real Stories of Calm
This work isn’t just for one type of person.
It’s for real life—in the middle of full days, busy minds, and everything you’re holding.
- A busy professional learning how to slow down, unwind, and support better rest
- A therapist finding her own balance again, not just holding space for others
- A mom learning to feel more grounded and steady in the middle of a full family life
- A teen learning to move through big emotions with more steadiness
- A child discovering simple ways to settle their body through play and breath
- A teacher finding small moments of reset in the middle of a full day
These are everyday people learning that calm isn’t something you have to chase.
It’s something you can practice, one small moment at a time.
Meet Your Guide
Hi, I'm Layne—a Licensed Professional Counselor, somatic therapist and educator, yoga & meditation teacher, author…and a mom of four.
I know how full life can feel—balancing family, work, and everything in between.
And I also know what it’s like to know what might help—slow down, breathe, set a boundary, take care of yourself—but not always be able to access it when you need it most.
This work is something I don’t just teach—it’s something I come back to in my own life, too.
With more than 20 years of experience supporting individuals and families, my work brings together psychotherapy, somatic practices, nervous system education, mindfulness, and my Breathe, Move, Heal approach.
I help you:
- Notice what your body and nervous system are communicating
- Recognize stress and overwhelm sooner
- Build simple, body-based ways to support yourself
- Create more space between what happens and how you respond
- Feel more grounded, present, and connected to yourself
- Practice tools you can actually access in everyday life
My approach goes beyond simply understanding what might help. Through breath, mindfulness, somatic skills, and gentle movement, we bring that understanding into the body—so you can practice feeling and responding differently in real life.
You don’t need to add more to your life.
Sometimes, you just need a few simple ways to come back to yourself.
Co-author of the International Best Sellers:
The Perfectly Imperfect Family:
Real Solutions for Mindful Parents Navigating Today's Biggest Challenges
AND
Raising Teens Who Talk to You:
A Connected Parenting Approach to Adolescence