The Maternal Alchemist

11/03/2026

What a wonderful way to celebrate those who mean the most in your village!

09/03/2026

🛎️ ARE YOU PREGNANT / FIRST TIME MAMA or LOOKING FOR A DIFFERENT WAY TO GIVE BIRTH?

My NEW website is now live so go take a look and see what calls to you...

📅I am taking bookings for March, April and May. Open for 1:1 sessions as well as my new BIRTHOLOGY course starting in April.

This is holistic birth preparation centring the Mother to be at its heart and bringing back our intuitive, natural instinct and understanding of physiology of birth. You can message me here or book a call https://www.aimeestrongman.com/contact I would so love to support you on this pathway.

Love Aimee x

Contact Aimee Strongman, The Maternal Alchemist, offering holistic birth preparation for modern women seeking empowered, and embodied motherhood. Explore birthing and pregnancy courses, hypnobirthing for couples, holistic birthing and pregnancy education, and The Pregnancy Playbook podcast all suppo

07/03/2026

Pleeeeeeeeeeeease!!!

It’s that time of year again when ask people to nominate their favourite local businesses - the ones they genuinely love and want to shout about.

And I’ve just found out that I’ve been nominated, which feels very lovely. ☺️

If you were here last year, you’ll remember we got so close to claiming the top spot in best wellbeing specialist category. It was such a brilliant reminder of how powerful community support can be, especially for small, heart-led businesses like mine doing things a little differently.

The truth is, even being nominated feels like a reflection of the community around this work; the women who come to classes, the mothers who share their stories whilst feeding their babes, the conversations we’re having about birth, motherhood and becoming whisky walking or in circle or in WhatsApp groups. It’s a web of connection that keeps expanding and supporting women.

So I wanted to say a real thank you to everyone who supported me then, and to anyone who has nominated already this year.

If you’ve enjoyed anything I do whether that be yoga, circles, birth preparation, retreats, the podcast, or just being part of this little corner of the internet you can nominate your favourite business here:

https://muddystilettos.co.uk/awards/

Or simply click the link in my bio and nominate
‘Aimee Strongman - The Maternal Alchemist’

It takes about 10 seconds, and the more nominations a business gets now, the stronger their start in the awards.

And of course there are so many brilliant local businesses worth celebrating too so please nominate anyone you love while you’re there and share the love.

Small soul-led businesses really do run on community support.

So if you fancy helping us give it another good go this year, I’d absolutely love your nomination and please do tell me you’ve nominated me so I can send you a big personal thank you. ♥️

𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒐 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆, 𝑨𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒆 𝒙𝒙

05/03/2026

📕We LOVE books in our family.

Maybe we started a little early (is 4 weeks too soon?!), but I truly believe books open up whole worlds for children and grown-ups too!
Perhaps it’s the pleasure and contentment I find in books or the fact before children I was a primary school teacher who loved and cherished every story before home-time but either way I think reading is magic.

You can wander through wild meadows and distant galaxies, step into secret gardens, dine with scientists, meet royalty, dance with fairies or find yourself deep in the jungle and all before bedtime.

And when you can share books with your children in not sure there is anything better and I’m pretty sure being read to by someone you love is up there in my top 5 of life’s most beautiful things.

And because it’s world book day…

‼️shameless plug‼️
The last two slides are books with chapters in them written by me! I wrote about my motherhood as my homecoming in Wake up Mother and all about the healing power of nature in ‘s The Making of You.

📖 What are some of the books you are reading to your babe right now? Or the books seeing you through pregnancy?

Whether they are on your shelf, open, closed, I’d love to know … drop them in the comments and let’s start our own mini book club! ↓

𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆, 𝑨𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒆 𝒙

03/03/2026

WOOHOO 🎉
Listen up... from to .podcast.house!

This episode Sam Hall steps into the studio… and what unfolds is pure alchemy.

A mother, Virgin Radio DJ, Global Disco Goddess, Party anthem enchantress, Broadcaster and Founder of IO Project (and friend of 20+ years) she came to talk more about the power of sound and her own relationship with it through her expansion into motherhood.

Sam and I met at Goldsmiths many moons ago and stood together in our final degree show. We have gone through many of life’s initiations (and sticky dance floors) and now find ourselves supporting and holding space for mothers;

Through sound.
Through story.
Through ritual.

Join in the conversation as we talk all things music, vibration and the importance of taking care of the mama.

I can’t wait to hear what you think!

𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒔𝒐 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆, 𝑨𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒆 𝒙𝒙

02/03/2026

💻 If you have a spare and quiet moment, I would be deeply grateful for a short review.

Your words do more than support my work; they act as spells and they help other women find this space at exactly the moment they need it. They help shift the narrative around birth for the better and I know they will help more mothers step forward feeling calm, informed and powerful in al things bump, baby and beyond, especially at this time when the news and world happenings are casting a big shadows.

If something here has held you; a class, a conversations, people, a circle, a 1:1, retreat or anything at all that has strengthened you, or changed the way you approached your pregnancy or birth, then it would be so great if you could share it here!

Thank you for being part of this movement supporting women at such a tender time, towards a softer, stronger, more conscious motherhood.

With love and gratitude,�
Aimee xx

https://g.page/r/CUO4bUTvcIQSEBE/review

02/03/2026

Where it all began……. 2020
What a wonder to look back - thank you for being part of this metamorphosis 🦋

I wonder what comforts I’d choose now?…..

“✨BEING COMFORTABLE✨
Ladies, thank you so much for being with me this morning at Mama & Baby yoga - you were blooming fantastic - bringing your energy love and babes to the studio 💋

Here they all are, in their fine fine glory as strong trees balancing and finding their comfort in the pose!
We talked about our “comfort library” today. A go to list of all the things we love to make us feel cosy, comfortable, and in a state of physical/ emotional ease without pain or discomfort. .
use your senses 👀👃🏼👅👂🏼🖐🏼 and think about what things do you associate with feeling comfort; being safe, secure and loved!

Here are mine:
👀 nature, galleries, clouds, children’s drawing 👃🏼cakes baking, sea air, lavender, candles
👅toast and marmalade, hot chocolate with cream
👂🏼country music, radio 4, nostalgic music from youth
🖐🏼 massages, hot water bottle, a feather duvet and multiple pillows, clean hair, slouchy jumper and being barefoot on a carpet.
I’d love to know what’s in your comfort library? 📚”

x

28/02/2026

If you are having a baby and curious about what it might mean to have your baby at home I can wholly recommend this event to meet midwives, learn more about this amazing team and what they are about. Birthing at home is definitely something to consider.

28/02/2026

✨ GATHER ✨

Long before pushchairs and the group chats, before calendars filled with a baby schedule and hurried coffees, women circled one another in kitchens, in fields and by warming fires. They brought bread, and they brought stories and real experiences to share. They brought their tired hearts and their wise hands, art projects and questions and curiosity. With this simple act of sharing their motherhood they built something essential - their village.

Motherhood was never meant to be walked alone.

The early days of this season are so tender and stretching asking so much of a woman. They unravel her and remake her as her whole world shifts. In this season of matrescence, when identity feels fluid and sleep is thin, what steadies her is the presence of other mothers in the same moment learning a new way of being. Another mother saying, “me too”. Another pair of arms reaching for the baby so she can sip her tea while it’s still warm. Another voice reminding her that she is doing beautifully and witnessing her in this wild ride of motherhood.

I know the power of mothers coming together - it’s why I started my business it’s what helped me build my own village and it’s the key I believe to finding strength.

In a culture that often prizes independence, the village is a radical return to interdependence. It says: you do not have to carry this all alone. It says: your becoming matters. It says: we will hold you while you hold your baby.

A village is built cup of tea by cup of tea. Walk by walk. Circle by circle.

🛖 Build your village now: all links in bio or message for more info.

→ The Pregnancy Slumber Party (monthly FREE)
→ Mamas Wellness Walks (weekly FREE)
→ Monday Morning Mamas Club (weekly (babes 0-6 months) £5)

𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆, 𝑨𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒆 𝒙

22/02/2026

✨WOW✨(words of wonder)

It was the most incredible honour to witness a beautiful birth last week ✨

There is something so sacred about being invited into a woman’s home as she crosses the threshold into motherhood in her own space, in her own rhythm, in her own power.

When her message came through, my chest expanded. A beautiful reminder, deep in my bones, that this is the true heartbeat of my work.

“𝘈𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘦, 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦… 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘣𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘐’𝘮 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 ✨”

But the truth is she is the magic.
She trusted her body.
She trusted her baby.
She trusted the unfolding and put her trust in me and those who were in her birth space.

To be beside a woman as she births on her own terms is the deepest honour of my work. Supporting women to feel safe, informed, held and powerful in their choices is why I do what I do and my diary this spring is open for calls, Hypnobirthing, courses and so much more!

Birth, when supported and protected, can be everything. If you’re dreaming of a birth that feels like yours I am here to support you.

📞 Let’s chat, let’s talk about it and find the best way for you to learn because it is different for everyone - head over to my website to book a free complimentary call!

𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆, 𝑨𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒆 𝒙