The Maternal Alchemist

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

22/02/2026

🎙️MIDWIFE CHAT 🎙️

We meet midwives at some of the most intimate moments of our lives… but do we ever truly know the person underneath the uniform?
In this episode of The Pregnancy Playbook , I’m joined by Amy Houghton, a midwife whose story might surprise you. Before stepping into birthwork, Amy earned a degree in physics, gave birth in India, and developed a deep belief in holistic, whole-person care.
She’s not just a midwife. She’s a woman who has lived, questioned, explored, and created a completely fresh approach to antenatal education that blends science, intuition, and real-life wisdom.

In this episode, we explore:
→ Who midwives really are behind the training and scrubs

→ How Amy’s physics background shapes her understanding of birth

→ What giving birth in India taught her about care, culture & physiology

→ Why she built her own antenatal method and what makes it different

→ How holistic care and evidence-based midwifery can work together

→ What parents actually need to feel held, informed, and confident

This is an honest, human conversation that takes you beyond the standard antenatal class and into the heart of what birth support can be when we see the full person behind the profession.

If you’ve ever wondered what your midwife believes, what shaped her, or how her life experience influences the way she cares, you’ll love this episode.
Perfect for anyone preparing for birth, choosing antenatal classes, wanting midwife-led insight, or looking for a more holistic, human approach to pregnancy preparation.

Let me know what you think

𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆, 𝑨𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒆 𝒙𝒙

🎧 available on Spotify, Apple + YouTube to watch and listen!

20/02/2026

**NEW PREGNANCY YOGA CLASS**

✽ 🆕✽ PREGNANCY YOGA CLASS

If you’re pregnant and craving something that will benefit your pregnancy + labour
Not just another class.
Not just stretching on a mat.
Not just “something to do” before baby arrives.
This is five weeks of moving together.
Of breathing in a room full of women who understand the quiet transformation you’re in. Of honouring a body that is stretching, expanding, softening and strengthening all at once.
This is a remembering that pregnancy isn’t something to endure but something to fully embody.

My brand new 5-week Pregnancy Yoga Series
🗓 Starts February 26th
📍 Sarpenela, Chettle
⏰ 11am–12pm
🌀5 delicious weeks

We’ll move in ways that support your changing body; hips, back, shoulders, pelvic floor building strength where you need it and softness where you’re holding tension.
We’ll breathe in ways that prepare you for birth without it feeling clinical or overwhelming and most importantly we’ll rest deeply. We’ll talk and we’ll share.
Because there is something unbelievably powerful about not doing pregnancy alone.
There is something ancient and steadying about gathering with other women in the same season, something shifts and confidence grows.
When you’re witnessed in this becoming everything changes.
These classes are about honouring your body and trusting its intelligence. Preparing for birth in a way that feels grounded, modern and deeply supportive.
It’s strength and softness.

Spaces are intentionally limited so it stays intimate and connected so if you’ve been looking for a sign and thinking, “𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘺” this is it.

Message me to book your space right now or check out the link in bio.

Let’s move through this season together.

𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆, 𝑨𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒆 𝒙

16/02/2026

Half term mode: ON ✔️ 
Laptop: OFF(ish). ❌

I’m taking a week to hang with my little people, and my mum too who is visiting, slow the mornings down, say yes to snacks continuously, and soak up this sweet week of a new energy emerging.

⏸️ But, I’m only pressing pause, I’ll be back next week.

In the meantime, if you’re feeling curious or called my first three episodes on are now live so go take a listen and comment and my website is wide open and you can explore everything I offer, read about my approach, and get a feel for the Maternal Alchemist realm waiting for you. (Link in bio 🔗)
Think of it as a little digital wander into my world.

Back soon and if you like me are home with the smalls have a fabulous time breathing in their magic. 

𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆, 𝑨𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒆 𝒙

15/02/2026

A little Sunday musing on waiting for babies to arrive…

Let me know what you think ↓
Link to Substack in bio 🔗 or check your inbox 📥

𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆, 𝑨𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒆 𝒙

14/02/2026

✽ 🆕✽ PREGNANCY YOGA CLASS

If you’re pregnant and craving something that will benefit your pregnancy + labour
Not just another class.
Not just stretching on a mat.
Not just “something to do” before baby arrives.
This is five weeks of moving together.
Of breathing in a room full of women who understand the quiet transformation you’re in. Of honouring a body that is stretching, expanding, softening and strengthening all at once.
This is a remembering that pregnancy isn’t something to endure but something to fully embody.

My brand new 5-week Pregnancy Yoga Series
🗓 Starts February 26th
📍 Sarpenela, Chettle
⏰ 11am–12pm
🌀5 delicious weeks

We’ll move in ways that support your changing body; hips, back, shoulders, pelvic floor building strength where you need it and softness where you’re holding tension.
We’ll breathe in ways that prepare you for birth without it feeling clinical or overwhelming and most importantly we’ll rest deeply. We’ll talk and we’ll share.
Because there is something unbelievably powerful about not doing pregnancy alone.
There is something ancient and steadying about gathering with other women in the same season, something shifts and confidence grows.
When you’re witnessed in this becoming everything changes.
These classes are about honouring your body and trusting its intelligence. Preparing for birth in a way that feels grounded, modern and deeply supportive.
It’s strength and softness.

Spaces are intentionally limited so it stays intimate and connected so if you’ve been looking for a sign and thinking, “𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘺” this is it.

Message me to book your space right now or check out the link in bio.

Let’s move through this season together.

𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆, 𝑨𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒆 𝒙

11/02/2026

https://thematernalalchemist.myflodesk.com/bookingmamasandminis

Still a few spaces left… we gather for 4 weeks starting on 24th February! Each week we’ll start the session with a check in, then we’ll move and bring ourselves back into our bodies whilst the lovers ar invited to play at our themed play station overseen by the brilliant Faye and then we close the session with a relaxation, a story and a warm cup of tea. We can’t wait and would love all our spaces filled!

✨ MAMAS & MINIS✨

**NEW FOR 2026**

When two worlds come together

A gorgeous collaboration with the wonderful Faye from

This is a weekly class with a rhythm and an offering for mamas & minis. A place where the children are invited to play with themed play stations to instill curiosity and discovery whilst you can embrace dedicated time to move and breathe honouring your body, heart and mind and we close each of our circles with story-time and home-blended tea.

This is going to be such a popular class because where else can you actually do something for you and be in the same space as your babe without worrying?! Got movers? Get moving!

📣WAITLIST NOW OPEN - DM for details to sign up

📍 Durweston Village Hall
📆 Starting 24th February
🚼 For mamas with babies on the move
⭕️ Calling 8 mamas to circle

This is where mothers move.
Babies explore and both of you are deeply supported as we bring together the village you seek.

𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝑨𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒆 & 𝑭𝒂𝒚𝒆 𝒙

11/02/2026

THIS ONE IS FOR EVERY WOMAN WHO WANTS TO FEEL POWERFUL IN BIRTH. 🔥

In this episode, I’m joined by the brilliant Megan Rossiter, founder of Birth Ed and host of the UK’s top pregnancy and birth podcast, The Birth-Ed Podcast.
We’re diving deep into the real power of high-quality birth education and why it matters now more than ever.

❊ Why has antenatal education become so diluted?
❊ What do parents actually need to know?
+
❊ how does real understanding translate into calmer, safer, more positive births?

When two birth geeks get together… well we get chatty!

We talk informed decision-making, confident partners, building true self-trust, and why knowing the “why” behind your choices can completely transform your experience.

→ If you’ve been drowning in advice…
→ If you’re unsure what actually matters…
→ If you want some serious truth bombs …

This episode might just be the one where everything clicks.

Grab your cuppa + press play ▶️ listen or watch 🖥️ on Apple / Spotify or YouTube

Your future self will thank you.

𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆, 𝑨𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒆 𝒙

P.S check out our leopard print twinning! 🐆 (definitely a neutral right ?!)

P.P.S please keep sharing with your pregnant friends and leaving your thoughts + comments - it’s gonna really help a lot of women find us!

pregnancy

11/02/2026

✨Hey, I’m Aimee
Big believer in women.

I’m here for the women (mainly the first-time mamas) who want a different kind of birth than the one we see all the time. The women who need and want to feel seen, heard, respected and held through pregnancy, birth and beyond because birth isn’t just something you get through it’s something that will shape you forever. It’s not a one time event - it lasts a lifetime and you are changed forever.

I do this through talking (a lot) on my podcast but also sharing birth education holistic practices and movement working with the heart, body and soul either 1:1 or on my courses.
I also offer free mini offerings such as The Pregnancy Slumber Party hosted on the last Sunday of every month (link in bio 🔗)

My dream?
That every woman knows her body is wise.
That her voice matters and her intuition too.
That a positive birth isn’t a luxury it’s absolutely a birthright.

📞📲You can book a free complimentary call on my website today aimeestrongman.com

𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆, 𝑨𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒆 𝒙

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝑨𝒍𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒕

11/02/2026

For local women having babies just an FYI

Maternity information for Dorset is moving to the Healthier Together website.

This brings pregnancy, baby and children’s health advice together in one place, making it easier to find clear, up-to-date information and local support.

There will be no change to maternity services or care. This update is about improving how information is shared and accessed.

You can read more about why this change is happening and what it means for you here:
https://staywelldorset.nhs.uk/update/maternity/

09/02/2026

OK here goes!

Dear Reader,
I said this is the year I want be writing more and I’m actually committing outloud to do it!

You may or may not know I am actually a published author. I wrote a chapter in a beautiful book called ‘Wake Up Mother’ all about how I found motherhood to be a homecoming and I’ve also got 2 chapters published in ‘s book ‘The Making of You’ where I share all about the power of nature as a healing balm and how movement is medicine. So this isn’t just a whim but I’ve not been writing publicly as much as I would have liked - but I’ve been spending the winter finding ways to tap into this desire and how best to make it a habit and seems to be calling. A lovely friend sent me an article about the app probably over a year ago now and I think I’ve finally reached the right time to get stuck in. You can also listen to my podcast on the app too so it’s the perfect place for me to hang out, share my musings and basically wax lyrical about all that inspires me - which if you know me, you’ll know it is a rather a long list!

So anyway, if you, like me, are finding the socials a little all consuming why not take a mini break over to Substack and dive into a slower paced sharing of thoughts. It’s all me, no robots, just a little curious human learning and sharing her musings in letter form.

I’d love it if you’d join me and if you want extra gold stars ⭐️ you can share it with your friends too!

First letter available to read now! Link in bio 🔗 or send me a cute message and I’ll reply back personally with the link to start the ebb and flow of connection which is basically what it’s all about.

𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆, 𝑨𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒆 𝒙