Maternal Nature

Maternal Nature When motherhood didn’t feel how you expected…
I help you rebuild safety, trust & connection
with yourself and your baby. Support, tools & real conversations.

Maternal Nature supports mothers through pregnancy, birth and early motherhood, with a particular focus on traumatic birth recovery and rebuilding the bond with their baby. Emotional support is offered alongside practical bonding practices including baby massage, baby yoga and water-based sessions, informed by child development and early years experience. Founded by Leanne, an Early Years Practiti

oner, Level 2 Baby and Toddler Swimming Instructor (STA), and mum of four! Maternal Nature is a steady, welcoming place for mothers who need space to recover, reconnect and feel less alone after a difficult start.

Most people think birth trauma is something you would know you have.But what if it isn’t?What if it shows up as:✨ Consta...
07/06/2026

Most people think birth trauma is something you would know you have.

But what if it isn’t?

What if it shows up as:

✨ Constantly seeking reassurance

✨ Finding it hard to trust your instincts

✨ Feeling on edge, even when everything seems fine

✨ Preparing for every possible outcome

✨ Wondering why you’re struggling when everyone else seems to be coping

The experience may be in the past.

The impact isn’t always.

That’s why I created this quiz.

Not to label you.

Not to tell you how you should feel.

But to help you understand whether previous pregnancy or birth experiences could still be influencing how you think, feel and respond today.

You’ll get your results instantly.

But that’s not where it ends.

I’ll also personally review your responses and send you my own thoughts and insights.

Not an automated email with a generic score.

A real person taking the time to look at the bigger picture.

Because sometimes the score is only part of the story.

And sometimes the biggest relief comes from stopping the question:

“What’s wrong with me?”
..and starting to understand what might have been shaping your experience all along.

Comment QUIZ below or grab the link in my bio.

I see it all the time.A parent asks a question online.Within minutes they have twenty different answers.“Try this.”“Don’...
07/06/2026

I see it all the time.

A parent asks a question online.

Within minutes they have twenty different answers.

“Try this.”

“Don’t do that.”

“My baby did this.”

“You should speak to someone.”

“That’s completely normal.”

“No, it isn’t.”

And before long, the parent who came looking for reassurance leaves feeling even more confused than when they arrived.

Don’t get me wrong.

Support matters.

Community matters.

Feeling less alone matters.

But there comes a point where more advice isn’t actually what we need.

What we really need is the confidence to trust ourselves.

To pause.

To take a breath.

To listen to our own instincts alongside the information we’re being given.

Parenting shouldn’t be about collecting as many opinions as possible.

It should be about building the confidence to make decisions that feel right for your child, your family, and your situation.

The best support doesn’t make you dependent on someone else’s opinion.

It helps you trust your own.

Have you ever left a parenting group feeling more confused than when you arrived?
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I’ve been thinking a lot about online parenting groups lately.As a parent of 4 I’ve spent my fair share of time in them ...
06/06/2026

I’ve been thinking a lot about online parenting groups lately.

As a parent of 4 I’ve spent my fair share of time in them over the years.
They have been a mix of peer support and professionals and on the whole, when managed well can be incredibly supportive.

But something happened recently that stopped me in my tracks.
I left a genuine comment on a post that wasn’t exactly in line with the general flow of the comments and I quickly noticed a few laughing reactions.

Curious, I clicked on the profiles.

Anonymous.

No name.

No photo.

No indication of who they were.

Just laughing at an alternative perspective to their own.

It got me thinking… and it actually made me feel a bit of anger as I’m not an uncertain parent but others in the group are and I didn’t feel it was fair others were laughing at a comment slightly outwith the general consensus.

I wondered why we give so much power to the opinions of strangers?
Especially strangers who aren’t even willing to stand behind their own identity.

The truth is, I see so many parents desperately looking for certainty

Posting questions.

Seeking reassurance.

Checking what everyone else thinks before making a decision.

And I completely understand why.
Because when you’ve been through a difficult pregnancy, birth experience, feeding journey, or early parenting experience, it can quietly chip away at your confidence.

You start second-guessing yourself.
You stop trusting your instincts
You look outside yourself for answers because somewhere along the way, you stopped believing your own judgement was enough.

That’s not a parenting failure.
It’s often a sign that something from your past experience is still having more influence than you realise.

Which is exactly why I created my quiz.

Not to tell you what decisions to make.
Not to label you.

But to help you understand whether previous pregnancy or birth experiences could still be affecting how you feel, think and respond today.

The goal isn’t to become dependent on another expert, another group or another opinion.
The goal is to feel confident enough to trust yourself again.

If you’ve ever wondered whether a previous experience might still be shaping how you’re feeling now, the quiz is a good place to start.

https://links.maternalnature.life/widget/quiz/OM7vqMAe0lu65HFvUL6a

I haven’t written a single word of my book for over a week.And honestly?I think I needed that.I’ve spent months writing ...
05/06/2026

I haven’t written a single word of my book for over a week.

And honestly?

I think I needed that.

I’ve spent months writing about guilt, trauma, healing, connection, motherhood and all the messy bits in between.

Then I packed a suitcase, jumped on a plane and disappeared off to Spain for a few days as .webster.mum 🫶

Somewhere between the mountains, the sea, the Spanish lessons, and the family memories, I found myself thinking about the next chapter.

UPLIFT.

And the funny thing is…

I don’t think I could have written it before I left.

Because uplift isn’t something you learn from sitting behind a laptop.

It’s something you notice when you’re fully present in your own life.

It’s laughing until your face hurts.

It’s looking out at the sea and realising you’re not carrying the same weight you once were.

It’s making memories instead of just making it through the day.

A few years ago I was surviving.

Now I’m writing a book for mums so they can let go of guilt and feel proud of their parenting.

Sometimes I forget how wild that is.

So before I disappear back into writing, I’m taking a moment to appreciate how far this journey has taken me.

Not because I’ve got it all figured out.

Not because life is perfect.

But because for the first time in a very long time, I’m excited to see what happens next.

Now…

Time to write UPLIFT. ❤️

04/06/2026

“For a long time I thought I was being left behind…
Turns out I was just growing in a different direction.” 🌿

Very excited to be supporting Mindful Connections with Melanie today with this showing of Love and Trouble! Im very exci...
20/05/2026

Very excited to be supporting Mindful Connections with Melanie today with this showing of Love and Trouble!

Im very excited to also be hosting a showing of this in The Birks Cinema Aberfeldy in September! 🫶

11/05/2026

Sometimes Entrepreneurs go to bed extremely late but feeling incredibly proud!! 🙌🙌

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My doctor once called me the queen of masking.I felt so called out 🙈 I think a lot of mums become experts at it.Smiling....
10/05/2026

My doctor once called me the queen of masking.
I felt so called out 🙈 

I think a lot of mums become experts at it.

Smiling.
Functioning.
Getting things done.
Showing up for everyone else.

Whilst coping with  anxiety, overwhelm, exhaustion or disconnection underneath it all.

Some of you have become so good at surviving
that nobody around you realises how much you’re actually holding.

You keep things moving.
You carry the mental load.
You do what needs done.

But underneath that, you’re tired.
Touched out.
Stretched thin.
Wondering why motherhood feels harder than you thought it would.

And so many mums are trying to navigate that alone because they think they should be able to hold everything together.

I learned the hard way that motherhood was never meant to feel like silent survival.

And now I support women rebuilding safety, trust and connection in motherhood after difficult experiences.

The women who are tired of just getting through the days.
The women who want this chapter to feel different.
The women who are ready to feel more connected to themselves, their children and the life they’re building.

This work goes far deeper than “self care”.
It’s about emotional safety.
Connection.
Healing.
Being able to breathe again instead of constantly feeling on edge or overwhelmed.

And it changes things, not just for mums but for families too.

I currently have space inside my 1:1 support and programmes for women who are ready for that shift.

If you’re reading this feeling slightly called out… there’s probably a reason for that.

Message me QUEEN and let’s chat!!

Took time off from writing this weekend and headed outside.There was snow still sitting on the mountainswhile everything...
10/05/2026

Took time off from writing this weekend
and headed outside.

There was snow still sitting on the mountains
while everything below had already started turning green again.

And it felt like the most perfect metaphor for the chapter I’m writing right now.

OWN.

The part where you stop trying to separate yourself from the things that shaped you.

Not because you’re “over it”.
Not because every part of you has healed.
But because you no longer believe your struggles make you less worthy of being seen.

I think for a long time I believed healing meant arriving at some polished version of myself.
Someone untouched by the hard things.

And each time I wobbled it felt like a failure and I could lose sight of the growth…

But standing there today looking at those hills…
I realised nature doesn’t work like that either.

The snow hadn’t fully melted.
The storm clouds were still hanging overhead.
And yet spring was still arriving.

Both things existed together.

Maybe growth isn’t about becoming someone untouched by winter.
Maybe it’s about honouring the story and scars that shaped you whilst being proud of how far you’ve come so you can walk into the next season with confidence.

01/05/2026

I just realised one day that I hadn’t been triggered in a while.

That I was no longer living completely in survival mode
and was experiencing more joy.

My youngest child turns 11 this year,
but it was only a couple years ago that I was still crashing at certain times of the year.

Anniversaries, Birthdays, awareness days…
There was the risk of me being triggered,
often I wasn’t aware of the significance of the date/event until after I had recovered from the crash.

My body and nervous system had remembered what my mind forgot.

I work hard to maintain good mental health now
but there are times when life could overwhelm me
and that was when these crashes also crept in.

As I’ve learned more about the effect of trauma, maternal mental health
and the importance of connection
I’ve thought more about this, i’ve started to understand how much all of this has shaped who I was as a parent.

I’ve forgiven myself for not being the parent I thought I should have been
and become proud of the parent I am.

May is the month of Maternal Mental Health Week
This was started by the Perinatal Mental Health Partnership 10 years ago.

It’s always a time of reflection for me.

I’ve been writing a blog for this week,
exploring the factors that have really helped in my recovery.

I’ll be sharing it on Monday 💛

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+447733544633

Website

http://linktr.ee/maternalnature

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