The Alternative Mumma & Co

The Alternative Mumma & Co BHSc Naturopath. Raine has a strong belief in meeting you where you are, on your health/wellness journey.

With a special interest in skin and neurological care, Raine has a clinical understanding in complex cases, whilst maintaining a nurturing nature.

I heard 2016 is trending💜Then: chasing quick fixes, figuring it the f*ck out, just making it through, growing a human, b...
16/01/2026

I heard 2016 is trending💜
Then: chasing quick fixes, figuring it the f*ck out, just making it through, growing a human, breaking cycles.
Now: tending roots, rhythms, and nervous systems 🌿
Ten years ago I wanted answers - but didn’t want to have to find them.
Then: burn it all down (anything that doesn’t fit - GO AWAY) and wild energy.
Now: slow fire, steady herbs, healing with pace🔥
I stopped forcing outcomes and started supporting systems.
Then: coffee (vodka and red bulls) + chaos + survival.
Now: pace, boundaries, circadian respect (and I can now enjoy red wine)✨
Ten years on and I know this:
Healing isn’t aesthetic — it’s cyclical, maternal, and even political.
Then: ignoring symptoms to stay “tough and independent.”
Now: reading them like messages 🌙
I don’t push through anymore. I nourish, regulate, and align — without apologising. Ten years ago I thought wellness was all discipline.
Turns out it’s understanding, consent, and leaving sh*tty situations.
Then: live fast, learn the hard way
Now: live in season, understand it, know it, teach it, accept it 🍂
P.S. You don’t need to have it figured out. You need to learn how to listen — only to your body, your gut, your rage, your tenderness. Don’t let anyone convince you that exhaustion is ambition or that being “low maintenance” is a virtue. Feed yourself properly. Rest without earning it. Your nervous system is not weak — it’s responding accurately. Leave sooner than you think you’re allowed to. You don’t need to harden to survive. You need regulation, support, and boundaries — not self-abandonment.
And one last thing — magic is real, but it works best when paired with understanding YOU, sleep, and saying no.
You’re not behind.
You’re right on time💜

Turmeric 🌞 Often nicknamed “golden root” because of its intense colour.A root long cherished in traditional foodways and...
16/01/2026

Turmeric 🌞 Often nicknamed “golden root” because of its intense colour.
A root long cherished in traditional foodways and herbal traditions. Fresh Turmeric can look like Ginger’s brighter, (and messier) cousin. One touch can turn fingers (and bench tops) yellow for days — Turmeric does not forget you.
Loved for its vibrant colour, earthy warmth, and place in mindful rituals — from slow cooking to daily tonics.
In Naturopathic philosophy, Turmeric is appreciated as part of a whole-food approach: honouring plants, seasonality, and the wisdom of using herbs as nourishment, not quick fixes.
A reminder that wellness can be as simple as what we stir into our meals, sip with intention, and return to again and again 🌿✨

🧪 Working in a Compounding Pharmacy, as a Naturopath, has given me insight into:– How regulated medical systems operate....
14/01/2026

🧪 Working in a Compounding Pharmacy, as a Naturopath, has given me insight into:
– How regulated medical systems operate.
– Why legislation, scope and safety matter.
– How formulations are built with precision and accountability.
– The role Pharmacists play in protecting the public.
- Other healthcare relationship’s.
But it also gives me the space to understand, that holistically, just like the body, healthcare systems are interfaced.
🌙 In Naturopathy, we recognise that each system has its own rules, rhythms and responsibilities — but that they constantly influence one another.
BUT…
🌿 It does NOT mean:
- I am a Pharmacist or a Doctor.
- I can prescribe or dispense medicines.
- I interpret medicines & poisons legislation.
✨ For me, what it DOES mean:
- I understand how these systems interface.
- I communicate clearly with other healthcare professionals.
- I can educate clients on why referrals matter.
- I can support people navigating both natural and conventional care — safely, ethically, and collaboratively.
🌿 Naturopathy and Pharmacy are different languages, different laws, different responsibilities. To me, this is the same wisdom applied two ways:
– Respect the boundary
– Honour the relationship
Whether it’s organs in a body or professions in healthcare — when each part is in its role and communicates well, the whole system can work better.
Boundaries aren’t limitations. They are integrity.
Community care means ethical care.
It is part of the magic 💜
And that… is very Naturopathic 🌿✨

Cheers, 2025💜This year shaped and pulled me in ways I didn’t see coming.It challenged me. Tested me.And yet still reward...
23/12/2025

Cheers, 2025💜
This year shaped and pulled me in ways I didn’t see coming.
It challenged me. Tested me.
And yet still rewarded me.
This year was full — dream opportunities, big growth,
and a whole lot of busy busy naturopath (and millennial Mum) life.
Deep work. Long days (and nights). Finding space to breathe.
Now I’m on break.
Resting. Integrating. Letting it all land.
Grateful for what came.
Slightly relieved to pause.
But oh so ready for what’s next — thank you for choosing to be here.
I hope that you all have a wonderful and safe Christmas, I will see you next year.

Echinacea ~ not just for when we’re “getting sick,” but for when our systems feel under sustained load.Echinacea can su...
16/12/2025

Echinacea ~ not just for when we’re “getting sick,” but for when our systems feel under sustained load.
Echinacea can support the innate immune response, during times of:
• chronic stress
• emotional overload
• seasonal transitions
• resilience
Stress doesn’t just live in the mind — it modulates immune signalling. When the nervous system is overworked, immune resilience drops.
Echinacea works by enhancing immune communication, and can support the body in responding efficiently, rather than excessively.
Energetically, Echinacea’s tall and spined centre can mirror its magic:
Boundaries, protection, and strength without rigidity. The recognition of carrying strain — without burning out.
🌙🌿

🌙 5 Naturopathic TRUTHS on treating Children vs Adults🌙1️⃣ Children are planting Soil, adults are repairing Land💜E.g. In...
13/12/2025

🌙 5 Naturopathic TRUTHS on treating Children vs Adults🌙
1️⃣ Children are planting Soil, adults are repairing Land💜
E.g. In Microbiome (gut) care, adults often need rebuilding after depletion, whereas children’s microbiomes are still being seeded. Children need support while developing — their systems are still learning.
✨ You don’t rip out seedlings — you water them.
2️⃣ Calm the Cauldron before casting Spells💜
E.g. Adult protocols may use strong antimicrobials.
✨With children, we calm the gut first.
This can look like,
• nervous system regulation
• gentle digestion support
• immune balance
✨A stressed gut can grow chaotic microbes.
3️⃣ Tiny doses, Long magic💜
Children’s microbes respond to:
• micro-doses
• food-based medicine
• repetition over intensity
✨ Small spells cast daily are more powerful than big ones that are rarely used.
4️⃣ The Home is part of the Medicine💜
Adult microbiomes are shaped by years of habits. In adults, internal biochemistry often dominates care.
In children, the external world strongly shapes their ‘health.’
E.g. Children’s microbiomes mirror their environment.
• emotional safety
• predictability
• family stress
• food
✨ The Microbes listen to the energy of the house.
5️⃣ Divination, not diagnosis💜
Adult microbiome tests are read as fixed results/numbers.
Children’s tests are omens, not verdicts:
• a snapshot in time
• a story still unfolding
• a look into patterns
✨ We read trends, not fate.
🌿Wisdom of the Day:
A child’s microbiome doesn’t need fixing.
It needs rhythm, warmth, diversity, and trust.
Tend the soil.
Protect the sprouts.
Let the magic grow.
✨🦠🌱

When your mouth continues to break out in tiny painful ulcers… it’s usually your body whispering:“Hey love, something’s ...
08/12/2025

When your mouth continues to break out in tiny painful ulcers… it’s usually your body whispering:
“Hey love, something’s out of balance.”
When working with a Naturopath, there is a few things we might consider🌿🔥🌼💜
🌿 1. Nourish the Inner Cauldron (Nutrient Magic)
Mouth ulcers may appear when key nutrients dip:
• B12 for nerve + tissue repair
• Folate for cellular renewal
• Iron for vitality
• Zinc for healing
Lets refer to them as the 4 guardians of your mucosal realms 🛡️✨ (always talk to your health professional first)
🌾 2. Heal the Gut to Heal the Mouth
Your mouth is the beginning of your digestive spellwork.
We might try to support the gut with:
• L-glutamine to mend the lining
• Probiotics to restore microbial harmony
• A little break from certain foods if you flare easily
When the gut settles, the mouth often follows.
🔥 3. Herbal Allies for Cooling Inflammation
Call in:
• Chamomile ✨ anti-inflammatory and soothing
• Calendula 🌼 the healer of all soft tissues
• Licorice and Myrhh 🍬 for protection + calm
Sip them, gargle them, or invite them into your daily rituals.
🌙 4. Topical Witchcraft for Immediate Relief
• Sage + salt rinse to cleanse and cool
• Aloe vera inner leaf to soothe
• Manuka honey to repair + protect
Tiny rituals that feel like spellwork for your mouth.
🌬️ 5. Your Nervous System Matters
Ulcers love stress.
Try magnesium before bed, lemon balm tea, or a moment of mindful stillness.
Let your body exhale.
✨ A reminder…
Mouth ulcers aren’t always random.
They’re a message.
When you listen gently, nourish deeply, and lean on your herbal or nutrient allies, they can heal faster — and return less often💜

✨Witchy Grounding Spell for Calm✨When your mind starts to spiral, anchor back to your senses — the sacred doorway to the...
13/11/2025

✨Witchy Grounding Spell for Calm✨
When your mind starts to spiral, anchor back to your senses — the sacred doorway to the present moment 🌿
🔮 5 things you can see — Notice the colors, light, and movement around you. Let your eyes drink in beauty.
🪶 4 things you can touch — Feel textures: soft fabric, cool stone, warm skin, grounding earth.
🔥 3 things you can hear — The hum of life — wind in leaves, your heartbeat, distant sounds of the world.
🌹 2 things you can smell — Inhale nature, a candle, or your favorite essential oil — let scent become ceremony.
🍯 1 thing you can taste — A sip of tea, a drop of honey, a reminder that you are here — alive, whole, enough.
✨Ground. Breathe. Return.✨

I’ve heard many of the horror stories when it comes to Tuna Pasta Bake. But this one is a nostalgic replacement for you ...
14/10/2025

I’ve heard many of the horror stories when it comes to Tuna Pasta Bake. But this one is a nostalgic replacement for you all (that eat Fish and are looking for easy ways to add it into your diet)💜
✨🐟 Witchy Naturopath Tip: Eating fish isn’t just nourishment — it’s ocean magic for glowing skin.
Rich in omega-3s and trace minerals, Fish supports deep hydration, calms fiery inflammation, nurtures your heart, supports intuitive brain flow and helps weave a luminous skin barrier from the inside out 🌊✨🧠
Think of it as mermaid medicine — feeding your cells with sea wisdow.

🌿 Glowing skin magic + nourishment
🌊 Ocean whispers
🪄 Earth + water alchemy

Back from my “wee” wander. The Heather is still on my docs and the Wind is still in my hair… ready to weave fresh magic ...
20/09/2025

Back from my “wee” wander. The Heather is still on my docs and the Wind is still in my hair… ready to weave fresh magic with you all 🌿✨
Thank you for the full books with my return💜
Space is open in October if you’re wanting to start a new Naturopathic adventure with me!
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I have 3 wonderful pregnancies to celebrate this year in my clinic💜This is a neat little handout I like to provide as we...
08/08/2025

I have 3 wonderful pregnancies to celebrate this year in my clinic💜
This is a neat little handout I like to provide as we merge into the 3rd trimester.
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As bellies blossom, gentle pregnancy stretches can support your body to flow, release and make space for the little soul you’re weaving. 🌿✨
Let your movements be spells of self-love, honour the temple that is you.
🌕 Always move with care, and follow the whispers of your body (as well as your midwife and healthcare provider).

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