Today on the show I speak with Birthkeeper, educator and co- founder of H.E.R.B.A.L - Desirae Miller. Herbal is a Holistic Doula and Birthkeeper training and mainly focuses on Freebirth. Desirae really opened up my eyes to a whole new world of freebirth. We chat about the many varied reasons why women choose to freebirth and how important it is to respect a women’s autonomy regardless of their choices. What I also found really interesting was her telling me stories of supporting drug addicted mothers to freebirth. Such an important section of society to support as they can often be the most vulnerable and underserved. We also chat about her births, how mindset is 90% of birth preparation, doing your own medical prenatal in pregnancy and ultimately just everything Freebirth. Enjoy!
About Desirae:
Desirae Miller is a mother of 4, freebirther (X2), freebirth advocate, radical home birth lay attendant, co-founder of H.E.R.B.A.L. Doula and Birthkeeper training, and owner of The Pennsylvania Birthkeeper; Empowering Birth & Beyond. Her passions are unassisted/freebirth, female fertility, and serving women. Desirae is located in central Pennsylvania, serving those within 3 hours distance in multiple states who choose to forgo captive birth, and take control of their own birth in choosing freebirth. She firmly believes that unassisted birth is the only birth where the individual giving birth has complete control of their birth, and the only environment where she can fully support a woman in her autonomous choices. She likes to create a sacred bond and connection with those she serves; holding more of a friendship connection than a governing provider of services. https://www.facebook.com/empoweringbirthandbeyond & pennsylvaniabirthkeeper.com
Desirae speaks on and shares information pertaining to natural birth, freebirth, the spiritual and energetic aspects of child birth, as well as unassisted fertility, pregnancy, birth, and child rearing. She is currently working on the release of an in depth fertility course, and has an unassisted birth book in the works to be released in the upcoming year. In her free time she runs a freebirth advocacy project called The Birth Set Free Project, with multiple magazines pertaining to freebirth. The magazines include birth stories, photos, and informationals for those who may be considering freebirth, including information for their partners. You can learn more about Birth Set Free at https://birthsetfreeproject.org/
Desirae along with her business partner Taylor with H.E.R.B.A.L., train individuals in person all across the US on how to support women in their child bearing years. Teaching on fertility, unassisted lifestyle, pregnancy, labor, birth, breastfeeding, and postpartum support, placenta preparation, and more. Their online academy holds 3 certifying courses (with 2 more on the way!); Doula & Birthkeeper, Placenta Preparation Specialist, and Peer Lactation Consultant. There are also multiple educational courses, as well as free informational webinars pertaining to pregnancy and birth. The courses can be viewed by clicking this link: https://herbal.teachable.com/?affcode=274683_htw1ma-j. A 20% discount for all online courses is being offered to all of the Renegade Mama listeners! To take advantage of this deal, use code RENEGADEMAMA at checkout. To learn more about H.E.R.B.A.L. head to herbal-training.com
