Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Today I have the great pleasure of welcoming to the show Dr. Elderberry, and yes, that *is* her legal name. Elderberry is a naturopath, a vitalist herbalist, a homeopath, and a wild mother. I’m so excited for her to share her wisdom of homeopathy, minerals, practicing herbalism energetically, and tuning into mother nature.
This is an especially fun episode as Elderberry is one of our headliners at Matriarch Rising Festival (@matriarchrisingfestivalnc) this summer, where she will be offering her teachings on homeopathy and supporting your wellbeing beyond the physical.
Elderberry’s practice is truly womb to tomb, and she is deeply passionate about the power of sovereign healing. If our conversation today lights you up, you won’t want to miss the chance to learn from Elderberry, and our pantheon of wise woman headliners, at MRF this June. Go to matriarchrisingfestival.com to claim your ticket, and get ready for a life changing 5 days; grab your ticket now!
Here’s what you’ll hear in our conversation:
✨How she grew up in the allopathic model, identified it as quackery, and moved beyond.
✨Why she differs from other naturopathic doctors and their frequent “prescribing.”
✨What homeopathy is.
✨What vitalist herbalism is.
✨The magic of minerals.
✨The playful relationship mothers and children can have with homeopathy.
✨The importance of tapping into the energetics of plants.
✨Her shift from importing herbs to local foraging, and building a free apothecary.
✨The natural and free childhood she is supporting her son to experience.
✨How this healing framework goes beyond the physical.
⭐ Matriarch Rising Festival: Get your tickets NOW! - matriarchrisingfestival.com
⭐ Join the MatriBirth Midwifery Institute waitlist! Details drop later this spring- freebirthsociety.com/mmiwaitlist
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Today I have the great pleasure of welcoming to the show Dr. Elderberry, and yes, that *is* her legal name. Elderberry is a naturopath, a vitalist herbalist, a homeopath, and a wild mother. I’m so excited for her to share her wisdom of homeopathy, minerals, practicing herbalism energetically, and tuning into mother nature.
This is an especially fun episode as Elderberry is one of our headliners at Matriarch Rising Festival (@matriarchrisingfestivalnc) this summer, where she will be offering her teachings on homeopathy and supporting your wellbeing beyond the physical.
Elderberry’s practice is truly womb to tomb, and she is deeply passionate about the power of sovereign healing. If our conversation today lights you up, you won’t want to miss the chance to learn from Elderberry, and our pantheon of wise woman headliners, at MRF this June. Go to matriarchrisingfestival.com to claim your ticket, and get ready for a life changing 5 days; grab your ticket now!
Here’s what you’ll hear in our conversation:
✨How she grew up in the allopathic model, identified it as quackery, and moved beyond.
✨Why she differs from other naturopathic doctors and their frequent “prescribing.”
✨What homeopathy is.
✨What vitalist herbalism is.
✨The magic of minerals.
✨The playful relationship mothers and children can have with homeopathy.
✨The importance of tapping into the energetics of plants.
✨Her shift from importing herbs to local foraging, and building a free apothecary.
✨The natural and free childhood she is supporting her son to experience.
✨How this healing framework goes beyond the physical.
⭐ Matriarch Rising Festival: Get your tickets NOW! - matriarchrisingfestival.com
⭐ Join the MatriBirth Midwifery Institute waitlist! Details drop later this spring- freebirthsociety.com/mmiwaitlist
CONNECT WITH FREE BIRTH SOCIETY 👇
We're *so close* to hitting our goal of videos for our Sovereign Birth collection on Youtube! Help us get there by submitting your video here - freebirthsociety.com/submit-your-story
Get our *FREE* Freebirth Starter Kit here - freebirthsociety.com/starterkitoptin
The Podcast: Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and let us know your biggest takeaway – whether it’s inspired you to freebirth or to dive deeper into sovereign living. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/free-birth-society/id1231912533
-The Complete Guide to Freebirth: a self-guided online intensive course that will teach you everything you need to know about how to birth freely and in your power. freebirthsocietycourses.com/cgtf
-Follow us on Instagram @freebirthsociety for more daily inspiration on freebirth and so much more. instagram.com/freebirthsociety
-The Lighthouse: our exclusive membership for radical, curious, wild women. We only welcome new women to our private sanctuary a few times per year. freebirthsociety.com/membership-waitlist
-Feature Emilee: If you want Emilee Saldaya on your podcast send an invite to podcast@freebirthsociety.com
-If you feel called to make a donation to the podcast, it would be greatly appreciated. Click here to donate - paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=2YJBSCNYXT52Y



![Unpacking the Choice to Not Register Your Baby After Birth With Freebirther Veda Ray
What if the birth certificate was never for your baby—but a tool of control used by the state?
In this episode, I sit down with Veda Ray, a freebirthing mother of two, who chose to walk a path most women never even consider: birthing and raising her second child completely outside the system. No pregnancy test. No monitoring. No birth certificate. No social security number.
After her first birth at a birth center, Veda knew she wanted something different. This time, she listened deeply—to her body, to her baby, and to her own intuition—and what she heard was clear: this child was to be born free.
We go deep into the realities of living outside the system, including how she navigated the legal terrain to secure a passport without government-issued ID, why she believes the birth certificate is a jurisdictional trap, and the spiritual responsibility of saying no to the state’s contracts.
Inside this episode:
- What really happens when you don’t get a birth certificate or Social Security number for your child
- The process Veda used to get a passport without a state-issued ID
- Why a “family Bible” can hold legal weight in proving lineage and identity
- How the social security number binds your child into the U.S. corporate system
- The link between freebirth and reclaiming jurisdiction over your body and family
- What it’s like to raise a child who has never been registered by the state
- The unseen cost of outsourcing authority—and what you reclaim when you stop
Timestamps:
[00:00] Introduction
[02:01] Choosing radical self-trust after rejecting the medical model
[09:21] Learning to sit in the unknown and trust yourself through freebirth
[22:54] Rethinking the birth certificate as a contract with the state and choosing a sovereign path instead
[26:08] Creating private records to get a passport without a birth certificate
[36:47] Using private trusts and EINs as alternatives to social security numbers and state contracts
[52:44] Facing fear, claiming trust, and birthing in full sovereignty with family by your side
Resources Mentioned:
The Business of Being Born | https://imdb.to/3K86Zqc
If you want to connect with Veda, follow her on https://www.instagram.com/veda.revival/ and you can find her website here: https://vedarevival.com/
Find more from Emilee on:
https://www.instagram.com/freebirthsociety/, https://www.youtube.com/@UCW5LVxPY3UnJ3iS5CAaD97A and the Free Birth Society website: https://www.freebirthsociety.com/ Unpacking the Choice to Not Register Your Baby After Birth With Freebirther Veda Ray](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PecysOe7dew/mqdefault.jpg)





![Freebirth in the Middle of the Ukraine/Russia War
What would you do if you had to give birth in the middle of a war?
In this episode, I sit down with Natalia, a Ukrainian mother of two, to hear her incredible story of freebirthing her second child during the 2022 Russian invasion.
After one homebirth, Natalia chose to walk an even more radical path with her second—preparing to give birth without medical support, while bombs dropped around her and sirens became part of daily life.
What’s most striking is that on the day her son was born, the chaos paused. For the first time in weeks, there was silence. A stillness descended over her city, allowing Natalia to give birth in a sacred bubble of peace amidst the war. A divine mercy.
We speak candidly about what it was like to prepare for a physiological birth during trauma and survival mode. We explore how she tended to herself postpartum while navigating a broken system that refused to acknowledge her birth. We talk about stopping her hemorrhage, the bureaucratic battle to register her baby, and the heartbreaking search for breast milk when her body struggled to produce.
This conversation is a living testament to maternal instinct, spiritual resilience, and the unshakable power of sovereign birth—even in the most unimaginable of circumstances.
Inside this episode:
- How Natalia prepared for freebirth while her country was under siege
- The eerie silence that fell over her city as she birthed her son
- Navigating postpartum hemorrhage alone—and what she did to stop it
- Her struggle to obtain a birth certificate in a system that denied her reality
- What it took to find donor breast milk for her newborn
- The spiritual strength and sovereignty required to give birth during war
Timestamps:
[00:00] Introduction
[12:14] The beginning of a wild pregnancy and the realization that she would give birth alone
[16:42] Preparing for a freebirth as war begins
[21:19] Fleeing home as war erupts during late pregnancy
[26:16] Giving birth in the middle of war and finding unexpected peace
[32:33] Facing postpartum hemorrhage and delivering the placenta
[44:53] Struggling to register a home birth during war and navigating survival choices
Resources Mentioned:
The Power of Women by Sister MorningStar | https://amzn.to/3UP1FdK
Sister Morningstar | https://www.sistermorningstar.com/
If you want to connect with Natalia, follow her on https://www.instagram.com/thequeenscare and visit her website: https://www.queenscare.com.ua/
Find more from Emilee on:
https://www.instagram.com/freebirthsociety/, https://www.youtube.com/@UCW5LVxPY3UnJ3iS5CAaD97A and the Free Birth Society website: https://www.freebirthsociety.com/ Freebirth in the Middle of the Ukraine/Russia War](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RlN4mv2XYJs/mqdefault.jpg)
