Altared Roots is an holistic wellness company offering a range of products and services to support the whole person.
Our mission is to help individuals and families connect to Self, to the Earth, and to each other. With that foundation laid, we can build stronger families, healthier communities, and a better world.
Gerard D. Miller, Jr., B.A., C-FSD, I-CBE, C-CBE
Gerard Miller is a Black, non-binary, queer community educator & aspiring Ancestor. They are a child of Baltimore with deep roots in the Mid-Atlantic watersheds of Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina, on a journey to reclaim their legacy as a Sacred Other.
Central to Gerard’s vision is amplifying the voices and experiences of the most marginalized folx in society, reflecting their own African and Tsalagi heritage as well as their queer identity. Working with plant medicine, birthwork, movement, and storykeeping/-telling; they hope to integrate the parts of the 7-pointed star: the World Above, the World Beneath, the World Around Us, and the World Within.
Conjure
Rootworker/Rootdoctor
Swamper (forager)
Portalkeeper/doula (birth/death/etc.)
Diviner
Historyteller
Bodyworker
Certifications
Certified Full-Spectrum Doula (C-FSD)
Indigenous Childbirth Educator (I-CBE)
Acupressure for Birth Professionals
Community Gardener
Certified Childbirth Educator (C-CBE)
Certified Midwifery Assistant
Features
rise up! good witch episode 57: plant person origin stories
The Freedom Doctor Presents Medicine Mondays: Building an Herbal Apothecary
When the Ancestors tell you to go to therapy (by Hess Love)
Na’ah Illahee Fund’s 2021 Blue Jay Brings Back the Moon: Spider Stories (modern classic)
Cross-Cultural Conversations: African Americans and Africans Speak
