About
Rooted Beginnings was founded to give families and birth professionals education that is warm, thorough and genuinely useful.
Meet your instructor
Cheryl is the heart of Rooted Beginnings. She has walked alongside families through home births, hospital births and the early postpartum season, blending evidence-informed physiology with hands-on comfort skills and honest conversation.
She teaches the way she supports families in labor: warmly, patiently and with room for every question. Her classes help parents and support people understand their options, practice useful skills and approach birth with greater clarity.
Cheryl also teaches herbal traditions with clear safety guidance, including where caution is needed and when families should seek qualified medical care.
About Rooted Beginnings
Rooted Beginnings is the childbirth education branch of The Herbal Compass. It gives expectant families a welcoming place to learn about birth physiology, comfort skills, informed decision-making and the emotional transition into parenthood.
Classes are intentionally personal so questions receive thoughtful attention. Join in person in Cincinnati or live online, whether you are planning a home birth, hospital birth or something in between.
For every birth setting
A comprehensive class covering labor, birth and the postpartum journey, including advocacy, comfort measures, partner support, interventions, feeding and newborn care.
In person or live online
Focused preparation
A focused class exploring home birth preparation, the role of the birth team, monitoring, comfort measures, transfer planning, and early postpartum and newborn care.
In person or live online
