IIya Raet's holistic journey began in 2000 after polyps were removed from her colon. She later read Queen Afua's Sacred Women. This gave her the motivation to accept the vegan diet cold turkey and become the earth mother healer she was destined to be. When her son was conceived she began preparing for a holistic pregnancy and homebirth. After reading many books she discovered none of them represented the Afrikan woman. Shortly, after her son was born at home, she began training with the Doulas of North America to become a doula. Iya Raet also joined the Philadelphia Alliance of Labor Support.

Doula is a Greek word meaning women care giver or woman's servant. A doula is a birth attendant or labor assistant that supports women during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum. Doulas help parents achieve the birth they desire in a hospital, birth center, or home environment. They can especially be a great advocate in a hospital environment. This support addresses the family's physical and emotional needs. Doulas let women know they have choices. They encourage women to find their voice, at one of the most memorable times of their lives.

Iya Raet's doula work showed her once again that holistic birth and parenting was not reaching the Afrikan community in large numbers. She began provided complimentary doula services to low-income families. In 2006 she decided to write her own book, Holistic Parenting from the Pan - Afrikan Perspective.

She believes families have a divine right to bring life into the world in a way which is healthy. Iya Raet is committed to helping mothers tap into their divine mother instincts so birth and motherhood is uplifting.