Jodi Selander started researching placentophagy in 2005 during her second pregnancy. She found substantial information documenting the benefits it offered. Having dealt with depression for many years, Jodi had many risk factors for developing postpartum depression. With a B.S. in Psychology, she understood the devastating effects depression could have on women and their families. As a natural health enthusiast, she wanted an alternative to pharmaceuticals that might help avoid those issues.
After studying various techniques, she developed an encapsulation process that has become the proprietary method of encapsulation used by all of PBi's Placenta Encapsulation Specialists. Dissatisfied with the lack of appropriate terminology for the process, she coined the term "placenta encapsulation", which has since become the standard.
After her personal and wonderfully positive experience with placenta capsules, Jodi wanted to help other women benefit from placenta. Numerous client testimonials later, she launched Placenta Benefits.info in July 2006, which has become the leading resource for placenta encapsulation tools and services. Jodi has also written and published several articles on the use of placenta for postpartum recovery, and her book on postpartum issues is due out in 2010.
Jodi Selander is an avid advocate for women's rights. When a hospital in Las Vegas forced a friend and client to obtain a court order before they would give her the placenta that she had created and birthed, Jodi coordinated a rally that was staged in front of the hospital and helped the mother get her baby's placenta back. When the same hospital continued to trample on the rights of her clients, she fought back again. This time the hospital yielded to the pressure brought by numerous supporters and the media, and has since changed their guidelines for releasing placentas. Every hospital in Las Vegas now releases placentas to mothers, due in large part to Jodi's advocacy efforts.
Jodi Selander continues to work toward her mission of making placenta encapsulation an option for every new mother with the launch of the Placenta Encapsulation Specialist Training & Certification Course in May 2008. Her goal is to have a qualified person in every city offering encapsulation services, so that women everywhere can enjoy a happy, healthy postpartum experience - the way Nature intended.
